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Pakistan PM says ‘all hell will break loose’ without debt relief

Shehbaz Sharif, in a brown shirt, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, interact with children at a school-turned-flood relief camp in Jaffarabad, Pakistan [File: Pakistan Prime Minister's Office via AP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says “all hell will break loose” if his flood-ravaged country is not provided with debt relief by rich nations.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV on Friday morning, Sharif sought a moratorium on Pakistan’s debt repayment from the Paris Club (a group of rich creditor countries) and others, saying there is a “yawning gap” between what is being asked for and what is available.

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