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Saudi prince starts Asia tour with deals to invest $20 bn in Pakistan

by Amélie HERENSTEIN Agence France Presse ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a raft of investment deals Sunday worth up to $20 billion for the cash-strapped South Asian country, as Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman launched his Asia tour seeking to emerge from the Khashoggi affair. Pakistan is facing a serious balance of payments crisis and hopes the deals — seven separate agreements and Memorandums of Understanding — will provide welcome […]