Pakistan imperils its IMF rescue as Afghanistan border violence rages

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Biman MukherjiMarch 7, 2026 at 07:00 AM

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Pakistan's ongoing border violence with Afghanistan is jeopardizing its crucial economic recovery program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). An IMF team is currently in Islamabad to conduct a third-round review, which, if successful, would unlock the next tranche of rescue funding. However, recent retaliatory strikes and escalating conflict along the Afghanistan border are negatively impacting the review's progress. This violence coincides with a period of improving economic indicators in Pakistan, including easing inflation and strengthened investor sentiment. The timing of the border conflict is considered unfavorable as it threatens to derail the IMF negotiations and undermine Pakistan's economic stability.

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Pakistan Stock Exchange 35% Karachi 40% South Asia 50% Oxford Economics 50% Callee Davis 60% Islamabad 60% Afghanistan ×280% International Monetary Fund ×285% Pakistan ×690%

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pakistan 100% afghanistan 90% imf 90% economic recovery 80% border violence 80% rescue funding 70% investor sentiment 60% inflation 50% air strikes 50% economic picture 40%

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Negative

Score: -0.40

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South China Morning Post

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Center-Right (0.50)

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90%

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Pakistan

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