Karachi: Pakistan on Friday received a new $700 million loan from China to help shore up its foreign exchange reserves. The credit facility, made through the state-owned China Development Bank boosted Pakistan’s forex reserves to $4 billion. Sources privy to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that the money was transferred by China Development Bank after the rollover agreement.

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