ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to visit the White House on Monday for his first face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump.
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will also be part of PM Khan’s delegation during his meeting with Trump at the White House, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor confirmed.
Bajwa will also visit the Pentagon and interact with Acting Secretary Defense Mr. Richard Spencer, US Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford and Chief of Staff of the US Army General Mark A Milley, Ghafoor tweeted.
Khan embarked on his maiden trip to the US on Sunday in a bit to mend bilateral ties.
Last year, the US had cut security aid to Pakistan accusing the country of “lies and deceit” while Khan called the US assistance “minuscule” in comparison to the cost borne by Pakistan in fighting the US-led war on terror.
During his official three-day visit, the Pakistani premier held separate talks with IMF acting chief David Lipton and World Bank President David Malpass.
According to the PM’s office, Khan thanked the IMF Board of Directors for approving the recent Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan during his meeting with Lipton at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington on Sunday.
“Prime Minister pointed out that reforms implemented under the IMF program will be instrumental in stabilizing the economy and reviving growth,” the official statement read. Khan “expressed his government’s commitment to take all necessary measures needed to resolve the macroeconomic and structural challenges for sustainable and long-term growth.”
Earlier this month, Pakistan signed a $6 billion loan program from IMF which has come with stringent economic reform conditions.
In a meeting with President of the World Bank, Khan appreciated the tremendous support extended by the Bank in different sectors of Pakistan’s economy over the years.
“While highlighting government’s reform priorities including improving the ease-of-doing-business, the Prime Minister expressed satisfaction with assistance and stewardship being provided by the World Bank,” a statement by the PM Office read.
Khan expressed hope that the Bank would roll forward the pipeline projects and assured the Bank’s President of his government’s support in this regard.
The premier’s visit comes at a time when talks between the US and Afghan Taliban are believed to have entered a final phase where Islamabad played its role in arranging Washington’s direct peace dialogue with Taliban.
Khan also addressed Pakistani Americans at Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday where he spoke about domestic politics and economic challenges confronting the country.
Pakistan PM to meet President Trump today
Pakistan PM to meet President Trump today
- Premier Khan is on an official visit to US accompanied by the army chief
- Wide-ranging talks to mend bilateral ties, regional security situation on the agenda
Pakistan says repaid over $13.06 billion domestic debt early in last 14 months
- Finance adviser says repayment shows “decisive shift” toward fiscal discipline, responsible economic management
- Says Pakistan’s total public debt has declined from over $286.6 billion in June 2025 to $284.7 billion in November 2025
KARACHI: Pakistan has repaid Rs3,650 billion [$13.06 billion] in domestic debt before time during the last 14 months, Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad said on Thursday, adding that the achievement reflected a shift in the country’s approach toward fiscal discipline.
Schehzad said Pakistan has been repaying its debt before maturity, owed to the market as well as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), since December 2024. He said the government had repaid the central bank Rs300 billion [$1.08 billion] in its latest repayment on Thursday.
“This landmark achievement reflects a decisive shift toward fiscal discipline, credibility, and responsible economic management,” Schehzad wrote on social media platform X.
Giving a breakdown of what he said was Pakistan’s “early debt retirement journey,” the finance official said Pakistan retired Rs1,000 billion [$3.576 billion] in December 2024, Rs500 billion [$1.78 billion] in June 2025, Rs1,160 billion [$4.150 billion] in August 2025, Rs200 billion [$715 million] in October 2025, Rs494 billion [$1.76 billion] in December 2025 and $1.08 billion in January 2026.
He said with the latest debt repaid today, the July to January period of fiscal year 2026 alone recorded Rs2,150 billion [$7.69 billion] in early retirement, which was 44 percent higher than the debt retired in FY25.
He said of the total early repayments, the government has repaid 65 percent of the central bank’s debt, 30 percent of the treasury bills debt and five percent of the Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) debt.
The official said Pakistan’s total public debt has declined from over Rs 80.5 trillion [$286.6 billion] in June 2025 to Rs80 trillion [$284.7 billion] in November 2025.
“Crucially, Pakistan’s debt-to-GDP ratio, around 74 percent in FY22, has declined to around 70 percent, reflecting a broader strengthening of fiscal fundamentals alongside disciplined debt management,” Schehzad wrote.
Pakistan’s government has said the country’s fragile economy is on an upward trajectory. The South Asian country has been trying to navigate a tricky path to economic recovery under a $7 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.
