Pakistan, Feb. 23 -- Pakistan's Ministry of Finance on Monday clarifies assertions regarding the country's external debt and interest payments following a recent press commentary. Officials said the figures cited in the report require context to accurately reflect Pakistan debt profile.

The Ministry stated that Pakistan's total external debt and liabilities currently stand at $138 billion, which includes public and publicly guaranteed debt, debt of public sector enterprises, private-sector external debt, bank borrowings, and intercompany liabilities. However, External Public (Government) Debt accounts for around $92 billion.

Of this public debt, nearly 75 percent comprises concessional and long-term financing from multilateral institut...