Pakistan, July 11 -- In the fiscal strain following Pakistan's latest IMF Extended Fund Facility, the government turned to Gulf capital as a lifeline. During Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan's visit in April 2024, Riyadh pledged $5 billion in sectoral investments, covering agriculture, mining, IT, and aviation-a signal of Gulf willingness to fill Islamabad's financing void. Meanwhile, Islamabad has set its sights on up to $6 billion worth of corporate farming deals from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain, aiming to develop 1.5 million acres of uncultivated land and modernise 50 million acres of farmland. This shift, though projected as reform-oriented, is rooted in deeper geopolitical alignments. With traditional lenders...