Pakistan has recently repaid a $700 million loan to the China Development Bank, reducing its foreign exchange reserves to $15.5 billion, as reported by Profit by Pakistan Today on February 15, 2026. This repayment precedes the third review under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility, where an IMF mission is set to visit Pakistan from February 25 to March 11. The mission will evaluate the approval of a $1 billion tranche and an additional $200 million under a climate facility. Pakistan's external debt has risen by 6% to $91.8 billion as of June 2025, with significant contributions from multilateral lenders and commercial banks, highlighting the country's reliance on external financing. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged the burden of external financing on national self-respect and policy autonomy (Profit by Pakistan Today, February 15, 2026).