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Pakistan Pauses Sudan Arms Deal After Saudi Arabia Withdraws Support

Reuters reported on April 20, 2026 that Pakistan halted a $1.5 billion Sudan weapons deal after Saudi Arabia pulled financing and urged Islamabad to end the arrangement.

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