PHOTO FAROOQ NAEEM, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
A shopkeeper selling air conditioners waits for potential customers at his store in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The Pakistani government, facing serious financial difficulties, on Friday unveiled a budget of 14.5 trillion rupees (about $50.5 billion) for the financial year 2023-2024, more than half of which will be devoted to debt service. .