DEBT TRAP: One of the new Pakistani government's first tasks will be to seek a $12-billion IMF bailout to forestall a default. But Pompeo puts a spoke in the Pakistani wheel by saying US will oppose a bailout that seeks to pay off Pakistan's Chinese loans. https://t.co/QkG3jA8dwU

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