Cash-strapped Pakistan has expressed its interest in joining the BRICS group amid economic turmoil and failed talks with International Monetary Fund to get loans.
Nineteen countries including Pakistan have expressed their interest in joining the BRICS, and these aspirations will be deliberated upon at the group’s upcoming summit in South Africa in August, Pakistan Today reported.
According to a report, 19 countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran and others have formally expressed their desire to join the group. Others including Argentina, UAE, Algeria, Egypt, Bahrain and Indonesia have also expressed their interest to join.
