Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told AFP in an interview at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok that attacks on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states pose a "worrying" long-term economic outlook for Pakistan. He noted that Pakistan has successfully managed the initial impact, securing energy supplies until November, and is now preparing for peak winter demand. Aurangzeb warned that continued damage to infrastructure would delay the economy's return to normalcy.