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Economy: country struggles day in, day out

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy is failing to find a path to success. The underlying model remains the same; only the...

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

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Jan exports up 34.96% MoM, 3.73% YoY

ISLAMABAD: After five months of sluggish performance, Pakistan’s exports rebounded in January 2026, registering a...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 07:16am

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Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 28% to $22bn in July-January

Trade balance stood at $17.19 billion in same period of previous fiscal year

Published 02 Feb, 2026 09:24pm

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SBP holds key rate at 10.5pc

KARACHI: As against the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

Published 27 Jan, 2026 05:11am

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EDITORIAL: Plunge in FDI

EDITORIAL: Foreign direct investment (FDI) has plunged by 43 percent July-December 2025 as per data released by the...

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 09:07am

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Pakistan’s remittance illusion: Why diaspora dollars are financing consumption, not development

Pakistan is once again celebrating rising remittances. Overseas Pakistanis are expected to send home more than $41...

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 06:38am

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Pakistan’s exports remain on downward trajectory

Exports down by 20.41% in December on a year-on-year basis, swelling trade deficit to $19.20 billion in first half of financial year 2025-26

Updated 03 Jan, 2026 10:47pm

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OPINION: State of BoP

The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has released the figures of the balance of payments (BoP) of Pakistan for the first...

Updated 23 Dec, 2025 07:25am

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Exports keep falling: Jul-Nov trade deficit widens to USD 15.5bn

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports showed a decline in all major categories in November as the trade deficit swelled to...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 12:21pm

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India trade deficit narrows to 5-month low, official says close to framework deal with US

India has held fort on the U.S. exports despite tariffs

Published 15 Dec, 2025 05:53pm

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Pakistan’s trade imbalance expected to grow, analysts say

Most concerning trend surge in automobile imports, which more than doubled to $1.4 billion during 4MFY26, an analyst says

Published 08 Dec, 2025 04:07pm

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Jul-Nov period: Trade deficit swells to $37.17bn on falling exports

ISLAMABAD: Exports continued showing a downward trend for the second consecutive month, declining by 15.35 percent ...

Updated 03 Dec, 2025 07:13am

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Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 33% YoY to $2.9bn in November 2025

Country’s trade balance, gap between exports and imports, was recorded at a deficit of $2.15bn in November 2024

Updated 02 Dec, 2025 04:22pm

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Jul-Oct trade deficit jumps 39% to $12.7bn year-on-year

ISLAMABAD: Negative growth in all major exportable categories apart from textile and an upsurge in petroleum imports...

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 07:29am

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Pakistan’s current account deficit soars 256% on surging import bill

Current account records deficit of $733 million during July to October FY26

Updated 18 Nov, 2025 09:26am

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‘Trade deficit widens to $26.35bn due to surging imports’

KARACHI: In the last 12 months, the total exports of Pakistan were approximately USD 32.04 billion, whereas in the...

Updated 12 Nov, 2025 08:06am

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BR Research: Rising remittance dependence

Remittances continued to show resilience in October 2025, reaching around $3.4 billion—up roughly 12 percent...

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 02:03pm

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Oct textile exports surge 2.5pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile exports registered an increase of 2.5 percent in October on a month-on-month (MoM)...

Updated 06 Nov, 2025 09:36am

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Surplus surprises: Don’t celebrate yet

The current account surprisingly posted a surplus of $110 million in September 2025 even though the market was...

Updated 21 Oct, 2025 08:21am

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EPBD chief concerned over widening trade deficit

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) Gohar Ejaz has voiced deep concern over...

Published 18 Oct, 2025 06:00am

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Macroeconomic stability in FY25: SBP report cites IMF’s EFF, other reasons

Releases the Annual Report on the State of Pakistan’s Economy for the fiscal year 2024-25

Updated 17 Oct, 2025 03:50pm

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From trade deficit to trade surplus

Pakistan has long run a trade deficit. That gap burdens our foreign reserves. It weakens the rupee. It makes every...

Published 16 Oct, 2025 06:21am

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Sluggish textile sector, rice exports plunge: Q1 trade deficit balloons to USD9.4bn

ISLAMABAD: Sluggish performance of the textile sector and a sharp decline in the rice exports are seen as factors...

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 09:43am

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India’s trade deficit widens to 13-month high in September

NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to a 13-month high of $32.15 billion in September, data showed...

Published 15 Oct, 2025 04:15pm

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SMEDA working to reduce trade deficit with Saudi Arabia

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), under leadership of the Ministry of...

Published 15 Oct, 2025 05:55am

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Economic worries weigh on oil

In a season when Pakistan’s trade deficit is once again widening, global oil prices have delivered an unexpected...

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 08:34am

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Expansion of trade deficit in FY26 poses threat to economy: Mian Zahid

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Updated 14 Oct, 2025 08:46am

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Rising trade deficit

The release recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) of the summary on foreign trade for the first ...

Updated 14 Oct, 2025 06:34am

Business & Finance

KATI concerned over widening trade deficit

KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Muhammad Ikram Rajput, has expressed ...

Published 11 Oct, 2025 07:15am

Perspectives

An early sign of overheating the economy appears again?

Pakistan’s trade deficit is on the rise again. It soared almost 33% year-on-year (YoY) to $9.37 billion in the first...

Updated 10 Oct, 2025 07:45pm