Budget 2026 27
Inflation down, poverty up 7 points, every root reform deferred — how the Economic Survey's press conference obscures what the statistical annex reveals.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:50pm
Says meeting has a one-point agenda pertaining to budget.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:47pm
Aminul Haque says matter of a “special development package” for Sindh's urban areas was raised during the meeting.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 04:50pm
Average inflation expected to be 8.2pc; finance minister says large chunk of budgeted expenditures to be allocated for markup payments.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:47pm
Reading Pakistan's demographic question through the Economic Survey 2025-26.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 10:56am
The country has made progress toward achieving SDG 3, good health and well being, despite facing challenges.
Published 12 Jun, 2026 09:25am
Rapid warming spikes sharply up north; AJK, GB, KP record highest annual temperatures in 65 years.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:29am
Economic Survey shows major targets missed as Aurangzeb claims resilience amid three major shocks; says budget to offer incentives for agriculture, housing.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 01:22pm
Rural poverty increased from 28.2pc to 36.2pc, while urban poverty increased from 11pc to 17.4pc over the same period.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:28am
5G spectrum auction rakes in $510m; broadband penetration surges to 64.2pc.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:13am
Renewables, hydel and nuclear together now account for more than half of installed generation capacity.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:21am
The dedicated efforts at the provincial level for effective resource mobilisation and prudent expenditure management triggered higher growth in provincial revenues relative to expenditures.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:30am
"Fiscal targets are increasingly being met through levies and provincial surpluses, while the retail sector, despite contributing 17.8pc to GDP, remains largely outside the tax net due to political considerations.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:30am
Geopolitical tensions and foreign selling have eroded some of the gains in the final quarter.
Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:18am
Economic Survey reports a rare decline in concessions after seven years’ increases.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:30am
The economic survey highlights the issue of out-of-school children, stating it had declined from 38pc in 2023 to 28pc in 2025.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 10:30am
The disaster caused Rs822bn losses across the country, displaced 4m people.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:30am
Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:46am
PES 2025-26 reports "historic" primary surplus and multi-year-high reserves; on flipside, poverty climbed to 28.9pc in 2024-25 and April inflation hit 10.9pc.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 10:38pm
One has never seen the political class of this country as out of ideas as they are now.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:58am
The big boss may be IMF, but Pakistan remains a sovereign nation, not a subject of the Fund.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:33am
Overall development outlay slashed by 25pc to Rs3.218tr; no new projects except for interior, defence ministries; federal PSDP reduced to Rs1tr.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:40am
Those earning between Rs230,000-Rs341,000 per month likely to get some relief; maximum tax rate expected to be lowered from 35pc to 30pc.
Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:06am
Adviser to minister says Pakistan Economic Survey FY 2025-26 to be launched on Thursday.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:32pm
PM Shehbaz says consultations held "on all matters with extreme seriousness".
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:31pm
The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:54am
Extra FBR revenue to stay with Centre; "strategic needs" may require Rs1.3-1.7tr.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:20am
NFC shares may be frozen under budget pressure; critics say Centre ignores revenues kept outside divisible pool.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:34am
Senate session summoned for 4pm on June 10, according to a post by the president's office.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 12:58am
Tariq Fazal Chaudhry says summaries sent to presidency to convene budget sessions in the National Assembly and Senate on June 10.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 02:34pm
