ISLAMABAD, October 28, 2025 —Pakistan’s economy expanded by 3.0 percent in the fiscal year ending June 2025, up from 2.6 percent in the previous year, reflecting a rebound in industrial activity and ...

Pakistan will either confront deep structural weaknesses such as tax narrowness, energy inefficiency, and elite capture of its government or face a brittle economy and thinner social cohesion ...

Pakistan‘s policy reforms aim to align it with international standards and position itself as a responsible partner in the global minerals market. Pakistan’s mineral resources are mainly located in ...

Pakistan’s economy, which has been on an IMF-supported stabilization program, has shown signs of stabilization in recent years. However, its economic recovery has been dealt a setback. Since July, ...

An IMF report argues that weak governance and corruption keep Pakistan in economic stress, as imports and foreign financing sustain consumption-led growth while the tax to GDP ratio stays near ten per ...

In the shadow of the recent India-Pakistan military clashes, defense spending has been increased by 20 percent since last year. The Pakistani government this week presented a 17.57 trillion rupee ($63 ...

After half a decade of overlapping shocks including floods, pandemics, stagflation and external economic pressure, Pakistan in 2025 restored a degree of macroeconomic stability. The next challenge ...

Pakistan may not want to go to the world with a ‘begging bowl’, but the fact remains that its economy is in dire straits. During a recent address, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged ...