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• Inflows reach $38.1bn in 11MFY26 despite Gulf tensions
• Pakistanis shift wealth from UAE, Saudi Arabia
KARACHI: Pakistan received a record $4.3 billion in workers’ remittances in May, with inflows from overseas Pakistanis rising more than 20 per cent month-on-month and 15.4pc year-on-year despite continuing geopolitical tensions in the Gulf region.
The latest figures have strengthened expectations that total remittances will surpass the official target by the end of FY26 on June 30. The government had initially projected inflows of $41bn before revising the target to $40bn.
