Livestock, key crops help sector recover from last year’s slowdown

PES 2025-26 reports historic primary surplus and multi-year-high reserves; on flipside, poverty has climbed to 28.9pc and April inflation hit 10.9pc.

Minister says GDP growth recorded at 3.7pc; highlights three challenges, namely 2025 floods, Middle East conflict and tariffs.

The disaster caused Rs822bn losses across the country, displaced 4m people.

Livestock, key crops help sector recover from last year’s slowdown