WHILE launching the Economic Survey 2026, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told a hopeful story of economic...

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.

Finance minister says survey tells a story, reflecting the resilience and discipline shown during the previous year.

WHILE launching the Economic Survey 2026, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told a hopeful story of economic...

Economic Survey shows major targets missed as Aurangzeb claims resilience amid three major shocks; says budget to offer incentives for agriculture, housing.

Average inflation expected to be recorded at 8.2pc; finance minister says most of the budget expenditure to be allocated for markup payment.

Average inflation expected to be 8.2pc; finance minister says large chunk of budgeted expenditures to be allocated for markup payments.

Inflation down, poverty up 7 points, every root reform deferred—how the Economic Survey's press conference obscures what the statistical annex reveals.