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

Adviser to minister says Pakistan Economic Survey FY 2025-26 to be launched tomorrow.

With inflation still biting, revenues lagging and borrowing pressures rising, the new fiscal plan is expected to test how far policy can stretch before economic constraints push…

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.

The finance minister is proposing Bangladesh's largest-ever budget, setting a 6.5% growth target and pledging to bring inflation down to 7.5%

Pakistan's economy grew at 3.7 per cent during the current fiscal (FY26), which missed the original target of 4 per cent but was the highest in the past four years, Finance…

The relationship between budget deficits and inflation is not automatic. It depends largely on how the deficit is financed, the state of aggregate demand, the output gap, and the…

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.

Bilawal in attendance after PPP initially announced he would skip the session.

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

PM Shehbaz says “welfare and prosperity of Pakistan's great nation has been given utmost priority” in the budget.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is expected to present the financial plan at 3pm.

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

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told parliament the government would allocate 3 trillion rupees for defence in the fiscal year starting July, up 18% from the outgoing year,…

Pakistan has unveiled a 17.6 per cent increase in defence spending for the 2026-27 fiscal year, allocating PKR 3,000 billion.

Aurangzeb says he is working on replacing the traditional FBR workflows with AI-led mechanisms with “zero human intervention”.

Budget keeps lender’s targets intact on revenue, deficit, primary surplus.

Govt announces Rs1tr for Public Sector Development Programme, Rs2.2tr for provincial programmes, and Rs450bn for state-owned enterprises.

Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani sets June 15 deadline for proposals.