Why did projected economic growth rates change between the regional Economic Update and the Pakistan Development Update? Estimates in the October Pakistan Development Update reflected new information ...

Pakistan raised its growth estimate for the June quarter after industrial output surged, aided by lower borrowing costs aimed at reviving the economy. Gross domestic product for the April-June period, ...

Pakistan's literacy rate increased to 63 percent from the previous 60 percent, number of out-of-school children dropped from 30 percent to 28 percent, while household and individual internet users ...

Graft and elite capture are choking Pakistan’s growth and only civic renewal with real reform of taxes, procurement, SOEs and ...

Pakistan's GDP grew by 3.71 percent in first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (FY2025-26), up 2.15 percent year-on-year compared to the same period last year. The overall size of the economy updated ...

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 ...

ISLAMABAD, June 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan's economy likely grew 2.7% in the fiscal year ending June 2025 after expanding 2.5% in the previous year, the government's annual snapshot of economic ...

KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan's central bank is expected to hold its policy rate on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as many analysts shifted their previous view of a cut in the wake of Israel's military ...