Shahid Hussain

The recent surge in domestic petrol and diesel prices has sent shockwaves across Pakistan, highlighting the country's vulnerability to global economic turbulence and long-standing policy shortcomings.

Pakistan's economy is showing signs of steady recovery, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) revising its growth forecast upward for the current fiscal year.

As Pakistan passes through yet another phase of its economic stabilization programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the issue of tax reform has once again taken center stage.

The State Bank of Pakistan's Monetary Policy Committee has raised the policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.5 percent, a move that broadly matched

The International Monetary Fund's approval of the latest review of Pakistan's ongoing programme comes at a moment of heightened global economic uncertainty.

The recent escalation in tensions between the United States and Iran has once again exposed the vulnerability of regional economies, particularly fragile states like Pakistan.

Pakistan's external sector is once again exposing the vulnerabilities that years of temporary stabilisation measures and bilateral debt rollovers had merely concealed rather than resolved.

Pakistan's export sector delivered mixed signals in April 2026, offering policymakers both reasons for optimism and reminders of persistent structural weaknesses.

In the first ten months of fiscal year 2025-26, Pakistan's exports fell to approximately $25.21 billion compared with $26.89 billion during the corresponding period last year, representing a decline of around six percent.

The federal budget for fiscal year 2026-27 marks what may be the most significant shift in Pakistan's economic policy since the country entered its