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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit widened by more than 21 percent during fiscal year 2025-26, reaching $39.47 billion, as import growth significantly outpaced exports, according to provisional trade statistics released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The data showed that the cumulative trade deficit for the period …

Pakistan’s overseas workers’ remittances surpassed the country’s export earnings in the first half of fiscal year 2024-25, despite the Prime Minister’s emphasis on boosting exports. Official data reveals that remittances totaled $17.645 billion in this period, compared to $16.561 billion in exports, creating a $1.084 billion gap. In December 2024 …