Rising interest payments, uplift spending strained Pakistan's fiscal position in FY27's 1st quarter: ministry

ISLAMABAD: Despite a massive 90 per cent cut in subsidies and higher-than-targeted revenue collection, Pakistan’s fiscal and current account buffers weakened in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY27) owing to an almost 37pc increase in interest p…

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• Filed: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:15:55 GMT
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