Muhammad Aurangzeb: Pakistan must shift to sustainable, export-led growth

PSX Update • Oct 20, 2026

Pakistan’s twin deficit has fallen to 2.6% of GDP at the close of last fiscal year from a cumulative 12.5% when the macro-stability journey began, with fiscal consolidation playing a big part, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said at the Pakistan

October 20, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan’s twin deficit has fallen to 2.6% of GDP at the close of last fiscal year from a cumulative 12.5% when the macro-stability journey began, with fiscal consolidation playing a big part, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said at the Pakistan Tax Conference. He said last fiscal year’s fiscal deficit was at a 22-year low, and the country has posted three consecutive years of primary sur...