Pakistan Economy Updates

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Non-textile exports fall in FY26

They plunge 13.77pc to $12.21bn, down from $14.16bn in the preceding year; shipments of agricultural produce and value-added products have suffered steep declines.

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Non-textile exports also slump

Regional trade deficit widens to $16bn

Higher imports from China and suspension of exports to Kabul drive imbalance in FY26.

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2079476277036347405

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*EDITORIAL:* The ongoing delay in making new, approved lifesaving medicines available to patients is a serious lapse in Pakistan’s drug regulatory system. It is difficult to justify why medicines that have already met with the standards set by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan should remain out of public reach simply because the government has yet to approve their prices.

For patients, this is not merely inconvenient; it is a question of health and, in many cases, survival. Nearly 40 registered medicines are reportedly awaiting price notifications months after the relevant process was completed and recommendations forwarded to the federal government.

*Read more:* www.dawn.com/news/2017457

I've worked in the pharmaceutical industry and the delays are linked to the following:
1. Companies demand exorbitant prices.
2. Corruption within DRAP

 

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United Bank profits jump 36%.

 

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Mobile phone imports top Rs520bn in FY26

Duties and taxes collected on mobile phone imports rise 36pc to Rs121bn.

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Huge Mobile phone imports in FY26

 

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Iranian tomatoes fail to ease prices

Traders charge Rs450-500 per kg for Iranian and Quetta tomatoes.

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Tomatoes are dearer