October 23, 2026
IMF Sees Weak External Position and Holds Growth at 3.5pc
The Fund puts the current account deficit at about $4.5 billion against the government's $2.5 billion, and gross financing needs at 22 to 25 percent of GDP.
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October 21, 2026
IMF Flags Pakistan’s Tax System as Unfair
The Fund's assessment lands in a year when salaried employees paid Rs144 billion in a single quarter — Rs90 billion more than property and retail combined.
October 21, 2026
Pakistan Approves Auto Policy, Rejects IMF Call to Raise EV Tax
The long-delayed policy clears a sales tax question that had frozen invoicing, and declines an IMF proposal to raise the concessional rate on electric vehicles.
October 20, 2026
Fourth-Quarter Growth Slows to 2 Percent
The quarterly figure sits well below the 3.5 to 3.7 percent annual projections carried by the IMF and the Asian Development Bank.
October 16, 2026
Pakistan to Chair IMF and World Bank Governors After 74 Years
Pakistan is to take the chair of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank for the first time since the early 1950s.
October 14, 2026
Pakistan Seeks $6.7bn Saudi Oil Facility Over 15 Years
The finance minister raised a concessional oil financing request with the Saudi Fund for Development. The previous $1.2 billion facility expired in April and carried 6 percent interest.
October 13, 2026
IMF Raises Pakistan’s Inflation Forecast to 9.9 Percent
The World Economic Outlook lifts the inflation projection for 2026-27 from 8.4 to 9.9 percent while holding growth at 3.5. The current account deficit is put at about $4.4 billion.
October 11, 2026
Finance Minister Says He Was Never Told of the IMF’s Objection
The IMF said in writing on 7 October that the fuel support scheme should be phased out promptly. Asked about it, Muhammad Aurangzeb asked where the media had heard that, and said the scheme will continue.
October 8, 2026
IMF Clears $1.2bn for Pakistan and Tells It to End the Fuel Subsidy
Staff-level agreement on the fourth EFF review unlocks about $1.2 billion, subject to board approval. The Fund also says the petrol support scheme should be phased out promptly — two weeks after the prime minister said it had no objection.
October 7, 2026
Salaried Class Paid Rs144bn in Tax, Rs90bn More Than Shops and Property
Salaried employees paid Rs144 billion in income tax in the first quarter. Real estate and retailers together paid Rs54 billion, with property collection down 38 percent after tax rates were halved.
