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HeadlinesCultivation remains under 2.964 million acres recorded in 1966-67, misses 3.2 million-acre target as Cotton Outlook cuts Pakistan output estimate to 1.165 million tonnes
HeadlinesBudget announcement will be on June 8; Education may get up to Rs750 billion, health Rs420 billion, while salaries, pensions, and minimum wage increases remain under consideration
HeadlinesFinance-led Steering Committee to hear appeals if sectors remain dissatisfied; Soda Ash, PSF and latex rubber cases reviewed
Software fault in the Forward Collision Avoidance system may trigger unnecessary emergency braking in 2025-2026, models
HeadlinesIMF caps support at 0.6% of GDP; Discos, K-Electric tariff differential subsidy projected at Rs374.136 billion, K-Electric separate allocation rises to Rs163 billion
HeadlinesTextile mills purchase 68,030 of 112,000 US bales sold in latest week; APTMA, PCGA seek cuts in taxes, energy tariffs, interest rates
HeadlinesPower minister says CPEC power projects were established under a govt-to-govt framework, and Pakistan is seeking concessions through debt reprofiling
HeadlinesRevised target stands at 0.86 million tonnes against original 3 million tonnes; officials say aggregators have until September to supply stocks
HeadlinesAnnual Plan Coordination Committee to recommend ₨1.126 trillion federal PSDP, 4% GDP growth target and 8.2% inflation forecast for FY2026-27
ATCO says certification for injection and eye drop manufacturing opens access to more than 50 regulated export markets
HeadlinesMoI&P says draft law already cleared by CCLC, Federal Cabinet and is now before National Assembly standing committee
HeadlinesFIA tells Senate 132 passengers were offloaded in 2025, 85 officials penalised for misuse of authority in immigration matters