Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 39% to $12.7bn in July–October as exports drop and imports rise
Food exports fall 35% with rice down 46%; textile shipments inch up 4% while petroleum imports climb over 10%.
Pakistan posts $112 million current account deficit in October as imports jump 13%
Exports fall 4% to $3.57bn while remittances rose 12% to $3.42bn in October; 4MFY26 deficit widens 256% to $733 million
Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit hits $12.6 billion as goods’ import surges to $23 billion in Jul-Oct
Imports in the first four months of FY26 more than double exports, which total $10.5 billion, creating a trade gap equivalent to half of the IMF loan
World Bank urges Pakistan to reform trade policy, overhaul 10 preferential agreements to boost exports
Lender calls for flexible exchange rate, lower input costs, and stronger market access to reverse decades of export decline
Customs clearance remains suspended at Pakistan-Afghanistan border amid security concerns
FBR says clearance halted at Torkham, Ghulam Khan, Kharlachi and Angoor Adda since October 12; 500 transit trade vehicles stranded at Torkham and Chaman; transit trade has been partially resumed
US remains top destination for Pakistan exports in first quarter of FY2025-26
Exports to US rise 12.36% to $1.64bn; UK and China follow with $573.7m and $562.4m respectively
Pakistan resumes Afghan Transit Trade after Doha ceasefire agreement
Operations restart from Chaman with phased clearance of 300 stranded vehicles
Pakistan’s sesame exports to China rise 87% to $68.5 million in Jan–Sep 2025
Export volume reaches 55.6 million kg as trade cooperation strengthens
Pakistan’s regional trade deficit widens 34.5% to $3.93 billion in first quarter of FY26
Exports to nine neighbouring countries fall 5.07% while imports surge nearly 24% — driven mainly by higher Chinese shipments
Pakistan revises barter trade mechanism with Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan
New rules allow simultaneous import and export, extend transaction period to 120 days
Big sugar bites again
After allowing exports in 2024, the government finds itself in an awkward position this year by importing sugar to keep prices down. The question is, why does this keep happening again and again?
Pakistan exempts 57 items from certificate of origin requirement for Iran trade
Decision aims to boost legal cross-border trade; traders submit request for 37 more exemptions
Trade resumes at Sost Dry Port after Customs Tribunal ruling on stuck consignments
Pakistan Customs Appellate Tribunal clears over 200 consignments, resolves dispute with traders
PRAL’s incomplete import reporting causes $11bn discrepancy in Pakistan trade data: report
Certain Customs GD categories excluded from PBS data, causing under-reporting due to lack of integration with PRAL system, officials say
Pakistan halts Afghan transit cargo movement from Karachi ports
Customs cites capacity limits at Quetta and Peshawar stations; terminals ordered to offload all loaded containers