Govt presents Rs18.8tr FY27 budget, targets 4% growth amid Mideast tensions

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday presented a budget with a total outlay of Rs18,771 billion as the federal government tries to balance a fragile economic situation due to an energy crisis amid the Middle East tensions.

Presenting his term’s third…

What to expect from Budget 2026-27?


Shopkeepers serve customers at a dry fruit and grocery shop in Karachi, Pakistan June 2, 2026. — Reuters

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to unveil, what it describes as a growth and relief-oriented, federal budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 today .

The budget had…