Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 44% in July amid rising imports

A general view showing containers stacked at Karachi Port. — AFP/FileExports climb 16.9% year-on-year to $2.7 billion in July.Imports also surge 29.3% from a year earlier to $5.4bn.Monthly trade gap swells to $2.75bn from $2.37bn in June.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade…