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Public debt servicing to cost Rs6.4tr

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28.09.2025

ISLAMABAD: As a visiting mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviews Pakistan’s fiscal and monetary performance and outlook, the government has announced a borrowing plan worth about Rs6.4 trillion during the current fiscal year to service total public debt that stood at Rs81.5tr as of June 30.

The Ministry of Finance released the Annual Borrowing Plan FY26 as required under section 13 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation Act (FDRLA) to meet financing needs.

“The net domestic borrowing is projected at Rs6.395tr during FY26, said the plan that is aligned with the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy 2026-28 (MTDS) which incorporates macroeconomic and fiscal frameworks from the FY26 budget.

Maximum reliance will be on the domestic borrowing to finance the........

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