- Finnish senator Muhammad Aurangzeb to present an investigation.
- Survey to highlight achievements, challenges in the main sectors.
- The government unveils the federal budget 2025-26 on Tuesday.
The Pakistani economic survey for exercise 2024-20125, a key early document which describes the evaluation by the government of the national economy, will be officially launched today.
The investigation will be presented by the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, according to a statement published by the Ministry of Finance.
The economic survey serves as a vital document before the annual federal budget, providing detailed information on the country’s socio-economic performance during the outgoing financial year.
It highlights trends, achievements and challenges in the main sectors, in particular agriculture, manufacturing, industry, services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, capital markets, health, education, transport and communication.
In addition, the survey will highlight the developments in social protection programs, environmental sustainability and infrastructure.
The document will also present updated data on critical economic indicators such as inflation, trade and balance of payments, public debt, population growth, employment levels and impacts of climate change.
By offering a consolidated vision of these indicators, the investigation aims to shed light on public debate and the planning of policies in the conduct of the new exercise.
According to the annual plan coordination committee (APCC), the recommendations of which have been approved by the National Economic Council (NEC), Pakistan’s gross domestic growth rate for the 2024-25 financial year was registered at 2.7%.
The objective of growth of GDP in the next fiscal year was set at 4.2%.
The NEC noted that funds experienced a sharp increase of 30.9% from July 2024 to April 2025, and for the first time, the current balance of the account remained in surplus during this period.
The survey will also highlight improvements in budgetary indicators, including a reduction in the budget deficit to 2.6% of GDP. The main balance recorded a 3% surplus of GDP, reflecting a more disciplined budgetary approach.
Due to the improvement of economic fundamentals and proactive monetary policy measures, the policy rate of the policy has been gradually reduced to 11%. Meanwhile, credit in the private sector has increased significantly, loans amounting to 681 billion rupees paid between July 2024 and May 2025.
The NEC has stressed that recent signs of economic stabilization are the result of the coordinated efforts of federal and provincial governments.
He said the country had now passed on a path of economic recovery and growth.
The agriculture sector has played a particularly important role in strengthening national reserves and support for economic expansion. A complete strategy is currently being formulated to ensure a stable and lasting increase in agricultural productivity in the years to come.
In terms of development expenditure, a total expenditure of 3,483 billion rupees was approved for the annual national development program (ETP) for 2024-25.
From this amount, Rs. 1,100 billion were allocated to federal development initiatives, while 2,383 billion rupees were used by provincial governments for their respective projects.
The 2024-25 economic survey is expected to establish the foundations for the next federal budget and the Winder Economic Program in Pakistan while the country continues its efforts to budgetary consolidation, macroeconomic stability and inclusive growth.
The speaker Na approves the budget calendar
The president of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq approved the parliamentary calendar of the budget session on Sunday, which should be presented on June 10.
In a statement, Sadiq said that the debate on the 2025-26 federal budget would continue from June 13 to 21 in the lower room of Parliament.
All parliamentary parties would have the time of debate in accordance with the rules and procedures, he added.
President Na also said that discussions and the vote would take place on requests, grants and requests cut on June 24 and 25, adding that the financing bill will be adopted by the House on June 26.
Later, the National Assembly will keep discussions and vote on additional subsidies and other questions on June 27, added Sadiq.