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Govt’s debt swells by Rs18.14tr in two-and-a-half years
Federal government’s debt rose by an average of Rs20 billion per day, with a total addition of Rs18.143 trillion during the two-and-a-half years tenure of the incumbent government. During the two-and-a-half years, from March 2024 to August 2026, of the present government, the federal government’s domestic debt increased by Rs16.082 trillion and external debt by Rs2.061 billion, taking the total debt to Rs82.953 trillion till August 2026, official data revealed. [...]