Structural bottlenecks block promotions despite decades of service

Contribute twice as much as real estate as FBR leans on documented sectors

Notes no real production expansion; suggests enabling policies for businesses

Exports drop further; imports increase at faster pace

Double-digit inflation, currency devaluation and IMF conditions deepen pressure on middle-income households

Only 12% individuals have bank accounts in Pakistan, literacy rate up from 61 to 63%

Finance Ministry releases 240-page Economic Governance Reforms report, detailing poor governance, critical corruption

Mini budget looms as six-month revenue collection rises at slower pace of 10%

Cabinet approves Rs2.1 billion supplementary budget after reviewing summary submitted by Defence Division

NAC okays figure against estimates submitted to IMF; agriculture outperforms