KARACHI: Pakistan ki kamzor external position phir se dabao mein aa gayi hai, kyunki FY26 ke pehle 4 mahino (July–October) me current account deficit barh kar 733 million dollars tak pohoch gaya, jo pichle saal ke 206 million dollars ke mukable mein teen guna se zyada hai.
October mein surat-e-haal aur bhi kharab hui aur current account 112 million dollars deficit mein chala gaya, jab ke September mein ye 83 million dollars surplus tha.
State Bank ke mutabiq, July–September FY26 ke duran pehle hi 621 million dollars ka deficit record ho chuka tha, jo pichle saal ke 83 million dollars surplus ke baraks hai.
Berooni sector par dabao ki bari wajah imports mein izafa aur exports ki sust growth rahi. July–October FY26 me Pakistan ka total trade deficit (goods & services) barh kar 11.26 billion dollars ho gaya, jo pichle saal 9.61 billion dollars tha.
Goods ki exports mein sirf nominal behtari dekhi gayi aur ye 10.63 billion dollars rahi, jo pichle saal ke 10.42 billion dollars se sirf 2% zyada hai. October me exports 2.75 billion dollars rahi, jo pichle saal ke October ke 3 billion dollars se kam hai.
Services ki exports ne kuch sahara diya aur 3.03 billion dollars tak pohanchi, jis me IT aur telecom exports ka hissa 1.44 billion dollars tha, jo pichle saal ke mukable mein kaafi behtari hai.
Dusri taraf, goods ki imports barh kar 20.72 billion dollars ho gayi, jo pichle saal ke 18.90 billion dollars se 9.6% zyada hai. Services imports bhi barh kar 4.20 billion dollars tak pohanch gayi, lekin primary income deficit ab bhi bara challenge hai, jo 4 mahino me 3.09 billion dollars raha. October me is me hi 905 million dollars ka deficit record hua.
Remittances ne berooni accounts ko sab se zyada support diya, jo barh kar 12.96 billion dollars ho gayi, lekin tezi se barhta trade deficit puri tarah cover nahi kar saka.
Fiscal account bhi dabao me raha aur 4 mahino me 605 million dollars ka deficit record hua, jabke FDI kam ho kar 748 million dollars reh gayi.
Agarche foreign exchange reserves October ke end tak barh kar 14.64 billion dollars ho gaye the, lekin barhta current account deficit aur aanay walay mahino me bhari debt repayments, Pakistan ke external stability ke liye naye risk create kar rahe hain.
