Sindh’s Foreign Loans Shoot Up 49% in 2 Years, Fastest of Any Province
Sindh's foreign debt has jumped by $1.839 billion, or almost 49 percent, in just two years, the highest rise among all provinces, according to a Ministry of Finance document.
Sindh's foreign debt has jumped by $1.839 billion, or almost 49 percent, in just two years, the highest rise among all provinces, according to a Ministry of Finance document.
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Key points
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's foreign debt rose by $595 million, or 25 percent, from $2.378 billion in June 2024 to $2.973 billion in June 2026.
- The province's outstanding foreign loans rose from $3.777 billion in June 2024 to $5.616 billion by June 2026.
- While Gilgit-Baltistan's rose by $7 million, from $62 million to $69 million, balochistan's foreign debt went up by $33 million, from $357 million to $390 million.
- The combined foreign debt of the provincial governments rose by $2.821 billion over the two years to $15.63 billion by June 2026.
- Punjab continued $376 million, a rise of concerning 6 percent, taking its outstanding foreign debt from $6.026 billion to $6.402 billion, the highest of any province.
For context, the province's outstanding foreign loans rose from $3.777 billion in June 2024 to $5.616 billion by June 2026. Punjab still carries the largest foreign debt in the country, but its loans grew at a much slower pace. How Other Provinces Compare.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir was the only region to cut its foreign debt. It fell by $29 million, from $209 million to $180 million. Sindh Drives Most of the Growth.
In practice, the combined foreign debt of the provincial governments rose by $2.821 billion over the two years to $15.63 billion by June 2026.
Sindh alone accounted for regarding 65 percent of that rise. It now holds roughly 36 percent of all provincial foreign debt, up from regarding 30 percent two years ago, narrowing the gap with Punjab to less than $800 million. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.
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Taken together, the developments around sindh's Foreign Loans Shoot Up 49% in 2 Years, Fastest of Any point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
