Pakistan's GDP expanded by 3.7% in fiscal year 2025–26, its strongest growth rate in four years, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey released Thursday by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Islamabad. The figure surpasses last year's 3.18% growth but falls short of the government's 4.2% target, with officials attributing the shortfall to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and their impact on global oil prices and supply chains. The improvement was driven by a 6.1% rebound in large-scale manufacturing, 4.09% growth in the services sector, and a narrowing of the fiscal deficit to 0.7% of GDP, while per capita income rose to $1,901 and workers' remittances reached $30.3 billion.