ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Federal Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal has said that the country’s GDP grew by 3.71% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26.
In a post on X on Tuesday, he said the growth was 2.15% more than the corresponding number of Q1 2024-25.
Qualitative change in trajectory of GDP
“This defines a qualitative change in trajectory of GDP compared to 2024-25. In 24-25, quarterly journey was 1.56, 2.03, 2.66, and 6.17, In 2025-26 start is more than double of 24-25 comparable quarter.”
“More encouraging is that it is coming from Industrial growth which in 2025-26 Q1 is 9.38%, in 2024-25 Q1 this was 0.12,” he added.
He said it should not be ignored that this growth is coming despite 2025 flood shock and absorption of all fiscal tightening, energy subsidy withdrawal, and food inflation.
