Govt borrows Rs181bn debt in a week

Mettis Global reported that the government of Pakistan took on Rs181.47 billion in extra debt in the seven days to July 31, 2026, based on weekly estimates from the central bank. Those figures lift the cumulative total for fiscal year 2027 to Rs347.02bn. Within the weekly figure, budgetary support accounted for Rs194.44bn, commodity operations recorded a Rs12.97bn retirement, and Rs1m was borrowed under the others category.

Cumulatively for fiscal year 2027, the tally stands at Rs335.81bn for budgetary support, Rs10.5bn for commodity operations and Rs0.72bn for others. Budgetary financing relies mainly on the State Bank of Pakistan and scheduled banks, the report noted.

This fiscal year, the federal government borrowed Rs1.21 trillion from the central bank, while provincial governments borrowed Rs642.96bn, bringing the net central bank total to Rs1.84 trillion. The AJK and GB governments retired Rs4.31bn and Rs3.54bn respectively. On the scheduled bank side, the federal government retired Rs2.18tr in total, while provincial governments recorded Rs0bn.