Govt retires Rs97bn debt in a week

Pakistan’s government recorded net debt retirement of Rs97.45 billion in the week to October 23, 2026, taking its cumulative net repayment in fiscal year 2027 to Rs2.7 trillion, Mettis Global reported, citing central bank estimates. The weekly total combined Rs107.21 billion repaid under budgetary support and Rs1.11 billion under other purposes, alongside Rs10.87 billion in borrowing for commodity operations.

Since the start of the fiscal year, net retirement stood at Rs2.68 trillion for budgetary support, Rs17.6 billion for commodity operations and Rs1.22 billion for other purposes. The government’s net repayment to the State Bank of Pakistan was Rs156.25 billion, while scheduled banks received Rs2.52 trillion in net repayments. Within those totals, the federal government repaid Rs499.51 billion to the central bank and Rs2.58 trillion to scheduled banks, while provincial governments borrowed from both.