Public debt by end March 2026 stood at Rs83,285 bln: Economic Survey

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Jun, 2026) Total public debt of the country by the end of March 2026 stood at Rs83,285 billion, with domestic debt at Rs75,566 billion and external debt at Rs25,270 billion.

According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2025-26, which was launched here on Thursday, during the period from July-March 2026, interest expenses on public debt totaled Rs4,947billion, comprising Rs4,287 billion on domestic debt and Rs660 billion on external debt.

Under strategic liability management operations, the government conducted buybacks of approximately Rs2.1 trillion worth of government debt securities to rationalise debt servicing.

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To cater to institutional investors' demand, the government introduced a 15-year zero-coupon Pakistan investment bond, successfully risisng Rs263billion on realized valued basis.

The government expended Shariah complaint financing options through the introduction of a 10-year zero-coupon fixed-rate Sukuk instrument.

The external budgetary disbursements were recorded at $6.1 billion, including $2.7billion from multilateral $1.1 billion from bilateral developmental partners $ 2.0 billion from Naya Pakistan Certificates and $0.2 billion from commercial banks.