Pakistan, Jan. 13 -- The utilisation of Pakistan's federal development funds surged to 21 per cent in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY26), up from 9 per cent in the previous month, according to the Ministry of Planning and Development.

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Between July and December 2025, ministries and divisions sanctioned Rs314.5 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), of which Rs210 billion was reported as spent. By contrast, in the first five months of FY26, only Rs92 billion of Rs196 billion sanctioned had been utilised, largely for infrastructure projects. Foreign-funded initiatives also advanced, with Rs12.8 billion spent out of Rs25.1 billion sanctioned...