Pakistan, May 14 -- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said the government was aiming to prepare the upcoming federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26 "as a strategic document-one that aligns fiscal priorities with the broader objective of sustainable, export-driven growth".

The finance minister made these remarks during a meeting with a group of leading exporters and businessmen led by Shabbir Diwan, former Chairman of the Pakistan Business Council (PBC), read a statement released by the Finance Division.

The meeting was part of the government's ongoing consultative process with stakeholders from the business and industrial community, read the statement. The federal government will present the next fiscal year's budget on Jun...