Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- Pakistan's import bill surged sharply over the last six months, challenging official claims of export led growth and revealing a growing dependence on foreign goods across multiple sectors. Between July and December 2025, the country imported goods worth thirty four point five billion dollars, while exports remained limited to only fifteen billion dollars during the same period.

As a result, the trade deficit widened by more than thirty five percent, crossing nineteen billion dollars in just half a year. These figures clearly show that Pakistan is spending far more on buying goods from abroad than it earns by selling its own products to the world.

Food imports played a major role in this imbalance, reaching four poi...