Manufacturing Sector

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Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing Grows 5% in First Half of FY26

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Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector showed signs of recovery as the LSM Index posted a 0.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase in December 2025, alongside a strong 9.3 percent month-on-month (MoM) growth, signaling a rebound in industrial activity. During the first half of FY26 (1HFY26), the LSM index recorded a 5 percent YoY expansion, reflecting improving […]

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Industry Faces Crisis as High Power Costs and Taxes Threaten Pakistan’s Manufacturing Sector

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Pakistan’s manufacturing sector is teetering on the edge, with persistently high energy costs, expensive credit, and heavy taxation raising alarms among business leaders. The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged the government to declare an industrial emergency to prevent further decline. FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh highlighted the challenges, noting […]

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