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Alarm bells ring as public debt climbs to Rs76tr

Alarm bells ring as public debt climbs to Rs76tr

A currency dealer can be seen counting Rs5,000 notes. — AFP/file Every citizen owes Rs277,462 in debt. Rs6.4tr spent on interest payments in FY25. Rs31tr added in just three years. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s public debt has soared to a staggering Rs76.01 trillion ($269 billion) as of March 2025, marking a near four-and-a-half-fold increase since 2015 and highlighting persistent fiscal imbalances and …

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