EconomyMultibillion-dollar trade discrepancies put Pakistan data under IMF lens
Import-payment mismatch casts doubt on Pakistan's economic recovery claims
An employee counts Pakistani rupee notes at a bank in Peshawar, Pakistan. © Reuters
ADNAN AAMIR
October 21, 2025 14:36 JST
ISLAMABAD -- A multibillion-dollar gap between import data from Pakistan's customs office and related statistics from the central bank has piqued the curiosity of the International Monetary Fund, which recently asked Islamabad to explain the discrepancy.