ISLAMABAD :Adviser to Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad here on Thursday said that remittances from overseas Pakistanis grew by 8 percent during the first quarter of current fiscal year as compare to the corresponding period of the last year.
“Pakistan received $9.5 billion remittances during the period from July-September, 26 as compared to $8.8 billion of the same period of the last year”, he posted on social media site X.
Meanwhile, the remittances inflow during the month of September 2025 increased by 11.3 percent and reached to $3.2 billion as compared to the same month of last fiscal year, he added.
He said that during the last fiscal year, Pakistan received $38.3 billion in remittances, adding that in the current fiscal year, remittances are expected to surpass $41 billion mark.
Remittances are a lifeline for millions of households across the country, he said, adding that the continuous increase in remittances has strengthened Pakistan’s external accounts. Remittances are not merely a source of financial inflow but a symbol of national and economic resilience.
