Overview
- The Annual Plan Coordination Committee recommended a federal Public Sector Development Programme of Rs1.126 trillion and a national development outlay near Rs4.3–4.7 trillion after setting a 4% GDP growth target.
- The Planning minister warned that ministries demanded about Rs4.1 trillion for projects, creating a near‑Rs3 trillion shortfall against the proposed PSDP.
- Officials told the APCC that completing the existing pipeline will require roughly Rs10 trillion and that more than 98% of available federal resources should go to ongoing, high‑impact infrastructure such as transport, water and energy.
- Low utilisation of allocated development funds — roughly Rs528 billion used of Rs1 trillion earmarked in July 2025–May 25, 2026 — and IMF conditions restricting fiscal moves have reduced room to expand the PSDP.
- The NEC meeting and federal budget presentation were postponed while the government seeks IMF sign‑off and resolves coalition and provincial allocation disputes with a new budget date likely in the week after the original schedule.