{
  "id": 5312434,
  "title": "Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 18% in 2MFY27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pakistans-trade-deficit-widens-18-in-2mfy27",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:53:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437767/pakistans-trade-deficit-widens-18-in-2mfy27"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 18.1% year-on-year to $7.12 billion during the first two months (July-August) of fiscal year 2026-27, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday. According to the data, the trade gap stood at $6.03 billion in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. The increase was driven by a faster growth in imports, which…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}