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Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports hit three-year low of USD319m in FY26

Pakistan Published 8 October 2026, 05:42 · archived 8 Oct 2026

KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has reported that the country’s medicine exports hit a three-year low of USD319.01 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 (FY26), recording a sharp 30 percent year-on-year decline. The decline was largely attributed to a halt in the sale of locally manufactured medicines in Afghanistan markets following the closure of the country’s border with Pakistan. The medicine export in the preceding fiscal year (FY25) had soared by a two-decade high growth rate of 34 percent to USD457.45 million. Talking to Business Recorder, PPMA...

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