ISLAMABAD:

The federal government booked $321 billion in imports during the past five years, $30 billion more than import payments cleared by the central bank through banking channels in the same period, underscoring the urgent need to reconcile the huge discrepancy.

According to official records, Pakistan Single Window (PSW) booked imports worth $321 billion, while the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) cleared $291 billion through banks from July 2020 to June 2025.

The PSW's figures have not been reported earlier, as the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) had been issuing monthly trade bulletins based on data from the Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL).

One reason for the large difference between SBP and PSW data is that the central bank records only the cost of goods, while freig

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