Pakistan's pharmaceutical exports decline in FY26 and early FY27
Most outlets reported a significant drop in pharmaceutical exports in FY26, with the decline continuing into the first quarter of FY27. Dawn attributed the fall partly to the halt in trade with Afghanistan, while Business Recorder explicitly linked the decline to the disruption of trade with Afghanistan, noting it was once a major market for Pakistani medicines.
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Pakistan’s pharma exports fall over 30% in FY26, decline further in first quarter of FY27
Export earnings drop $138.444 million in FY26 and another 25.53% in 1QFY27 as disrupted trade with Afghanistan weighs on pharmaceutical shipments
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Pakistan's pharmaceutical exports plunge after Afghanistan trade disruption
Pakistan's pharmaceutical exports plunged 25.53% to $73.301 million in FY26. Afghanistan trade disruption caused a significant $25M earnings drop.
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Pharma exports fall in FY26; decline extends into Q1FY27
KARACHI: Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports fell sharply in FY26 and continued to decline in the first quarter of FY27, as disruption of trade with Afghanistan, once one of the country’s major markets for medicines, weighed on the sector’s export performance. Pakistan exported pharmaceutical products worth USD319.012 million in FY26, down from USD457.456 million in FY25, according to Pakistan Bu...
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Afghan trade halt hits pharma exports
KARACHI: After contracting by 30.26 per cent in FY26, the country’s pharmaceutical exports continued to decline, falling 25.53pc in value in the first quarter of 2026-27. The industry largely attributes the drop to disrupted trade with Afghanistan, once one of the country’s main medicine markets. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data showed that pharmaceutical exports fell to $319.012m in FY26 fro...
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