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title: "Federal government debt increases by Rs18.8tr in 28 months"
description: "Most outlets reported the rise in federal government debt to Rs83,642bn by June 2026, citing the State Bank of Pakistan. Dunya News specified the breakdown of domestic and external debt increases, while Daily Times highlighted that domestic borrowing accounted for most of the rise. Both provided the same total increase of Rs18,832bn over 28 months."
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# Federal government debt increases by Rs18.8tr in 28 months

business · latest filing 17 Aug 2026, 6:44 PM PKT · 17 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the rise in federal government debt to Rs83,642bn by June 2026, citing the State Bank of Pakistan. Dunya News specified the breakdown of domestic and external debt increases, while Daily Times highlighted that domestic borrowing accounted for most of the rise. Both provided the same total increase of Rs18,832bn over 28 months.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Federal government debt rises by Rs18.8 trillion](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539703/federal-government-debt-rises-by-rs18-8-trillion/) · 17 Aug 2026, 6:44 PM PKT
  > Federal government debt increased by Rs18.832 trillion over 28 months, reaching Rs83.642 trillion by June 2026. The State Bank of Pakistan reported the figures. According to SBP documents, domestic debt rose by Rs16.766 trillion between March 2024 and June 2026. External debt increased by Rs2.066 trillion during the period. The figures show federal government debt […]
- **Dunya News** — [Federal government debt rises Rs18.8tr in 28 months: SBP](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/968312-federal-government-debt-rises-rs188tr-in-28-months-sbp) · 17 Aug 2026, 10:07 AM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Federal government debt rose Rs18,832bn in 28 months to Rs83,642bn by June 2026, with domestic debt increasing Rs16,766bn and external debt rising Rs2,066bn.

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- [Pakistan’s Federal Government Debt Reaches Near-Record High in June 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2925-pakistan-s-total-debt-burden-nears-record-rs84-trillion) · 12 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 86% related
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