economic collapse

In February 2019, then-Finance Minister Late Arun Jaitley announced imposition of 200% import duty on Pakistani products and wrote on X (then-Twitter), "India has withdrawn MFN status to Pakistan after the Pulwama incident. Upon withdrawal, basic customs duty on all goods exported from Pakistan to India has been raised to 200% with immediate effect."

Rahul Gandhi in a public meeting said that if Congress comes to power would conduct a financial and institutional survey to ascertain who had wealth in the country. He said the grand old party would then bring policy for wealth redistribution to the backward castes and 'minorities' based on their population, based on caste census data.

World Bank Country Director for Pakistan, Najy Benhassine said that Pakistan's economic development is limited to the elite which resulted in the country lagging behind

Pakistan army is reportedly purchasing over up to one million acres of land in the Punjab province of Pakistan for cultivation of food.