• general
• Preaching to the Choir
• June 14, 2026

Private investment in manufacturing has dropped from 706 billion rupees in fiscal year 2019 to 377 billion rupees in fiscal year 2025, which represents a decrease of 46 percent according to Dawn’s report. Manufacturing has maintained its GDP contribution at 13.2 percent for the last six years without any increase. Exports decreased from 16 percent of GDP in the 1990s …