Pakistan, Oct. 30 -- Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said Pakistan's exports and workers' remittances recorded 'encouraging growth' in the first quarter of the current fiscal year despite disruptions in global markets, supply chains and logistics.

Sharing key socio-economic indicators from the Monthly Development Update Report, the minister said exports of goods rose 7.7 per cent to $8.5 billion in the first quarter, up from $7.9 billion in the same period last year.

He said combined exports of goods and services rose by 11 per cent to $11.2 billion, driven largely by a 22.8 per cent increase in services exports.

Ahsan Iqbal said food exports grew by 17.1 per cent, pe...