Pakistan, May 18 -- The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has expressed concern over the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) projection of a Rs17.1 trillion federal revenue target for 2026-27, warning that the aggressive revenue mobilisation plan, combined with already high energy tariffs and policy pressures, could further strain industrial growth and exports.

PIAF Chairman Faheemur Rehman Saigol, who is also President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), along with Senior Vice Chairman Nasrullah Mughal and Vice Chairman Tahir Manzoor Chaudhry, said the economic framework outlined in the IMF reflects increasing reliance on taxation, petroleum levies and utility price adjustments, placing additio...