Pakistan, June 17 -- Pakistan has factored potential geopolitical and external risks into its economic planning and budgetary framework for fiscal year 2026-27, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday, while stressing that improved regional stability following the recent understanding between the United States and Iran could create a more favourable environment for investment, trade and economic activity.

The finance minister shared the government's assessment during a meeting with Hamish Falconer, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) of the United Kingdom, who called on him at the Finance Division. Falconer was accompanied by Jane Marriott, British High Commissioner...