Pakistan, May 25 -- The federal government has collected more than Rs2.7 trillion in petroleum levy from citizens over the past two years, according to official documents, with the amount reportedly exceeding the combined value of Pakistan's two ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programmes.

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Documents revealed that from April 2024 to March 2026, the government collected Rs2,725 billion under the petroleum levy head. In comparison, the total amount of the two IMF loan programmes, converted into Pakistani currency at the current exchange rate, stands at approximately Rs2,340 billion.

The figures have once again highlighted the government's growing dependence on indirect taxati...