Pakistan, June 15 -- The financial year 2025-26 marks a defining period in Punjab's public finance management, reflecting a shift from conventional budgeting toward results-oriented governance, fiscal discipline and accelerated development spending. Under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the provincial government pursued efficient budget utilisation, enhanced revenue mobilisation, prudent expenditure management and institutional reforms to strengthen financial governance while expanding public investment at an unprecedented scale.

With a record outlay of Rs5.335 trillion, Punjab presented the largest provincial budget in its history. The budget also signalled a shift in priorities by allocating an unprecedented Rs1.24 trillion to the Annual ...