New Delhi: Pakistan’s economy is in deep trouble, yet it is escalating military conflict with India. The hostile country is surviving because of bailout packages from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and some of its friendly countries like China. The country has been finding it very hard to tackle the huge foreign debt, low foreign exchange reserves, and high inflation in recent years.
With Pakistan’s economy in bad shape, the country’s establishment is going out with the begging bowl for more loans from the IMF and its international ‘partners’. In this article, we inform you of the oil and wheat reserves of Pakistan. The data will shock everyone.
India avenged the Pahalgam terror attack by carrying out ‘Operation Sindoor’. The Indian armed forces retaliated by striking terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which created a panic situation in the neighbouring country. The Indian government confirmed that Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Pathankot, Amritsar, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, Bhuj, Kapurthala, Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, and Chandigarh, using drones and missiles. However, the attacks were unsuccessful.
Pakistan is estimated to have a consumption of 0.25 million barrels of oil every day. The country imports 78 percent of its oil. The escalating tensions with India can pose a threat to its oil reserves. A report published in the American Journal of Transportation, states that Islamabad is lefty with an emergency oil reserve of around 22 days. Notably, if imports are stopped during the ongoing conflict, the country can meet its oil needs for only 22 days.
| Daily consumption in Pakistan | How much emergency reserve does Pakistan have? | Import Dependencies | Reserves of India | how many days will it last in india |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25 million barrels (2.5 lakh barrels) | 22 days | 78% oil imports | 160 million barrels | 33 days |
Pakistan’s wheat production is estimated to be 27.5 million tonnes in the financial year 2025-26. This is 13 percent less than the production of 2024-25. At the same time, wheat consumption is expected to reach 31.9 million tonnes in 2025-26, which will lead to shortage.
In January 2023, flour in Karachi was sold at Rs 140 per kilogram to Rs 160 per kilogram. In Islamabad and Peshawar, a 10 kg bag of flour was available at Rs 1,500 per kilogram.
| Production (2025-26) | Last Year’s Production(2024-25) | Decrease in production | Consumption (2025-26) | Use in animal feed | Final reserves (2025–26) | Last year’s stock | How long will it last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.5 million tonnes (27.5 million tonnes) | 31.6 million tonnes (31.6 million tonnes) | 13% | 31.9 million tonnes (31.9 million tonnes) | 7% (poultry feed) | 2 million tonnes (2 million tonnes) | 5 million tonnes (50 lakh tonnes) | About 23 days |
Pakistan’s dire economic situation, marked by high inflation, massive foreign debt, and reliance on IMF bailouts, is exacerbated by escalating military conflict with India. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
