Pakistan releases first fully digital household integrated economic survey
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched the results of its latest Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25, with the government describing it as a key step towards data-driven policymaking and economic recovery. The survey was unveiled on 1 January 2026 by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, at a ceremony in Islamabad. [...]