The wrong FDI race

Pakistan is chasing bigger investment numbers when it should be chasing better ones; the kind that build suppliers, exports and skills, not just headlines.In 2025, Pakistan received foreign direct investments worth $1.85 billion. India received $38.9 billion in FDI inflow. The FDI inflow into Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia was valued at $21.4 billion, $20.35 billion and $15.4 billion, respectively.