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Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:40am

First review: IMF sounds optimistic on SLA prospects

IMF mission and the Pakistani authorities to continue policy discussions virtually over the coming days aiming to finalise discussions

Cut in power rates: PM to announce package

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:41am

Published financial statements: SECP asks Takaful operators to disclose Takaful results

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:42am

World

Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 24 killed

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 10:04am

Further improving Pakistan-Bangladesh ties agreed upon

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:42am

CCP approves acquisition of 60pc shares of DP WLF by NLC

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:43am

Sports

New Zealand romp to nine-wicket win in first Pakistan T20

Published 16 Mar, 2025 09:47am

Contingent on IMF nod: Power tariff may be cut by up to Rs8/unit

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:46am

Repatriation of declared assets: PM proposes incentive scheme for overseas Pakistanis: SAPM

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:46am

POL products’ prices: PM chooses to maintain status quo

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:46am

IHC restrains Dr Mohazzam from working as NEECA MD

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:52am

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Justice denied to justice buried

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Net-metering buyback: Does govt want to dim Pakistan’s solar glow?

Perspectives

Net-metering in Pakistan: A solution for clean energy or a grid crisis?

PM Shehbaz says Taliban sympathisers responsible for security chaos

Jaffar Express attack: 27 terrorists killed, 155 passengers rescued as operation enters 2nd day

No sugar smuggled to Afghanistan, says Aurangzeb as Pakistan tightens grip

PM Shehbaz vows government commitment to women’s empowerment

OIC must unite against Israel’s war crime of blocking humanitarian aid in Gaza: Dar

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

Power sector: resolution of circular debt in sight

Pharma sector: SIFC backs deregulation as exports surge

Gul Ahmed to establish four subsidiaries to diversify textile business

Talks on first review of $7bn loan programme with IMF conclude

Trump administration weighs travel ban on many countries including Pakistan

Govt reduces buyback rate for solar net-metering electricity to Rs10 per unit

‘Cruel and exploitative’: PPP vows all-out resistance against new net-metering regulations

IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ toward reaching Staff Level Agreement

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 14	280.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 14	280.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 14	148.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 14	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 14	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 14	5,638.94
India Sensex / Mar 14	73,828.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 14	37,053.10
Nasdaq / Mar 14	17,754.09
Hang Seng / Mar 14	23,959.98
FTSE 100 / Mar 14	8,632.33
Dow Jones / Mar 14	41,488.19
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 14	22,986.82
France CAC40 / Mar 14	8,028.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 14	67.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 14	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 14	269,204
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 14	2,984.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 14	67.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 16	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 16	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Mar 14 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.30 ▲ 0.27 (13.3%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 14 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Mar 14 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	45.16 ▲ 4.11 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 14 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	47.08 ▲ 4.28 (10%)
Sanghar Sugar / Mar 14 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	43.46 ▲ 3.95 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy / Mar 14 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	9.80 ▼ -1.2 (-10.91%)
St.Chart.Bank / Mar 14 Standard Chartered Bank (Pak) Ltd(SCBPL)	58.45 ▼ -6.95 (-10.63%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Mar 14 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	7.26 ▼ -0.75 (-9.36%)
National Bank / Mar 14 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	74 ▼ -7.2 (-8.87%)
Askari Bank / Mar 14 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	39.20 ▼ -3.74 (-8.71%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Mar 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	48,802,683 ▼ -0.41
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	42,663,591 ▲ 0.4
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 14 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,591,149 ▲ 0.98
Barkat Frisian Agro / Mar 14 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	24,680,233 ▲ 1.08
Fauji Cement / Mar 14 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	19,660,929 ▼ -0.17

Markets →

PM Shehbaz says Taliban sympathisers responsible for security chaos

Jaffar Express attack: 27 terrorists killed, 155 passengers rescued as operation enters 2nd day

No sugar smuggled to Afghanistan, says Aurangzeb as Pakistan tightens grip

PM Shehbaz vows government commitment to women’s empowerment

OIC must unite against Israel’s war crime of blocking humanitarian aid in Gaza: Dar

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 14	280.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 14	280.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 14	148.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 14	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 14	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 14	5,638.94
India Sensex / Mar 14	73,828.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 14	37,053.10
Nasdaq / Mar 14	17,754.09
Hang Seng / Mar 14	23,959.98
FTSE 100 / Mar 14	8,632.33
Dow Jones / Mar 14	41,488.19
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 14	22,986.82
France CAC40 / Mar 14	8,028.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 14	67.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 14	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 14	269,204
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 14	2,984.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 14	67.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 16	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 16	258.64

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

Power sector: resolution of circular debt in sight

Pharma sector: SIFC backs deregulation as exports surge

Gul Ahmed to establish four subsidiaries to diversify textile business

Talks on first review of $7bn loan programme with IMF conclude

Trump administration weighs travel ban on many countries including Pakistan

Govt reduces buyback rate for solar net-metering electricity to Rs10 per unit

‘Cruel and exploitative’: PPP vows all-out resistance against new net-metering regulations

IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ toward reaching Staff Level Agreement

Business & Finance

2025-03-16-12-10

Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of the essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

BR Research

Global crude oil market in a flux – what’s next?

Oil prices have been riding a wild wave in 2025—soaring, plunging, and keeping the world on edge. The global oil...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:39am

Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged

Prices of petrol and HSD to remain at Rs255.63, and Rs258.64 per litre, respectively

Published 15 Mar, 2025 11:05pm

Bullion Rate

Gold price per tola decreases Rs300 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Saturday in line with their decrease in international rates. In the local... Published 15 Mar, 2025 02:55pm

BR Research

INDU: Good ol’ demand

It wasn’t too long ago when Indus Motors was keeping its plant shut down due to material shortages and supply chain...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:36am

Business & Economy

IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ toward reaching Staff Level Agreement

Program implementation has been strong, the lender says

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 04:31pm

Pharma sector: SIFC backs deregulation as exports surge

The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) endorsed the government’s deregulation policy for pharmaceutical... Updated 15 Mar, 2025 04:39pm

2025-03-15-02-40

Potassium sulphate at Gwadar Port: Export approval likely for 2 firms under close watch

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to allow two companies to export potassium sulphate from Gwadar Port... Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

2025-03-15-02-40

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.22pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended March 13, 2025, increased by 0.22per cent... Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

2025-03-15-02-40

EU seeks unified business platform for European cos

ISLAMABAD: Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, federal minister for finance and revenue and Dr Riina Kionka, ambassador of... Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

BR Research

Baluchistan Wheel Limited

Baluchistan Wheels Limited (PSX: BWHL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980. The...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:31am

BR Research

Pakistan’s tax burden: Who pays the price?

Some things you know, but when you see them laid out on a broader canvas, the picture hits differently. That’s...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:08am

BR Research

How overregulation is strangling Pakistan’s formal sector

In Pakistan’s evolving business landscape, the contrast between the formal and informal sectors is stark. On one...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:02am

BR Research

Cherat Packaging Limited

Cherat Packaging Limited (PSX: CPPL) was incorporated as a public limited company in 1989. The company is engaged in...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Pakistan

2025-03-16-01-13

Train siege toll climbs to 31: Army

ISLAMABAD: At least 31 people were killed during a two-day train siege in southwestern Pakistan carried out by... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

2025-03-16-01-13

PM sees Daanish University to compete with global peers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has claimed that Daanish University of Emerging Sciences will be among... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

2025-03-16-01-13

Security forces kill nine terrorists in KP

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed nine terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 14-15 March,... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

2025-03-16-01-13

Mufti Munir Shakir martyred in blast

PESHAWAR: Renowned religious scholar Mufti Munir Shakir has been martyred and three others sustained injuries in a... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

2025-03-16-12-25

Sharjeel urges PM to fulfil his promise of providing 180 buses

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Transport, Sharjeel Inam Memon has urged the Prime Minister to fulfil his promise... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

2025-03-16-12-25

Tarar greets new APNS office-bearers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has extended his congratulations to the newly elected... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

World

MENA

Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 24 killed

WASHINGTON/ADEN: US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned... Updated 16 Mar, 2025 10:04am

USA

Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency ‘not salvageable’

More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services... Published 16 Mar, 2025 10:19am

Europe

Romanians rally to show support for Europe amid election tensions

BUCHAREST: Thousands of Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest on Saturday to show their support for the... Published 16 Mar, 2025 10:58am

Europe

Russia, Ukraine continue air attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain

Russia and Ukraine continued aerial attacks on each other, inflicting injuries and damages, officials said early on... Published 16 Mar, 2025 10:10am

South Asia

Chinese military jet crashes, pilot safely ejects

BEIJING: A Chinese naval fighter jet crashed on Saturday during a training exercise but its pilot successfully... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Editorials

The Global Terrorism Index

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Counter proposal

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Unforgivable negligence

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Farhat Ali

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Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries that still have the polio virus. Pakistan in spite of...

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Rehan Ayub

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