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Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

IMF talks begin today

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will kick start talks with Pakistani authorities on Wednesday...

Trump hopes Pakistan, India will uphold ceasefire

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Only uplift-oriented projects be included in PSDP: minister

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Amendments to net-metering rules: PD set to resubmit its proposal to ECC

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Targeted power subsidies under BISP: Roadmap submitted to IMF and World Bank

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Pakistan, Russia agree to establish new steel mills in Karachi

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Tax evasion: PM orders action against individuals, sectors

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March FCA: KE seeks Rs5.02 interim negative adjustment

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SRO 760 suspended: Gem & jewellery exports come to a standstill

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Section 4B of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001: Spent more than collection for TDPs rehabilitation: AAG

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SECP tells Senate panel: CSR compliance for listed cos a must

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	281.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	281.53
USD to Japanese Yen / May 13	147.90
USD to Swiss Franc / May 13	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 13	1.32
Euro to USD / May 13	1.11
UK LIBOR % / May 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 12	5,844.19
Nasdaq / May 12	18,708.34
Dow Jones / May 12	42,410.10
India Sensex / May 13	81,726.97
Tokyo Nikkei / May 13	38,305.85
Hang Seng / May 13	23,188.20
FTSE 100 / May 13	8,606.55
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	23,595.02
France CAC40 / May 13	7,859.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 12	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 12	291,923
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 13	61.90
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 13	3,253.26
Cotton US¢/pound / May 13	66.85
Petrol/Litre / May 14	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 14	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / May 13 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.51 ▲ 0.72 (19%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / May 13 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	6.59 ▲ 1 (17.89%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 13 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
B. F. Mod. / May 13 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.34 ▲ 1 (13.62%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 13 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.11 ▲ 1 (12.33%)

Stock	Price
Power Cem(Pref) / May 13 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	15.35 ▼ -1.71 (-10.02%)
Bilal Fibres / May 13 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	19.59 ▼ -2.18 (-10.01%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 13 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	46.80 ▼ -5.2 (-10%)
Din Tex. / May 13 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45 ▼ -4.99 (-9.98%)
Mughal Energy / May 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	19.90 ▼ -2.12 (-9.63%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	41,734,903 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / May 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	41,052,877 ▲ 6.27
Sui South Gas / May 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,773,773 ▲ 2.33
Oil & Gas Dev. / May 13 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	30,912,153 ▲ 15.65
B.O.Punjab / May 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	24,175,098 ▼ -0.16

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Trump attends official ceremony held in Saudi Royal Court

Trump says US is ready to help Pakistan, India with trade

JF-17 Thunder taking off to destroy Indian S-400 defence system

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	281.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	281.53
USD to Japanese Yen / May 13	147.90
USD to Swiss Franc / May 13	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 13	1.32
Euro to USD / May 13	1.11
UK LIBOR % / May 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 12	5,844.19
Nasdaq / May 12	18,708.34
Dow Jones / May 12	42,410.10
India Sensex / May 13	81,726.97
Tokyo Nikkei / May 13	38,305.85
Hang Seng / May 13	23,188.20
FTSE 100 / May 13	8,606.55
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	23,595.02
France CAC40 / May 13	7,859.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 12	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 12	291,923
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 13	61.90
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 13	3,253.26
Cotton US¢/pound / May 13	66.85
Petrol/Litre / May 14	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 14	256.64

Gold price per tola falls massive Rs10,400 in Pakistan

Housing finance schemes: Pakistan govt ready to offer 100% guarantees to banks

Buying rally continues at bourse, KSE-100 settles with nearly 1,300-point gain

Pakistan’s $60bn export target: Ministers told to craft business plans

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

Rupee settles lower against US dollar

Pakistan govt’s debt stock soars to Rs73.6trn by March-end

Pakistan govt working on options to increase FED

Illusion of remittance-driven growth

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s car sales declined 5 percent month-on-month but managed a slight one percent year-on-year... Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

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Trade, industry needs long-term, trade policy: FPCCI

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI; President ECO-CCI and VP CACCI, has explained that trade and industry ... Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

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Remittances, money supply, and the ghost of inflation past

In an unexpected twist, Pakistan is witnessing a sharp acceleration in money supply growth at precisely the time it...

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OGRA reduces imported LNG prices for May

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday notified a decrease in prices of imported RLNG by... Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

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Constitution of ADRCs: Three SOEs directed to approach FBR

ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Islamabad has directed three leading State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to... Updated 14 May, 2025 06:17am

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Agriculture: UBL, STL sign deal to promote mechanisation

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