News stories for Muhammad Sheroz Khan Lodhi

Muhammad Sheroz Khan Lodhi

Opinion

From borrowing to building: reimagining Pakistan’s economic future

Pakistan’s economic history is not a story of collapse, but of persistent incompletion. Few large developing...

Updated 12 May, 2026 08:47am

Opinion

Pakistan’s approach to ME conflict: a perspective

The tremors of a US –Iran confrontation are not constricted to the Gulf; they ripple across markets, redraw...

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:13am

Opinion

Untapped minerals economy

Mining the earth for natural resources is a profitable business strategy employed by many nations, including China,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

The unexplored blue: charting Pakistan’s economic potential

The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) describes the ocean as the next ‘Great Economic...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:29am

Opinion

Earn instead of resorting to borrow

Recently, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed that Pakistan needs $18.8 billion,...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Opinion

Corporate farming

Corporate farming is a term that is used to describe an agricultural operation that involves the production of food...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

Budget 2024-25: expectations

A budget is not merely a document of aggregated information on revenues, capital, and external receipts and on the...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Opinion

Will policymakers heed the advice?

Over the last several months, global lenders, IFIs, and credit rating agencies have been forthcoming in their views...

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:30am

Opinion

Economy on a knife-edge after election

With ballot-box rigging, arbitrary arrests, politicization of the judiciary, media censorship, and endless internet...

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 08:06am

Opinion

Not investing in future!

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) board has disbursed around $700 million as second tranche under a $3...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

Opinion

FBR needs to look beyond the salaried class to grow tax collection

Budgets seem to be all about providing largesse to the poor and incentives to the industry while reiterating the...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Opinion

Challenges facing the textile sector

Amidst the global economic slowdown triggered by the war in Ukraine and the increase in energy expenses, Pakistan’s...

Updated 30 Dec, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

Power sector reforms

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has had a profound effect on global energy markets. Price ...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Opinion

Illicit trade damaging country’s economy

Smugglers employ a range of routes and tactics to engage in the illicit trade of goods in and out of Pakistan. These...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:37am

Opinion

Reko Diq

In the early 1990s, Pakistan’s biggest gold and copper reserve was discovered at Reko Diq in Chaghai District of...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Opinion

Caretakers and a trembling economy

Elections are the backbone of a strong democratic process. Free and fair elections and a smooth transfer of power...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Opinion

How to galvanise our exports

If we can start from an economic policy perspective, policymakers are asking the wrong question: how to increase...

Updated 09 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

IMF lifeline

The IMF staff and the Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on policies to be supported by a...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Opinion

The bitter truth about sugar industry

Sugar is an essential commodity in the consumption basket of all segments of society. Its production and ...

Published 31 May, 2023 03:57am

Opinion

Leadership needs to undergo surgery

Our economic imbalances need surgery, as in every crisis lies an opportunity. The question this raises is whether...

Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 11	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 11	278.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	160.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 11	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 11	7,394.30
Nasdaq / Jun 11	25,809.66
Dow Jones / Jun 11	50,848.75
India Sensex / Jun 12	74,528.22
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	66,442.95
Hang Seng / Jun 12	24,663.39
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	10,463.32
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	24,711.94
France CAC40 / Jun 12	8,379.29

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 11	369,422
Petrol/Litre / Jun 12	377.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	86.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	4,185.86
Diesel/Litre / Jun 12	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	76.89

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.71 ▲ 1 (12.97%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 12 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	88.31 ▲ 8.02 (9.99%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 12 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	12.91 ▲ 1.17 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	19.93 ▼ -2.21 (-9.98%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.07 ▼ -2.4 (-9.81%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.35 ▼ -1.4 (-8.36%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 12 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55 ▼ -4.99 (-8.32%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.34 ▼ -0.94 (-7.65%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 12 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	18.25 ▼ -1.24 (-6.36%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,474,500 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,093,443 ▲ 0.81
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	51,562,904 ▲ 0.27
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	39,068,055 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	34,774,118 ▲ 3.81
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	32,682,610 ▼ -2.21
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	27,627,603 ▼ -0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,846,903 ▼ -0.6
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,696,511 ▲ 0.27
TPL Properties / Jun 12 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,203,384 ▼ -0.35

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