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Syed Asad Ali Shah

Opinion

Unfinished governance agenda

When the IMF mission arrives in Pakistan on September 23, discussion will inevitably focus on familiar macroeconomic...

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

Opinion

SOE reform: the way forward

This is the tenth and final article in a series on Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises and privatisation. The...

Updated 05 Sep, 2026 07:45am

Opinion

Privatisation: building the capacity to deliver

This is the ninth article of a ten-part series of articles on Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises and privatisation....

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 05:52am

Opinion

SOE reform: lessons from three decades

This is the eighth article in a ten-part series on Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises and privatisation. The...

Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

Opinion

SOE reform: positive PIA privatisation

This is the seventh article in a ten-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The previous article examined Pakistan...

Published 16 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Opinion

SOE reform: The Railways Pakistan forgot

This is the sixth article in a ten-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The previous five articles examined the...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:36am

Opinion

SOE reform: the cost of flawed privatizations

This is the fifth article in an eight-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The previous article examined the...

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 07:56am

Opinion

SOE reform: lessons from successful privatizations

This is the fourth article in a six-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The first three examined the framework,...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Opinion

SOE reform: own less, govern better

This is the third article in a five-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The first, SOE Reform: Strengths and...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Opinion

SOE reform: from framework to consequences

Pakistan has now done the easier part of SOE reform. It has passed a law, issued a policy, created different forums...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Opinion

SOE reform: strengths and flaws

Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises have long been one of the weakest links in our economic governance. They have...

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

Opinion

Beyond economics: fracturing the global order

Trump’s warning — “48 hours before all hell will reign” — and Tehran’s response — “helpless and nervous” — are not...

Published 07 Apr, 2026 02:22am

Opinion

Energy import trap

Pakistan’s latest fuel price shock — with petrol and diesel rising by nearly Rs55 per litre overnight — is not...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

Opinion

Powerless growth

For more than a century, one of the clearest signals of economic progress has remained constant: when economies...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 06:39am

Opinion

Exorbitant tax on formal sector to make the nation poorer

The annual ritual of budget presentation was completed on June 29 with the passage of the Finance Act 2022 by the...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

Opinion

Taxing nation’s savings – but at what cost?

The budget 2022-23 is continuation of a series of budgets for the last several years that have been increasing tax...

Updated 25 Jun, 2022 05:16pm

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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