Rehan Ayub

Markets

Pakistan stocks end FY26 on a high as KSE-100 jumps 44%

Benchmark index records 335% gain in three fiscal years (FY24, FY25 and FY26)

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 03:01am

Technology

Telecom bill: govt panel rules out access to private property without consent

Controversy centred on newly introduced provision that proposed fines of up to Rs50mn against property owners, tenants, landlords, or institutions that refuse or obstruct Right of Way access for telecom infrastructure

Published 24 Jun, 2026 10:35pm

Business & Finance

NA panel calls for action against defaulting OMCs on levy payments

Pakistan govt has set Rs1.677trn target in petroleum levy in FY2026-27

Published 20 Jun, 2026 10:02pm

Business & Finance

Senate, NA finance committees raise concerns over 'ambitious' revenue target for FY27

Govt aims to collect Rs15.26trn through FBR in coming fiscal year

Published 13 Jun, 2026 09:45pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s power crisis decades in the making, not just war fallout: study

Crisis stems from decades of over-reliance on imported fossil fuel, rigid long-term gas contracts, and absence of energy storage infrastructure, study says

Published 05 May, 2026 11:30pm

Markets

Up to 25 kW: NEPRA removes licence requirement for small solar users

Development comes two days after Power Division requested NEPRA to abolish application fee and eliminate licence requirement for solar users with systems of 25 kilowatts or less

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 09:43pm

Markets

K-Electric share price surges 7.58% on day CEO resigns

Stock price hit intra-day high of Rs9.16 - highest in past one year

Updated 06 Feb, 2026 09:15pm

Business & Finance

Post PIA’s successful sell-off: Privatisation Commission seeks annual budget hike

PC aims strengthening institutional capacity, expediting privatisation process

Updated 31 Jan, 2026 02:20pm

Markets

Precious metals rally in 2025: silver rockets 130% in Pakistan

Gold follows with 68% return to investors in 2025

Published 03 Jan, 2026 06:49pm

Business & Finance

Efforts being made to impose taxes on imported electric vehicles, Senate panel told

Govt aims to reduce transport sector’s import bill of $9 billion

Published 29 Dec, 2025 08:54pm

Pakistan

Solarisation in Pakistan: affordability remains binding constraint, says study

Equity gap represents not just market failure but fundamental challenge to equitable energy transition

Published 23 Dec, 2025 10:12pm

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves hit 3.9-year high on IMF inflow

State Bank of Pakistan received $1.2bn tranche from International Monetary Fund last week

Updated 18 Dec, 2025 10:44pm

Markets

Pakistan’s solar rush unlocked $17-19bn in private investment in 8 years: study

In FY25 alone, solar mobilised $5-6bn, emerging as one of Pakistan’s strongest channels of private capital, study ‘The Many Dividends of Solar Rush in Pakistan’ says

Published 12 Dec, 2025 10:31pm

Perspectives

Pakistan gets Trump’s public favour but India is getting all the investment

Major US tech firms are pouring billions into India this year even though Trump has repeatedly shown his displeasure with the country

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 02:10pm

Markets

Pakistan govt completes PHL settlements with ‘largest-ever debt market transaction’

Economic Coordination Committee had approved issuance of guarantee amounting to Rs659.6 billion for winding up of Power Holding Limited

Published 10 Dec, 2025 10:13pm

Business & Finance

Nepra approves flat Rs22.98 rate for industrial, agricultural electricity consumers

In October 2025, PM Shehbaz Sharif announced that industries and agricultural sector would be provided additional electricity at subsidised rates over next three years

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 11:00pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks US support to engage IMF, World Bank on energy reforms

Govt will not procure power in future, says Awais Ahmed Leghari

Published 08 Dec, 2025 10:07pm

Business & Finance

Mining sector: Turkiye eyes ‘long-term, mutually beneficial’ partnerships with Pakistan

Ministerial delegation from Pakistan to visit Turkiye soon to explore cooperation between two countries in energy, power sectors

Published 02 Dec, 2025 09:00pm

Markets

Govt moves to privatise Pakistan Minerals Development Corporation

PMDC among three SOEs approved for inclusion in privatisation programme

Published 01 Dec, 2025 09:16pm

Markets

Pakistan govt inks financial advisory pact for privatisation of two Discos

Agreement expected to pave the way for privatisation of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company and Sukkur Electric Power Company

Published 27 Nov, 2025 08:29pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.57
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 1	3.62

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,881.02
S&P 500 / Jul 1	7,483.23
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,922.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Nasdaq / Jul 1	26,040.03
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,478.34
Dow Jones / Jul 1	52,305.24
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,040.28
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,337.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	359,770
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	4,038.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.84
Petrol/Litre / Jul 2	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 2	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 1 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	72.07 ▲ 6.55 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.65 ▼ -4.25 (-9.91%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.11 ▼ -1 (-8.26%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.76 ▼ -1.36 (-7.11%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	161.43 ▼ -11.04 (-6.4%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.43 ▼ -1.24 (-6.3%)
Zephyr Textile / Jul 1 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	22.05 ▼ -1.42 (-6.05%)
Husein Industries / Jul 1 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	61.84 ▼ -3.5 (-5.36%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 1 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	64.15 ▼ -3.56 (-5.26%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.69 ▼ -1.31 (-5.04%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.46 ▼ -1.94 (-4.92%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,666,150 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	77,111,046 ▲ 1.22
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,752,273 ▲ 6.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,698,338 ▲ 0.33
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	24,952,487 ▲ 1.98
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,251,243 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,061,705 ▼ -0.21
Askari Bank / Jul 1 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	22,929,384 ▲ 2.76
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,096,607 ▼ -0.23
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,049,681 ▲ 0.52

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