News stories for Kamran Arshad

Kamran Arshad

Opinion

Exports cannot grow on a shrinking manufacturing base

Pakistan’s textile exports increased from $17.88 billion in FY2025 to $17.93 billion in FY2026, a rise of just 0.26...

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 06:12am

Opinion

The GSP+ dividend: exports and employment

Back in 2014, when Pakistan was granted GSP+ status, a World Bank report projected that the EU’s GSP+ regime could...

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 06:30am

Opinion

Pakistan’s import challenge lies in growing and unchecked dependence

Fiscal Year 2026 closed with a trade deficit of USD 39.6 billion, up 22 percent from the previous year. Textile...

Updated 26 Aug, 2026 07:14am

Opinion

Reframing Pakistan-US trade

Pakistan and the United States have long shared a mutually beneficial relationship spanning security, economic, and...

Updated 20 Jul, 2026 07:19am

Opinion

The ‘Export Emergency’

It has been a year since the launch of the Uraan Pakistan project, which named exports as a top national priority....

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:15am

Opinion

Cross subsidies—death knell for the industry

As someone representing LSM industry and the various burdens it is made to carry, a need arose to understand the...

Published 21 Aug, 2025 06:06am

Opinion

The cost of irrational energy levies

The federal government’s decision to impose a petroleum levy of Rs 77 per litre on furnace oil (HFO), supplemented...

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 07:30am

Opinion

Opportunity of a lifetime

The global trade landscape is undergoing significant realignment. For Pakistan, particularly for its textile sector,...

Published 07 Apr, 2025 02:49am

Business & Finance

ESG compliance: driving better production, employment, and trade

A survey by the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) on ESG reporting in Pakistan, covering public...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Opinion

Unlocking the textile industry’s full potential

Pakistan’s textile exports have witnessed an 8.6 percent recovery in 2024, reaching US$17.45 billion in 2024 from...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

Opinion

Inaction will kill industry

Pakistan’s textile industry has long been a major contributor to exports, employment, and value addition. However,...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

Opinion

Smog: Who’s responsible?

Smog choking Pakistan’s major urban hubs is a tragedy that has been decades in the making, rooted in poor policy...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:51am

Opinion

Economic consequences of shutting gas supply to industrial self-generation facilities

Industrialization is the backbone of economic growth, fueling GDP, enhancing export growth, and creating employment...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

Opinion

The burgeoning burden of capacity payments

As Pakistan prepares for a significant increase in electricity prices next year, driven by further rupee devaluation...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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