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Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio lags due to narrow tax net, informal economy: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Despite numerous reforms, Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains below regional averages, hindered by the...

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:19am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Rs7.2trn annual debt burden should finance growth-generating activities, says think tank

ISLAMABAD: Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) a think tank, called for fundamental restructuring of...

Published 08 Jul, 2025 10:08pm

Pakistan

Cabinet formally approves summary of PVARA

ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet has formally approved the summary for the creation of the Pakistan Virtual Assets...

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

Govt officials on boards of cos: remuneration restriction lifted

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has withdrawn the July 2024 restriction on government officials receiving more...

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 09:30am

Budget 2025-26

Austerity plan: Finance Division bans vehicle purchases, new posts

ISLAMABAD: In a belt-tightening move, the Finance Division notified austerity measures, including ban on purchase of...

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:25am

Pakistan’s textile exports rise 7.22% YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile exports for fiscal year 2025 clocked in at $17.88 billion, up by 7.22 percent...

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 09:30am

Business & Finance

Govt notifies 7% hike in federal pensions from July 1

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division notified the 7% increase with effect from 1 July, 2025 to all Civil Pensioners of the...

Published 07 Jul, 2025 06:37pm

Business & Finance

Finance Division notifies austerity measures for FY26

ISLAMABAD: In a belt-tightening move, the Finance Division on Monday notified a continuation of stringent austerity...

Updated 07 Jul, 2025 10:29pm

$300m SWAT project progress unsatisfactory: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of “Sindh Water and Agriculture...

Updated 06 Jul, 2025 09:03pm

Budget 2025-26

Federal govt employees: MoF notifies 10pc ad hoc relief, 30pc DRA

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Friday notified grant of ad hoc relief of 10 percent and 30 percent grant of...

Updated 05 Jul, 2025 03:15pm

Punjab water, sanitation project: Euro 12m grant pact inked with AFD

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement worth euro...

Updated 05 Jul, 2025 09:01am

Pakistan

NA panel told: Uplift budget of MoNFS&R curtailed due to fund crunch

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research was informed that...

Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

NA body voices its concern over escalating poverty rate

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety expressed serious...

Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:02am

Technology

Over 12mn mobile handsets assembled in Pakistan in Jan-May

ISLAMABAD: A total of 12.5 million mobile handsets were assembled/manufactured in Pakistan in the first five months...

Published 03 Jul, 2025 07:55pm

Pakistan

WB rates ‘Punjab Green Development Programme’ as ‘moderately satisfactory’

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of “Punjab Green Development Programme”...

Published 03 Jul, 2025 02:51am

FBR seeks 18pc tax-to-GDP ratio by 2027-28

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial Tuesday said that to achieve a national...

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:20am

Pakistan

NHA tendering & contracting processes: Senate panel exposes alarming malfeasance

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs uncovered alarming instances of fraud, corruption and...

Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:49am

Pakistan’s real GDP grows 2.68% in FY25

Large Scale Manufacturing declines by 1.5% during July-April

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 11:25am

Flood project: Pakistan govt seeks $31m financing boost from World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has requested the World Bank for increasing the financing envelope by $31...

Updated 29 Jun, 2025 12:21pm

State-Owned Enterprises: CCoSOEs concerned over staggering losses

Country reports losses of SOEs amounting to Rs5.8 trillion

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 03:37pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	285.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	284.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 18	148.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 18	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 18	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 18	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jul 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	6,297.36
Nasdaq / Jul 17	20,885.65
Dow Jones / Jul 17	44,484.49
India Sensex / Jul 18	81,655.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 18	39,814.67
Hang Seng / Jul 18	24,750.73
FTSE 100 / Jul 18	9,000.55
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 18	24,462.01
France CAC40 / Jul 18	7,867.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	304,441
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 18	67.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 18	3,338.84
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 18	68.84
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	272.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	284.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Jul 18 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	8.22 ▲ 1 (13.85%)
Abdullah Shah / Jul 18 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	9.41 ▲ 1 (11.89%)
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.65 ▲ 1 (11.56%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jul 18 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	10.47 ▲ 1 (10.56%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 18 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	10.72 ▲ 1 (10.29%)
Sitara Peroxide / Jul 18 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	19.46 ▲ 1.77 (10.01%)
LSE Capital / Jul 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.60 ▲ 0.6 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 18 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	66.41 ▲ 6.04 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Jul 18 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,216.22 ▲ 110.57 (10%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 18 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80.29 ▲ 7.3 (10%)

Stock	Price
B. F. Modaraba / Jul 18 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	11.32 ▼ -1.26 (-10.02%)
Apna Microfin. / Jul 18 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	12.49 ▼ -1.39 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	34,461.50 ▼ -3829.02 (-10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	19.79 ▼ -2.2 (-10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 18 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	17.10 ▼ -1.9 (-10%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 18 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	123.98 ▼ -13.78 (-10%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	10.40 ▼ -1.15 (-9.96%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 18 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	63 ▼ -6.74 (-9.66%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jul 18 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	10 ▼ -1 (-9.09%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 18 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	9.95 ▼ -0.99 (-9.05%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	53,072,187 ▲ 0.04
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	41,388,646 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 18 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	31,764,568 ▲ 0.24
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,599,859 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,845,330 ▼ -0.02
Askari Bank / Jul 18 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	19,801,845 ▲ 0.87
B.O.Punjab / Jul 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,500,389 ▼ -0.33
DH Partners / Jul 18 DH Partners Limited(DHPL)	11,444,670 ▲ 2.42
Cnergyico PK / Jul 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,037,224 ▼ -0.08
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	11,009,448 ▲ 1

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