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Pakistan govt’s budget steps may hinder cashless economy drive: TOAP

ISLAMABAD: As the government unveils a raft of new taxes on digital transactions and e-commerce in the federal...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 12:04pm

Budget 2025-26

Post-budget press briefing: Govt warns of Rs500bn more revenue steps

Says there is need for enabling amendments and legislation to plug leakages in the system

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:37am

Budget 2025-26

4G/5G license revenue set at Rs22.612bn for FY26

ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted Rs22.612 billion from 4G/5G licenses under the head of non-tax revenue for ...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 07:32am

Budget 2025-26

Rs17.6trn FY26 Budget unveiled under the shadows of IMF conditions, US tariff tensions and war threat

Federal expenditure cut by a hefty 7%

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Budget 2025-26

Rs8.2trn will be spent on debt servicing

ISLAMABAD: The country will spend around Rs 8.206 trillion on debt servicing including interest payments and ...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Business & Finance

World Bank projects 3.1pc GDP growth rate for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected GDP growth rate for Pakistan at 3.1 per cent for the next fiscal year 2026...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 11:08am

Business & Finance

10pc duty imposed on satellite mobile phones

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will charge customs duty of 10 percent on the import of “Satellite...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Business & Finance

Budget: Pakistan govt projects $19.9bn foreign assistance

ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted foreign assistance of $19.922 billion at dollar rate of Rs290 — (Rs5.78...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 11:07am

Pakistan inflation projected to remain within range of 4.5-5% in FY25

ISLAMABAD: Inflation is projected to remain within the range of 4.5-5 percent during fiscal year 2025, supported by...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:48am

Public debt recorded at Rs76,007bn by end-March

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 76,007 billion by end-March 2025, registering an increase...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:39am

Budget 2025-26

Growth target missed: Economic Survey

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said inflation has significantly declined from 29 percent ...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:30am

Pakistan’s threshold: World Bank fixes new poverty lines at $4.20/person/ day

ISLAMABAD: The new poverty lines for Pakistan — a lower middle-income country, set at $4.20/person/day up from...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 07:40pm

DDT scheme has small positive impact on textile exports: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Duty Drawback of Taxes (DDT) scheme had a small positive impact on aggregate textile exports,...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 08:44am

Pakistan

Senate body concerned at absence of legal cover for PCC establishment

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication raised serious concerns ...

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

ADB approves $800m financing for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved an $800 million programme to strengthen fiscal...

Updated 04 Jun, 2025 09:46am

Govt urges World Bank to restructure KWSSIP

ISLAMABAD: The government has requested the World Bank for restructuring of Karachi Water and Sewerage Services...

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 09:06am

PHCIP implementation rate termed moderately unsatisfactory

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has rated the Punjab Human Capital Investment Project (PHCIP) implementation...

Updated 01 Jun, 2025 11:09am

Wage employment, entrepreneurship: Pakistan faces significant gender gaps: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces significant gender gaps in wage employment, entrepreneurship, and access to productive...

Updated 31 May, 2025 04:42pm

Pakistan

Rs500m loss inflicted on national exchequer? Senate body raises questions over role of Nespak, NTDC

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs raised serious questions over the role of National...

Published 30 May, 2025 06:03am

Pakistan

NA body informed: Govt decides to launch M-6 project on a priority basis

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Affairs was informed on Tuesday that government has...

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	284.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	284.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 8	146.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.36
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 7	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 7	6,229.98
Nasdaq / Jul 7	20,412.52
Dow Jones / Jul 7	44,406.36
India Sensex / Jul 8	83,401.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	39,706.15
Hang Seng / Jul 8	24,040.70
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	8,815.84
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	24,080.71
France CAC40 / Jul 8	7,706.47

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 7	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 7	304,640
Petrol/Litre / Jul 8	266.79
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 8	67.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 8	3,336.43
Diesel/Litre / Jul 8	272.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 8	67.92

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 8 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	8.02 ▲ 1 (14.25%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	6.20 ▲ 0.7 (12.73%)
Habib Ins. / Jul 8 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	9.47 ▲ 1 (11.81%)
Intermarket Securities / Jul 8 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	9.88 ▲ 1 (11.26%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jul 8 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.07 ▲ 0.31 (11.23%)
TPL Properties / Jul 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.72 ▲ 1 (10.29%)
Invest Bank / Jul 8 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	10.82 ▲ 1 (10.18%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	19.86 ▲ 1.81 (10.03%)
First Treet Manuf / Jul 8 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	17.66 ▲ 1.61 (10.03%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 8 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	24.92 ▲ 2.27 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 8 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	19,649.09 ▼ -2138.5 (-9.82%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 8 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26.46 ▼ -2.79 (-9.54%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 8 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	26 ▼ -2.67 (-9.31%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 8 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	40.23 ▼ -3.39 (-7.77%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 8 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	15.20 ▼ -1.22 (-7.43%)
Nimir Resins / Jul 8 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	33.08 ▼ -2.64 (-7.39%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jul 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	13.82 ▼ -1.06 (-7.12%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 8 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	13.30 ▼ -0.89 (-6.27%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 8 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	881.27 ▼ -57.59 (-6.13%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 8 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	76.83 ▼ -4.82 (-5.9%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jul 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	96,716,252 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,365,959 ▲ 0.05
Hascol Petrol / Jul 8 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	47,695,588 ▲ 0.84
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 8 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	46,665,218 ▲ 0.44
Telecard Limited / Jul 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	39,442,766 ▲ 0.32
Ghani Global Holding / Jul 8 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	33,756,681 ▲ 0.73
Sui South Gas / Jul 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,611,844 ▲ 0.58
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	28,056,933 ▲ 0.7
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jul 8 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	27,456,545 ▲ 0.31
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 8 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	26,061,931 ▲ 0.05

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