Ali Khizar

Opinion

Pakistan has the reserves, yet still lacks investor trust

Is Pakistan investable? Foreign exchange reserves have reached a record high and the debt-to-GDP ratio has fallen...

Updated 09 Nov, 2026 06:22am

Opinion

Pakistan’s cooking gas crisis: a policy failure in the making

With pipeline gas dwindling and LNG scarce, households and small eateries increasingly depend on LPG. Closing the...

Published 02 Nov, 2026 05:01am

Opinion

Pakistan’s stable rupee makes rate rise more likely

Pakistan has absorbed the oil shock better than expected. But as global monetary conditions tighten, political...

Published 26 Oct, 2026 04:07am

Opinion

External account stability: Exchange rate defence strategies may prove to be the Achilles’ heel

Remittances and services exports have cushioned the impact of higher oil prices. But a strengthening real exchange...

Published 19 Oct, 2026 02:10am

Opinion

Sacred cows and shrinking pies

Pakistan’s fourth review under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility has produced the expected staff-level agreement. It...

Updated 12 Oct, 2026 05:45am

Opinion

Pakistan must earn growth

Pakistan’s fiscal numbers are better than targeted. In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the Federal Board of...

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 06:33am

Opinion

Pakistan’s investors still waiting for a reason to believe

Pakistan’s macroeconomic turnaround over the past three years is real. Foreign exchange buffers have been rebuilt,...

Updated 28 Sep, 2026 05:56am

Opinion

Shrinking oil import bill amid widening tax gap

International crude oil and refined-product prices have climbed above their 2022 levels in recent months, unsettling...

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:46am

Opinion

Pakistan’s central bank should hold its nerve on rates

Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee gathers today with the room considerably less settled than it was a few weeks...

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 11:17am

Opinion

Bond bet: issue more before the window shuts

Pakistan has returned to the long-term international bond market with its largest-ever single issuance, raising $3...

Published 07 Sep, 2026 04:49am

Opinion

Pakistan’s rural economy needs rescuing from its own govt

Pakistan’s economy has struggled to find sustained growth momentum over the past two years, held back in part by...

Published 31 Aug, 2026 05:26am

Opinion

Pakistan should borrow long while its stock is high

Pakistan’s external accounts have absorbed a war without breaking. Nearly six months into the conflict between Iran...

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 04:09am

Opinion

The missing half of Pakistan’s stabilization

Pakistan has done the hard part. It has not done the necessary part. The consolidated fiscal deficit fell to 2.61...

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:58am

Opinion

Pakistan’s power privatisation has the sequence backwards

Pakistan’s Privatisation Commission has received expressions of interest from four foreign and eight local investors...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Opinion

Pakistan’s refinery upgrade is a bet the world is already unwinding

After two decades of deliberation, Pakistan has finally approved a policy to upgrade its refineries. The timing...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Opinion

SBP should resist the temptation to blink

The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled to meet today to decide the policy rate. The...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:13am

Opinion

Pakistan’s external calm is more fragile than it appears

Pakistan ended fiscal year 2026 with what appears, at first glance, to be reassuring external-sector news. The...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Opinion

Discos selloff must not repeat the Karachi experience

After completing the sale of a majority stake in Pakistan International Airlines, the government has moved to a...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Opinion

Pakistan’s quiet jobs crisis

Pakistan’s economic stabilization has come largely through contractionary policy: tighter spending, higher interest...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Opinion

Federal budget: gives with one hand; takes away with the other

The federal budget for FY27 has been greeted with celebration in certain quarters. The celebration may prove...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 6	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 6	276.66 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 9	158.24 ▼ -0.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 9	0.82 ▼ -0.0011
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 9	1.34 ▲ 0.0032
Euro to USD / Nov 9	1.12 ▲ 0.002
SOFR % / Nov 5	3.92 ▼ -0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 9	81,014.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 9	58,799.24
Hang Seng / Nov 9	24,579.29
FTSE 100 / Nov 9	10,725.11
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 9	25,957.20
France CAC40 / Nov 9	8,157.67
S&P 500 / Nov 6	7,376.66
Nasdaq / Nov 6	24,579.42
Dow Jones / Nov 6	51,285.73

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 9	346
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 9	90.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 9	4,119.39
Diesel/Litre / Nov 9	378
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 9	83.04
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.72 ▲ 0.72 (18%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 6 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	7.96 ▲ 1 (14.37%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.63 ▲ 0.29 (12.39%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 6 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	12.62 ▲ 1.15 (10.03%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 6 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.85 ▲ 1.17 (10.02%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 6 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	80.58 ▲ 7.33 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	87.51 ▲ 7.96 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 6 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	74.56 ▲ 6.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 6 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	459.83 ▲ 41.8 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.03 ▼ -0.59 (-95.16%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 6 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	12.14 ▼ -1.35 (-10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 6 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	65.92 ▼ -7.32 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Nov 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	201.59 ▼ -20.8 (-9.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 6 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.06 ▼ -1.52 (-7.39%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.65 ▼ -0.05 (-7.14%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 6 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	67.54 ▼ -4.94 (-6.82%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	18.98 ▼ -1.24 (-6.13%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 6 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.55 ▼ -0.82 (-5.71%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.43 ▼ -0.57 (-5.7%)

Stock	Volume
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	687,381,117 ▼ -0.59
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 6 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	140,783,607 ▲ 0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,154,825 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,939,154 ▲ 0.04
Media Times Ltd / Nov 6 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	41,329,381 ▼ -0.07
TPL Properties / Nov 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,069,293 ▲ 0.25
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	24,996,297 ▲ 0.04
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,970,440 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Nov 6 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,500,857 ▲ 0.23
B.O.Punjab / Nov 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,284,920 ▼ -0.76

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