Farhat Ali

Opinion

Breaking up the gas utilities

Unbundling Gas Utilities could be repeating Wapda’s costly mistake if the policymakers do not comprehend and learn...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Opinion

Foreign investment: the governance test

“Foreign investors don’t fear risk - they fear bureaucracy, and foreign investors don’t leave markets - they leave...

Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:59am

Opinion

A USD10bn lifeline for Pakistan

This week’s reports from Washington that Pakistan has sought a ‘USD10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support...

Published 25 Jul, 2026 04:38am

Opinion

Pakistan’s circular debt isn’t a financial crisis

Circular debt is a governance failure; it isn’t a financial crisis. Every year, the nation is presented with a new...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Opinion

FDI versus security

FDI = Security: the investment equation Pakistan cannot ignore The latest Security Survey 2026 by the Overseas...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:34am

Opinion

Pakistan’s foreign exchange mirage

Pakistan has allowed remittances to compensate for stagnant exports, sluggish Foreign Direct Investment, low...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Opinion

Islamabad’s diplomatic moment

As Washington and Tehran turn a page on decades of hostility, Pakistan stands at a rare geopolitical crossroads....

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:47am

Opinion

Budget: annual ritual of fiscal survival

Pakistan’s budget can be interpreted in five words: “A Ritual of Fiscal Survival.” This raises a more fundamental...

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

Opinion

CPEC 2.0: ambition meets economic reality

As geopolitical considerations increasingly dominated the Pakistan-China partnership, the economic narrative...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Opinion

Strait of Hormuz — a case of legitimacy, sovereignty

The central dispute between Iran and the United States has gradually evolved beyond the nuclear issue toward a more...

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

Opinion

Exporting hunger, importing inflation

Pakistan is now spending billions of dollars importing food products that a functioning agricultural economy should...

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:30am

Opinion

Panda ‘diplomacy’

Pakistan’s inaugural Panda bond issuance in China’s onshore capital market is undoubtedly a financial milestone....

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

Opinion

Economy adrift?

Year after year, prior to annual national budget, many well-founded reform proposals put forward by business...

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

Opinion

Taxing smarter, not harder

As fiscal pressures mount, equally for the government and the public, the challenge is not just to increase taxes,...

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

Opinion

Repositioning Pakistan in transit economy

Pakistan’s early advantage as a transit hub between Europe and Asia eroded not due to geography, but due to...

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 07:24am

Opinion

EU’s €400bn investment initiative

With European Union’s €400 billion Global Gateway investment programme in focus, Islamabad is all set to host the...

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 07:04am

Opinion

Ceasefire without victory

Amidst the fading echoes of a 40-day confrontation of Iran, that brought the Middle East to the brink of systemic...

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

Opinion

Taxing the engine of growth to a stall

The government’s decision to jack up petrol price to an unprecedented Rs458.40 per litre, driven largely by a...

Published 04 Apr, 2026 06:16am

Opinion

A war the world sees and a crisis it ignores

As the world’s strategic gaze fixes on the unfolding Iran war, a far more certain and slow-moving catastrophe is...

Published 28 Mar, 2026 04:28am

Opinion

From periphery to pivot

Amidst the prevailing explosive situation in the Middle East, one thought is irresistible—Pakistan positioning...

Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 7	157.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 7	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 7	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
India Sensex / Aug 7	78,499.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,606.71
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,668.03
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,901.09
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,319.45
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,714.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 7	78.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 7	4,341.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 7	84.40
Petrol/Litre / Aug 9	327.62
Diesel/Litre / Aug 9	380.86

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.84 ▲ 1.26 (10.02%)
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Aug 7 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	17.68 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46.39 ▲ 4.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	61.81 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 7 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	229.52 ▲ 20.87 (10%)
Frieslandcampina / Aug 7 Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited(FCEPL)	121.30 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Faisal Sp. / Aug 7 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	358.06 ▲ 32.55 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 7 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	78.43 ▲ 7.13 (10%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.80 ▲ 0.59 (9.5%)
Imperial Limited / Aug 7 Imperial Limited(IML)	23.48 ▲ 1.98 (9.21%)

Stock	Price
Fateh Sports / Aug 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	159.49 ▼ -16.5 (-9.38%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 7 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	18.57 ▼ -1.68 (-8.3%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 7 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	42.43 ▼ -3.56 (-7.74%)
Shams Textile / Aug 7 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	52.52 ▼ -4.29 (-7.55%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Aug 7 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	22.17 ▼ -1.69 (-7.08%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	52.77 ▼ -3.97 (-7%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 7 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	17.35 ▼ -1.25 (-6.72%)
Gadoon Textile / Aug 7 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	341.05 ▼ -21.04 (-5.81%)
AKD Hospitality / Aug 7 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	150.79 ▼ -9.21 (-5.76%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Aug 7 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	14.47 ▼ -0.88 (-5.73%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	161,177,862 ▲ 0.69
B.O.Punjab / Aug 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,334,090 ▲ 0.46
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	24,216,535 ▲ 0.59
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 7 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	20,061,794 ▲ 0.32
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Aug 7 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	18,254,792 ▲ 0.7
Nishat Power / Aug 7 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	15,207,765 ▼ -0.2
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 7 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,156,912 ▼ -0.39
Hascol Petrol / Aug 7 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,781,842 ▲ 0.35
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12,582,914 ▲ 1.26
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,492,335 ▼ -1.02

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