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Dr Omer Javed

Opinion

Learning from China’s economic philosophy and policy — II

The same book ‘How China escaped shock therapy: the market reform debate’ by Isabella M. Weber pointed out that...

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:30am

Opinion

Learning from China’s economic philosophy and policy – I

May 21 marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. A proud moment indeed for the...

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:38pm

Opinion

‘Circuit breaker’ economic policy

In his inaugural speech, standing in front of the ‘10 Downing Street’ in London, on July 20, United Kingdom’s new...

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 07:10am

Opinion

Reflections on provincial budgets FY27—V

In the case of Punjab, current expenditure as per budgetary estimate for FY26 stood at Rs2.7 trillion, while revised...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Opinion

Reflections on provincial budgets FY27—IV

Moreover, in the case of Balochistan the direction of taxes also needs to be shifted away from indirect taxes over...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Opinion

Reflections on provincial budgets FY27—III

Just like other provinces, the messages in the ‘white paper’ of Balochistan are once again generic, and lack any...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

Opinion

Reflections on provincial budgets FY27—II

Moreover, a statement in Punjab’s ‘white paper’ that ‘Strategic investments continue to be prioritised in sectors...

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Opinion

Reflections on provincial budgets FY27—I

In the wake of the 18th Constitutional Amend ment, the role of the provincial spending, and revenue decisions have...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Opinion

Reflections on federal budget FY27—II

Here, it needs to be pointed out that it is highly strange to see that the government has apparently not pursued...

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Opinion

Reflections on federal budget FY27—I

In line with the overall economic policy, the important thing for a budget is to employ its tools – revenue and...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:34pm

Opinion

Policy philosophy correction budget needed—II

It makes sense for the government to take lesson from a Japanese saying: ‘If you get on the wrong train, get off at...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 06:51am

Opinion

Policy philosophy correction budget needed–I

A budget is not just a mere accounting exercise of expenditure and revenue, but reflects a commitment to economic...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

IMF programmes’ progress report: some reflections—III

Moreover, the report points out that commitment to programme objectives includes ‘…maintaining a flexible exchange...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 06:49am

Opinion

IMF programmes’ progress report: some reflections—II

At the same time, the ‘IMF Country Report No. 26/101’ should have included disaggregated data with regard to urban...

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:14am

Opinion

IMF programmes’ progress report: some reflections—I

In May, International Monetary Fund (IMF) released ‘IMF Country Report No. 26/101’ at the successful completion of...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Opinion

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—II

Lower exports and FDI, together with an elevated conflict situation, overall slow down, and can even lower foreign...

Updated 22 May, 2026 07:53am

Opinion

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—I

Unlike the routine analysis on the lines of listing a number of financial, and administrative bottlenecks facing...

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

Opinion

ME conflict, austerity, and stagflation

Like anything else in life global economy is increasingly facing a moral question, which has roots in responsibility...

Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

ME conflict and the economic iceberg

With the Middle East conflict broadly ongoing for almost two months, with a fragile ceasefire holding for the...

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

Opinion

ME conflict caused supply shock, and IMF policy-II

It needs to be pointed out that IMF has given no indication for provision of enhanced special drawing rights (SDRs)...

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:45am

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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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