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Dr Omer Javed

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

Opinion

ME conflict: supply shock, and IMF policy-I

On April 9, in her curtain-raiser speech for the Spring meetings of International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World...

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 06:33pm

Opinion

ME conflict, non-neoliberal policy, and mission-oriented approach

Now that a pause has come in the Middle East conflict in terms of a two-week ceasefire reached, with significant...

Updated 10 Apr, 2026 11:05am

Opinion

ME conflict, EFF programme, and Federal Budget

As a pleasant breath of fresh air into the corridors of economic policymaking, and which should serve as a major cue...

Published 03 Apr, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

ME conflict and fragile economic optimism

Oil prices reportedly dropped sharply by around 11 percent on Monday, March 23, in the wake of reported statement of...

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

Opinion

ME conflict: what should be our economic policy response?

The Iran war is now in its third week. In addition to causing loss to life, and property in the Middle East region,...

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

Opinion

A ‘black swan’ oil moment? – II

Moreover, while the Business Recorder (BR) editorial, published on March 10, supports government’s move of raising...

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 05:57am

Opinion

A ‘black swan’ oil moment?—I

With the Strait of Hormuz virtually closed, through which passes a significant amount of oil where, according to...

Updated 14 Mar, 2026 11:06pm

Opinion

Conflict, stagflation, SDR allocation, and counter-cyclical policy

While conflict in Iran is raging, and sending shockwaves to security situation in the region, oil shock, among other...

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 07:12am

Opinion

Fiscal multipliers, policy coordination, and growth

Pakistan’s economy has been in downturn for a number of years now. This has negatively impacted employment and...

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 06:09am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	278.41
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	278.21
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 24	161.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 24	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 24	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 24	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 23	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 23	7,365.46
Nasdaq / Jun 23	25,587.04
Dow Jones / Jun 23	51,666.84
India Sensex / Jun 24	76,940.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 24	69,523.79
Hang Seng / Jun 24	23,277.20
FTSE 100 / Jun 24	10,427.32
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 24	24,651.10
France CAC40 / Jun 24	8,352.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 23	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 23	368,985
Petrol/Litre / Jun 24	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 24	72.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 24	4,088.29
Diesel/Litre / Jun 24	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 24	78.45

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 24 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	8.01 ▲ 1 (14.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.07 ▲ 1 (11.03%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	57.61 ▲ 5.24 (10.01%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 24 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	12.20 ▲ 1.11 (10.01%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 24 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	57.48 ▲ 5.23 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.52 ▲ 3.05 (10.01%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.07 ▲ 7.01 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 24 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	251.72 ▲ 22.88 (10%)
Chashma / Jun 24 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	101.19 ▲ 9.2 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	111.29 ▲ 10.12 (10%)

Stock	Price
Int. Knit. / Jun 24 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	100.24 ▼ -11.14 (-10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.28 ▼ -2.47 (-9.98%)
NIT PakistanXD / Jun 24 NIT Pakistan Gateway ETF(NITGETF)	37.25 ▼ -3.75 (-9.15%)
Aruj Industries / Jun 24 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	10.89 ▼ -1.05 (-8.79%)
Shams Textile / Jun 24 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	42.02 ▼ -3.28 (-7.24%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jun 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	112.35 ▼ -7.69 (-6.41%)
Imperial Limited / Jun 24 Imperial Limited(IML)	23.60 ▼ -1.42 (-5.68%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 24 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	44.40 ▼ -2.45 (-5.23%)
National Silk / Jun 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	193.20 ▼ -9.8 (-4.83%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 24 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	37.30 ▼ -1.76 (-4.51%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	65,391,815 ▲ 0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	65,127,482 ▲ 1.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,923,572 ▲ 0.02
Pak Elektron / Jun 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	24,084,263 ▲ 0.95
The Organic Meat / Jun 24 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	16,472,450 ▲ 3.04
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	16,229,050 ▲ 0.17
Sui South Gas / Jun 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	15,726,000 ▼ -0.9
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,621,137 ▲ 2.35
B.O.Punjab / Jun 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,593,429 ▲ 0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,212,504 ▲ 1.17

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