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Shahid Sattar

Opinion

Power sector—hope on the horizon

Over the past year, power tariffs in Pakistan have come down considerably and, contingent on key reforms being...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Opinion

Economic realities and export

While macroeconomic indicators have achieved feeble stability over the past year, on-the-ground conditions remain as...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 08:12am

Opinion

No room for illusions

I’ll be blunt and direct — there’s no room for comforting illusions when it comes to export growth. The world...

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 07:47am

Opinion

CBAM, carbon trap, and impact of irrational gas policies

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is now a pressing challenge for exporters worldwide. By pricing...

Updated 29 May, 2025 07:38am

Opinion

Illusion of remittance-driven growth

Pakistan’s implicit export strategy isn’t goods — it’s people. And the strategy continues. In a recent...

Updated 12 May, 2025 07:15am

Opinion

The ‘big cycle’ of Pakistan’s economy – I

In the aftermath of World War II, a new world order emerged through the formation of institutions like the UN, IMF,...

Updated 28 Apr, 2025 07:49am

Opinion

Yarn imports constitute silent threat to textile exports

Pakistan’s export sector is undergoing a seismic shift, one that will affect its competitive edge for years to...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 06:45am

Opinion

Stranded gas, strangled industry

While the current decline in global energy prices would benefit most manufacturing economies, it poses a serious...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 06:29am

Opinion

Choking growth

Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF, meaning the economy gets to stay afloat for another six...

Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am

Opinion

Pakistan’s widening trade deficit will deepen without urgent policy reforms

Pakistan’s trade deficit has widened by 16% to USD 14.1 billion in the first seven months of FY 2025, compared to...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:29am

Opinion

Fix the EFS

Export-led growth is the mantra these days, but government seems uninterested in actually facilitating it. The...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Opinion

Export-led growth and effective tax management: Leveraging Digital Product Passport

As the EU tightens its regulations, many countries view compliance as a mere obligation, but the implications of ...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

Let the market decide

With an IMF (International Monetary Fund) determined to punish past misdemeanours and a government unwilling to...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Opinion

Energy crisis, industrial collapse

Pakistan’s industry is teetering on the brink of collapse, with policies that are actively dismantling it. Chief...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am

Opinion

Export growth not possible without policy reforms

While the government celebrates its ambitious five-year Transformation Plan: The URAAN Pakistan, (2024-2029), the...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

Opinion

We are our own worst enemy

Almost three years into Pakistan’s economic crisis, the illusion of stability in indicators like the exchange rate...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 07:47am

Opinion

USD25bn textile exports can be a reality

After a challenging year in 2023, Pakistan’s value-added textile sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:51am

Opinion

CTBCM stillborn

Pakistan’s energy sector stands ensnared in inefficiencies, financial instability, and a chronic inability to...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:58am

Opinion

Unravelling of the Textile Sector

Pakistan’s textile industry, a key component of the economy and a full-spectrum value chain, is unravelling under...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:21am

Opinion

Implications of the US-China trade war

Six years after their imposition, the Section 301 tariffs under the US Trade Act of 1974 continue to significantly...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 22	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 22	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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