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Shahid Sattar

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An economy that delivers

Clear economic philosophy, centered on competitive markets and a state ensuring fair rules and essential services, is vital for Pakistan's growth

Published 06 Nov, 2026 12:15pm

Opinion

Energy sector: power without accountability

Pakistan’s energy failures impose measurable economy-wide costs. Estimates put the annual cost of inadequate and...

Published 19 Oct, 2026 08:34pm

Opinion

Education without learning

Pakistan's education crisis stems from deep-seated over-regulation and political control, stifling school autonomy and hindering the nation's ability to build an AI-ready workforce

Published 16 Oct, 2026 01:44pm

Opinion

The dollars come home. Pakistan’s future leaves.

Every new remittance record is celebrated as proof of Pakistan’s resilience. It should instead make us uneasy....

Updated 12 Oct, 2026 06:27am

Opinion

A hard state and a broken society

A broken social contract sees 4 in 10 children stunted, basic services crumbling, and privilege replacing merit, eroding Pakistan's future.

Published 06 Oct, 2026 12:11pm

Opinion

Stop making Pakistanis pay for gas sector failures

Pakistan’s gas sector has perfected a ruinous business model: lose gas, misallocate expensive imports, delay payment...

Published 06 Oct, 2026 05:18am

Opinion

K-Electric tariff reversal weakens Pakistan’s privatisation case

Karachi’s consumers are being asked to celebrate a tariff cut they may never see. NEPRA has reduced K-Electric’s...

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:13am

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Pakistan has made tax compliance a competitive disadvantage

FBR keeps squeezing visible taxpayers while informality, distortion and leakage remain built into the system

Published 28 Sep, 2026 12:35pm

Opinion

One energy system, too many silos

Why Pakistan must stop managing fuels and start governing energy as a system. Pakistan’s energy crisis is not the...

Updated 07 Sep, 2026 07:21am

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Pakistan needs cities that grow, not provinces that govern

Pakistan’s administrative reform debate begins from the wrong premise. We keep asking how many provinces the country...

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

Opinion

Colonial mindset

Pakistan has been independent for nearly eight decades. The Union Jack came down, the British went home, and we...

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

Opinion

Why Pakistan keeps administering its energy crisis

Pakistan’s energy crisis has been analysed endlessly. Circular debt, capacity payments, distribution losses, gas...

Published 24 Aug, 2026 03:45am

Opinion

Inflation and the cost of an unreformed state

Pakistan’s inflation problem has returned just as the government wants the public to believe that macroeconomic...

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:55am

Opinion

Neelum-Jhelum after commissioning: from national asset to liability (Part-II)

First major operational blow came in 2022, when tailrace tunnel failed, plant was shut down

Published 15 Aug, 2026 05:19pm

Opinion

Neelum-Jhelum before commissioning: design was the first warning (Part-I)

A shift to a larger, riskier design for Neelum-Jhelum multiplied geological and financial burdens

Published 14 Aug, 2026 09:34pm

Opinion

AI arriving in Pakistan as mirror

Pakistan’s relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) is usually framed as a question of adoption: how fast can...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:30am

Opinion

Deemed duty: Pakistan’s hidden tax on fuel consumers

Pakistan’s petroleum pricing system has many visible burdens: petroleum levy, margins, freight, exchange-rate...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Opinion

Iran-Pakistan pipeline needs a price reset

Without a functioning gas market and a substantially lower price, the project risks becoming a taxpayer liability...

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 05:42am

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Pakistan has equity appetite; its owners have control anxiety

Pakistan keeps saying it has no capital. Firms complain that bank borrowing is expensive. Government complains that...

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

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Pakistan’s export trap—II

Why a narrow, low-value and cotton-locked export base can no longer carry the economy India offers an important...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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