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National Water Policy

Amid the new ambitious plans and schemes, approval of the National Water Policy is also on the table. It sure sounds

Updated 24 Jul, 2017 07:47am

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Financial development and ‘inclusion’

Oftentimes, parting lament in Pakistani drawing-room conversations is that things will never change. On at least one

Published 19 Jul, 2017 04:55am

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Trade with CARs

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left on a two-day visit to Tajikistan to discuss trade cooperation a

Published 19 Jul, 2017 04:40am

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Pakistan comes knocking to IMF

The IMF is expecting the external financing needs of Pakistan around 7.5 percent of GDP in the medium terms. The que

Updated 19 Jul, 2017 09:41am

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CPEC, energy and external stability

The good is that investment in $55 billion CPEC and energy sector if implemented on schedule can help close the coun

Updated 18 Jul, 2017 07:33am

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External sector: More China

Even the IMF is conceding that the fruits of its last bailout “have begun to erode” and that “macroeconomic vulnerabilit

Published 18 Jul, 2017 06:31am

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Pak-Iran FTA – an optimistic exercise

Pakistan is fond of its Preferential Trade Agreements (PTA) and Free Trade Agreements (FTA) all in the quest of the as y

Published 18 Jul, 2017 06:29am

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The myth of PSE reforms in Pakistan

The government would like the citizens to believe that plans to reform public sector enterprises (PSE) are in full sway.

Updated 17 Jul, 2017 10:18am

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Of external vulnerabilities and fiscal consolidation

The fund’s language is getting tight along with building up of external pressures - reminding days of 2008. Although not

Updated 17 Jul, 2017 11:07am

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SEZs – A word of caution

Pakistan has recently jumped on the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) bandwagon. Board of Investment Chairman Dr Miftah Ismail

Updated 17 Jul, 2017 10:08am

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Water under the bridge

About Rs25 billion worth of water is wasted every year. That’s what the Wapda chairman reportedly told the Public Ac

Published 14 Jul, 2017 03:48am

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Famous for whitening real estate frauds

Besides whitening the black money, real estate sector in the country is also infamous for frauds and scams as the in

Published 14 Jul, 2017 03:46am

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Come on, it’s time to go

It’s not the crime; it’s the cover-up. Indeed. The House of Sharif should have known better. The Panama JIT – or “

Updated 13 Jul, 2017 11:18am

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More protection

Some things in Pakistan will never change. Despite making promises in 2013 that SROs will be “phased out”, and follo

Updated 25 Jul, 2017 07:27am

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Tourism needs urgent coordination

Choked roads and packed hotels greet one upon venturing into the northern areas of Pakistan. The tourist season is i

Published 05 Jul, 2017 05:03am

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India’s tax reforms

Just when things were starting to get normal in India post the banning of higher-denominated notes, the situation is see

Published 03 Jul, 2017 04:41am

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Modi in the court of Trump

What happens when two bullies meet? Do they fight? Or do they prefer to talk instead? When Trump and Modi met at the

Published 30 Jun, 2017 06:11am

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EDB gone?

Days after the shocking move by the government of Pakistan to dissolve the Engineering Development Board (EDB)—a wing of

Updated 29 Jun, 2017 10:49am

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Diamer-Bhasha: sliver of hope

It seems the Diamer-Bhasha project dam has caught a lucky break recently with the Chinese deciding to include it in

Published 29 Jun, 2017 06:13am

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Real estate roundup

Last time, the column talked about the real estate sector was when it discussed the second phase of property valuation c

Published 29 Jun, 2017 06:11am

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A tough month for rice exports

Rice exports continue their decline vis-à-vis the mounting trade deficit. For the eleven months ended FY17, Pakistan

Published 23 Jun, 2017 04:38am

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Trade and poor economics

The trade deficit continues to soar as the toll reached a whopping $30 billion in 11MFY17, as per latest PBS data. T

Updated 22 Jun, 2017 06:04pm

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SRB: rare jewel in Sindh’s crown

Sindh is not well known for quality institutions or governance. However, there are some islands of excellence in the

Published 20 Jun, 2017 06:29am

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Government dominated investment

No doubt that the economy is back on growth momentum as the country goes through an expansionary phase. But the ques

Published 20 Jun, 2017 06:23am

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IMF review - between the lines

The underline tone of the IMF in the latest IMF article 1V consultation sounds softer as the Fund seems satisfied wi

Published 19 Jun, 2017 05:27am

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A case for services exports

The trade deficit has ballooned to $30 billion for Jul-May 2017. And economic observers are ringing alarm. But are t

Published 16 Jun, 2017 05:05am

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Is it time to repair Pakistan’s social safety net?

Before Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) in 2008, Pakistan’s main safety net programs were Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal

Published 16 Jun, 2017 05:02am

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PSE reforms: a non-starter

One would imagine eighteen months is long enough to prepare summary tables showing the performance of Pakistan’s sta

Updated 16 Jun, 2017 08:32am

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The Fed raises rates

The Federal Reserve yesterday in-line with market expectations increased interest rates by 25bps to 1-1.25 percent r

Published 16 Jun, 2017 04:57am

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Populism adjusted

Beyond the flattery, Trump’s first full cabinet meeting earlier this week was also high on reassurances to Trump’s p

Published 15 Jun, 2017 04:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 29 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 29 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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