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KPK budget FY26

EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) unveiled a 2119 billion-rupee budget outlay for next fiscal year with a ...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:10am

Iran-Israel War

Published 16 Jun, 2025 02:31pm

BR Research

Current account: Surplus on borrowed time?

After a brief surplus stint in April 2025, Pakistan’s current account has slipped back into deficit — clocking...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 08:55am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent in spite of ...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

BR Research

Solar power: Curb the bigger beast of net-metering first

News is out that the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance has unanimously rejected the proposed 18 ...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:08am

‘Israel’s wet dream’

One of the many enduring paradoxes of American democracy is that a businessman-president—soon to return to his real...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

Opinion

New trade order: aligning policy with geopolitical realities

The global landscape of goods trade is currently undergoing a significant transformation. The established flows of...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 07:05am

Startup Recorder

Pakistan’s startups face capital crunch, need urgent reforms: i2i report

Report says 'with bold, sequenced reforms backed by macro- economic and political stability, country can transform its startup landscape'

Published 19 Jun, 2025 04:11pm

Editorials

Punjab budget

EDITORIAL: Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has presented a 5.33 trillion-rupees budget with a ...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

BR Research

LSM: Time machine the wrong way

The latest data from Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector paints a troubling picture: not of a...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:46am

Opinion

Change without changing?

Change is inevitable. Change is imperative. Change is permanent. Change is imminent. These are every day echoes....

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:22am

World

Emirates named world’s 4th best airline for 2025

Airline currently boasts best first-class cabin

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 07:34pm

BR Research

Geopolitics ignite oil prices once again

Crude oil prices remain volatile, navigating between tightening supply concerns and weakening demand signals. Brent...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:43am

Opinion

The killing fields of Gaza

Human conscience was brutally bruised when Caine killed his brother, Abel. The conscience is maimed since then. To...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:23am

Editorials

Govt could have done more in the budget

EDITORIAL: The tailwind is with them — the economy is stabilising, elections are three years away, and the...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

BR Research

Real Estate Policy: Suspiciously Strategic

It’s not as if a boon for builders and developers was beyond the realm of possibility in Budget 2026. It was ...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Pakistan

Karachi ranked fourth worst livable city in new index

Karachi was ahead of only Dhaka, Tripoli, Damascus

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:32pm

World

Dubai looks to launch world’s first water-backed digital token

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre says 'this will revolutionise how water is traded, valued, and managed globally'

Published 17 Jun, 2025 02:34pm

Startup Recorder

Startup reality TV show set to launch early next year

Entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses to a panel of four investors (or ‘gurus’) and nine mentors

Updated 17 Jun, 2025 04:47pm

Opinion

The federal budget of FY2025-26

The federal budget for 2025-26 has been announced recently. This has led to wide-ranging discussions in the media...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Editorials

Sindh budget

EDITORIAL: The Sindh budget for 2025-26 was considerably more realistic relative to the federal budget on four...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 07:56am

BR Research

External fragility calls for policy patience

The Monetary Policy Committee is likely to keep interest rates unchanged today. Market rates suggest a cut—down by...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:25am

Pakistan

Punjab budget for FY2025-26 at a glance

Pakistan’s Punjab government on Monday presented the provincial budget for the financial year 2025-26. A week after...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 10:19pm

Opinion

The assumptions in FY26 budget

The budget 2025-26 makes one implicit and three explicit assumptions that enable its architects to present a set of...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:03am

Opinion

Budget with mixed signals

This is a contractionary budget, aimed at delivering a consolidated fiscal deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP—the ...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:38am

Editorials

Getting it right this time

EDITORIAL: There has never been another project quite like Pakistan Steel Mills. Not only in scope, nor in ambition,...

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

Opinion

Climate crisis demands collective action

The severe impacts of climate change are becoming more visible and alarming with each passing day. Wildfires in ...

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

Editorials

Reviving growth in an age of uncertainty

EDITORIAL: Since the onset of the second Trump presidency, the global economy has been contending with the...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Opinion

Pakistan’s vision amidst FY26 Budget

Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Editorials

The post-budget govt press conference

EDITORIAL: The post-budget press conference held by the federal finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, flanked by...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

BR Research

FY26 budget delivers little for oil, gas and refineries

The Federal Budget for FY26 has brought a mix of continuity and subtle policy shifts for Pakistan’s oil and gas...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:28am

Pakistan

Sindh budget for FY2025-26 at a glance

The Sindh government announced its budget for the financial year 2025-26 on Friday, with Chief Minister Murad Ali...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 09:27pm

Markets

Status quo likely as rising oil prices play on SBP’s mind, say analysts

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to hold the key policy rate at...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 04:41pm

Opinion

Budget 2025-2026: Pakistan govt has no vision beyond fiscal survival

The federal budget for financial year 2025-26 presented on June 10, 2025, in the National Assembly, has laid bare...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:22am

BR Research

Austerity for minimum wagers – prosperity for lawmakers

Nine years. That’s how long the nation’s hardworking, self-sacrificing, people-loving parliamentarians have...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

Opinion

Policy issues in the EFF programme – II

In addition, lack of adequate regulatory capacity means that it is very likely, as has been the case in real ...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:08am

Startup Recorder

UK’s Commonwealth Startup Fellowship offers £35,000 in equity-free grants

In addition to training and mentorship, participating teams can apply for financial support through the Fellows Fund

Published 13 Jun, 2025 01:24pm

Editorials

Confronting the dearth of educated and trained manpower

EDITORIAL: Among the many glaring challenges that the budget document has thrown up, the enduring burden of...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:43am

Pakistan

Pakistan, UAE agree to convene JMC moot in Abu Dhabi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to convene a meeting of Joint Ministerial...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

BR Research

No truths and a lie

If there is one thing governments do really well, it is self-congratulation at minor victories that mask deeper...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:15am

World

The world’s worst air crashes in recent years

LONDON: At least 100 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 05:50pm

World

After years of waiting, Israel’s Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it had targeted nuclear...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 10:08pm

Opinion

A public health milestone

The Punjab government’s recent decision to ban all e-cigarettes, vapes and nicotine pouches across the province...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:49am

Business & Finance

Dubai property: buyers purchase shares in one-bedroom apartment in record time

Dubai govt's tokenised project allows users to buy shares in properties through blockchain-based tokens, starting from AED 2,000 ($545)

Published 12 Jun, 2025 03:55pm

BR Research

Remittances at the forefront

Amid ongoing economic challenges and global uncertainties, remittances from overseas Pakistanis again emerged as a...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:25am

Opinion

Armed forces — an acclamation—II

Narendra Modi is seriously suffering from the effects of misadventure and is on fire. He claimed Pakistan begged for...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:57am

Editorials

US and Pak-India peace process

EDITORIAL: The brief but intense four-day Pakistan-India military conflict has underscored the volatile nature of...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:46am

Opinion

Beyond the divide: rethinking federal-provincial collaboration for economic transformation—II

Agriculture, livelihoods, and forests: climate impacts and systemic constraints Agriculture remains the backbone...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:01am

Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb presented yesterday a Rs 17.573 trillion federal budget for 2025-2026...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 07:13am

BR Research

Energy budget: revenue first, reform later

The federal budget for FY26 offers few surprises on the energy front—yet between the lines lies a tale of ...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 07:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	283.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	283.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	145.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	5,980.87
Nasdaq / Jun 18	19,546.27
Dow Jones / Jun 18	42,171.66
India Sensex / Jun 19	81,415.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	38,488.34
Hang Seng / Jun 19	23,203.65
FTSE 100 / Jun 19	8,808.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 19	23,175.77
France CAC40 / Jun 19	7,594.91

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 18	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 18	307,831
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	75.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	3,356.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	66.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 20	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 20	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 19 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	7.40 ▲ 1 (15.63%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 19 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	10.07 ▲ 1 (11.03%)
Equity Modaraba / Jun 19 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.60 ▲ 0.34 (10.43%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 19 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	8.70 ▲ 0.8 (10.13%)
Crescent Textile / Jun 19 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	20.85 ▲ 1.9 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	21.64 ▲ 1.97 (10.02%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 19 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	39.69 ▲ 3.61 (10.01%)
National Silk / Jun 19 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	48.58 ▲ 4.42 (10.01%)
Karam Ceramics / Jun 19 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56.73 ▲ 5.16 (10.01%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 19 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 19 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.07 ▼ -0.42 (-12.03%)
Shadab Textile / Jun 19 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	75.89 ▼ -8.43 (-10%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 19 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	60.78 ▼ -6.75 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 19 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	192.29 ▼ -21.36 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 19 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	55.87 ▼ -6.21 (-10%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 19 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	224.55 ▼ -24.95 (-10%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Jun 19 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	66.42 ▼ -7.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 19 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	12,393.10 ▼ -1377.05 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 19 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	62.45 ▼ -6.94 (-10%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 19 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.77 ▼ -1.64 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,599,560 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,602,100 ▼ -1.18
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 19 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	30,281,434 ▼ -0.39
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 19 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,166,746 ▼ -0.05
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	21,008,163 ▼ -0.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 19 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,362,254 ▼ -0.81
Invest Bank / Jun 19 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	18,857,349 ▲ 0.54
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	16,119,235 ▼ -0.3
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 19 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	14,394,194 ▼ -0.16
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 19 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	14,359,754 ▲ 0.33

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