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اردو

Jul 19, 2026 اردو

Print Edition BR Markets Dollar to PKR

Intl Oil Prices Iran-US war Petrol Prices Gold Rates Podcasts PSX Notices

Topic

Austerity plan

Austerity must begin with the state

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 06:42am

EDITORIAL: At a time when economic pressures and rising energy costs are forcing governments across Pakistan to...

Austerity plan: who will pay the cost?

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 05:47am

Seven days after the United States/Israel attacked Iran the extremely unpopular decision of a significant rise in...

PM unveils austerity measures, orders four-day workweek amid Middle East war concerns

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:50pm

Says schools to remain off for two weeks; 50% staff at offices to work from home

Final austerity plan to be announced today: Govt taking precautionary steps: PM

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:10am

Presides over a meeting held to discuss measures to maintain the stability of the national economy in light of the recent rising international tensions

Austerity plan: Finance Division bans vehicle purchases, new posts

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:25am

ISLAMABAD: In a belt-tightening move, the Finance Division notified austerity measures, including ban on purchase of...

Austerity for minimum wagers – prosperity for lawmakers

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

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

Bengali says he opposed downsizing idea by sacking employees

Published 26 Oct, 2024 07:16am

ISLAMABAD: Leading economist Dr Kaiser Bengali disclosed, Friday, that he had proposed abolishing 60 entities/...

NA Speaker abolishes 220 ‘redundant’ posts

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly speaker has set a target of saving Rs1 billion annually in the budget of the...

New austerity steps await govt nod

Updated 20 Dec, 2023 09:52am

Official documents of the Finance Division notes that measures like a ban on the procurement of durable goods and vehicles are still in vogue and being implemented

Capex in the times of austerity?

Published 07 Mar, 2023 08:42am

The monetary policy statement issued post MPC meeting last week makes no reference to private sector credit...

Austerity plan: PM orders constitution of monitoring body

Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to establish a monitoring committee on the implementation of...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51