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austerity policies

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—I

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

Unlike the routine analysis on the lines of listing a number of financial, and administrative bottlenecks facing...

Austerity measures: Exemptions to be limited to essential, time-bound work: Dar

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: In a clear signal that the government is tightening its belt, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Austerity in times of crisis

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

Fiscal discipline is more essential in times of geopolitical uncertainty and economic uncertainty. Pakistan is at...

POL items’ stocks at comfortable levels, PM told

Updated 20 Mar, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Thursday that the country holds sufficient petroleum reserves...

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: Intelligence Bureau tasked to monitor implementation

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed Intelligence Bureau (IB) to oversee the implementation...

PM Shehbaz takes stock of economic situation

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 12:44pm

Says consultations underway regarding additional measures to support the masses

Govt to absorb Rs23bn hit to keep fuel prices unchanged

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government will absorb a Rs 23 billion hit to keep fuel prices steady. This subsidy, paid as...

Austerity and energy-saving steps: PM orders strict enforcement

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed all federal ministries and Divisions to strictly...

Conflict, stagflation, SDR allocation, and counter-cyclical policy

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 07:12am

While conflict in Iran is raging, and sending shockwaves to security situation in the region, oil shock, among other...

Mass rallies, disruptions in France on day of anger against Macron

Published 19 Sep, 2025 06:54am

PARIS: Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Thursday in a show of anger over President Emmanuel...

Austerity, current account surplus, & economic resilience

Updated 25 Jul, 2025 08:15am

Recently, the Prime Minister reportedly lauded economic performance with regard to country achieving current account...

Need for a more balanced policy emphasis by Pakistan and Argentina

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan and Argentina have somewhat similar macroeconomic, and growth consequences, whereby although the extent of...

Debt, weak multilateralism, and austerity

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 06:53am

The number of developing countries having high debt levels, that is having public debt more than 60 percent of their...

Inequality, poverty, and austerity — II

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:25am

Unfortunately, both the IMF and individual countries practicing these, in or outside of the IMF programme, are not...

Inequality, poverty, and austerity–I

Published 21 Jul, 2023 07:08am

Two reports recently released clearly indicate that in the wake of pandemic, not only has progress on sustainable...

Economic stress

Updated 12 May, 2023 06:33am

Since around September 2021, and especially since April last year, economic stress has come to Pakistan from a ...

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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

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