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Benazir Income Support Programme

High incidence of poverty—II

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 06:00am

The previous article had focused on the finding by the World Bank that Pakistan accounted for half the poverty in...

Delegation of Gates Foundation visits BISP HQs

Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Up to 9.7 million free SIMs have so far been issued to women beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support...

BISP budgeted at Rs838bn

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been budgeted at Rs 838 billion for the upcoming fiscal year...

WB assures BISP of continued support

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has assured the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) of its continued technical...

Deaths of six women beneficiaries in RYK: BISP to take action, impose fine on partner

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has announced to initiate “strict legal action” against, and...

12.1m families to benefit: PM unveils Rs38bn Ramazan package

Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday unveiled a Rs38 billion Ramazan Relief Package to support 12.1...

Govt to link power, gas subsidies with BISP

Published 27 Jan, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is undertaking a comprehensive subsidy reform, linking future electricity and gas subsidies with...

Women recognised as head of household under BISP: chairperson

Published 09 Jan, 2026 06:22am

KARACHI: Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Programme, Senator Rubina Khalid, here on Thursday, said the greatest...

Free SIMs distributed to 2.4m BISP beneficiaries in Punjab

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

MUZAFARGARH: Director General Benazir Income Support Programme Punjab, Haider Murtaza, stated that free SIMs have so...

Concerns voiced over budgetary constraints facing PBM: NA panel sees major advancements in BISP’s digital wallet system

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety reviewed the progress...

BISP chief inspects distribution of free SIM cards among women

Published 21 Dec, 2025 07:37am

KARACHI: Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, reviewed the process of...

Bilawal for more transparency in BISP framework

Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed Chairperson of the Benazir...

Criticality of investment in nutrition

Updated 28 Oct, 2025 06:48am

In a country where almost 40 percent of children under five face the silent crisis of stunting, Benazir Nashonuma...

PM Shehbaz launches 10mn digital wallets for Benazir Income Support Programme

Published 25 Aug, 2025 10:37pm

Cashless transactions pressing requirement of current time, says premier

Rechanneling BISP for greater impact

Updated 01 Aug, 2025 08:33am

How do economies grow? By putting their productive resources to the most efficient use. Yet in Pakistan, nearly half...

Population surge adds to country’s challenges

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, in a sobering observation on July 2, highlighted the alarming pace of...

BISP gets over 20pc boost

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been budgeted at Rs722.48 billion for the upcoming financial...

ADB approves $330mn financing to bolster Pakistan’s social protection programmes

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

Result-based loan to expand grassroots-level social protection, lender says

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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 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	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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