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Budget session

Disgruntled salaried group gets some relief as Aurangzeb announces FY27 budget

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:40pm

Defence expenditure raised to Rs3 trillion for FY27
Rs1 trillion for federal PSDP

IK medical treatment: Opposition threatens protest during budget session

Published 12 Jun, 2026 08:04am

ISLAMABAD: As the government gears up to unveil its 2026-27 budget today (Friday), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Pakistan’s plan to sharply increase growth faces headwinds, analysts say

Published 11 Jun, 2025 05:04pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is aiming to sharply increase economic growth under its annual federal budget unveiled on...

Post-budget presser: ‘Have to get money from somewhere to provide relief somewhere’, says Auranzgeb

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 05:01pm

On Tuesday, Auranzgeb presented federal budget 2025-26 to Parliament

Employees demand reasonable salary increase

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Government employees staged a protest demonstration outside the Parliament House on Tuesday during the...

Budget session: IPP leaders meet NA Speaker, by Speaker

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

ISLAMABAD: In the National Assembly the Parliamentary delegation of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) led by Federal...

After higher taxation, a quiet ‘revolution’ is taking place within Pakistan’s salaried group

Published 25 Jun, 2024 07:39pm

Some members of 'Salaried Class Alliance Pakistan' hold press briefing at Karachi Press Club, outlining grievances with 'unfair taxation measures'

Parties stand divided over anti-terrorism operation

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:00am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s budget session began on a stormy note on Sunday with Pakistan...

Budget: govt accepts all PPP demands?

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:32am

Sources say government agrees to prefer PPP for development funds

No sacred cows, no strategic SOEs, says Aurangzeb as he unveils Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:48pm

Pakistan missed its GDP growth target in outgoing fiscal year

The budget is around the corner, but there is no expectation of ‘out-of-box’ solutions

Published 11 Jun, 2024 08:30am

Analysts and followers expect govt to tax the groups that are already contributing with little to no hope on a widening tax net

PPP legislator chairs session despite Deputy Chairman Senate’s presence

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

ISLAMABAD: In an unusual move, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) legislator, Friday, presided over the maiden sitting ...

Final date for federal budget yet to be decided

Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has formulated a tentative schedule for the budget session likely to be...

NA budget session to commence on June 6

Updated 14 May, 2024 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing National Assembly session will discuss the proposals regarding the coming budget session for...

Speaker summons parliamentary leaders’ meeting today

Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has called a meeting of parliamentary leaders on Monday at...

Budget places emphasis on ‘growth-inducing’ sectors: PM Shehbaz

Published 12 Jun, 2023 03:56pm

Says procurement of crude oil from Russia is part of energy security plan

Federal budget 2023-24 in graphs

Published 10 Jun, 2023 06:03pm

The government of Pakistan announced the budget for 2023-24 on Friday. Business Recorder takes a look at the budget...

Budget session marked with drastically-low turnout of attendees

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

ISLAMABAD: In a rare sight, the lower house of Parliament’s all-important budget session was marked with a...

Budget 2023-24: incentives fail to entice stakeholders in IT sector

Published 10 Jun, 2023 01:43am

Say measures are insufficient to raise exports substantially

Key highlights of budget 2023-24

Updated 10 Jun, 2023 01:14am

Business Recorder takes a look at key points

On digital payments: services tax on restaurants in ICT reduced in federal budget

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:35pm

Under the ICT (tax on services) Ordinance, 2001, the government of Pakistan proposed to reduce services tax on...

How experts view the upcoming budget announcement

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 05:22pm

Business Recorder reaches out to experts to know their expectations for budget

Balochistan CM says will boycott budget session

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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 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	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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