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Bureaucracy

Punjab Assembly budget session: Speaker rebukes ministers, bureaucracy over ignorance of rules

Published 24 Jun, 2026 07:49am

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan strongly criticized provincial ministers and bureaucrats...

When bureaucracy derails reform

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

EDITORIAL: For decades, Pakistan’s bureaucracy has demonstrated a remarkable ability to blunt reform efforts...

PM sets stage for dramatic overhaul of civil service

Updated 15 Jan, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: In a high-stakes manoeuvre set to shake up the country’s entrenched bureaucracy, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Youth must break the bureaucracy-feudal nexus: JI chief

Published 11 Jan, 2026 03:26am

LAHORE: Chief Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has said that the younger generation holds the key to...

OPINION: Economic development and bureaucracy

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 07:32am

The developed nations of the world are a reflection and testimony to the need for bureaucratic input alongside its...

Of ministers and secretaries

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 07:45am

This piece is about the imperative need for harmony between politicians and bureaucracy. The unanimity must not be ...

Bureaucracy—a facilitator or an impediment?

Updated 01 Oct, 2025 06:19am

A complex structure with multiple layers and procedures is bureaucracy. In Latin, bureau means a writing table or...

FCCI advocates for increased bureaucracy-private sector interaction

Updated 28 Sep, 2025 06:02am

FAISALABAD: Complete change of mindset and enhanced consultation between bureaucracy and private sector is ...

Tragic collapse of Pakistan’s bureaucracy

Updated 15 Aug, 2025 07:36am

Once, Pakistan’s bureaucracy stood as a pillar of governance in the sixties, entrusted with the nation’s future....

Bureaucracy the main hurdle

Published 22 Jul, 2025 06:54am

Modernizing governance is the biggest challenge faced by the government the ‘Baboo’-friendly Prime Minister (PM)...

Bureaucracy misaligned with global standards: PM

Updated 19 Jul, 2025 03:26pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday issued a stark warning about the country’s civil service, calling...

Bureaucracy main hurdle to uplift: PM

Updated 12 Jul, 2025 03:36pm

Urges sweeping reforms aimed at modernising governance

Economic revival: Bureaucracy, traders must change their mindset: FCCI

Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

FAISALABAD: All patriotic segments including bureaucracy and the business community must change their mindset for ...

Modernising bureaucracy: CSRC weighs restructuring options

Published 05 Apr, 2025 06:36am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Friday, chaired the Civil Services Reform Committee (CSRC) meeting,...

Bureaucracy in the age of AI: A paradigm shift

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 07:43am

We live in an era of immense technological and fiscal challenges, where the convergence of artificial intelligence...

Retirement age proposal

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:16am

EDITORIAL: The recent proposal to reduce retirement age from 60 to 55 years for the bureaucracy warrants a serious...

Complaints against bureaucracy: cell made to facilitate NAB

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:18pm

ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division (ED) has set up an Accountability Facilitation Cell (AFC) to facilitate...

JI asks govt to cut expenses of bureaucracy

Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:26am

KARACHI: Central Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday demanded of the government to embrace on...

Sindh governor for revisiting architecture of bureaucracy

Updated 04 May, 2024 06:37am

KARACHI: The Governor of Sindh, Muhammad Kamran Khan Tessori, has said that the design of bureaucracy needs to be...

Violations of privacy rights

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:28am

Pakistan not only faces economic and political challenges but has also to contend with multiple pressing issues...

FBR restructuring plan: Major impediment to implementation seems to be bureaucracy itself

Updated 18 Mar, 2024 09:51am

ISLAMABAD: The interaction of new Finance Minister with Federal Board of Revenue’s team clearly reflects FM’s...

JI files contempt plea against Sindh CM, others

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday filed a constitutional petition at the Sindh High Court, seeking...

Karachi has turned into a ‘city of slums’ due to bureaucratic neglect: PDP

Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:31am

KARACHI: Karachi has virtually become a slum city, because, local bureaucracy itself is patronizing these...

Major reshuffle in bureaucracy

Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:36am

KARACHI: Major changes were made to the top cadres of the bureaucracy on Friday, hours after the interim cabinet’s...

Finance bill: Bureaucracy can devise ‘zero tax’ regime

Updated 21 Jul, 2023 09:48am

Senate Standing Committee on Finance holds meeting under chairmanship of Senator Saleem Mandviwalla

‘Synergy between private sector and bureaucracy is a prerequisite’

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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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