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Financing the state, starving growth

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:02am

Three recent interventions have opened one of Pakistan’s most important economic debates. Shahid Kardar argues that...

SBP achieves FX reserves target

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) successfully met its foreign exchange reserves target for FY26, with its...

Pakistan’s Rs15trn liquidity addiction

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

Pakistan’s latest monetary data tells a deeper story than most headlines capture. The State Bank of Pakistan’s net...

Mixed signals from commercial banks’ forex liquidity

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:41am

The latest FE-25 statistics from the central bank do not indicate immediate stress in the commercial banking...

Hike in policy rate may raise CPPA-G loan liabilities

Updated 05 May, 2026 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: The recent increase of 100 basis points in the policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is likely...

Forex reserves rise to USD21.74bn

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose to USD21.74 billion as of March 19, 2026, according...

RDA: Liability-driven dollarism?

Published 13 Mar, 2026 06:12am

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launched the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) in September 2020 as a joint venture with...

Forex reserves up by USD26m

Published 06 Mar, 2026 05:28am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves recorded a slight increase of USD 26 million during the...

Forex reserves down USD73m

Published 20 Feb, 2026 05:29am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 73 million, settling at USD 21.302...

Bank deposits hit Rs37.4trn mark

Published 30 Jan, 2026 05:20am

KARACHI: Deposits of the banking sector recorded a second highest growth of 23.6 percent during the last calendar...

Pakistan’s manufactured unemployment: a blueprint of state failure—II

Updated 09 Jan, 2026 06:48am

If jobs matter, these must die Pakistan doesn’t need more strategies. It needs the courage to kill the policies...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Wednesday (December 10, 2025). ====================================...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:48am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (December 05, 2025). ==================================== BR...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (November 24, 2025). ==================================== BR...

The quiet freeze in FE-based trade finance

Updated 13 Nov, 2025 08:03am

For the first time in forty months, FE-25 deposits held with commercial banks have crossed $7 billion. On surface,...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 23 Oct, 2025 06:06am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). ==================================== ...

Govt urged to develop a deeper capital market

Published 28 Sep, 2025 05:25am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Credit access to small farmers: Risk coverage scheme for banks, MFBs unveiled

Updated 21 Aug, 2025 08:50am

KARACHI: In a major step to strengthen the agriculture sector and provide greater access to credit for small and...

3 policy decisions in the dock

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 06:43am

Three news items this week past should be a source of serious concern to the country’s stakeholders: SBP’s...

January-June CY25: Mohtasib provides Rs822.25m relief to banking customers

Published 22 Jul, 2025 05:56am

KARACHI: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan has granted monetary relief amounting to Rs 882.25 million to the banking...

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt eyes $2bn loan to boost reserves

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: Amid expectation of borrowing $2 billion from commercial banks to shore up reserves to $14 billion by the...

Power sector debt: Govt secures historic Rs1.275trn loan deal from banks

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: After months of negotiations on term sheets and legal formalities, the government has finalized...

‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax—II

Published 30 Mar, 2025 06:17am

Discriminatory without intelligible differentia [Points 7 & 8] The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Federation of...

SBP has issued Rs27bn fresh banknotes so far

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:59am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has so far issued Rs 27 billion fresh banknotes of all denominations to...

Power sector: resolution of circular debt in sight

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:56pm

Government and commercial banks reportedly inching towards a viable deal on Rs 1.23 trillion loan to resolve power sector circular debt

UBL absorbs Silk Bank after SBP approval

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 11:11pm

In a key development on the banking front, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has approved the amalgamation of Silk...

Electricity conundrum

Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am

EDITORIAL: Reports appearing in media suggest that the government intends to secure a 1.25 trillion rupees loan from...

SBP governor urges banks to prioritise SME lending

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 11:27pm

Banks should shift focus from financing to govt, large corporate entities towards SME lending, micro financing, Jameel Ahmad says

Commercial banks borrow Rs9.61 trillion from SBP for 7 days

Updated 25 Jan, 2025 06:43am

Commercial banks have borrowed Rs9.61 trillion from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at an interest rate of 13.04%...

Imports under pressure

Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:58am

The import pressure is gradually increasing. There is no immediate strain on the currency per se, but demand is...

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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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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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