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اردو

Jul 20, 2026 اردو

Print Edition BR Markets Dollar to PKR

Intl Oil Prices Iran-US war Petrol Prices Gold Rates Podcasts PSX Notices

Topic

current expenditure

Charter of economy: a redundant concept

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ataullah Tarar referred to the federal budget 2026-27 as “sagacious”...

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

EDITORIAL: In a press release dated 29 May President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the budget session of the National...

Current expenditure constitutes a challenge

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

EDITORIAL: Global debt rose to USD 348 trillion by end December 2025, thereby challenging the Keynesian guidelines...

Current expenditure accounts for 95pc of FY25 outlay

Updated 06 Aug, 2025 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: Current expenditure accounted for 95 percent of total federal outlay in 2024-25. This was revealed in the...

2.4% of GDP: Jul-Mar budget deficit stands at Rs2.97trn

Updated 14 May, 2025 05:42pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s budget deficit was recorded at Rs2.97 trillion (2.4 percent of the GDP) in the first nine...

Govt urged to revise approach to current expenditure

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

MoS for reforms in pension bill

Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:48am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that there is a need to reform the pension...

To be presented in first week of June: FY24 budget call circular issued to ministries, divisions

Updated 27 Jan, 2023 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has issued budget call circular to the ministries and divisions seeking their...

PIAF opposes ‘proposed’ mini-budget, urges govt to curtail current expenditure

Published 14 Jan, 2023 07:14am

LAHORE The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) while expressing serious concern over the...

Expenditure must be curtailed

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:42am

EDITORIAL: The government is in the throes of an acute dollar and rupee shortage (attributable to lack of fiscal...

Reducing govt expenditure

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

EDITORIAL: Sustained failure to arrest the rise in expenditure has pushed the economy to the current extremely...

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01