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From borrowing to building: Pakistan’s missing investment cycle

Updated 22 Aug, 2026 07:29am

Pakistan has become remarkably familiar with the language of stabilisation. We talk about reserves, deficits, debt,...

Default risk has eased but …

Published 12 Oct, 2025 05:14am

EDITORIAL: Bloomberg’s assessment that Pakistan has recorded the fastest decline in sovereign default risk, second...

PM Shehbaz welcomes Bloomberg’s report as Pakistan’s default risk falls sharply

Updated 06 Oct, 2025 11:05pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday welcomed Bloomberg’s recent positive assessment of Pakistan’s economy,...

Default risk improvement: Pakistan ranks second globally

Updated 06 Oct, 2025 08:42am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded the fastest decline in sovereign default risk, according to Bloomberg, and now...

Pakistan sees sharpest drops in default risk, says advisor to finance minister

Updated 05 Oct, 2025 09:42pm

Pakistan only country in EM sample showing "consistent quarterly improvement"

Pakistan leads emerging markets in sovereign risk recovery, says Bloomberg Intelligence

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 07:29pm

Default probability down from 59% to 47%, an 11 percentage point improvement

Moody’s lifts rating on reduced default risk

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:46am

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) on Wednesday upgraded the government of Pakistan’s local and foreign...

PML-N has helped country avert default?

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

EDITORIAL: Nawaz Sharif, the undisputed leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), resident in the UK for ...

Rating agencies and Pakistan’s response

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:54am

There are three major international credit rating agencies providing investors information about bond and debt...

Gallup Survey: Default seems imminent, say businesses

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 09:12am

KARACHI: Majority of Pakistan’s businesses are “not hopeful at all” about the ability of caretaker Prime Minister...

Key objectives under new programme: To govt’s chagrin, IMF team calls on PTI chairman

Updated 08 Jul, 2023 08:56am

ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approached major political parties in Pakistan,...

SBA won’t cut it

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Fine, it was the single biggest one-day jump in the stock market in 15 years. But is it really that unbelievable,...

Can IMF absence be offset by ‘Plan B’?

Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am

EDITORIAL: With the country on the verge of sovereign default, which could cascade into a domestic debt ...

IMF’s criticism of Pakistan’s budget raises default odds: Bloomberg

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 08:07pm

If IMF aid doesn’t come this month, it expects growth to be much weaker in fiscal 2024 than the current forecast of 2.5%

Expert says country would not default

Updated 18 Jun, 2023 07:49pm

Ashfaq Tola says govt has not introduced any tax amnesty scheme in the budget and that any ambiguity related to such a scheme would be resolved before the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Moody’s says chances of Pakistan securing IMF bailout dwindling: report

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 08:19pm

Moody's analyst says Pakistan could default without an IMF programme

Default fears deepen but Dar exudes optimism

Updated 25 May, 2023 08:55am

Assures business community that focus of upcoming budget (2023-24) would be broadening tax base and document new taxpayers

Federal budget on June 9: Govt will fulfil all external obligations: Dar

Updated 12 May, 2023 10:29am

Says there is a plan for foreign payments of $3.7 billion in May and June

Pakistan could default without IMF bailout programme: Moody’s

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

LAHORE: Pakistan could face default without an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme as the country is...

Govt to address IMF concerns on petroleum subsidy scheme, says Musadik

Updated 09 May, 2023 05:12pm

Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik on Tuesday said that the government remains committed to addressing...

Moody’s warns Pakistan could default without IMF bailout: report

Updated 09 May, 2023 09:39pm

Pakistan’s financing options beyond June are highly uncertain, says analyst with ratings agency

IK warns of ‘Sri Lanka-like’ situation if elections not held

Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:24am

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has warned the ‘powerful people’ that violent protests will...

Half a trillion in debt haircuts essential for sustainability: study

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 08:50am

LONDON: Up to half a trillion dollars in debt needs to be written off to help developing nations at greatest risk of...

A possible way forward–I

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan today is perilously close to declaring its inability to settle its external debt obligations. Default. What...

Technical-level talks with IMF are over: Ishaq Dar

Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:53pm

Finance minister holds back from giving timeline on when deal will be inked

PM seeks to clear the air about default, elections

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:45am

Says his party would participate in elections as per whatever the ECP decides

Finance minister says ICBC has rolled over $1.3bn-facility, reiterates Pakistan will not default; blames Imran Khan for country's current economic state

Dar says IMF deal likely next week, rejects default rumours

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Thursday said the staff-level agreement with International Monetary...

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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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