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AJK govt unveils Rs310.2bn ‘tax-free’ budget

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday unveiled the annual budget with a record outlay of...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

Pakistan

Punjab cabinet approves development budget worth Rs1240bn

LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, approved budget 2025-26, with a...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Business & Finance

Rs80bn development budget proposed for agriculture

LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed a sum of Rs 80 billion as the development budget for agriculture, aiming...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Business & Finance

Sindh sets record with Rs1trn development budget for FY26

KARACHI: Despite mounting fiscal pressures, the Sindh government has allocated a record-breaking development budget...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Budget 2025-26

Development outlay soars 50pc to Rs4.2trn in 2 years: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am

Budget 2025-26

FPCCI worried over cut in uplift budget

KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Atif Ikram Sheikh has said that...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan

PSDP: MoF approves Rs1.1trn against Rs2.9trn demand

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance approved Rs1.1 trillion development budget under the Public Sector Development...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am

Pakistan

Senate panel discusses development budget of AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan was informed that every year Azad Jammu...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

PSDP 2024-25: Ministries’ Rs2.9trn request pruned to Rs1.1trn

Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal directs Economic Affairs Division to come up with a realistic demand of budget in consultation with respective ministries/divisions

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 03:18pm

Pakistan

Rs950bn development budget: Efficient utilization needed: CS Sindh

HYDERABAD: Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Asif Haider Shah emphasized the need for efficient utilization of the Rs950...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 07:26am

Pakistan

CDWP approves 5 projects worth Rs15.35bn

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared eight development projects at cost of Rs144.3 ...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 06:38am

MoF unveils fund release strategy: No office can make direct payments through SBP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has banned direct payment through the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by any office,...

Updated 17 Jul, 2024 04:32pm

Development budget: FD unveils strategy for release of funds

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has issued a strategy for release of funds for development budget for financial year...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 08:51am

Opinion

Don’t slash PSDP allocations

Expectedly, the axe seems to have fallen on the country’s development budget as, according to media reports,...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Development budget, PSDP: PM directs setting up of Ahsan-led panel

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that a cabinet committee to be headed by the Minister for...

Updated 16 May, 2024 09:02am

Q4 of CFY: authorisation of Rs10.056bn approved for Power Division

Authorisation made considering simplified release procedure approved by the ECNEC and release strategy 2023-24 of Finance Division

Updated 10 May, 2024 09:24am

Development budget: Ministry decides to ban allocation of fund for ERRA

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has decided to ban allocation of funds for...

Updated 11 Apr, 2024 10:36am

Business & Finance

New ministers of Sindh cabinet greeted: KATI president urges CM to allocate development budgets

KARACHI: Johar Qandhari, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), congratulated the newly...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Development budget: NEC approves suggestions of SIFC apex body

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the recommendations of the Apex Committee of the Special...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 08:47am

PSDP is unaffordable: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 08:49pm

Development: NEC approves ‘megabudget’

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for the country’s economic landscape, National Economic Council (NEC) held a...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 12 Jun, 2023 03:56pm

Business & Finance

Federal budget 2023-24 in graphs

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

Published 10 Jun, 2023 06:03pm

Business & Finance

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

Say measures are insufficient to raise exports substantially

Published 10 Jun, 2023 01:43am

Business & Finance

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

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

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:35pm

Pakistan

How experts view the upcoming budget announcement

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

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 05:22pm

Pakistan

There will be no winners, say experts ahead of budget announcement

Trapped in economic crisis coupled with political instability and lingering IMF programme, govt seems to have its hands tied

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:35pm

Govt says 3.5pc growth target quite realistic

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal says National Economic Council has approved Rs1,150 billion federal development budget

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 10:30am

Business & Finance

You don’t need AI to predict Dar’s budget speech. This is how it will likely go

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to announce the budget proposals this Friday. He last announced the budget...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 11:59pm

PM takes coalition partners on board over PSDP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to consult coalition parties for the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 08:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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