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Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries’ department’s currency values in terms of Special...

Cryptocurrency transactions likely to be taxed

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to introduce legislation through Finance Bill 2026 to tax and document...

Exploring potential use of company’s USD1 stablecoin: Govt, WLF sign MoU

Updated 16 Jan, 2026 11:15am

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move to enhance the country’s digital finance sector, the government signed a...

Legislation on cryptocurrency: FBR starts consultations with experts

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: On the directives of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started...

NA informed: Govt sets up Pakistan Crypto Council

Updated 11 Oct, 2025 08:23pm

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has formally established the Pakistan Crypto Council under the directives of Prime...

Pakistan invites global interest in virtual asset service providers licensing

Published 13 Sep, 2025 08:34pm

Initiative marks pivotal step in formalising and fostering secure, innovative virtual assets ecosystem, Finance Division says

SBP partners with Japan’s Soramitsu for digital currency rollout: report

Published 12 Aug, 2025 03:12pm

In a major step towards digitisation, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is working with Soramitsu, a Japanese...

Bitcoin’s record high lifts crypto stocks on renewed regulatory optimism

Published 11 Jul, 2025 05:11pm

US-listed cryptocurrency stocks rose in premarket trading on Friday as bitcoin surged to a record high on growing...

SBP to launch pilot for digital currency, says governor

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:53pm

KARACHI/SINGAPORE: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is preparing to launch a pilot for a digital currency and is...

Pakistan Crypto Council’s meeting on Monday

Published 31 May, 2025 05:56am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Crypto Council will convene a high-level meeting on Monday, 2nd June 2025, to be chaired by...

‘US dollar dominance being fundamentally challenged’

Published 08 May, 2025 07:08am

LAHORE: In a compelling analysis of the rapidly evolving global financial landscape, Zafar Iqbal, Vice President of...

Pakistan, Malaysia explore digital finance alliance

Updated 22 Apr, 2025 07:30pm

Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) CEO Bilal Bin Saqib met Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan to explore...

Pakistan turns to bitcoin miners, AI data centers to use surplus power

Published 09 Apr, 2025 10:01pm

Country in top 10 global crypto adopters despite not being regularised, Bilal Bin Saqib says

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization–II

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 07:10am

The establishment of a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Pakistan necessitates a structured and phased...

Pakistan to legalize cryptocurrency to attract foreign investment, Bilal tells Bloomberg

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 10:50pm

As Pakistan moves to formally recognize cryptocurrency, Bilal bin Saqib, the country’s newly appointed crypto...

Record remittance inflows

Published 12 Mar, 2025 07:48am

The inflow of workers’ into Pakistan continued its upward trajectory in February 2025, contributing to the country’s...

Bilal bin Saqib appointed Chief Crypto Advisor

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed Bilal Bin Saqib MBE as the Chief Advisor to the Finance Minister on the...

Pakistan appoints Bilal bin Saqib as chief crypto advisor

Updated 05 Mar, 2025 04:33pm

As Pakistan moves toward formalizing its stance on cryptocurrency, the government has appointed Bilal bin Saqib as...

Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve; prices spike

Published 02 Mar, 2025 10:36pm

US president says on social media his January executive order on digital assets to create stockpile of currencies including bitcoin, ether, XRP, SOL, and ADA

Govt to consider establishing National Crypto Council, says Finance Division

Published 25 Feb, 2025 11:01pm

Finance Minister Aurangzeb chairs high-level meeting on digital assets

Advisory body tells PM how to fuel economy

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 01:33pm

Premier chairs meeting of Economic Advisory Council

Saudi Arabia joins BIS- and China-led central bank digital currency project

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

LONDON: Saudi Arabia has joined a China-dominated central bank digital currency cross-border trial, in what could be...

Aurangzeb says mulling introducing digital currency potential

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:56am

RIYADH: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that his government was considering taking an...

Fed’s Barr says central bank ‘a long way’ from any decision on issuing digital currency

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:53pm

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory official said on Friday the central bank is “a long way” from any...

Digital currency: a game-changer for documenting the economy

Published 19 Aug, 2023 07:30pm

In recent years, digital money and payment systems have become the significant tools for improving the tracking of...

SNB to launch digital currency pilot: chairman

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is to issue a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) on ...

Don’t blame customers in incidents of frauds and scams, SBP official tells banks

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 10:49pm

Says abhorrent treatment of customers by banks keeps them financially excluded

BoE and Treasury think UK is 'likely' to need digital currency

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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