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Domestic debt

Pakistan retires record Rs1.2tn domestic debt ahead of maturity: Khurram Schehzad

Updated 29 Aug, 2026 04:36pm

The adviser said the measures form part of a broader shift towards active sovereign liability management

Aurangzeb shares latest debt position with Senate

Updated 21 Aug, 2026 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total debt comprising domestic debt, external debt and the debt from the International...

Excluding IMF loan: Total debt reaches Rs81.9trn by 11MFY26: Aurangzeb

Updated 20 Aug, 2026 09:08am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said that the central government’s...

Low-income countries: IMF working to better assess risks of domestic debt

Published 16 Jul, 2026 06:41am

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is working to deepen its analysis of the risks that domestic debt poses...

Borrowing prosperity

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s central government debt rose by Rs1.4 trillion in April alone, pushing the total debt stock to...

2024-25 and 2025-26: NA set to approve Rs17.378trn supplementary grants

Updated 24 Jun, 2026 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly is set to approve Rs 17.378 trillion in regular and technical supplementary grants...

Public debt rises 1.1pc to USD290bn in HI

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s public debt continues its upward climb, rising by 1.1 percent equivalent to USD6.8 billion in...

As of end-June 2025: External debt up 6pc to USD 91.8bn YoY

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 09:05am

The domestic debt declines by 2 percent during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2026 to stand at Rs 53,424 billion

Central govt debt up over Rs1.4trn in 7 months

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:28am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt increased over Rs1.4 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Govt debt rises Rs641bn in first half of FY26: SBP

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:11am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose by Rs641 billion during the first half of this fiscal year...

Govt debt stocks slump Rs345bn in 5 months

Published 06 Jan, 2026 05:46am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt stocks declined by Rs 345 billion during the first five months...

Govt debt falls by Rs430bn in Jul-Aug

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 09:01am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt declined by Rs 430 billion during the first two months (July-Aug) of the...

Pakistan ‘unprecedentedly’ retires Rs2,600bn domestic debt ahead of schedule

Updated 31 Aug, 2025 08:35pm

MoF early-retires Rs1,600mn debt of SBP in 59 days, says official

Public debt recorded at Rs76,007bn by end-March

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 76,007 billion by end-March 2025, registering an increase...

IMF projects Pakistan’s external debt to rise to $126.731bn by FY26

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:54am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected increase in Pakistan’s external debt to reach...

Oct govt debt stock drops Rs456bn to Rs69.114trn MoM

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 02:51pm

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock decreased by Rs 456 billion in October 2024, largely attributed...

Domestic debt

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:39am

EDITORIAL: The federal government has retired over one trillion rupees of domestic debt borrowed for budgetary...

Q1FY25: Govt pays off Rs1.2trn domestic debt

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 03:33pm

KARACHI: The federal government has successfully retired over one trillion rupees in domestic debt borrowed for...

Govt debt hits all-time high of Rs70.36trn by Aug-end

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks crossed Rs 70 trillion mark at the end of August 2024 primarily...

Transforming maturity profile of domestic debt

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:22am

Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected...

June-end: Pakistan’s central govt debt stock at Rs68.9tr

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 06:26pm

The federal government’s total debt stock, encompassing both domestic and external debt, saw a marginal increase of...

Public debt recorded at Rs67.525trn at Mar-end

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 67,525 billion at the end-March 2024, registering an...

Jul-Apr govt debt stock up 8.6pc to Rs66.08trn YoY

Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:23am

KARACHI: The central government’s total domestic and external debt stock rose by 8.6 percent during the first 10...

Phenomenal rise in domestic borrowing

Updated 28 May, 2024 05:52am

EDITORIAL: The government borrowed up to 77 percent domestically to finance its fiscal deficit in the first six...

No feel-good factor within general public

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

EDITORIAL: There is a level of comfort internationally in the improvement of key macroeconomic indicators - higher...

Self-assessment of performance

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

EDITORIAL: The Caretaker cabinet expressed satisfaction at the steps taken during its tenure that was 14 weeks more...

50bps hike in policy rate adds Rs300bn to domestic debt: MoF

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 11:06am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has disclosed that 0.5 percent (50 basis points) increase in interest rate...

Govt debt stocks hit all-time high of Rs59trn

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:35am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to an all-time high level of Rs 59 trillion at the end of...

Kicking the can

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:58am

An IMF (International Monetary Fund) deal is finally done. This is good news as it has averted the growing concerns...

Pakistan bonds advance after Zambia clinches debt restructuring deal: report

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 02:59pm

Pakistan’s 8.25% 2024 bond was indicated climbing half a cent to about 50 cents on the dollar, reported Bloomberg

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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