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Domestic debt

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

The quagmire of local-law domestic debt restructuring

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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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