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

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

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:31am

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

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

Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:23am

Editorials

Phenomenal rise in domestic borrowing

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

Updated 28 May, 2024 05:52am

Editorials

No feel-good factor within general public

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

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Editorials

Self-assessment of performance

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

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

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

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

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 11:06am

Govt debt stocks hit all-time high of Rs59trn

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

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:35am

Opinion

Kicking the can

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

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:58am

Markets

Pakistan bonds advance after Zambia clinches debt restructuring deal: report

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

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 02:59pm

Opinion

The quagmire of local-law domestic debt restructuring

As is widely understood, Pakistan is facing the dual dilemma of foreign debt servicing that has placed her foreign...

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:12am

Govt debt stocks rise to Rs58.6trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing from domestic and external resources rose by 22.5 percent during the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 08:47am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka expects to finalise a domestic debt rework by May

LONDON/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will kick off a debt rework of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise ...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Debt, liabilities rise to historical-level of Rs63.9trn

KARACHI: The country’s total debt and liabilities rose to a historical level of Rs 63.9 trillion at the end of the...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:48am

Opinion

Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring?

There is growing consensus over the need for debt restructuring within the policymaking community. However, many...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

Public debt at Rs49.2 trillion: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that the outstanding public debt of...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

Business & Finance

There’s no domestic debt liability on KP govt, says Jhagra

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Finance and Health Taimur Saleem Jhagra while retaliating against...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Editorials

Banking sector’s performance

EDITORIAL: The banking sector’s financial health has improved in the three quarters of calendar year 2021, as...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 06:22am

Business & Finance

Minister defends govt borrowing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said that a total of public debt as at end-September 2021...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

Rs2.983trn fiscal deficit financed through domestic debt

ISLAMABAD: The federal government mainly relied on domestic borrowing (debt market) to finance the fiscal deficit...

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 09:55am

Opinion

Economy once again in crisis

There is one point of agreement between government stalwarts and critics alike: it is critical for the government to...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Editorials

PM’s telethon: from anguish to hope

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent telethon telecast live on state and private television channels...

Published 07 Apr, 2021 03:48am

1HFY21: Govt adds over Rs1trn to domestic debt

ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has added Rs1.057 trillion to the domestic debt during the first six months of...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

July-December 2020: 21.08pc increase in domestic debt servicing cost witnessed

ISLAMABAD: There was an increase of 21.08 percent in domestic debt servicing cost during the first six months...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Editorials

Debt sustainability no easy task

EDITORIAL: The total government debt has surged by 11 percent to 36.53 trillion rupees by end January 2021 in...

Published 10 Mar, 2021 04:59am

Markets

Romania finance ministry rejects all bids at tender to sell 2026 bonds

Debt managers last sold the paper in February at an average accepted yield of 2.30%.
They sold about 14.5 billion lei worth of leu currency bills and bonds and 1.25 billion euros of domestic debt this year.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 06:50pm

Editorials

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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