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Dr Miftah Ismail

‘Not an experiment’: At 59, Miftah Ismail is hoping for a sweet transition with political party launch

KARACHI: At 59, Dr Miftah Ismail can lead a sweet life. A little over 31% share in a company valued by stock market...

Updated 20 May, 2024 11:14am

Pakistan

Forget growth for four years, follow IMF programme in letter and spirit to fix economy: Miftah Ismail

KARACHI: Pakistan has for the last two to three years approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:27pm

Pakistan

Govt unaware of true extent of ongoing economic crisis: Miftah Ismail

Pakistan has always managed to avert issues and this is why the current plight is being treated 'like any other', says former finance minister

Updated 18 May, 2023 07:15pm

Pakistan

Miftah for creating more provinces

KARACHI: Former Finance Minister Dr Miftah Ismail has proposed creation of more provinces by giving each division ...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

Pakistan

Govt will have to save Pakistan from default for next two years: Miftah Ismail

Former finance minister says Pakistan will need to enter another IMF programme

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 08:24pm

Editorials

Hot desert’s coal left out in the cold

EDITORIAL: The dollar crunch is hitting the economy hard; the power sector is no exception either. One more casualty...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

Pakistan's ex finance chief Miftah warns against any kind of debt restructuring

Difficult task to get China and the West to sit on one table for such an endeavour, he says

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:46am

Opinion

The plight of the common man

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has been repeatedly claiming that “we [the PTI] government left...

Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Markets

Component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan

Petroleum development levy at its highest, OMC margin to be reviewed

Published 01 Nov, 2022 08:07pm

Editorials

The rupee volatility

EDITORIAL: The Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has reportedly asked banks and exchange companies to maintain fair...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Editorials

The Fund and Pakistan

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been extremely rigid in backing off from its extremely harsh...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s growth model facilitates only the top 1% elite: Miftah Ismail

Former finance minister says lower and middle income groups suffer due to overheating of economy

Published 03 Oct, 2022 08:09pm

Pakistan

Floods highlight need for identifying environmental issues: SECP chief

KARACHI: The Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Aamir Khan has said that the recent...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Dar: a solo flight no longer an option

The PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) stalwart Ishaq Dar, after securing safe water for his return, landed at Nur...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 04:20am

PKR slide: govt feels so helpless because there’s IMF condition

Political uncertainty has been taking toll on local currency

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 11:21am

Five export-oriented sectors: ECC decides to increase RLNG rate to $9 per MMBTU

Approval increase in indigenous gas price for general industry at Rs1,550 per MMBTU

Updated 26 Jul, 2022 09:22am

Business & Finance

PM forms body to ease Japanese firms’ concerns

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a 13-member committee to review and resolve bottlenecks and...

Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am

Business & Finance

PMPMA supports Miftah’s decisions for economic revival

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Mobile Phone Manufacturers Association (PMPMA) has fully supported the tough decisions taken...

Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Event hosted by Atlantic Council: Miftah explains govt’s approach to economy

Finance minister says govt aims to bring about economic and fiscal stability

Updated 24 Apr, 2022 02:11pm

BNP-M’s Notezai ‘allocated’ ministry

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Energy (Power Division), already facing serious problems, has unofficially been allotted to...

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	284.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	146.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.36
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	6,263.26
Nasdaq / Jul 9	20,608.23
Dow Jones / Jul 9	44,458.30
India Sensex / Jul 10	83,178.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	39,635.72
Hang Seng / Jul 10	23,993.59
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	8,954.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	24,594.32
France CAC40 / Jul 10	7,915.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	301,354
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	266.79
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	68.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	3,325.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	272.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	67.73

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jul 10 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.60 ▲ 1 (21.74%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	7.61 ▲ 1 (15.13%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	8.30 ▲ 1 (13.7%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jul 10 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)
Azgard Nine / Jul 10 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	12.71 ▲ 1.16 (10.04%)
Habib Insurance / Jul 10 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	11.52 ▲ 1.05 (10.03%)
Invest Bank / Jul 10 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	12.40 ▲ 1.13 (10.03%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 10 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	28.89 ▲ 2.63 (10.02%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	29.76 ▲ 2.71 (10.02%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 10 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	85.54 ▲ 7.78 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 10 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	8.02 ▼ -1 (-11.09%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 10 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	8.72 ▼ -1 (-10.29%)
Hussain Industries / Jul 10 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.02 ▼ -2.98 (-9.93%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 10 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	16.14 ▼ -1.78 (-9.93%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jul 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	30.73 ▼ -3.21 (-9.46%)
Pak Datacom / Jul 10 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	296.39 ▼ -30.08 (-9.21%)
Apna Microfin. / Jul 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	13.02 ▼ -1.3 (-9.08%)
Din Tex. / Jul 10 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	104.34 ▼ -10.26 (-8.95%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	24.10 ▼ -2.25 (-8.54%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 10 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	20.66 ▼ -1.87 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	155,383,258 ▲ 1.14
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 10 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	55,106,065 ▲ 0.24
Hascol Petrol / Jul 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	33,301,219 ▲ 0.61
Fast Cables / Jul 10 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	32,727,552 ▲ 1.07
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,770,600 ▼ -0.03
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 10 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	21,479,803 ▼ -0.78
Invest Bank / Jul 10 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	20,957,143 ▲ 1.13
Aisha Steel Mill / Jul 10 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	19,672,118 ▲ 0.26
Big Bird Foods / Jul 10 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	17,334,565 ▲ 1.79
Secure Logistics / Jul 10 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	16,386,212 ▲ 0.41

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