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Dr Miftah Ismail

Miftah says Pakistan’s current system hinders progress, calls for reforms

Published 19 Aug, 2025 06:56am

KARACHI: Former federal finance minister Dr Miftah Ismail called for bold reforms to benefit people and businesses,...

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

Updated 20 May, 2024 11:14am

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

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

Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:27pm

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

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

Updated 18 May, 2023 07:15pm

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

Miftah for creating more provinces

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

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

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

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 08:24pm

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

Hot desert’s coal left out in the cold

Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am

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

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

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:46am

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

The plight of the common man

Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am

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

Component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan

Published 01 Nov, 2022 08:07pm

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

The rupee volatility

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

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

The Fund and Pakistan

Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am

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

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

Published 03 Oct, 2022 08:09pm

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

Floods highlight need for identifying environmental issues: SECP chief

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

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

Dar: a solo flight no longer an option

Published 01 Oct, 2022 04:20am

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

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

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 11:21am

Political uncertainty has been taking toll on local currency

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

Updated 26 Jul, 2022 09:22am

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

PM forms body to ease Japanese firms’ concerns

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

BNP-M’s Notezai ‘allocated’ ministry

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:49am

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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