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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 / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	315.80
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	360.06

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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