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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 / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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