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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	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	83.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	78.92
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	70.38 ▲ 6.4 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.58 ▲ 1.87 (9.99%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.21 ▲ 10 (9.98%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 21 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	32.50 ▲ 2.81 (9.46%)

Stock	Price
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 21 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	48.64 ▼ -5.15 (-9.57%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	95.80 ▼ -9.99 (-9.44%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.02 ▼ -1.99 (-8.29%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	51.50 ▼ -4.54 (-8.1%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 21 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	11.65 ▼ -0.85 (-6.8%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,590 ▼ -94.32 (-5.6%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.60 ▼ -1.83 (-5.47%)
Equity Modaraba / Jul 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	11 ▼ -0.58 (-5.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.55 ▼ -1.06 (-4.91%)
Pakgen Power / Jul 21 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	38.06 ▼ -1.78 (-4.47%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,443,765 ▲ 0.24
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	3,874,553 ▲ 3.05
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,842,619 ▲ 0.29
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	977,214 ▲ 2.06
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	924,893 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	664,355 ▲ 0.58
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	653,303 ▲ 1.34
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 21 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	499,262 ▲ 0.71
Lotte Chemical / Jul 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	438,658 ▲ 0.2
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	362,445 ▲ 1.87

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