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Civil servants: Institutional restructuring, compensation packages discussed

ISLAMABAD: Under the chairmanship of Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, the 13th meeting of the Civil Service Reforms...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:45am

Pakistan, ADB sign $300m ‘Subprogram II’ loan

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed a $300 million loan...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 08:43am

Rating upgrade: MIGA mulls $500m trade finance guarantee package

ISLAMABAD: The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has reportedly indicated a potential $500 million...

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 08:43am

Business & Finance

KPT gets Korean grant for LEFC feasibility study

KARACHI: Karachi Port Trust, with the support of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Economic Affairs Division...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am

Opinion

Fiscal crisis and reset

Pakistan’s fiscal system has long been under immense strain due to the mounting pressure of borrowing and the...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Jul-Nov FY25: Foreign borrowing, including $1.03bn from IMF, falls YoY

Economic Affairs Division's data shows government budgeted time deposits of $9 billion

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 03:30pm

Jamshoro power plant unit: Senate panel orders probe into delay

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs directed an inquiry on Friday into the nearly five-year...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 02:07pm

8 pipeline projects: EAD seeks IsDB financing details

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division (EAD) has sought compressive details of eight pipeline development projects...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 02:49pm

Budgeted $9bn time deposits: EAD says country gets no amount in Jul-Oct FY25

Government budgeted $3 billion time deposit for the last fiscal year 2023-24 including $2 billion from Saudi Arabia and one billion from UAE

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:38pm

Business & Finance

FD decides to hire ‘consultant external debt’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has decided to hire ‘consultant external debt’ to carry out external debt portfolio...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:55am

NTDC admits delay in implementing power plan

ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited (NTDC) on Wednesday admitted delay in implementing...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:31am

Energy transmission sector: AIIB shows interest in exploring investments

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Wednesday indicated its interest in exploring future...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:26am

Punjab project: JICA and NTDC to prepare action plan

ISLAMABAD: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) are...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:36am

$1.3bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in Q1

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $1.308 billion from multiple financing sources during the first quarter...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:03am

PSDP 2024-25: Ministries’ Rs2.9trn request pruned to Rs1.1trn

Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal directs Economic Affairs Division to come up with a realistic demand of budget in consultation with respective ministries/divisions

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 03:18pm

3 NTDC projects: World Bank, ADB and IsDB willing to finance

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have reportedly...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 03:24pm

Foreign-funded projects: EAD seeks Rs196bn more to cover rupee deficit

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division has demanded additional Rs196 billion ($664 million) to address rupee cover...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:04am

Power distribution: ADB willing to double loan amount

ISLAMAABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reportedly showed willingness to enhance loan amount of Power...

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:15am

Business & Finance

EAD inks loan agreement with Exim Bank of South Korea

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan said that Pakistan would obtain $20.635 billion loan...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 07:05am

Editorials

The external financial commitments

EDITORIAL: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad, in an interview with a foreign news agency, stated that...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:37am

Govt received 0.8pc of budgeted non-project aid in July: EAD

ISLAMABAD: The government received 0.8 percent of the total budgeted non-project (budget support) assistance by...

Updated 28 Aug, 2024 02:55pm

Financing of Diamer-Bhasha project: Govt weighing different options

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is reportedly weighing different options to finance Diamer Bhasha Hydropower...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:33pm

July-March: govt signs $2.166bn loan commitments

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan signed new agreements worth $2.166 billion as commitments in the period...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 02:02pm

Business & Finance

Interest worth SDR 2.815bn paid to IMF since 1984

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has paid interest amounting SDR 2.815 billion to International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1984....

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 09:07am

Far behind $17.619bn annual target: $9.811bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in FY24

If IMF and UAE inflows are added, total inflows would reach $13.804 billion during fiscal year 2023-24 against target of $17.619 billion

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:11pm

NA panel told: China, KSA likely to roll over $9bn loans

ISLAMABAD: China and Saudi Arabia are likely to roll over $9 billion in loans to Pakistan in the current fiscal year...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 11:47pm

Complaints about different projects: ADB decides to dispatch mission

Accountability Mission to visit Pakistan in September

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 04:14pm

Private sector’s participation in privatisation of Discos: World Bank agrees to extend financial support under NLTA

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has agreed to extend financial support to the government to facilitate private sector...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

External debt, liabilities soar to $130.179bn by May

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities have soared to $130.179 billion by May 2024, up from $124.296...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

July-May of FY 2023-24: $7.547bn borrowed from multiple financing sources

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $7.547 billion from multiple financing sources during the first 11 months (July-May)...

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 09:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 14	284.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 14	284.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 14	147.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 14	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 14	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 11	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 11	6,259.75
Nasdaq / Jul 11	20,585.53
Dow Jones / Jul 11	44,371.51
India Sensex / Jul 14	82,243.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 14	39,459.62
Hang Seng / Jul 14	24,260.76
FTSE 100 / Jul 14	8,955.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 14	24,036.07
France CAC40 / Jul 14	7,779.51

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 11	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 11	306,069
Petrol/Litre / Jul 14	266.79
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 14	69.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 14	3,371.80
Diesel/Litre / Jul 14	272.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 14	67.54

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 14 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	4.41 ▲ 1 (29.33%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 14 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	4.35 ▲ 0.98 (29.08%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 14 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jul 14 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	7.77 ▲ 1 (14.77%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 14 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.22 ▲ 1 (13.85%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 14 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 14 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	9.58 ▲ 1 (11.66%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 14 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	10.30 ▲ 1 (10.75%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 14 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	21.51 ▲ 1.96 (10.03%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 14 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	19.53 ▲ 1.78 (10.03%)

Stock	Price
Thatta Cement / Jul 14 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	40 ▼ -155.37 (-79.53%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 14 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	6.72 ▼ -1 (-12.95%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jul 14 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	14.71 ▼ -1.57 (-9.64%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jul 14 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4 ▼ -0.4 (-9.09%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jul 14 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	28.85 ▼ -2.66 (-8.44%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 14 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	105.05 ▼ -9.4 (-8.21%)
Invest Bank / Jul 14 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	12.55 ▼ -1.09 (-7.99%)
Sitara Energy / Jul 14 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	11.30 ▼ -0.95 (-7.76%)
Pak Leather / Jul 14 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	33.30 ▼ -2.64 (-7.35%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jul 14 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	76.77 ▼ -5.94 (-7.18%)

Stock	Volume
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 14 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	42,151,439 ▲ 0.98
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	39,228,290 ▲ 0.26
B.O.Punjab / Jul 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,106,151 ▲ 0.02
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 14 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	27,181,194 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,106,166 ▲ 0.05
Sui South Gas / Jul 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	15,414,907 ▲ 0.69
Aisha Steel Mill / Jul 14 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	15,316,430 ▲ 0.2
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 14 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	13,792,273 ▲ 1
Askari Bank / Jul 14 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	13,778,091 ▲ 5.18
Thatta Cement / Jul 14 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	12,885,544 ▼ -155.37

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