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Corruption in foreign funded-projects: EAD clarifies jurisdiction in taking action against ministries

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division (EAD) categorically stated that it cannot direct the Federal Investigation...

11MFY26 foreign assistance surges 75.68pc YoY

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign assistance inflows to the country surged to USD 12.106 billion during July 2025–May 2026,...

Projects worth Rs3tn to be rejected as govt faces fiscal constraints: Ahsan Iqbal

Published 01 Jun, 2026 12:47pm

With a mere Rs1.126 trillion allocated for development, Pakistan's government faces a negative effective PSDP, leaving virtually no fiscal space for new projects.

Pakistan, AIIB sign $320 million loan deal for N-5 highway reconstruction

Published 19 May, 2026 07:51pm

Pakistan secures a $320.16 million AIIB loan for N-5 highway reconstruction, enhancing climate-resilient infrastructure and boosting economic growth across key regions.

ADB-funded ACSR bids: Nespak clears officials of misconduct

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: The National Engineering Services Pakistan Limited (NESPAK) has stated that there is no evidence of any...

Avoid foreign loans, EAD told

Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Raising alarm over mounting financial mismanagement, the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on...

Allegations of corruption in SBIP dismissed

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 08:17am

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Secretary for Irrigation Zarif Khero on Wednesday dismissed as baseless the allegations of...

Foreign assistance to Pakistan hits $4.51 billion in first half of 2025-26

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 01:55pm

This does not include IMF Extended Fund Facility

Wapda shares power evacuation plan for Diamer Basha Dam Project

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 07:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has shared the power evacuation plan for the...

Foreign assistance to Pakistan exceeds $3bn mark in 5MFY26

Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:17am

This includes bilateral and multilateral loans and grants, as well as investment in Naya Pakistan Certificates

World Bank-, ADB-funded projects: PM forms body, four WGs to address bottlenecks

Published 19 Dec, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a Steering Committee and four Working Groups (WGs) to address...

OPINION: Q1 federal, provincial fiscal operations

Updated 17 Nov, 2025 07:16am

The first quarter (July-September 2025) federal and provincial consolidated fiscal operations’ data, uploaded on...

Ascertainment of IMF lending utilisation: EAD says there’s no transparent mechanism

Updated 01 Nov, 2025 05:58pm

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs reviews the implementation of previous recommendations regarding IMF funds

Loans, grants & NPC: Q1 foreign aid totals USD1.82bn: EAD

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received a total of USD1.82 billion in foreign assistance during the first quarter of fiscal...

Flood losses: Pakistan govt decides to approach world donor agencies

Updated 03 Oct, 2025 07:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Government has decided to approach international donor agencies for financial assistance to overcome...

Website of Economic Affairs Ministry: Chinese firm moves EAD for removal of ‘incorrect’ info

Published 27 Aug, 2025 06:13am

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese construction company has approached Economic Affairs Division for removal of incorrect...

Pakistan receives USD694.53m foreign assistance in July

Updated 26 Aug, 2025 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received a total of USD694.53 million in foreign assistance during the first month of fiscal...

Rs98.56bn irregularities identified in Economic Affairs Division

Published 14 Aug, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Financial irregularities amounting to Rs98.56 billion have been identified in the Economic Affairs...

Foreign debt inflows

Updated 28 Jul, 2025 07:13am

EDITORIAL: Economic Affairs Division (EAD) released data that showed Pakistan’s foreign debt inflows (fresh loans...

NTDC’s split into new entities: World Bank seeks amendments to project agreements

Updated 24 Jul, 2025 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has called for amendments to existing project agreements to replace the name of the...

Probe into power projects: Senate panel for action against PD for providing ‘misleading’ info

Updated 20 Jul, 2025 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs has recommended the Economic Affairs Division (EAD)...

Civil servants: Institutional restructuring, compensation packages discussed

Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:45am

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

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

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 08:43am

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

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

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 08:43am

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

KPT gets Korean grant for LEFC feasibility study

Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am

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

Fiscal crisis and reset

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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

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

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 03:30pm

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

Jamshoro power plant unit: Senate panel orders probe into delay

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 17 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	37.27 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.72 ▲ 9.79 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.61 ▼ -0.98 (-27.3%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.25 ▼ -16.69 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.81 ▼ -1.2 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 17 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 17 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.54 ▼ -0.78 (-9.38%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	85,782,795 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,049,582 ▼ -0.58
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,330,537 ▲ 2.9
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,918,262 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,198,734 ▼ -0.26
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,536,542 ▼ -1.23
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,404,498 ▼ -0.3
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,314,007 ▼ -0.39
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,439,447 ▼ -0.13
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,367,016 ▲ 0.47

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