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Budget 2025–2026: A hope for progress or a storm of inflation?

In Pakistan, the annual budget is seen as an opportunity for the government to express its economic priorities and...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Opinion

Power sector—hope on the horizon

Over the past year, power tariffs in Pakistan have come down considerably and, contingent on key reforms being...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Pakistan

PTI assails govt for growing unemployment in country

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Sunday accused the...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 07:09am

Pakistan

Soap makers demand govt relocate protestors, remove obstructions

KARACHI: The Chairman of the Pakistan Soap Manufacturers Association (PSMA), Asif Iqbal Paracha, has called on both...

Published 29 Apr, 2025 03:07am

BR Research

GTI 2025: Pakistan’s security and economic crisis

Pakistan ranked as the second most impacted country by terrorism in the GTI 2025, with terrorism-related deaths...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Business & Finance

IFC plans $2 billion annual investment in Pakistan’s infrastructure, key sectors

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced plans to boost equity investments and target large-scale...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 08:51pm

Pakistan

Punjab PA Speaker accuses PTI of pushing country to default

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan on Friday alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

Opinion

Existential threats, and need for 10-year economic, environmental, and epidemiological plan

The federal minister for planning and development, Ahsan Iqbal, reportedly indicated that the Prime Minister will...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 04:13pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka records first deflation in 29 years

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy recorded falling consumer prices for the first time in 29 years,...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Opinion

A requiem for manufacturing?

Amidst a deepening economic crisis, the government seems intent on pushing the economy’s most vital sector—the...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:25am

Editorials

Divorced from reality

EDITORIAL: It beggars belief that the government thought this was a good time to approve 15 development projects...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 03:05am

Opinion

Confronting the crisis: corruption, mismanagement, and the path forward

Corruption stems from the absence or inadequacy of constitutional rule and leads to a breakdown in governance, which...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Pakistan

MAJU hosts 11th convocation

KARACHI: Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) hosted its 11th conference recently at the Expo Centre. Governor of...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 07:42am

Opinion

Beyond the billionaires bash: Pakistan’s real crisis

In a recent op-ed published in a national daily, a noted author has made several claims to misrepresent fundamental...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

BR Research

FDI in FY24

Troubles in attracting foreign direct investment continue for Pakistan as the country grapples with economic and...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:25am

Perspectives

Fault lies within: to fix the economy, look inward

There weren’t much high hopes when Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb started delivering his budget speech on June...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 10:43pm

Editorials

Reckless government spending

EDITORIAL: It is becoming increasingly clear that our rulers are either still oblivious to the extent of the...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Pharma, healthcare sectors also reeling amid economic crisis

KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy and its people are facing a health crisis. With an economy burdened by high debt and...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:09am

Business & Finance

Belgium’s Ontex completes divestment of business in Pakistan

Ontex Group NV, a Belgian developer and producer of care products and solutions, on Monday announced that it has...

Updated 03 Jun, 2024 07:57pm

FBR reforms top priority, says minister

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday reaffirmed its priority towards the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

World

If Trump wins, he plans to free Wall Street from ‘burdensome regulations’

WASHINGTON: A second Trump White House would seek to sharply reduce the power of US financial regulators, according...

Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am

Opinion

Beyond colonial legacies—I

The economic crisis in Pakistan primarily stems from two critical issues: the absence of constitutional governance...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

PML-N, PPP wrangle over premiership

ISLAMABAD: Country’s two largest political parties were on Monday wrangling over who will be prime minister after an...

Updated 13 Feb, 2024 08:55am

Editorials

‘Worst economic crisis’

EDITORIAL: Human Rights Watch’s (HRW’s) World Report 2024 only confirms what most Pakistanis have been...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

Economic crisis: Bilawal says political parties will have to join hands

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said all political parties will have...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

Bilawal urges PTI workers to support his party

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a public gathering of the party in Lahore...

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 08:54am

Pakistan

In 2023, Pakistan faced the ‘worst economic crisis’ in history: Human Rights Watch

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) in latest World Report 2024 has said that Pakistan faced the worst economic crisis last...

Published 20 Jan, 2024 07:58pm

Vulnerability of economy: Shamshad highlights five critical areas

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Thursday, that Pakistan’s vulnerability has...

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:11am

Business & Finance

Key sectors: PIDE seeks to initiate debate on reforms

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) launched its latest issue of Discourse Magazine ...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

Opinion

No justification for such fiscal profligacy

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “Budgetary support during Jul 1-Dec 16, 2023 period: Govt borrowing...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 17	5,982.72
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,583.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,824.99
Nasdaq / Jun 17	19,521.09
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,688.37
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,834.03
Dow Jones / Jun 17	42,215.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,434.65
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,683.73

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	75.25
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 17	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 17	309,756
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,392.01
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.77
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bunnys Limited / Jun 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	62.54 ▲ 5.69 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jun 18 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	19.67 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 18 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	29.49 ▲ 2.68 (10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jun 18 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 18 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	36.08 ▲ 3.28 (10%)
Data Agro / Jun 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	111.31 ▲ 10.12 (10%)
Hinopak Motor / Jun 18 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	451.03 ▲ 41 (10%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 18 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	44.46 ▲ 4.04 (10%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 18 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	16.41 ▲ 1.49 (9.99%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 18 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41.73 ▲ 3.79 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.27 ▼ -0.61 (-15.72%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 18 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.30 ▼ -0.98 (-10.56%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 18 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	69.39 ▼ -7.71 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 18 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	213.65 ▼ -23.74 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	59.85 ▼ -6.65 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	13,770.20 ▼ -1529.97 (-10%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 18 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.88 ▼ -1.76 (-9.98%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 18 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	52.10 ▼ -5.23 (-9.12%)
GOC (Pak) / Jun 18 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	70.11 ▼ -7.03 (-9.11%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.01 ▼ -0.3 (-9.06%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,594,512 ▼ -0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	18,576,433 ▼ -0.5
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	16,780,097 ▼ -0.61
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 18 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	11,415,669 ▲ 0.3
Secure Logistics / Jun 18 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	8,805,108 ▲ 0.07
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	6,765,844 ▼ -0.3
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	6,347,564 ▲ 0.25
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	4,975,476 ▼ -0.38
Merit Packaging / Jun 18 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	4,711,485 ▲ 1.49
TPL Properties / Jun 18 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,554,908 ▲ 0.28

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