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JI Shura voices alarm over terrorism, economic crisis, Gaza war

Published 13 Feb, 2026 08:04am

LAHORE: The Central Majlis-e-Shura of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, chaired by JI Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, expressed...

Why Pakistan cannot grow

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

For decades, Pakistan has struggled with economic instability, chronic debt, infrastructural decay, and stagnant...

Sri Lanka counts cyclone cost as toll hits 465

Published 04 Dec, 2025 06:04am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities said Wednesday they would need some USD7 billion to rebuild homes, industries and...

Why Pakistan’s economy stays trapped

Published 04 Oct, 2025 06:28am

Debt, deficits and dysfunction constitute the three fault lines, which define Pakistan’s looming economic...

Illicit-cigarette trade causes economic, public health challenges: study

Published 18 Jul, 2025 07:57am

LAHORE: The illicit cigarette trade in Pakistan has become a pressing economic and public health issue, primarily...

Careem’s exit from Pakistan’s ride-hailing market

Updated 30 Jun, 2025 11:03pm

In June 2025 Careem, the Dubai-based ride-hailing pioneer (now part of Uber), announced it would suspend its...

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

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

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

Power sector—hope on the horizon

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

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

PTI assails govt for growing unemployment in country

Published 16 Jun, 2025 07:09am

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

Soap makers demand govt relocate protestors, remove obstructions

Published 29 Apr, 2025 03:07am

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

GTI 2025: Pakistan’s security and economic crisis

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:59am

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

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

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 08:51pm

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

Punjab PA Speaker accuses PTI of pushing country to default

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

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

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

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 04:13pm

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

Sri Lanka records first deflation in 29 years

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

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

A requiem for manufacturing?

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:25am

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

Divorced from reality

Published 25 Aug, 2024 03:05am

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

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

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

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

MAJU hosts 11th convocation

Published 31 Jul, 2024 07:42am

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

Beyond the billionaires bash: Pakistan’s real crisis

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

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

FDI in FY24

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:25am

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

Fault lies within: to fix the economy, look inward

Published 17 Jul, 2024 10:43pm

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

Reckless government spending

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

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

Pharma, healthcare sectors also reeling amid economic crisis

Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:09am

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

Belgium’s Ontex completes divestment of business in Pakistan

Updated 03 Jun, 2024 07:57pm

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

FBR reforms top priority, says minister

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

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

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

Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am

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

Beyond colonial legacies—I

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

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

PML-N, PPP wrangle over premiership

Updated 13 Feb, 2024 08:55am

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

‘Worst economic crisis’

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

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

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (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%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
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%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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