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economic development

Saudi finance minister meets PM

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, Finance Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who was on a one-day...

Blue economy’s pivotal role highlighted by Ahsan Iqbal

Updated 03 Jan, 2026 06:50am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal has said that...

British HC team discusses tax reforms with PRA chairman

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

LAHORE: A delegation from the British High Commission called on Chairman Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Moazzam ...

OPINION: Economic development and bureaucracy

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 07:32am

The developed nations of the world are a reflection and testimony to the need for bureaucratic input alongside its...

Economic development: AI policy to be implemented effectively: PM

Updated 12 Oct, 2025 10:57am

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday the government wants to utilize Artificial Intelligence for...

SMEs across OIC member states pledge to intensify efforts to promote economic development

Published 09 Oct, 2025 06:33am

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia pledge to expand ties, cooperation

Published 08 Oct, 2025 06:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday pledged to further strengthen historic ties and expand cooperation ...

Economic growth: Industrialists pledge long-term partnership with govt

Published 15 Aug, 2025 05:47am

KARACHI: Industrialists vowed to work with the government for uplifting economic development and prosperity of the...

June C/A closes with $328m surplus: advisor

Published 19 Jul, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Khurram Shahzad, adviser to the finance minister said that country’s Current Account (CA) for June 2025...

Cement sector urges tax relief amid decline in domestic demand

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

LAHORE: The cement sector has emphasised that 1.94 percent negative growth in local off-take, during the first 11...

Economic development: Aurangzeb heaps praise on US businesses

Updated 17 May, 2025 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a meeting with a delegation of...

SEZs and economic development

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 06:34am

During the decade of the 1980s a paradigm shift took place in the minds of economic policy makers; the movement in...

Uraan pakistan: five major priorities spelled out

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah...

‘Govt's operations must be digitized to eradicate corruption’

Published 15 Feb, 2025 07:46am

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Governance, economic development, other issues: Gilani for collaboration between parliament and UN

Published 11 Feb, 2025 07:41am

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that strong institutional collaboration between the...

Criticality of FDI in economic development

Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:16am

As our nation navigates the path to economic growth, the role of foreign investment cannot be overstated. Foreign...

Internet outages and economic development in Pakistan

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:37am

The emergence of social media has changed the manner in which people express themselves and their opinions. In...

‘Key drivers of economic development’

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 07:32am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif only stated the obvious at the D-8 summit in Cairo when he termed the youth...

D-8 summit: PM Shehbaz says youth key driver to economic development

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that a country’s youth plays a key role for its economic development....

Sound data and effective policymaking

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:34am

EDITORIAL: How can a country be effectively governed without reliable data? This is a question Pakistani...

PM invites all parties to sign ‘charter of economy’

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 10:40am

Says country has come out from economic slump

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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