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Economic distress

OPINION: Global uncertainty fuelling economic turmoil

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 09:22am

One week short of his full year in office President Trump’s economic policies (prohibitive tariffs as well as...

State-Owned Enterprises incur Rs122.9bn net losses in 2024-25

Updated 10 Jan, 2026 07:35am

ISLAMABAD: The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) incurred net loss of Rs 122.9 billion in FY 2024-25 as compared to a...

IMF orthodoxy institutionalizing Pakistan’s economic decline

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

The history of sovereign insolvency is rarely just about ledger balances; it is a story of the erosion of the state...

Govt accused of steering country towards chaos

Updated 22 Dec, 2025 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: Opposition politicians, lawyers, civil society leaders, and journalists sharply criticised the ruling...

Floods poised to erase half a percentage point of GDP growth: minister

Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb warned on Monday that the recent wave of catastrophic flooding is...

OPINION: Corruption and governance diagnostic

Updated 01 Dec, 2025 08:36am

To calculate national corruption data based on actual convictions is unlikely to provide an accurate assessment of...

EDITORIAL: Privatisation is meant to attract capital, not deter it

Updated 30 Nov, 2025 11:27pm

EDITORIAL: It says something about the state of public sector reform that the country’s flagship privatisation has...

Rate of unemployment rises in country

Published 26 Nov, 2025 07:35am

ISLAMABAD: In a troubling sign for the nation’s growing economic instability, Pakistan’s unemployment crisis has...

EDITORIAL: Defining debt clearly

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:08am

EDITORIAL: It says something about the country’s fiscal culture that the National Assembly’s economic affairs...

The poverty reboot: skills, access, and local power

Published 10 Nov, 2025 06:12am

When the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the promise of “Zero Poverty by...

PBF issues report on economic decline despite currency devaluations

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:57am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has issued a detailed report highlighting the country’s long-term...

Debt trap and the way out

Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while addressing the ninth future investment conference titled ‘Is...

Economic stress pushing young Pakistanis into silent diabetes: experts

Published 18 Oct, 2025 08:02am

KARACHI: Financial strain, double jobs and unhealthy diets are pushing people as young as 20 to 30 into undiagnosed...

Poverty reduction in reverse gear

Published 16 Oct, 2025 06:58am

Pakistan is facing a turning point in its fight against poverty. After years of steady progress, the number of ...

Rising trade deficit

Updated 14 Oct, 2025 06:34am

The release recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) of the summary on foreign trade for the first ...

PVMA concerned over surge in terrorist activities

Published 11 Oct, 2025 06:57am

KARACHI: Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has expressed...

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...

Debt burden reaches alarming levels: Every Pakistani now owes Rs318,252

Updated 27 Sep, 2025 08:37am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s debt burden has reached alarming levels, with every citizen now owing Rs 318,252, according to...

PIAF voices concern over ‘anti-business’ actions by FBR

Published 26 Sep, 2025 07:49am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s fragile economy risks losing much-needed investment as the country’s leading trade body warns...

Celebrating debt: Pakistan’s favourite national sport

Published 25 Sep, 2025 05:59am

Nothing quite screams “reform” in Pakistan like another creative way to sweep circular debt under the carpet....

Debt, taxes, and the low-growth trap

Published 19 Sep, 2025 07:23am

EDITORIAL: Despite exuberantly high tax rates amid abysmally low development spending, public debt is growing both ...

The fall of SOEs

Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:01am

In light of recent developments regarding the closure of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), I believe this ...

NFC Award

Published 18 Sep, 2025 06:32am

EDITORIAL: The meeting of the National Finance Commission (NFC) constituted by the President has been deferred on ...

Public debt burden

Published 16 Sep, 2025 06:26am

The State Bank of Pakistan has recently released estimates of the stock of debt of the country as of the end of...

Floods inflict USD2bn losses to Pakistan: report

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 06:59am

KARACHI: A report says Pakistan’s fragile economy has been dealt a severe setback as the 2025 monsoon floods leave...

Danger signs

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 06:12am

EDITORIAL: Multiple disquieting news on the economic front should send alarm signals to the economic team leaders:...

The hydraulic break point

Published 11 Sep, 2025 06:50am

Pakistan has survived three states since 1947: the partition state, the truncated state after 1971, and the...

Floods, torrential rains: Pakistan’s economic recovery could face setback

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 04:01pm

Heavy floods may also weaken the repayment capacity of agricultural borrowers, as per Mid-Year Performance Review

Climate change-induced catastrophes and economy

Updated 06 Sep, 2025 10:50pm

‘Flash floods in Pakistan have destroyed thousands of acres of crops in Punjab, the country’s largest producer....

Pakistan highly vulnerable to natural disasters: World Bank

Updated 02 Sep, 2025 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters —including earthquakes, landslides, and water scarcity...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 16	160.39
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 16	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 16	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 16	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 16	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 16	7,511.35
India Sensex / Jun 16	76,808.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 16	69,404.50
Nasdaq / Jun 16	26,376.34
Hang Seng / Jun 16	24,493.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 16	10,494.21
Dow Jones / Jun 16	51,999.67
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 16	24,910.41
France CAC40 / Jun 16	8,447.27

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 15	389,600
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 16	76.52
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	20,280
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 16	4,335.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 16	77.75
Petrol/Litre / Jun 17	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 17	378.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 16 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	15.36 ▲ 2.67 (21.04%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	34.60 ▲ 6.01 (21.02%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 16 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	52.70 ▲ 9.15 (21.01%)
Crescent Steel / Jun 16 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	116.84 ▲ 20.28 (21%)
National Silk / Jun 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	195.13 ▲ 33.87 (21%)
Service Textile / Jun 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	42.82 ▲ 7.43 (20.99%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 16 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	72.73 ▲ 12.61 (20.97%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 16 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	28.77 ▲ 4.97 (20.88%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 16 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	24.39 ▲ 4.1 (20.21%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 16 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	33.43 ▲ 5.53 (19.82%)

Stock	Price
Ideal Spinning / Jun 16 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	69.48 ▼ -8.96 (-11.42%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 16 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.10 ▼ -2.44 (-9.55%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 16 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	22.60 ▼ -2.28 (-9.16%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 16 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	74.97 ▼ -6.17 (-7.6%)
Idrees Tex. / Jun 16 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	46.69 ▼ -3.41 (-6.81%)
Data Agro / Jun 16 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	91.73 ▼ -6.34 (-6.46%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 16 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.11 ▼ -0.39 (-6%)
GOC (Pak) / Jun 16 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	117.18 ▼ -5.82 (-4.73%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jun 16 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	26.05 ▼ -1.22 (-4.47%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 16 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	10.86 ▼ -0.48 (-4.23%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jun 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	108,119,661 ▼ -0.25
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 16 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	49,523,210 ▲ 0.84
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 16 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	43,732,572 ▲ 0.46
Sui South Gas / Jun 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,975,274 ▲ 3.46
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,115,690 ▲ 0.09
B.O.Punjab / Jun 16 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	40,078,444 ▲ 1.77
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	37,091,776 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 16 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	34,505,206 ▲ 2.1
TPL Properties / Jun 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	31,351,342 ▲ 0.37
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 16 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	28,293,781 ▲ 7.15

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