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economic policy

Revenue at the pump, inflation at the table

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan’s growing reliance on petroleum levies is helping repair public finances—but it may also be quietly making...

‘Circuit breaker’ economic policy

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 07:10am

In his inaugural speech, standing in front of the ‘10 Downing Street’ in London, on July 20, United Kingdom’s new...

UBG urges govt to incorporate fiscal austerity into economic policy

Published 16 Jul, 2026 05:00am

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has urged the federal and provincial governments...

Policy contradictions stall progress

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

EDITORIAL: One of the more damaging flaws of governance in Pakistan today is the disconnect between what...

Policy philosophy correction budget needed–I

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

A budget is not just a mere accounting exercise of expenditure and revenue, but reflects a commitment to economic...

Pakistan’s Rs15trn liquidity addiction

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

Pakistan’s latest monetary data tells a deeper story than most headlines capture. The State Bank of Pakistan’s net...

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—II

Updated 22 May, 2026 07:53am

Lower exports and FDI, together with an elevated conflict situation, overall slow down, and can even lower foreign...

Pakistan’s next economic test

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan’s economic policy discourse over the past year has been dominated by the imperative of stabilisation — and...

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—I

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

Unlike the routine analysis on the lines of listing a number of financial, and administrative bottlenecks facing...

Is the reform window closed?

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:27am

By April 2026, the question is no longer over the delay in structural reforms. The more relevant point is that the...

LCCI chief for suitable energy, economic policy

Published 24 Mar, 2026 03:00am

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol stressed that Pakistan now...

From infrastructure to institutions: why Pakistan’s centres of excellence matter

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 06:48am

Pakistan’s economic policy has long been shaped by urgency rather than design. Development debates have...

PM orders economic roadmap

Updated 23 Sep, 2025 09:19am

Stresses that only practical, results-oriented initiatives should be prioritized to ensure long-term economic growth

National consensus urged on economic policy

Updated 15 Sep, 2025 08:19am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Climate change crisis, floods, and role of government

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 07:13am

Fast-unfolding climate change crisis, which has strong imprint on the recent floods has once again – just like in...

Mission-oriented governance

Published 29 Aug, 2025 06:31am

‘The Federalist Papers are published following the Constitutional Convention. …The papers, particularly those...

Higher interest rates stifling economy: Gohar Ejaz

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:42am

ISLAMABAD: Former caretaker federal minister Gohar Ejaz has stated that the monetary policy is strangling the...

Call to apply super tax only to corporations with profits over Rs10bn’

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Economic Policy Business Development Think Tank has strongly recommended that the Super Tax must apply...

FPCCI opposes new taxes in budget

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Vice President Muhammad Aman Paracha...

Policies go dumb and dumber

Updated 30 May, 2025 08:18am

The Government of Pakistan has recently allocated 2,000 MW of electricity to support Bitcoin mining and AI data...

Business & investment: Shift to higher tariffs restricts exports growth for Pakistan: WB

Updated 27 May, 2025 09:54am

ISLAMABAD: In an already challenging business and investment climate —characterised by a misaligned exchange rate...

Mission-oriented economic policy

Published 16 May, 2025 03:06am

There seems to be a lot of focus on the working of ministry of finance, which is not to say that its role is in any...

Urgent need for deep economic policy thinking

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 10:34pm

China in the 1980s was quite similar to Pakistan in terms of economic orientation – mainly an agriculture sector,...

Politics and economy

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The...

‘NKATI ready to work with all associations for budget proposals’

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

KARACHI: Faisal Maize Khan, President of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), has stated the...

Is Udaan the charter of economy we need?

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan’s poor economic performance over the past three decades is frequently attributed to a lack of policy...

A truly global economic policy needed

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:12am

In an October 24 post by The Guardian, it highlighted the comments made by Kristalina Georgieva, the head of...

Policy decisions: ECC concerned over delays in implementation

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:30pm

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday expressed concern over delays in...

Pakistan discusses $7bn bailout reform agenda with IMF in unusual talks

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:18pm

Reforms in taxation, energy sector, privatisation of loss-making SOEs and public finance came under discussion, finance minister says

Macro-fiscal forecasts for budget: IMF asks govt to strengthen capacity of FD

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm

Notes that current organisation of the Finance Division is relatively fragmented and presents an obstacle to achieving a more strategic approach to budgeting

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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