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economic reform

After PIA, Arif Habib sets sights on ‘blue economy’

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 03:41pm

KARACHI: Fresh from acquiring a controlling stake in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), prominent businessman...

IMF warns Pakistan-India tensions could threaten reform, fiscal goals

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:50am

ISLAMABAD: The rising tensions between Pakistan and India, if sustained or deteriorate further, could heighten...

Cabinet approves setting up of ‘TPO’ at MoF

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 02:56pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved establishment of Tax Policy Office at the Ministry of Finance to build...

The upside of IMF engagement

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:10am

While the economists and critics of the country widely debate the downside of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

Economic reform agenda: Govt has no room for complacency, says Aurangzeb

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:25am

Finance minister briefs the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on the government’s commitments to IMF

IMF mission in town

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:07am

EDITORIAL: The schedule of reviews shared in the staff-level agreement report uploaded on the International Monetary...

Moving away from stabilisation to industrial sector growth: there is some time

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:12am

Complete independence cannot be achieved without economic stability. These words have never sounded truer. A few...

The ‘last’ IMF programme?

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 07:51am

Nathan Porter, director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) mission for Pakistan, in a recent interview...

Equitable taxation: a precondition for meaningful economic reform

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:18am

Negotiations with the IMF on the next programme are ongoing, with budget formation being an integral part of the...

US iterates support to reform plan

Updated 28 May, 2024 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Monday highlighted Washington’s ongoing support for...

Economic shocks spur Saudi to ‘reprioritise’ reforms: official

Published 14 May, 2024 06:48pm

DOHA: Global economic “shocks”, from the coronavirus pandemic to the war in Gaza, have prompted Saudi Arabia to...

Minister says all parties should present vision for better economic future

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi said ...

Pakistan’s politics, economic policies need to be aligned

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s politics and economic policies need to be aligned for the common purpose of long-term growth...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.28 ▼ -5.47 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.24 (-9.31%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	29.01 ▼ -2.81 (-8.83%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jul 20 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	352 ▼ -33 (-8.57%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	164,443,202 ▲ 0.82
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,094,203 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,346,929 ▲ 0.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,282,197 ▲ 0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,439,486 ▼ -0.05
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,535,907 ▲ 0.76
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,048,958 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,187,734 ▲ 0.27
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,467,861 ▲ 0.8
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,171 ▲ 0.03