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Economic survey 2024 25

Budget 2025–26: Between recovery and reality

Updated 26 Jun, 2025 07:38am

As the government tabled the federal budget for FY2025–26 on June 10, it did so against a backdrop of cautious...

A recipe for repeated failure

Published 24 Jun, 2025 06:06am

The finance minister recently presented the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024–25 with a tone of accomplishment,...

PTI questions PBS figures

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: The Opposition Leader in National Assembly Omar Ayub on Friday severely criticised the government,...

Sustainable growth: ‘Agri experts should come up with doable policy interventions’

Published 14 Jun, 2025 07:18am

FAISALABAD: In the face of deteriorating agriculture growth depicted in the Economic Survey of Pakistan, ...

Remittances at the forefront

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:25am

Amid ongoing economic challenges and global uncertainties, remittances from overseas Pakistanis again emerged as a...

No truths and a lie

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:15am

If there is one thing governments do really well, it is self-congratulation at minor victories that mask deeper...

Confronting the dearth of educated and trained manpower

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:43am

EDITORIAL: Among the many glaring challenges that the budget document has thrown up, the enduring burden of...

PCJCCI president expresses satisfaction over Economic Survey, federal budget

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:45am

LAHORE: Nazir Hussain, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), appreciated the...

Rs385.64bn disbursed to 9.87m BISP beneficiaries till March 31st

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:57am

ISLAMABAD: An amount of 385.64 billion rupees of the total budgeted amount of Rs 598.72 billion was disbursed to ...

President FPCCI emphasises continuity of policies

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:49am

KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Atif Ikram Sheikh said that...

Adviser to KP CM accuses federal govt of manipulating data, misleading public

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: The adviser to the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on finance, Muzzammil Aslam, on Monday accused ...

Urban regions: Literacy rate elevated to 74.1pc

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:43am

ISLAMABAD: The literacy rate in urban regions is considerably elevated, recorded at 74.1 percent, compared to 51.6...

Pakistan Economic Survey: Economic performance misrepresented: PTI

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:33am

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday strongly criticised the Economic Survey for the...

Who’s afraid of the Budget?

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:41am

Is it the government? If the budget is to be strategic, as the finance minister says, and if it has to reflect the...

Public debt recorded at Rs76,007bn by end-March

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 76,007 billion by end-March 2025, registering an increase...

Pakistan inflation projected to remain within range of 4.5-5% in FY25

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:48am

ISLAMABAD: Inflation is projected to remain within the range of 4.5-5 percent during fiscal year 2025, supported by...

July-March 2025: LSM experiences 1.5% negative growth

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:49am

ISLAMABAD: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has experienced a negative growth of 1.5 percent during July-March 2025...

Jul–Mar power usage down 3.6pc

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity consumption has declined by 3.6 per during the first three quarters...

Analysis: Economic Survey

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:38am

Economic Survey 2024-25, with most data limited to nine months as all previous surveys, emphasized progress...

Pakistan transitioning to water-scarce status

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:35am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, with an average per capita annual ...

Pakistan agri sector misses growth target in FY25

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:47am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector has missed its growth target for the outgoing fiscal year, expanding by...

Jul-Mar: Pakistan govt borrowing slumps 69%

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:45am

KARACHI: The government sector borrowing for budgetary support declined sharply, ie, 69 percent or Rs 2.9 trillion...

July-March of FY2025: Significant cut in crude oil, gas extraction recorded

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: A significant decrease in domestic crude oil and natural gas extraction has been recorded during the ...

IT, ITeS export remittances surge by 23.7pc

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) export remittances including computer...

Economic Survey: Pakistan Stock Exchange one of world’s top performers

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

KARACHI: While, major Asian stock market indices show mixed performance, Pakistan’s equity market emerged as one ...

Economic Survey: an objective survey?

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb began traditional press conference on the Economic Survey...

Growth target missed: Economic Survey

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:30am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said inflation has significantly declined from 29 percent ...

Tax relief costs kitty Rs5.84trn

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions/reduced rates, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various...

Pakistan Economic Survey fails to calculate unemployment rate for current year

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:44am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2024-25 failed to calculate the unemployment rate for the current year and instead...

US actions to hurt Pakistan’s trade

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:42am

ISLAMABAD: The government Tuesday said there is a possibility that Pakistan’s trade will be adversely affected by US...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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