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1QFY27: Fiscal surplus plunges 40pc YoY

Published 14 Nov, 2026 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fiscal surplus plunged 40 percent year-on-year to Rs1.273.7 trillion, or 0.9 percent of GDP,...

Widening trade deficit

Updated 11 Nov, 2026 05:37am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data reveals that the trade deficit has widened by 15.97 percent during the...

USD1.21bn potentially unlocked: IMF reaches SLA with Pakistan

Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:27am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the Pakistani...

Water shortage

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:09am

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that Pakistan is bracing for 25 percent water shortage during rabi season that has raised...

EFF, RSF: IMF mission arrives for reviews

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission has reportedly arrived in Pakistan to start...

The narrative needs to change

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:44am

The fourth review under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) is scheduled to...

Prohibition on sales from EPZs to domestic market: Govt fails to convince IMF to withdraw condition

Updated 02 Sep, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The government has failed to convince the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to withdraw its condition of...

IMF mission due next month

Updated 12 Aug, 2026 08:43am

Mission to initiate negotiations for the release of the next tranche under the EFF and RSF

Aurangzeb reviews macroeconomic performance with IMF officials

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a series of meetings with the...

S&P upgrades sovereign credit rating to ‘B’

Published 23 Jul, 2026 05:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings on Wednesday raised its long-term sovereign credit...

IMF programmes’ progress report: some reflections—I

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

In May, International Monetary Fund (IMF) released ‘IMF Country Report No. 26/101’ at the successful completion of...

IMF’s SLA

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:11am

On 15 May International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) on the third review of the...

Economic developments: IMF speaks of constructive talks with govt

Updated 22 May, 2026 02:41pm

Staff visit focused on recent economic developments, reform implementation, and the budget strategy for fiscal year (FY) 2027

IMF mission ends, FY2027 budget talks to continue 'in the coming days'

Updated 21 May, 2026 03:35pm

SBP reiterated its commitment to maintaining an appropriately tight monetary policy stance

IMF macroeconomic projections for 2026-27

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

Pakistan has successfully concluded the third review of the IMF Programme. An installment of USD 1.2 billion has...

Strong policies aid recovery, bolster resilience: IMF

Updated 15 May, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that strong policy implementation has continued to support...

IMF sets 11 new conditions, including parliamentary approval of FY2027 Budget

Updated 15 May, 2026 03:22pm

Demands fiscal discipline, governance reforms, and energy tariff adjustments

SBP receives USD1.3bn tranche from IMF

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

KARACHI: Pakistan has received inflows worth USD 1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the...

Who is responsible for the poor economic state?

Updated 11 May, 2026 07:22am

Urgent reforms are needed to cut Pakistan's massive current expenditures, including wage and procurement freezes, to avert further economic decline.

Pakistan needs to maintain strong macroeconomic policies amid Middle East conflict: IMF

Updated 10 May, 2026 07:45am

Amid a challenging global environment, the IMF urges Pakistan to maintain strong macroeconomic policies and accelerate reforms for sustainable growth and to manage future shocks effectively.

IMF's Executive Board approves $1.32bn financing for Pakistan

Updated 09 May, 2026 05:00pm

Decision allows disbursement of around $1.1 billion under the EFF arrangement and around $220 million under the RSF arrangement

MENAP region: ME conflict may create ‘significant’ economic slowdown: IMF

Updated 02 May, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Dr Mahir Binici, Resident Representative of International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Pakistan, has said that...

ME conflict and the economic iceberg

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

With the Middle East conflict broadly ongoing for almost two months, with a fragile ceasefire holding for the...

IMF Board to review EFF, RSF on May 8

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is scheduled to consider Pakistan’s third review...

IMF’s Executive Board to discuss Pakistan on May 8

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 05:02pm

The board is set to deliberate final approval for the release of the next $1.21 billion tranche

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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 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	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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