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EFF programme

USD7bn EFF programme: IMF seeks 174 legislative amendments

Published 25 Sep, 2026 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sought around 174 legislative amendments from Pakistan under...

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 mission to visit Pakistan today for key EFF, RSF reviews

Updated 25 Feb, 2026 12:10pm

ISLAMABAD: An Inter-national Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission will visit Pakistan from February 25-March 11 to...

IMF lauds Pakistan’s reforms ahead of Feb 25 EFF, RSF reviews

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 07:01pm

Pakistan's policy efforts under EFF have helped stabilise the economy, says Julie Kozack

Need for counter-cyclical Federal Budget

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:44am

The last number of federal budgets, especially since 2022, have been pro-cyclical in nature – in general, reducing...

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has been subjected to extremely limited leverage by IMF since 2019

Updated 10 Dec, 2025 07:25am

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Executive Board approved the second review of the Extended Fund...

Policy issues in the EFF programme — III

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 12:53pm

Covid-19 pandemic, and then the catastrophic floods in 2022, both of which had significant climate change causality...

Policy issues in EFF programme — I

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 05:28am

Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with International Monetary Fund (IMF), which as per one of its...

An intriguing televised address

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:59am

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a televised address to the nation this Tuesday past claimed that the...

EFF programme, non-inflationary economic growth, and counter-cyclical policy approach

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

A recent ‘Transcript of Global Financial Stability Report April 2024 press briefing’, carried a rather very...

State of the economy

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:53am

EDITORIAL: The December Monthly Economic Update and Outlook, uploaded on the Finance Division website, indicates the...

Unaddressed economic challenges

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:59am

The debate and anxiety throughout Pakistan in the aftermath of the stalled Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme...

Rs696bn budgeted from IMF

Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:45am

ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted Rs 696 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for next fiscal...

Staff-level agreement with IMF expected in ‘next few days’: Dar

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 05:18pm

Finance minister says agreement has 'taken longer than it should have'

Leading economists say: Govt will be unable to implement ‘harsh’ IMF conditions

Entity says elevated inflation and higher cost of living are adding to social and political risks

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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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