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Exports

Rice exports: insure the trade, not the freight

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan exported 4.29 million metric tons of rice worth USD2.29 billion in FY2026. Applying last financial year’s...

The economy of waiting

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

Sometimes Pakistan loses an opportunity not by saying no, but by taking too long to say yes. What does an economy...

Macroeconomic stability: minister outlines progress

Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:55am

Pakistan's Finance Minister listed six priorities including macroeconomic stability, export-led growth, structural reforms, aid-to-trade shift, financial inclusion, and blockchain-driven digital economy

Aurangzeb outlines five key economic priorities

Published 18 Sep, 2026 05:15am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday outlined five key priorities for...

The remittance support to current account

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 07:24am

The current account remains comfortably placed in the opening months of FY27. The August deficit was modest, and the...

Pakistan posts $98mn C/A deficit in August 2026

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:08pm

Deficit follows a deficit of $445 million recorded in July 2026

PM orders steps to boost exports

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the authorities to cut red tape for exporters and...

The GSP+ dividend: exports and employment

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 06:30am

Back in 2014, when Pakistan was granted GSP+ status, a World Bank report projected that the EU’s GSP+ regime could...

PM for expanded global market access for agri products

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered a coordinated push to increase the country’s agricultural...

Key measures to support exports: Ministries, provinces directed to maintain momentum

Published 11 Sep, 2026 08:40am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired an inter-ministerial meeting...

Export-insurance risk pool for SMEs welcomed

Published 11 Sep, 2026 08:37am

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

PM approves targets to speed up trade, cargo clearance

Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved targets for speeding up trade and cargo clearance,...

Meeting with business leaders: PM directs immediate steps for solving problems

Published 09 Sep, 2026 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the authorities to take immediate steps to resolve...

Income over Rs500m: Super Tax for exporters abolished

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has totally abolished Super Tax for exporters deriving income...

Widening trade deficit

Updated 08 Sep, 2026 07:05am

EDITORIAL: Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for July-August 2026 against the same period the...

Customs field formations: FBR launches major changes in jurisdiction, functions

Published 07 Sep, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced major changes in the jurisdiction and functions of...

FPCCI raises the alarm about Jul-Aug trade figures

Published 05 Sep, 2026 04:59am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

NA panel grills MoC over export failure

Updated 04 Sep, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce on Thursday grilled the Commerce Ministry over its...

PM approves establishment of trade facilitation board

Updated 04 Sep, 2026 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved the establishment of a Trade Facilitation Board (TFB)...

Jul-Aug trade deficit swells 18.11pc YoY

Published 04 Sep, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit increased by 18.11 percent during the first two months (July to August) of the...

A tightrope for Islamabad

Updated 02 Sep, 2026 05:52am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s calibrated response to Washington’s latest campaign of economic pressure against Iran is...

Pakistan's economy: An optimistic outlook

Updated 03 Sep, 2026 03:56pm

EDITORIAL: The August Economic Update and Outlook uploaded by the Finance Division on the last day of the month...

FPCCI urges govt to rationalise petroleum prices

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has...

Shipping costs to US surge by 200pc

Updated 01 Sep, 2026 09:29am

KARACHI: Shipping costs for Pakistani exporters to the United States have surged by more than 200 percent on some...

Optimism voiced about growth prospects

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday cautioned that the ongoing Middle East conflict has...

Major impediments to export boost

Updated 31 Aug, 2026 05:58am

EDITORIAL: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan while briefing the Senate Standing Committee correctly noted that unless...

MoC has no plan to deal with expected new restrictions on Iran

Updated 28 Aug, 2026 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has reportedly not prepared any concrete plan to deal with the expected...

Govt launches PRIE to boost exports

Published 26 Aug, 2026 06:11am

KARACHI: The federal government has announced a Performance-Based Rebate on Incremental Exports (PRIE), offering...

Jam admits high energy prices, interest rates hurting exports

Updated 26 Aug, 2026 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan has said Pakistan needs to create a conducive and competitive business...

The C/A worries

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 04:05am

EDITORIAL: The current account (C/A) is slowly coming under pressure, as international petroleum prices remain...

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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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