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External pressures mount: FD projects 11-12pc headline inflation this month

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has projected headline inflation at 11-12 percent in June 2026 amid mounting...

FDI stuck in low gear

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 07:56am

Foreign direct investment recovered in May 2026, but the improvement was neither enough to change the broader...

11MFY26 FDI falls 28.4pc to USD1.623bn YoY

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 09:06am

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) dropped sharply 28.4 percent during the first eleven months of this fiscal...

OICCI cautiously welcomes budget

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has welcomed the Federal Budget 2026–27 and...

Economy being kept in an induced coma?

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:46am

The economic team proudly said that GDP growth is at a four-year high. Well, growth is still not at 4 percent in as...

FBR must stop punishing compliance

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:13am

The formal economy is approaching a breaking point. Compliant businesses and taxpayers can no longer be expected to...

Dar reviews steps to attract FDI

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday chaired a...

Turkiye tackles inflation, Pakistan stumbles: ADB

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lacks the industrial capacity, export diversification and productivity levels required to...

Economic governance crisis—II

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 08:08am

The creation of parallel structures may temporarily accelerate certain approvals, but they cannot substitute for...

Pakistan, KSA finalise series of investment deals

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Friday agreed to deepen economic cooperation, with both sides finalising a...

Economic governance crisis—I

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Pakistan’s economic crisis is no longer confined to isolated indicators or temporary shocks. It is becoming...

FDI: still waiting for a turn

Updated 22 May, 2026 08:14am

It has been ages since foreign direct investment brought genuinely good news for Pakistan. Every now and then, a...

Balochistan’s minerals sector gets security boost

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent directive to deploy the Frontier Corps across Balochistan’s...

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—II

Updated 22 May, 2026 07:53am

Lower exports and FDI, together with an elevated conflict situation, overall slow down, and can even lower foreign...

Jul-Apr FDI slumps 31pc to USD1.409bn YoY

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan declined sharply by 31 percent during the first 10 months of...

Investment needs reform, not another institution

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:20am

The news that went a little less noticed last week was about the government accelerating the merger between the...

Real GDP grew by 3.8% in H1FY26, deep economic reforms key to sustainable growth: SBP

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:27am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has emphasized that deep-rooted economic reforms are essential to address...

PM Shehbaz orders Board of Investment-SIFC merger

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister has ordered the accelerated merger of the Board of Investment (BOI) and the SIFC....

Greater reliance of external accounts on GCC states

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s external account is deeply dependent on the Middle East. Exports, largely headed to Western...

Headline inflation may stay at 8-9pc in April: FD

Updated 01 May, 2026 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Mounting external sector pressures — marked by a 27 percent drop in foreign direct investment, a 5.8...

Surprising the market

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am

EDITORIAL: The government has surprised the market by quietly re-entering the international debt capital market...

FDI: A better month cannot hide weaker year

Updated 20 Apr, 2026 07:38am

Pakistan’s March 2026 FDI number looks better. But the year still looks weak. Net FDI for Mar-26 came in at USD168...

Jul-Feb FDI declines 33.4pc YoY: FD

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country declined sharply by 33.4 percent in first eight months...

FDI: Fragile, not firm

Updated 19 Mar, 2026 08:07am

Pakistan’s FDI data for Feb-26 and 8MFY26 offer only limited reassurance. February was reasonably constant, with net...

ACC - 8th Pakistan leadership conversation: Collective Acceleration: Unlocking the Trillion Dollar Economy Potential

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan stands at a structural inflection point. With a GDP of approximately $425 billion and an ambition to move...

Economic horoscope: Pakistan at the edge

Published 28 Feb, 2026 04:56am

If nations had horoscopes, Pakistan’s for 2026–2031 would not be written in the stars. It would be written in debt...

Trade gap widens, CA hits USD1.1bn deficit

Updated 28 Feb, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external account pressures intensified in the first seven months of fiscal year 2026 as a 5.5...

PM Shehbaz hints at reducing direct taxes

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday hinted at a reduction in direct taxes across the board in the...

Foreign companies repatriate $1.6bn in seven months

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 04:27pm

KARACHI: Foreign companies operating in Pakistan repatriated more than USD 1.6 billion in profits and dividends...

The FDI slide

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:38am

EDITORIAL: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as per data recently released by the State Bank of Pakistan, declined...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,897.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Hang Seng / Jul 1	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,472.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,081.59
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,366.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	3,986.22
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.40

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 1 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	72.07 ▲ 6.55 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.65 ▼ -4.25 (-9.91%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.11 ▼ -1 (-8.26%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.76 ▼ -1.36 (-7.11%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	161.43 ▼ -11.04 (-6.4%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.43 ▼ -1.24 (-6.3%)
Zephyr Textile / Jul 1 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	22.05 ▼ -1.42 (-6.05%)
Husein Industries / Jul 1 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	61.84 ▼ -3.5 (-5.36%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 1 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	64.15 ▼ -3.56 (-5.26%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.69 ▼ -1.31 (-5.04%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.46 ▼ -1.94 (-4.92%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,666,150 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	77,111,046 ▲ 1.22
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,752,273 ▲ 6.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,698,338 ▲ 0.33
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	24,952,487 ▲ 1.98
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,251,243 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,061,705 ▼ -0.21
Askari Bank / Jul 1 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	22,929,384 ▲ 2.76
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,096,607 ▼ -0.23
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,049,681 ▲ 0.52

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