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Federal Minister for Planning

Automotive industry: Govt calls for fundamental shift to boost export growth

Published 13 Aug, 2026 02:16am

ISLAMABAD: The government has called for a fundamental shift in Pakistan’s automotive industry from a predominantly...

Continuation of conflicts disastrous for global community: Ahsan

Updated 12 Apr, 2026 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that mistrust...

PMC meeting reviews prices: Transport fares decline by 30pc in some cities; prices of essential commodities show mixed trend

Updated 12 Apr, 2026 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to closely monitor inflationary trends and ensure relief for consumers, the National Price...

Through transfer of modern technology: Minister for enhancing cooperation with China

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal co-chaired a meeting with...

Early completion of Gwadar Power Plant ordered

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 11:48am

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directs concerned stakeholders to remove all the bottlenecks and start the construction work immediately

CDWP approves seven projects worth Rs22bn

Updated 28 Jan, 2023 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved seven development projects at the cost of...

Seerat conference: Principles of the Prophet (PBUH) enlightened people in Europe and Asia: minister

Published 24 Jan, 2023 08:15am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal while addressing the 4th...

Gwadar Free Zone: Govt seeks exact power demand figures from COPHCL

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has asked the China...

There’s no shortage of wheat: govt

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The government, Tuesday, while dispelling the rumours of wheat shortage, said that currently Pakistan has...

Murad, Ahsan discuss shortfall in relief goods

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal in their meeting at...

Govt committed to increasing exports to $100bn soon: minister

Published 09 Sep, 2022 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said the government is...

Joint flood relief efforts: Planning minister urges CMs, AJK PM to devise plan

Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:39am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal wrote letters to the chief...

Visit to LCCI: Private sector be allowed to take country on path to progress: minister

Published 21 Aug, 2022 06:02am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that the...

Govt expediting CPEC projects: minister

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:01am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that after steering...

‘Govt bound to obey PTI govt’s agreement with IMF’

Published 05 Aug, 2022 07:32am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that the incumbent...

IT sector: Minister asks experts to work for holistic development

Published 27 Jul, 2022 07:44am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directed the Information...

Ahsan lists key requirements for economic stability

Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that export-led...

Gwadar airport to become operational by next year

Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:00am

GWADAR: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday that New...

Students to be offered more scholarships: Rs112bn set aside for Balochistan in FY23 budget

Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Saturday said that the...

Govt launches Rs7bn innovation fund

Updated 18 Jun, 2022 09:58am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that the government...

Ahsan foresees PSDP at Rs700bn

Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that the total volume...

Economic uplift linked to good ties with strategic partners: Ahsan

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the country’s economic...

Pakistan will not recognise Israel: Ahsan

Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday said that the policy of the government of Pakistan is...

This procrastination is extremely dangerous

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that previous government...

Economy to improve only after IMF deal: minister

Updated 24 May, 2022 09:21am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Monday said that previous...

PM completes consultation on ‘betterment of economy’: Ahsan

Updated 19 May, 2022 09:56am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said Wednesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Cancer hospital project ‘shelved by PTI govt’ to be revived: minister

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday announced a...

Security for CPEC: MoI asked to hold monthly review meetings

Updated 07 May, 2022 10:02am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directed the Ministry of...

NAB urges IHC to reject planning minister’s plea

Published 28 Apr, 2022 05:37am

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prayed before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to reject Federal...

Pakistan wants access to US technology: minister

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

LAHORE: Expressing resolve to make the country’s economy strong, Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said on...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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