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PM orders ministries to complete data digitisation

Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:27am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed all federal ministries to complete the digitisation of...

National Assembly committee approves four key bills

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday approved four key bills, including “The Federal Government Real Estate...

Three primary channels: PIDE report flags ministries’ continued de facto control over regulators

Published 22 May, 2026 07:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has found that ministries retain pervasive de...

PM tells ministries funding linked to performance

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took a hard line with federal ministries, warning that those...

Jul-Mar period: 70.4pc of PSDP allocation disbursed

Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: In July-March 2026, Public Sector Development Programme’s expenditure (disbursement) was 70.4 percent of...

ERE, Non-ERE: Finance Division issues provisional IBCs for FY27

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has issued the provisional Indicative Budget Ceilings (IBCs) regarding employees related...

Dar orders preparations for EU GSP Plus monitoring mission arrival

Published 15 Nov, 2025 07:26am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has instructed all ministries and other stakeholders...

Private property rentals for govt: FD chides ministries, divisions for breaching rules

Updated 15 Nov, 2025 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has reprimanded federal ministries and Divisions for repeatedly violating official...

Project allocations: investment pitch books for 18 economic sectors compiled, PM told

Updated 26 Jul, 2025 09:48am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday underscored the government’s commitment to advancing economic...

Held/acquired by officers: ED asks ministries, Divisions to obtain assets declaration

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division has asked all the ministries/Divisions to get declaration of assets held and...

Rs818.79bn supplementary, excess demands for grants okayed by NA

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 03:19pm

ISLAMABAD: Despite fierce opposition heckling, the National Assembly on Friday approved supplementary and excess...

NA approves 69 demands for grants worth Rs1.65trn

Updated 25 Jun, 2025 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved as many as 69 demands for grants at cost of Rs1.65 trillion without any...

PSDP budget proposals against indicative ceiling reviewed

Updated 22 May, 2025 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday chaired a...

SOEs’ performance: PM directs ministries, divisions to implement monitoring system

Updated 03 May, 2025 03:49pm

Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises collectively incurred losses of Rs851 billion in fiscal year 2024 (FY24)

CDWP approves 6 uplift projects worth Rs151bn

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 03:03pm

Secretary Planning Awais Manzur Sumra chairs Central Development Working Party meeting

PSDP 2024-25: Rs628.891bn development funds released in 7 months

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 03:07pm

ISLAMABAD: The government has authorized the utilization of development funds amounting to Rs 628.891 billion, out...

Parliamentary websites in Pakistan: FAFEN for standardisation of info, accessibility features

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) said that parliamentary websites in Pakistan have evolved into...

Withdrawal of officers from mandatory trainings/courses: ED conveys PM’s ire to ministries, provinces

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division (ED) has reportedly conveyed the Prime Minister’s anger to the federal...

To be shared with IMF: MoF asks ministries to submit 17 SOEs’ makeover plans

Updated 15 Oct, 2024 02:50pm

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has sought restructuring/business plans of 17 State Owned Entities (SOEs) from...

China, IMF: PM asks MoF to follow key matters up

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 09:26am

Ministry of Railways, Planning, and Finance directed to expeditiously finalise negotiations on Karachi-Hyderabad segment of ML-1 project with Chinese authorities

Tariff reforms stressed to drive export-led growth

Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am

ISLAMABAD: In follow-up of the Prime Minister’s constitution of the Committee on ‘tariff rationalisation for...

Strategic reforms roadmap: 11 ministries to liaise with consultants

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 12:27pm

Ministries include power, finance, petroleum, commerce, info and telecom, industries and production, planning, development and special initiatives, privatisation, food, BoI, and overseas Pakistanis

Opposition members severely criticise government on the failure of various ministries and its departments

Budget: opposition submits 460 cut motions

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 08:27am

ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties in the National Assembly (NA) have submitted as many as 460 motions to cut the...

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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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