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Finance minister Ishaq Dar

Reko Diq dispute: ECC approves Rs6.2bn mark-up payment

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a mark up payment of Rs6.238 ...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Editorials

IMF ninth review remains suspended

EDITORIAL: A press release notes that the Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as chief guest at an iftar dinner ...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

ECC approves financing facility for Balochistan’s share in Reko-Diq dispute settlement

ECC directs Finance Division to arrange payment of markup amounting to Rs6.24bn for the period of March 31, 2022 to December 30, 2022 for short-term finance facility of Rs65bn

Published 27 Mar, 2023 08:00pm

Business & Finance

Nova City, ICCI sign accord

ISLAMABAD: Previous day, a dignified ceremony of signing the Memorandum of Understanding was held between Nova City...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

The IMF-govt trust deficit

The Pakistani public is being subjected to extremely disturbing macroeconomic indicators with each subsequent update...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Dar looks with hopeful eyes to country’s friends

Pakistan will not default and the government is making all possible efforts to steer it out of a difficult situation, he says

Updated 27 Mar, 2023 11:32am

Editorials

Dangerous impasse on numerous fronts

EDITORIAL: Overwhelming evidence indicates that all sectors are suffering from a deepening malaise of, at best,...

Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am

Pakistan

Flood-affected areas: UNDP briefs Dar on recovery plan

ISLAMABAD: The UNDP, Tuesday, briefed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the ongoing institutional arrangements being ...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Pakistan

Raphel, Dar discuss socioeconomic uplift

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Tuesday, informed the US ex-ambassador Robin L Raphel about the priorities of...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Exchange losses: ECC approves Rs27bn TSG for Kuwait Petroleum

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, Tuesday, approved an immediate technical...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:00am

Business & Finance

N-programme: Dar says he is being misquoted

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s said that his statement on the floor of the Senate on 16th March, 2023, in...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

Pakistan

Statement on Senate floor regarding IMF programme being quoted out of context: Ishaq Dar

Says remarks that Pakistan has sovereign right to develop its nuclear programme should not be linked with ongoing negotiations with IMF

Updated 20 Mar, 2023 10:06pm

Pakistan

Qureshi asks Dar to clarify his missile statement

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday demanded that Finance ...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

Economic impasse is a ticking bomb waiting to go off

Nothing is going right in the country. The sovereign default is inevitable without an IMF (International Monetary...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

Things are still difficult for the Sharifs

Miftah Ismail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been speaking his mind in a blunt way ever since he was...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

Saad, Dar discuss important issues

LAHORE: Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

Pakistan receives $500m from China’s ICBC bank

KARACHI: Pakistan has received a loan tranche from China of $500 million that will help the country shore up its...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Business & Finance

Ishaq Dar announces receipt of $500 mn from ICBC

Says it will help shore up Pakistan’s forex reserves

Published 17 Mar, 2023 09:07pm

Friendly delay ‘last hurdle’ to IMF bailout

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says several countries had made commitments to support Pakistan during previous International Monetary Fund reviews

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:18am

Editorials

Dodging austerity

EDITORIAL: While people are finding it harder and harder to grapple with the constantly rising cost of living, those...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Documentation for ICBC-backed $500m disbursement complete: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has stated that documentation for second disbursement of US 500 million ...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Democracy, fiscal discipline must for uplift, says Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan’s stability, progress and prosperity hinges on the...

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:56am

Urea production: Fertiliser plants to get gas till May 31st: ECC

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to supply indigenous gas to urea...

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 10:00am

Business & Finance

Drug price adjustment: Pharma industry seeks support of govt

ISLAMABAD: Pharma industry has sought the support of the government for addressing their issues related to price...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 07:05am

Editorials

Ever more elusive IMF tranche?

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a short statement shared by the Media Wing of the Prime Minister’s...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

ECC extends sugar export time period to 60 days

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed an extension in sugar export time...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:51am

Of recent finance ministers, Dar retained gifts of most value

ISLAMABAD: Among the finance ministers of the past, Ishaq Dar retained the most valuable gifts that he received...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 06:17pm

Opinion

Policies and their implementation

Policies in Pakistan’s multiple sectors are well researched, many compiled with donor funding which enables...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Editorials

IMF ninth review: inordinate delay

EDITORIAL: Finance minister Ishaq Dar while addressing a seminar titled ‘Revising economic stability through...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

The challenge of trust deficit

“Trust deficit”, not anything else perhaps, is the principal reason behind the story of stalled International...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	365.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	61.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	395 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 28 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.45 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	365.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	61.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	395 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 28 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.45 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,040,140 ▲ 0.00
Meezan Bank / Mar 28 Meezan Bank Limited(MEBL)	4,762,770 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	4,363,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 28 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,323,000 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 28 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	2,726,469 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 28 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	2,634,522 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Mar 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	2,310,501 ▲ 0.00
Engro Fert. / Mar 28 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	2,179,404 ▲ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Mar 28 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	1,159,093 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Mar 28 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	1,154,311 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 27	285.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 27	283.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 27	131.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 27	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 27	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 27	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 27	3977.53
India Sensex / Mar 27	57653.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 27	27476.87
Nasdaq / Mar 27	11768.84
Hang Seng / Mar 27	19567.69
FTSE 100 / Mar 27	7471.77
Dow Jones / Mar 27	32432.08
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 27	15127.68
France CAC40 / Mar 27	7078.27

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 27	72.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 27	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	176355
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 27	1957.68
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 27	79.52

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