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Immovable property

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 06:04am

EDITORIAL: According to a report carried by this newspaper recently, withholding tax collection by FBR from...

The Rupee: Upward momentum

Published 07 Sep, 2026 04:49am

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee continued its marginal gain against the US dollar for another week, appreciating 0.03...

Let’s address the high rollover risk first

Updated 07 Sep, 2026 05:15am

EDITORIAL: Ever since assuming office, finance minister Mohammad Aurangzeb has kept emphasizing the need to issue...

Pakistan raises $3bn through Eurobond sale

Updated 03 Sep, 2026 10:21am

It raised $1.75 billion through a 5.5-year bond

Minimum salary raised to Rs40,700 for civil employees

Published 26 Aug, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has raised the minimum gross salary of its civil employees from Rs37,000 to...

Shanghai stocks flat, HK higher on hopes of fiscal boost

Published 22 Aug, 2026 04:59am

SHANGHAI: The Shanghai stock benchmark ended largely unchanged on Friday, while Hong Kong shares inched higher, as...

Pakistan expects $5bn investment to transform refineries soon: petroleum minister

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 09:38pm

Says petrol prices may ease if global oil rates hold steady for two more days

Pakistan Stock Exchange crosses 600,000 investors for the first time

Published 06 Aug, 2026 11:40pm

Expansion driven largely by Generation Z and first-time retail investors, Finance ministry says

Pakistan seeks $1.3bn China refinancing

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 01:31pm

Inflow is expected to provide timely support to Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves

Salary increase notified: Govt issues revised BPS-2026 for civil servants

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday notified the revised basic pay scales (BPS)-2026 for civil servants,...

Govt selects bank consortiums for GMTN, Sukuk programmes

Updated 22 Jul, 2026 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced consortiums of international banks for Pakistan’s Global Medium-Term...

TTS-2026 pay package: Ministry notifies 35pc salary increase

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has notified a 35 percent increase in salaries for Tenure Track System (TTS)...

Pakistan repaid over Rs4.7trn debt ahead of maturity: Khurram Schehzad

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 10:33pm

Govt aims to reduce refinancing and rollover risks, says Finance Minister’s advisor

For SMEs, credit access alone insufficient

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

EDITORIAL: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at a summit hosted by the Pakistan Banks...

Finance ministry sees June inflation at 11-12%

Published 30 Jun, 2026 10:34pm

Projects improvement in CPI inflation, growth outlook for FY27

MoF launches Public Assets Management Guidelines 2025

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has introduced the Public Assets Management Guidelines 2025, making it mandatory...

Non-issuance of May economic update fuels speculations

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 03:13pm

ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented development, the Finance Division is yet to release its Monthly Economic Update and...

Finance ministry rules out additional salary tax relief

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday categorically ruled out any additional relief for the salaried class...

Aurangzeb reaffirms commitment to strengthen country's cotton sector

Published 18 Jun, 2026 01:38pm

Meets cotton ginners to discuss enhancing the sector's vital role in economic growth, exports, and rural employment

Extension of Rs14bn subsidy: MoF’s ‘no’ forces PD to go for UoSC across Discos & KE

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry’s clear no on extension of subsidy of Rs14 billion from fiscal space has,...

BISP budget data marred by inconsistencies

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) remained the country’s flagship social protection programme...

Economic Survey: Pakistan’s unemployment rose to 7.1%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 08:00pm

Pakistan’s unemployment rate rose to 7.1% in 2024-25, up from 6.3% a year earlier, even as the country’s economy...

Steel sector seeks sales tax reforms, curb on fake invoices

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: The documented steel sector has strongly proposed the Tax Policy Unit (TPU) of the Finance Ministry to...

Cryptocurrency transactions likely to be taxed

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to introduce legislation through Finance Bill 2026 to tax and document...

Expiring sales tax, income tax exemptions: related items to be taxed from July 1

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to impose taxes, from July 1, 2026, on all such goods/items on which...

FY2026-27 budget: expectations

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:48am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reportedly approved the Pakistan budget for next fiscal year during a...

FY27 budget on June 5: President summons NA, Senate sessions

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

Before the budget, the Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 will be released on June 4

Govt explores tokenisation of sovereign bonds, NPCs

Acknowledges Pakistan’s ongoing economic reforms and commitment to an investor-friendly environment

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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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