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fiscal deficit

Aurangzeb speaks of fiscal prudence

Published 15 Oct, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said Pakistan’s fiscal...

Pakistan must earn growth

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 06:33am

Pakistan’s fiscal numbers are better than targeted. In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the Federal Board of...

Positive fiscal outcome of 2025-26

Updated 18 Aug, 2026 05:28am

The information on fiscal operations in Pakistan in 2025-26 was released last week by the Federal Ministry of...

The missing half of Pakistan’s stabilization

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:58am

Pakistan has done the hard part. It has not done the necessary part. The consolidated fiscal deficit fell to 2.61...

S&P explains how Pakistan's rating can be improved

Updated 14 Aug, 2026 04:00pm

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-’ on July 22

Fiscal deficit falls to 22-year low in FY26

Updated 14 Aug, 2026 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fiscal deficit fell to a 22-year low of 2.6 percent of GDP in fiscal year 2025-26, supported...

Pakistan’s fiscal deficit narrows to 22-year low of 2.6% of GDP in FY26: Schehzad

Published 13 Aug, 2026 01:08pm

Debt reduction reflects a fundamental strengthening of Pakistan’s fiscal position, says adviser

Petroleum products: Govt to restore Rs80/litre PL

Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:24am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to gradually restore the petroleum levy (PL) on petrol and diesel to the budgeted...

Recovery on familiar terms

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:51am

EDITORIAL: The latest editions of the Planning and Finance Divisions’ Monthly Development and Economic updates...

India's April-June fiscal deficit at 18.2% of 2026/27 target

Published 31 Jul, 2026 04:42pm

Net tax receipts stood at 6.4 trillion Indian rupees, compared with 5.4 trillion Indian rupees a year ago

India willing to let fiscal deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP, Bloomberg News reports

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:30pm

Higher crude prices and supply disruptions following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz hit India

Fiscal deficit puts illicit trade under spotlight

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s widening fiscal deficit in the third quarter of FY 2025-26 has once again exposed deep structural...

Overcoming fiscal deficit

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

On June 10, 2026, the federal government will unveil budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 amidst familiar warnings...

Pakistan projected to post 21-year low budget deficit in outgoing FY26

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 11:11pm

Budget deficit expected at 3.6% of GDP in FY26, against 5.4% of GDP in FY25

India weighs austerity steps, sees no immediate risk to FY27 deficit goal, sources say

Published 07 Apr, 2026 07:10pm

NEW DELHI: India sees no immediate risks to its fiscal deficit target for the financial year that began on April 1,...

Fiscal deficit contained at 6pc of GDP, NA told

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s federal fiscal deficit was contained at 6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) against a...

India’s April-February fiscal deficit at 80% of 2025/26 target

Published 30 Mar, 2026 03:59pm

Net tax receipts at 21.5 trillion Indian rupees, up from 20.2 trillion rupees collected in the same period a year ago

Govt debt rises Rs641bn in first half of FY26: SBP

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:11am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose by Rs641 billion during the first half of this fiscal year...

Aurangzeb informs US officials of declining fiscal deficit, improved C/A

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: John Mark Pommersheim, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, United...

Financing fiscal deficit and lending to private sector: ineffectiveness of monetary policy

Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:51am

The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 10.5 percent, marking an...

Pakistan’s budget deficit at 5.4% of GDP; primary surplus climbs to 2.4% in FY25

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 10:59pm

Pakistan’s budget deficit was recorded at Rs6.17 trillion, i.e. 5.4% of the GDP, during the fiscal year 2024-25,...

India’s April-June fiscal deficit at 17.9% of full-year target

Published 31 Jul, 2025 05:28pm

NEW DELHI: India’s fiscal deficit for April-June was 2.8 trillion rupees ($31.96 billion) or 17.9% of the estimate...

Fiscal deficit: FD fails to synchronize data

Updated 29 Jul, 2025 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: The monthly “Economic update and outlook July 2025” failed to synchronize fiscal deficit data in its...

ADB approves $800mn public finance program for Pakistan

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 07:03pm

Programme designed to help Pakistan build long-term fiscal resilience, stability, says Asian Development Bank

Indian FY25 fiscal deficit slightly above target

Published 30 May, 2025 05:28pm

MUMBAI: Fiscal deficit for 2024-25 was 100.5% of the fiscal year target, data released on Friday showed. In...

Sustainability, institutional reform, and stimulus

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

What causes macroeconomic instability? Main determinants that come to mind are elevated levels of inflation, fiscal...

Govt debt hits all-time high of Rs70.36trn by Aug-end

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks crossed Rs 70 trillion mark at the end of August 2024 primarily...

FY2025 to FY29: External debt maturity estimated to be over $100bn

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 12:08pm

Friendly countries to rollover $12.7 billion in the current fiscal year

Govt debt stocks rise to Rs69.9trn

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:56am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to Rs 69.6 trillion mark at the end of July 2024 primarily...

Must act now

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 07:26am

EDITORIAL: The persistently high gross financing needs present a significant risk to the economy, challenging 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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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

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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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