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Sindh flood-hit areas: Dar holds out assurance to apprehensive PPP

ISLAMABAD: After Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) warned not to vote on the budget if funds were not allocated for 2022...

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:50am

Pakistan

Flood relief: PPP leaders say they’re in talks with coalition partners

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) said that since the federal budget was announced almost two weeks ago, ...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am

Editorials

The budget criticism

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am

Pakistan

Ishaq Dar pacifies PPP over budget concerns

Earlier, PPP Chairman Bilawal had said budget had very little input from his party, especially on issues of climate change and rehabilitation of flood affectees

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 05:50pm

Ahsan responds to Bilawal: ‘Don’t criticise govt in political rallies’

KARACHI: A day after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari rejected the recently unveiled budget, Planning Minister...

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:12am

Editorials

Now a nutrition crisis

EDITORIAL: It’s is indeed most disturbing but no surprise, really, that Pakistan’s many crises – economic,...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Bilawal says PPP fully ready for general election

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said general...

Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:26am

Pakistan

Reconstruction of flood-hit areas: Country to get $4bn from $9bn pledged at Geneva moot: officials

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to receive $4 billion out of over $9 billion pledged during the Geneva conference in January...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am

Flood-affected people: PPP expresses concerns over budget

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto chaired a virtual meeting of the party on the budget...

Updated 15 Jun, 2023 09:05am

Markets

World Bank approves $200mn for newly-merged areas of KPK

The latest funding is part of programme agreed with the government to respond to last year's floods

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 07:54pm

Pakistan

Flood-hit farmers: NBP offers interest-free ‘Prime Minister Kissan Package’

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is proud to introduce an interest-free Prime Minister Kisaan Package in...

Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

BISP, KfW German Development Bank ink MoU

PESHAWAR: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and KfW, a German Development Bank, have forged a partnership...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

Pakistan

Wind, heavy rains kill at least 27 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Heavy rains followed by strong winds killed at least 27 people, including eight children, in northwest...

Published 11 Jun, 2023 02:30pm

Rs450bn allocated to BISP

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to expectations, only 450 billion rupees have been allocated for Benazir Income Support...

Updated 10 Jun, 2023 08:54am

Pakistan

French contribution enables WFP to respond to nutrition crisis in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of Euro 3.5 million from the...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

Pakistan

IMF blamed for cutbacks in social services

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has blamed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for cutbacks in social services...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 10:39am

Business & Finance

Unprecedented floods wreak havoc on Pakistan’s agri sector: Economic Survey 2022-23

Unprecedented floods last year wreaked havoc on Pakistan’s agriculture sector, revealed the Economic Survey 2022-23...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 09:27pm

Pakistan

Resilience of communities: US announces $16.4m additional assistance

ISLAMABAD: The United States announced $16.4 million in additional development and humanitarian assistance to ...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

Economic Survey 2022-23 to be unveiled today: PDM govt fails to meet even a single target

The country’s Gross Domestic Product has missed all annual targets due to variety of reasons including lingering political uncertainty

Updated 08 Jun, 2023 09:30am

World Bank revises Pakistan’s GDP growth downward to 0.4pc

Projects GDP growth rate at 2pc for next fiscal year of 2023-24

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 10:30am

Editorials

Political despondency and economic despair

EDITORIAL: A recent survey by Gallop World Poll has only confirmed what most Pakistanis already understand pretty...

Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am

Business & Finance

Flood victims: World Bank approves $213m financing

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $213 million in financing to improve...

Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am

Markets

Flood devastation: World Bank approves $213mn for Balochistan

Board of Executive Directors approves financing to improve livelihoods and essential services, enhance risk protection in communities affected by 2022 floods

Updated 26 May, 2023 04:27pm

Geneva climate moot: There’s ‘full clarity’ about $10.9bn foreign aid pledges: minister

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs on Thursday announced that there is now almost complete clarity...

Updated 26 May, 2023 08:44am

Editorials

Confronting climate change

EDITORIAL: While Pakistan is still reeling from the effects of last year’s devastating floods, the UN has issued a...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

Pakistan

Minister, Dutch DRR team explore integrated flood resilience strategies

ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman on Wednesday hosted a delegation of experts from the Dutch Disaster...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

Opinion

“The ‘Little Boy’ next door”

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “The ‘Little Boy’ next door” carried by the newspaper...

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

Opinion

The optics are good even though the substance is bad

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “PM seeks to jolt DMAs out of complacency” carried by the ...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

Business & Finance

Economy: ADB chief vows continuous support

SEOUL: Acknowledging quick stabilization measures taken by Pakistan to put the national economy back on track, Asian...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

Editorials

ADB’s ‘factsheet’

EDITORIAL: ADB’s (Asian Development Bank’s) latest report, “Factsheet on Pakistan”, goes to show, all over...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
FTSE 100 / May 7	8313.67
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18430.05
France CAC40 / May 7	8075.68
India Sensex / May 8	73566.30
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	77.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2314.41
Diesel/Litre / May 8	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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