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4% growth target set: Rs3.669trn uplift outlay approved by economic council

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 01:34pm

Approves a four-point agenda and revised economic indicators for the outgoing fiscal year 2025-26

Foreign assistance: Pakistan secures $2.29bn in first four months of FY26

Updated 20 Nov, 2025 07:23am

To keep foreign exchange reserves at a comfortable level, Pakistan held $9 billion as a term deposit

Loans, grants & NPC: Q1 foreign aid totals USD1.82bn: EAD

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received a total of USD1.82 billion in foreign assistance during the first quarter of fiscal...

Ahsan for transition to export-based economy to achieve rapid growth

Published 04 May, 2025 05:49am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal highlighted the urgent need...

Erratic policy

Published 14 Apr, 2025 06:01am

EDITORIAL: After abruptly freezing through an executive order all foreign assistance under the US Agency for...

Murad orders completion of projects launched with foreign aid

Published 29 Nov, 2024 07:39am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a meeting to review the progress of Foreign...

S&P Global keeps rating at ‘CCC+’, citing reliance on foreign aid

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Standard and Poor (S&P Global Ratings) affirmed its “CCC+” long-term sovereign credit rating...

No economic growth despite $200bn foreign aid commitments: PIDE

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in a study has claimed that since inception, the...

Rupee cover of Rs9.99bn sought for utilising foreign aid

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:10am

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives has sought the approval of Rs9.990 billion as...

Unbudgeted projects: Reappropriation of funds banned

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:52am

Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives asks Ministries/ Divisions to place demand of rupee cover against foreign aid to the extent of expenditure to be incurred during CFY

UK rules out more foreign aid spending in next five years

Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am

LONDON: Britain’s foreign aid budget will not be restored to its legally binding target level within the next five...

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

Updated 26 May, 2023 08:44am

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

Flood relief activities: ‘Pakistan has received $738.53m foreign aid so far’

Updated 02 Dec, 2022 12:34pm

This is around 22 percent against total commitment of $3.4 billion from multilateral and bilateral partners

Jordan to receive $845 million in aid from United States

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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

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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