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US-Iran talks: PM says satisfied with successful conclusion

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan remains committed to playing what he described...

USD2bn received from KSA to shore up forex reserves

Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:21am

KARACHI: In a timely boost to Pakistan’s fragile external account position, Saudi Arabia has stepped in with...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Wait for the trickle-down theory to come into effect…’

Updated 07 Feb, 2026 06:15am

“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a major package for Azad Jammu and Kashmir.” “Right, was it part of the...

Foreign investments in key sectors discussed

Published 09 Jul, 2025 07:34am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Tuesday, chaired a meeting to review the progress of...

Pakistan welcomes Trump’s statement

Updated 12 May, 2025 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomed the statement by the US President Donald J Trump regarding Pakistan-India relations....

Crisis has been stalled but it’s far from over

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:07am

EDITORIAL: After heavy volatility last week, the KSE-100 finally touched the milestone of 100k mark. The current...

No surprise in the surprise visit

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 07:15am

The only surprise in the IMF team’s surprise visit to Pakistan this week was that it took the trouble to jolt the...

IMF briefed about recovery plan, local debt

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division on Wednesday apprised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on debt, external...

PM invites all parties to sign ‘charter of economy’

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 10:40am

Says country has come out from economic slump

Friendly nations to invest $27bn: Ahsan

Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the government is committed to bringing...

Still awaiting IMF board’s approval

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech on Tuesday claimed yet again that the 7...

Loan rollovers will take place this month: Aurangzeb

Published 07 Aug, 2024 05:37am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that rollover of loan from friendly countries for Pakistan would...

IMF to approve $7bn EFF by end of month: Aurangzeb

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that the government wants investment and not aid...

SIFC approves initiatives to be broached with friendly countries

Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:36pm

ISLAMABAD: A special session of Apex Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has unanimously...

$2.89bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in July

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $2.890 billion from multiple financing sources during the first month (July) of the...

Jul-Mar FY23: New loan pacts worth $7.228bn signed with development partners: EAD

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: A prudent external debt management strategy coupled with strong institutional arrangements is necessary...

Investment task: SIFC apex body picks up the pace

Updated 08 Aug, 2023 09:57am

PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs third meeting of the Apex Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council to continue positive momentum to attract investment in various sectors of economy

Dar informs Senate: Forex reserves rise to around $14bn

Updated 31 Jul, 2023 08:35am

ISLAMABAD: Finance, Revenue Minister Ishaq Dar claimed in the Senate on Sunday that Pakistan’s foreign exchange...

Friendly countries: SIFC approves projects for attracting investments

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Apex Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on Friday approved the projects...

Fiscal year 2022-23: Govt borrows $10.84bn from multiple sources

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 11:58am

Economic Affairs Division data shows that country borrowed $2.206 billion from foreign commercial banks during the fiscal year 2022-23

Financial support from friendly countries: PM heaps praise on army chief

Pakistan did not delay a single day in repayments, adds the finance minister

IMF and the stalled bailout

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

EDITORIAL: Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha, Minister of State for Finance, became the latest in a line of senior cabinet ...

IMF’s ingenious approach the only hurdle to bailout

Updated 30 Mar, 2023 09:27am

Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus-Pasha says the fund wants to independently verify commitments from friendly countries

Pakistan’s ‘friends’: IMF wants commitments fulfilled: PM

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 09:14am

Says he is hopeful that commitments from friendly countries will also be done

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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