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fuel subsidies

Hormuz crisis managed through targeted fuel subsidies: Malik

Updated 02 Nov, 2026 06:30am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik has said Pakistan has successfully managed the energy...

Govt cuts diesel price by Rs1.96, raises petrol by Rs4.61 per litre

Published 21 Sep, 2026 11:39pm

New prices remain effective till Tuesday, September 22

Motorcycles, rickshaws: PM extends fuel subsidy scheme to older vehicles

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:17am

ISLAMABAD: The government has revised the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Scheme for fuel subsidies, removing the...

Pakistan’s fuel relief is real, but it’s not a reset

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Petrol has fallen from Rs 415 to around Rs 299.5 a litre. That is genuine relief for Pakistani commuters, but it is...

Govt ends fuel subsidies

Published 23 Jun, 2026 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to end fuel subsidies for motorcyclists, small farmers, and public and...

What the food security meetings never discuss

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

Reliable water delivery is the precondition for every other agricultural reform. We have been ignoring it. Pakistan...

PM Shehbaz extends austerity drive till June 13

Updated 12 May, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended the nationwide austerity drive until 13 June, as the...

Motorcyclists, goods transport: Govt decides to continue providing relief

Updated 01 May, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended fuel subsidies for motorcyclists, public transport...

IMF cautions countries against broad fuel subsidies

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

WASHINGTON: The war in the Middle East has intensified strains on an already fragile global fiscal situation, with...

Japan mulls extending fuel subsidies amid political backlash

Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am

TOKYO: Japan’s government and ruling party officials are considering extending fuel subsidies beyond May, sources...

Keeping them poor to keep them alive

Updated 02 Jun, 2022 07:34pm

A special report in Business Recorder the other day revealed that it might not suffice to cut subsidies to revive ...

Targeted fuel subsidies: Govt may make allocations in FY23 budget

Updated 28 May, 2022 10:01am

ISLAMABAD: The government may make a budgetary allocation in the federal budget for the financial year 2022-23 for...

IMF to release $900m when govt removes fuel price caps

Updated 27 May, 2022 06:18am

KARACHI: Pakistan and the IMF have worked out the outlines for the release of over $900 million in funds that would...

Miftah advocates tight monetary policy

Updated 27 May, 2022 10:04am

ISLAMABAD: The government remains committed to reviving the IMF programme and put Pakistan back on a sustainable...

Govt likely to curb fuel subsidies

Updated 24 Apr, 2022 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: Present government may withdraw the subsidy on petrol entirely by raising its price by Rs 21 per litre...

Pakistan says willing to curb fuel subsidies as discussion with IMF underway

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 05:15pm

Finance minister Miftah Ismail, currently in Washington for talks on seventh review of IMF programme, says 'targeted subsidies' should remain

New govt to roll back electricity, fuel subsidies?

Updated 15 Apr, 2022 01:18pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets his economic team to tackle the issue

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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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