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fuel subsidies

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...

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...

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...

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 / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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