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FY26 budget

Trade policies highly protectionary: IMF

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Pakistan’s trade policies have been highly...

5MFY26 budgetary support: Govt borrowing from SBP stays in negative zone

Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am

KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) remained in negative territory...

Pakistan’s debt quagmire, IMF dependence, and Budget FY2025-26

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 08:17am

With a total public debt of over PKR 76 trillion (roughly $267 billion), or nearly 65% of total income (i.e., GDP),...

FY26: Sindh CM lays govt’s roadmap

Published 24 Jun, 2025 06:06am

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, wrapping up the budget speeches during Monday’s provincial...

Experts urge FBR to broaden tax base to meet FY26 target

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Experts recommended that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) needs to increase the tax base to achieve revenue...

An appraisal of provincial budgets

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:37am

Provincial budgets for Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the fiscal year (FY) 2025–26 reflect a precarious...

Budget FY26: balancing social sector priorities amid fiscal constraints

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:47am

Pakistan’s federal budget for FY2025-26 has come at a critical time. The country is going through a fragile phase...

Barbs fly during Sindh assembly budget session

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

KARACHI: Opposition slammed the fiscal budget 2025-26 as discriminatory and dubbed it “the darkest budget in...

Budget 2025-26: Senate panel opposes tax on imported solar panels

Published 17 Jun, 2025 10:34pm

Govt has proposed 18% tax on imported solar panels in budget for FY2025-26

The federal budget of FY2025-26

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

The federal budget for 2025-26 has been announced recently. This has led to wide-ranging discussions in the media...

Govt could have done more in the budget

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

EDITORIAL: The tailwind is with them — the economy is stabilising, elections are three years away, and the...

Pakistan’s vision amidst FY26 Budget

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering...

Rs17.6trn FY26 Budget unveiled under the shadows of IMF conditions, US tariff tensions and war threat

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Federal expenditure cut by a hefty 7%

Budget 2025-26: auto sector faces mixed fortunes amid tariff reforms, carbon tax

Published 11 Jun, 2025 02:05am

Pakistan’s auto sector navigated a complex landscape following the announcement of the federal budget for 2025-26,...

Key highlights of Pakistan budget for 2025-26

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 12:36am

Business Recorder takes a look at key points

Will the budget provide ‘deep reforms startups truly need to thrive’?

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:04pm

Startups hope for seed grants, tax incentives and export facilitation

Policy issues in EFF programme — I

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 05:28am

Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with International Monetary Fund (IMF), which as per one of its...

Hoping against hope for a ‘bold budget’

Published 06 Jun, 2025 05:02am

EDITORIAL: The finance minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, is describing the upcoming budget as a ‘bold budget.’...

Development projects across federal, provincial levels: NEC makes over Rs4 trillion FY26 allocation

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved the Annual Development Plan and the National...

NEC approves national development budget worth Rs4.22trn for next fiscal year

Published 05 Jun, 2025 12:12am

National Economic Council approves GDP growth rate of 2.7% for the outgoing fiscal year and a projected growth rate of 4.2 percent for the next financial year.

Budget 2025-26: Rs1trn planned for PSDP, says Ahsan Iqbal

Published 02 Jun, 2025 10:34pm

Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday the government would propose Rs1 trillion for Public Sector Development...

Budget 26: Govt looking to boost export of ‘made in Pakistan’ mobile phones, say assemblers

Published 02 Jun, 2025 11:17am

Sources say governments are designing a policy similar to the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) which will incentivise the export of ‘made in Pakistan’ mobile phones

Sindh will present pro-people budget: CM

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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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