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Govt debt crosses Rs80trn mark by March-end

Updated 14 May, 2026 09:20am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt crossed Rs 80 trillion mark by the end of March 2026 mainly driven by...

Central govt debt up over Rs1.4trn in 7 months

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:28am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt increased over Rs1.4 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Banks stepping in where state has stepped back

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 06:53am

EDITORIAL: The banking sector’s voluntary decision to cut the markup on the Export Refinance Facility to 4.5 percent...

Govt debt rises Rs641bn in first half of FY26: SBP

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:11am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose by Rs641 billion during the first half of this fiscal year...

Govt debt stocks slump Rs345bn in 5 months

Published 06 Jan, 2026 05:46am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt stocks declined by Rs 345 billion during the first five months...

Govt debt falls by Rs430bn in Jul-Aug

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 09:01am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt declined by Rs 430 billion during the first two months (July-Aug) of the...

Central govt debt hits Rs78.2trn mark in July

Updated 18 Sep, 2025 09:20am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt surged to Rs 78.2 trillion in the first month of the fiscal year 2025-26...

Credit to private sector in Pakistan rises 15% YoY in August 2025

Updated 17 Sep, 2025 09:17am

KARACHI: Credit to the private sector posted robust year-on-year growth of over 15 percent in August 2025, driven by...

Govt borrowing

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 06:27am

EDITORIAL: The government raised 515.2 billion rupees — 402.7 billion rupees through direct auction and 112.5...

Rs9trn jump in govt debt stocks in FY25: SBP

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 09:29am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock accelerated by nearly Rs9 trillion in the last fiscal year...

Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025: Borrowing for budgetary support dives 30pc: SBP

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:19am

KARACHI: In a significant sign of improved fiscal management, the federal government’s borrowing for budgetary...

Domestic banking sector: Pakistan govt sets Rs5.75trn borrowing target for Q1

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:35am

KARACHI: The federal government has set a borrowing target of Rs 5.575 trillion from the domestic banking sector...

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt eyes $2bn loan to boost reserves

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: Amid expectation of borrowing $2 billion from commercial banks to shore up reserves to $14 billion by the...

Provincial budgets of 2025-26

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:34am

There is generally a greater focus on the prospects for and likely features of the federal budget in the days before...

Jul-Mar: Pakistan govt borrowing slumps 69%

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:45am

KARACHI: The government sector borrowing for budgetary support declined sharply, ie, 69 percent or Rs 2.9 trillion...

Pakistan debt stock reaches all-time high of Rs75trn

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 10:53am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 6 trillion during the first ten months of this...

Pakistan govt’s debt stock soars to Rs73.6trn by March-end

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:32am

Rising domestic borrowings fueled by fiscal deficit financing push the debt burden up

Jul 1 ‘24 to Mar 14 ’25: Govt borrowing for budgetary support plunges 66pc

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:05am

KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing for budgetary support from the domestic banking system has dropped...

Jul-Jan govt debt up 4.65pc to Rs72.12trn

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:33pm

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 3 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Uptick in inflation, water stress for crops likely

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 04:02pm

Finance Division says inflation is anticipated to remain within range of 2.0-3.0 percent for February 2025

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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