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government expenditure

Civil expenditure stands at 12.5%, clarifies govt

Published 14 May, 2026 03:58pm

Says that after accounting for employee raises and Rs29 billion for EPI, the actual non-employee expenditure increase was a minimal Rs2 billion

Taxing the engine of growth to a stall

Published 04 Apr, 2026 06:16am

The government’s decision to jack up petrol price to an unprecedented Rs458.40 per litre, driven largely by a...

Fiscal operation data unveiled: Country posts Rs4.105trn primary balance in H1

Updated 07 Feb, 2026 02:05pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan posted a primary balance of Rs 4,105 billion, equivalent to 3.2 percent of gross domestic...

Capital expenditure: FD notifies new procedure to streamline budgeting & accounting

Updated 22 Oct, 2025 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division notified a new procedure to streamline budgeting and accounting of capital...

Fiscal deficit: FD fails to synchronize data

Updated 29 Jul, 2025 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: The monthly “Economic update and outlook July 2025” failed to synchronize fiscal deficit data in its...

Cabinet Division: NA approves Rs81.45bn demands for grants

Published 25 Jun, 2025 05:41am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved Rs81.45 billion demands for grants for the Cabinet Division by rejecting...

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

2.4% of GDP: Jul-Mar budget deficit stands at Rs2.97trn

Updated 14 May, 2025 05:42pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s budget deficit was recorded at Rs2.97 trillion (2.4 percent of the GDP) in the first nine...

Health, education and social protection: Govt’s current expenditure totals Rs637.749bn: FD

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has released the data of federal government’s current expenditure on health,...

Projected expenditure rise in budget FY26

Published 30 Apr, 2025 05:57am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 2.2 percent rise in government expenditure this ...

Govt urged to revise approach to current expenditure

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

1.4pc of GDP: Q1 ends with Rs1.696trn budget balance

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: The government closed first quarter of current fiscal year 2024-25 with overall budget balance of Rs1.696...

Govt posts a rare budget surplus of Rs1.7tn in Q1FY25

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:34pm

Only Punjab recorded a budget deficit among provinces

Expenditure growth rate

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:25am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Fiscal Monitor report titled “Putting a Lid on Public Debt”...

IMF projects 2.1pc increase in govt expenditure

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 04:58pm

Projects an increase in net debt from 63.5 percent of the GDP in 2024 to 65.6 percent in 2025

New IMF programme going to be the last one if reforms put in place: Aurangzeb

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme would be...

Govt embarks on drive to contain its expenditure

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 03:07pm

Bans purchase of all types of vehicles, procurement of machinery/ equipment

Merger, dissolution of 82 SOEs endorsed

Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:22am

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, on Tuesday, took significant steps towards institutional reforms, focusing on...

Federal cabinet approves merger, dissolution of 82 SOEs

Published 27 Aug, 2024 10:05pm

PM Shehbaz constitutes committee to protect interests of employees to be affected, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting says

Senate panel doubts govt assertion of decreased spending

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 08:07am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has expressed skepticism over the federal government’s claim of cutting down its...

Excessive govt expenditure

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:15am

EDITORIAL: If there were any doubts about whether the ruling elite realise the seriousness of the economic crisis...

117 demands of grants approved by lower house

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 11:31am

Opposition members severely criticise government on the failure of various ministries and its departments

Primary surplus, fiscal deficit, over-board austerity policy, and existential threats

Updated 27 May, 2024 07:12pm

International Monetary Fund (IMF) wishes government to have primary surplus, which means that before paying interest...

Growing pressure on expenditures: Higher mark-up payments behind challenge: MoF

Updated 01 May, 2024 04:36pm

Total expenditures during July-February 2024 remained under pressure due to higher mark-up payments

9MFY24: Fiscal deficit recorded at Rs3.902trn

As pledged under the ongoing International Monetary Fund programme there have been no disbursements under supplementary grants

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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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