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125 demands for grants approved: NA rejects over 200 cut motions

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Sunday approved 125 demands for grants exceeding Rs4.40 trillion for various...

Aurangzeb to wind up budget speech today

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb is set to present expenditures...

Senate surrenders Rs1.44bn savings to national kitty

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan has announced to have surrendered the savings of Rs1.44 billion to the national...

Jul-Feb govt debt surges Rs2trn to Rs79.88trn

Updated 10 Apr, 2026 09:11am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt continued upward trajectory, rising by nearly Rs2 trillion during the...

POL items’ stocks at comfortable levels, PM told

Updated 20 Mar, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Thursday that the country holds sufficient petroleum reserves...

JI chief slams rulers for luxury spending amid public hardship

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has said that the rulers brought through Form-47...

Austerity must begin with the state

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 06:42am

EDITORIAL: At a time when economic pressures and rising energy costs are forcing governments across Pakistan to...

Austerity and energy-saving steps: PM orders strict enforcement

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed all federal ministries and Divisions to strictly...

PM announces cut in govt expenditure

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

Austerity measures would be applied uniformly, says Shehbaz

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...

State of the economy

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:25am

EDITORIAL: July Monthly Economic Update and Outlook, the first month of the ongoing fiscal year, presented two data...

Austerity plan: Finance Division bans vehicle purchases, new posts

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:25am

ISLAMABAD: In a belt-tightening move, the Finance Division notified austerity measures, including ban on purchase of...

Pakistan govt presents Rs28.77bn charged expenditures

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 08:24am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government presented Rs28.774 trillion charged expenditure including in demands for grants...

Austerity for people, exceptions for state

Updated 24 May, 2025 08:30am

EDITORIAL: In a country where every budget cycle tightens the noose on the ordinary citizen, the procurement of 179...

Ministries, Divisions told: Proposals must contain expenditures break-up: ECC

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed all ministries/Divisions that in...

Notification issued: Contingency posts axed for cost savings: FD

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:04am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division notified that all contingency posts eliminated as part of efforts to reduce...

Bengali’s resignation

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:51am

EDITORIAL: Noted and respected economist Kaiser Bengali’s decision to resign from the so-called austerity ...

Bengali spells out reasons for his resignation

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

KARACHI: Noted economist Dr Kaiser Bengali has resigned from the Austerity Committee (High-Powered Committee for...

Traders reject advance income tax collection

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 09:25am

PESHAWAR: Traders community rejected advance income tax collection and termed it anti-businesses. Traders said they...

Senate panel’s skepticism

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 07:23am

EDITORIAL: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution presided over by Dr Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur expressed...

Ministries/divisions: MoF annoyed at absence of expense reconciliation

Updated 11 Apr, 2024 10:36am

Finance Ministry’s Expenditure Wing reiterates that purpose of reconciliation is to identify any mismatch with actual expenditure, wrong booking, or shortfall in funding under relevant head of account

IMF sees slight rise in govt expenditure

Ministers, advisers to forgo pays and perks
Cabinet members to pay utility bills out of their own pockets
Travel only in economy class and no stay in 5-star hotels

SPCCI calls for taking steps to end economic morass

Published 29 Jun, 2022 07:27am

ISLAMABAD: The South Punjab Chamber of Commerce and Industry members have urged the government to sail the country...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 3	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 5	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 5	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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