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Haroon Akhtar

Pharma markets face shortage of over 100 life-saving drugs

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Manufacturers have repeatedly approached the government to revise up medicine prices

PM orders Smeda to make strategy for SME financing

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

PM orders steps to boost exports

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the authorities to cut red tape for exporters and...

PM for expanded global market access for agri products

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered a coordinated push to increase the country’s agricultural...

SMEs, farmers, housing: PM directs banks, FIs to boost lending

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed banks and financial institutions (FIs) to expand...

Rs3bn risk pool: PM says step to help boost export volume

Updated 06 Sep, 2026 01:53pm

The Rs3 billion Risk Pool would expand access to export credit insurance, especially for SMEs

PM approves establishment of trade facilitation board

Updated 04 Sep, 2026 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved the establishment of a Trade Facilitation Board (TFB)...

Saudi team, PM discuss investment

Updated 26 Aug, 2026 09:54am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan was keen to transform its economic relationship...

PM welcomes rising Qatari investment interest

Updated 25 Aug, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday welcomed increased investment interest from Qatar, as Pakistan...

President Zardari approves appointment, confirmation of several high court additional judges

Published 11 Aug, 2026 12:09pm

Approves appointment of Haroon Akhtar as adviser to PM on Industries, Production

Haroon stresses need for expanding economic ties with China

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has...

BOA meeting deliberates on strengthening economic landscape

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

ISLAMABAD: The 10th meeting of the Board of Approvals (BOA) for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) was convened at the...

PM seeks JICA support in minerals sector

Published 06 Aug, 2026 04:55am

ISLAMABAD: Seeking to accelerate economic reforms, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday identified the...

The need for private equity fund in focus

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed authorities to prepare a framework for establishing a...

PM directs authorities to achieve privatisation timelines

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed authorities to complete all stages of the government’s...

PM Shehbaz says ZTBL privatisation must preserve support for small farmers

Published 03 Aug, 2026 06:41pm

Orders timely completion of privatisation programme, sets deadlines for key assets

SME auto entrepreneurs highlight challenges to SMEDA Director

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

LAHORE: A delegation of SME entrepreneurs from Lahore’s auto sector met Mashood Khan, Director SMEDA, to highlight...

PM says highest SME financing banks to receive annual awards

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 09:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Tuesday that a new scoring mechanism would be introduced to put...

Agriculture sector: PM welcomes fresh Chinese investment

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan’s cooperation with Chinese companies in...

Stakeholders voice concerns over auto policy: Mandviwalla briefed about operational challenges, tariff structures

Published 23 Jul, 2026 05:26am

ISLAMABAD: The local auto industry stakeholders have expressed serious concerns over the government’s auto policy,...

PM directs FBR to strengthen engagement with Karachi business community

Published 15 Jul, 2026 03:36pm

PM directs authorities to provide all possible facilities to promote higher production and exports

PM Shehbaz advocates for greater lending to SMEs

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called on banks to substantially expand lending to priority...

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: PM for developing specialised lending products

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the authorities to work with commercial banks to...

PM Shehbaz directs plan to expand SME access to bank loans

Published 07 Jul, 2026 12:16pm

SMEDA facilitated 700 SMEs in 16 global events and provided training in 35 cities, PM informed

PM directs early finalisation of agriculture policy

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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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