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SME, agri financing: Aurangzeb urges faster loan disbursements

Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and agriculture financing schemes are lagging behind...

Documentation eased: SBP amends its housing finance PRs

Updated 11 Oct, 2026 02:26pm

The amendments have been introduced to facilitate customers availing housing finance

Housing, capital formation: Aurangzeb for greater investment

Published 02 Oct, 2026 05:28am

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday called for greater...

Cabinet approves National Housing Policy-2025

Published 09 Sep, 2026 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the National Housing Policy-2025 (NHP-2025) along with its Action Plan...

Housing finance rises to Rs307bn by mid-August

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: The government has reviewed significant progress in expanding access to finance, with housing finance...

Housing finance: SBP revises prudential regulations

Updated 20 Aug, 2026 09:35am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has comprehensively reviewed and revised the prudential regulations for...

Apna Ghar Scheme: Banks approve Rs204bn housing finance, PM informed

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 09:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that banks had so far approved housing finance worth...

Apna Ghar Scheme to finance 150,000 homes by June 2027

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 09:20am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday said the federal government has allocated Rs71 billion in...

World Bank approves restructuring of USD190m PHFP

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved the restructuring of the USD 190.24 million Pakistan Housing Finance Project...

Apna Ghar Programme: Meezan Bank surpasses Rs1bn disbursements

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:30am

KARACHI: Meezan Bank’s easy home finance has achieved a significant milestone under the Prime Minister’s Apna Ghar...

‘Apna Ghar’ financing: NA panel urges govt, SBP to simplify procedures

Updated 08 May, 2026 10:04am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Thursday recommended the government and the State...

ECC clears housing ministry summary: Finance outreach for Apna Ghar will be scaled up

Updated 06 May, 2026 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Tuesday approved a summary submitted by the...

‘Mera Ghar-Mera Ashiana’: Housing scheme loan size enhanced up to Rs10m

Updated 18 Mar, 2026 06:08am

KARACHI: The federal government has taken a step to boost housing finance and ease access for borrowers by raising...

IRBA Excellence Awards presented

Published 20 Nov, 2025 03:13am

KARACHI: The IRBA Excellence Award for Affordable Islamic Housing Finance in Pakistan 2025 was presented to Akhuwat...

Rebuttal to ‘Half a roof no Roof at all’—II

Updated 11 Oct, 2025 08:08am

This is apropos an article published by Business Recorder under the title “Half a Roof No Roof at All” written ...

Govt’s housing finance scheme will only support limited segment, experts say

Published 30 Sep, 2025 06:04pm

Government should increase financing limit from banks, industry sources say

Govt launches scheme to promote affordable housing finance

Published 25 Sep, 2025 05:59am

KARACHI: In a bid to boost affordable housing in the country, the government of Pakistan has introduced a new Markup...

Pakistan launches ‘Mera Ghar – Mera Ashiana’ to boost affordable housing

Updated 24 Sep, 2025 10:44pm

In a move to facilitate affordable housing, the government has rolled out a new housing finance initiative, Mera...

Housing sector under strain

Published 04 Aug, 2025 06:30am

EDITORIAL: The grievous state of the country’s housing sector points to a crisis defined by deepening housing...

Housing finance subsidy scheme approved: steel sector revival plan okayed by ECC

Updated 26 Jul, 2025 07:40am

Economic Coordination Committee approves Pakistan’s Green Taxonomy

Focusing on shelter

Updated 15 Jul, 2025 08:02am

The federal budget of 2025-26 has given a negative signal on the priority to be attached to shelter. The mark-up...

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt plans foreclosure laws to boost housing finance

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 04:29pm

ISLAMABAD: In a diplomatic embarrassment for India again, this time the World Bank Board approved $700 million for...

Housing sector: SHE announces investing $50m in 3 years

Updated 08 Dec, 2022 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Sustainable Housing Ecosystems (SHE), a joint consortium between Altair, AMC and Trellis on Wednesday...

Meezan Bank, PMRC ink accord

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

KARACHI: Meezan Bank and Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company (PMRC), a Mortgage Liquidity Facility set up by the...

PMKJ-YES, MPMG: SBP directs banks to stop fresh disbursements

Updated 01 Jul, 2022 11:04am

KARACHI: Following the directives of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday night ...

Govt suspends Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar Scheme for two months

Published 30 Jun, 2022 10:16pm

Banks also advised to put on hold fresh disbursement under Prime Minister's Kamyab Jawan Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme

My journey to becoming a home-owner: review of Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar scheme

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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