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ICT exports

Pakistan’s IT exports: momentum without depth

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan’s IT exports are one of the few bright spots in the external account. At a time when the country is...

IT export push

Updated 22 May, 2026 08:20am

Pakistan’s IT exports are offering a rare, good story. At a time when the external account remains under pressure,...

BR RESEARCH: ICT exports touch monthly peak

Updated 21 Nov, 2025 07:37am

ICT sector delivered a standout performance in Oct-25, posting a historic monthly export figure of $386 ...

Tech exports on the rise

Updated 03 Oct, 2025 08:32am

Pakistan’s IT export sector has shown resilience at the beginning of FY26, with exports in July and August 2025 ...

IT exports – record high

Updated 28 Jul, 2025 07:38am

Pakistan’s IT and ICT exports touched a historic high in FY25, clocking in at $3.8 billion. That’s an 18 percent...

Minister highlights 25pc growth in IT exports, focus on $25bn target

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan’s ICT exports have shown 25 percent growth and the government is committed to building on...

Current account FY25: weak exports pose threat

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:50am

The near-zero current account balance is expected to continue, as a deficit of $162 million was posted on July 24....

Pakistan’s ICT exports soar to $2.28bn, reveals Economic Survey 2023-24

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:23pm

Pakistan’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector exports remittances have surged 17.44% to $2.283...

Pakistan’s ICT exports increase 9% to $1.45bn in 1HFY24

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 11:16pm

Pakistan’s information communication and technology (ICT) exports increased by 9% or $64 million to $1.455 billion...

Boosting ICT exports

Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am

EDITORIAL: For Pakistan to come out of its recurrent balance of payment rut, exports are required to grow at a fast...

Q1 IT, ITeS export remittances up 3.3pc to $655m YoY

Updated 21 Oct, 2023 04:50pm

ISLAMABAD: The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call centre...

Minister unveils roadmap of ‘$10bn IT exports’

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 09:25am

KARACHI: Caretaker Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif has unveiled a roadmap to achieve the...

Umar Saif assumes charge as caretaker IT & Telecom minister

Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:36am

ISLAMABAD: Dr Umar Saif assumed charge as the caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology,...

35pc retention of remittances in FCY accounts: SBP to coordinate to help resolve banking matters

Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will coordinate to engage commercial bank representatives with the...

ICTs: out of breath?

Published 31 Mar, 2023 08:48am

With numbers for two-thirds of the fiscal year now in, the country’s information and communications technology (ICT)...

Jul-Feb FY23: IT, ITeS export remittances up 1.7pc to $1.718bn

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer and call centre services...

Jul-Jan 2022-23: IT, ITeS export remittances up 2.4pc to $1.523bn YoY

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call centre...

Flat-lining ICT exports

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:59am

The star of Pakistan’s exports in recent years is becoming dim. At the half-yearly close in December 2022, the...

IT, ITeS export remittances surge by 14pc in Aug

Published 23 Sep, 2022 07:06am

ISLAMABAD: The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call center...

ICT exports: still strong?

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:04am

The country’s exports of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services continued the strong double-digit...

IT exports remittances surge to all-time high

Updated 29 Jun, 2022 10:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Information Technology (IT) exports remittances including telecommunication, computer, and ...

ICT exports: slowdown looming?

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 09:45am

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services exports have grown in double digits this fiscal thus ...

ICT exports: sustained growth

Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:11am

The exports of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services continue to chart an upward path. For the...

Telecom services: Proposed taxation to hinder IT sector’s growth

Updated 28 Dec, 2021 11:29am

ISLAMABAD: The proposed increase of five percent in the withholding tax (WHT) on telecom services and the standard...

Chasing IT exports

Published 06 Dec, 2021 08:08am

The country’s digital exports have been responding well. As per latest data from the SBP, the exports of...

ICTs in third quarter

Published 09 Nov, 2021 07:30am

Amidst the general economic anxieties these days, the country’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT)...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 9	162.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 9	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 9	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 8	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 8	7,482.71
Nasdaq / Jul 8	25,870.65
Dow Jones / Jul 8	52,348.39
India Sensex / Jul 9	76,957.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 9	67,910.01
Hang Seng / Jul 9	24,037.16
FTSE 100 / Jul 9	10,534.87
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 9	25,019.09
France CAC40 / Jul 9	8,290.43

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 8	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 8	368,858
Petrol/Litre / Jul 9	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 9	74.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 9	4,065.81
Diesel/Litre / Jul 9	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 9	79.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 9 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.71 ▲ 1 (12.97%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 9 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	9.55 ▲ 1 (11.7%)
S.G.Power / Jul 9 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	104.56 ▲ 9.51 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 9 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	37.57 ▲ 3.42 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 9 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	66.13 ▲ 6.01 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	431.37 ▲ 39.22 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 9 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	429.14 ▲ 39.01 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 9 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	262.42 ▲ 23.86 (10%)
GOC (Pak) / Jul 9 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	139.14 ▲ 12.65 (10%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 9 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	226.92 ▲ 20.63 (10%)

Stock	Price
Premier Sugar / Jul 9 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	638.72 ▼ -70.97 (-10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	23.96 ▼ -2.66 (-9.99%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jul 9 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	24.50 ▼ -2.28 (-8.51%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Jul 9 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	60.56 ▼ -5.47 (-8.28%)
Sally Textile / Jul 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	15.71 ▼ -1.11 (-6.6%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jul 9 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	360 ▼ -25 (-6.49%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	105.50 ▼ -7.21 (-6.4%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 9 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	13.44 ▼ -0.9 (-6.28%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 9 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	67 ▼ -4.44 (-6.22%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 9 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.84 ▼ -1.45 (-5.97%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	82,670,409 ▲ 0.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	29,157,714 ▲ 0.1
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	20,102,754 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Jul 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,264,921 ▲ 1.37
B.O.Punjab / Jul 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,112,909 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,031,862 ▲ 0
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	14,412,033 ▲ 0.05
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	10,265,023 ▼ -2.66
Samba Bank / Jul 9 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8,764,551 ▲ 1.24
Pak Elektron / Jul 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	8,198,076 ▼ -0.45

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