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Fragility not recognized

The history of Pakistan’s economy can be aptly summarised in three words: fragility not recognised. That since...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:02am

Opinion

Pakistan’s vision amidst FY26 Budget

Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Rs77 per litre PL on furnace oil likely

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to impose Petroleum Levy (PL) of Rs 77 per litre (Rs 82,077 per metric ton) on...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 09:30am

Opinion

Inflation slowdown: relief or a temporary pause?

Inflation in Pakistan has plunged from 28.3 percent in January 2024 to 2.4 percent in January, 2025 year-on-year,...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:12am

Opinion

Policy issues in the EFF programme – II

In addition, lack of adequate regulatory capacity means that it is very likely, as has been the case in real ...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:08am

Editorials

The post-budget govt press conference

EDITORIAL: The post-budget press conference held by the federal finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, flanked by...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

Budget 2025-26

Post-budget press briefing: Govt warns of Rs500bn more revenue steps

Says there is need for enabling amendments and legislation to plug leakages in the system

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:37am

Budget 2025-26

Maximum relief for low & middle-income earners: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stated that maximum possible relief has been provided to low- and...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 01:29pm

Budget 2025-26

Rs17.6trn FY26 Budget unveiled under the shadows of IMF conditions, US tariff tensions and war threat

Federal expenditure cut by a hefty 7%

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Budget 2025-26

Privatisation: Rs86.5bn target set

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has budgeted Rs 86.550 billion collection from privatization proceeds in the next...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 09:25am

Pakistan

BISP gets over 20pc boost

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been budgeted at Rs722.48 billion for the upcoming financial...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Business & Finance

Analysis Budget: foresight 20/20

Hindsight maybe 20/20 but Pakistani budgets epitomize foresight as being 20/20 – given previous budgets and with...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 07:05am

Pakistan

Pakistan likely to hike defence spending but slash overall budget in 2025-26

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will unveil its annual federal budget for the coming fiscal year later on Tuesday, seeking to...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 03:58pm

Opinion

The Budget of Pakistan

The discussion and debates on budget are generally made in technical terms due to which the common man is not able ...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:40am

Opinion

Why is this budget critical?

Shortly before Eid, our defense forces, valiantly and with tactical brilliance, established our territorial ...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:34am

Public debt recorded at Rs76,007bn by end-March

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 76,007 billion by end-March 2025, registering an increase...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:39am

Budget 2025-26

Growth target missed: Economic Survey

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said inflation has significantly declined from 29 percent ...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:30am

Power tariff hike: govt reaches ‘understanding’ with IMF

Both sides agree that any additional financial needs will be met through tariff adjustments, sources say

Updated 07 Jun, 2025 02:40pm

Editorials

PSDP allocations

EDITORIAL: On 18 May 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee to finalise next year’s federal...

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

Opinion

Cryptocurrency’s future in Pakistan

Legalization of cryptocurrency in Pakistan has evolved into a complex legal and financial dilemma. The Government of...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 05:24am

Opinion

Policy issues in EFF programme — I

Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with International Monetary Fund (IMF), which as per one of its...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 05:28am

Editorials

Budget consultation with IMF

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking to a group of journalists in Peshawar stated that ongoing...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 07:57am

Markets

New record-high at PSX as KSE-100 zooms past 121,000

Benchmark index settles at 121,798.86, increase of 1,347.99 points or 1.12% on Wednesday

Updated 04 Jun, 2025 09:47pm

Opinion

External financing in FY2025-26

One of the key indicators in the federal budget is the projected level of external financing to partly finance the...

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:43am

Budget 2025-26

Budget talks with IMF successful: PM Shehbaz

Govt committed to implementing sustainable reforms, says premier

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 02:54pm

Budget 2025-26

FPCCI opposes new taxes in budget

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Vice President Muhammad Aman Paracha...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Power sector debt: Govt secures historic Rs1.275trn loan deal from banks

ISLAMABAD: After months of negotiations on term sheets and legal formalities, the government has finalized...

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 09:27am

Opinion

Budget FY26: fiscal discipline without reform

Fiscal consolidation continues. FY26 is expected to be the third consecutive year of a primary fiscal surplus. This...

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 07:40am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Budget will have to be approved by IMF

“I was wondering….” “Hey, a country’s survival always trumps the economy, so I reckon defence outlay will increase...

Published 30 May, 2025 06:06am

Editorials

A ‘bold’ budget for next FY

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while addressing an event organised by Karandaz Pakistan and Pakistan...

Updated 30 May, 2025 07:43am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jun 14	253.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Diesel/Litre / Jun 14	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.93 ▲ 1 (51.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.06 ▲ 0.94 (44.34%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.71 ▲ 0.58 (27.23%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.65 ▲ 0.48 (15.14%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.56 ▲ 0.36 (11.25%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.75 ▼ -0.65 (-12.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.20 ▼ -1.36 (-10.03%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.23 ▼ -1.24 (-9.94%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.72 ▼ -4.26 (-9.69%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	50.41 ▼ -5.4 (-9.68%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 13 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	78.62 ▼ -8.32 (-9.57%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.69 ▼ -3.23 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,655,242 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,891,108 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	85,324,384 ▲ 0.94
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	30,960,243 ▲ 0.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,555,139 ▼ -0.26
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,294,482 ▲ 0.17
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	27,189,737 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,834,469 ▼ -0.35
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	23,063,464 ▲ 1
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,700,047 ▼ -0.4

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