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IMF and Pakistan

Carbon Levy: Experts raise questions about financing transformation to electric mobility

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced a carbon levy on fossil fuels, proposed additional taxes on conventional...

Taxing the same base harder

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

The taxation pressure on a relatively small pool of taxpayers is increasing. FBR has trumpeted an 86 percent...

Petroleum pricing: FY27 starts on a defensive note

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

The first fuel price notification of FY27 was expected to set the tone for the year. Instead, it has raised more...

Half the economy left behind

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:47am

The Untapped GDP: Why Gender is Pakistan’s Missing Growth Strategy Pakistan is searching for its next engine of...

Two economic updates and outlooks

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released May and June Economic Update and Outlook on the last day of the fiscal year...

Taxes reforms remain a dream

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:34am

The heavy reliance on indirect taxes in the budget for 2026-27, regressive taxes whose incidence on the poor is...

Governing institutions and elite influential groups in the global economy

Published 03 Jul, 2026 09:49pm

It is commonly believed that the conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on credit facilities...

Dilution of monetary policy

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

EDITORIAL: A webinar titled ‘Managing Stability During Uncertain Times: Role of Monetary Policy in Pakistan’...

FBR: Barely exceeding twice-reduced target

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected 12.957 trillion rupees last fiscal year (1 July 2025 to 30...

Public office holders: FBR allows banks to access asset declarations

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to provide access to the asset declarations of public...

Pakistan’s fiscal federalism has been rewritten in plain sight

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan’s FY27 federal budget does more than allocate resources; it quietly rewires the country’s fiscal...

AGP detects serious lapses in PPMC’s financial reports

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has pointed out serious financial misstatements, governance lapses,...

Reflections on federal budget FY27—II

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Here, it needs to be pointed out that it is highly strange to see that the government has apparently not pursued...

Borrowing prosperity

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s central government debt rose by Rs1.4 trillion in April alone, pushing the total debt stock to...

Finance Act 2026

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

EDITORIAL: The Finance Bill 2026 was passed by the National Assembly with 35 amendments, including extending sales...

Open for exits

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

EDITORIAL: An economy that loses more foreign exchange through profit repatriation than it gains through foreign...

Balochistan Budget

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

EDITORIAL: Balochistan’s latest budget arrives wrapped in the language of fiscal discipline, development and prudent...

KP Budget

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi unveiled a total...

NA body told: Many amendments incorporated in Finance Bill

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: Major amendments have been proposed in the Finance Bill 2026 to incorporate key recommendations of the...

The recovery that wasn't

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Even when businesses were becoming more confident about the economic recovery and the trajectory of growth,...

Finance ministry rules out additional salary tax relief

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday categorically ruled out any additional relief for the salaried class...

Merged districts of ex-FATA, PATA: Govt to consult IMF for tax relief

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday said it would consult the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on extending...

Pakistan’s savings crisis

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

EDITORIAL: One of the more underappreciated aspects of Pakistan’s economic malaise has been the alarming collapse in...

Sindh Budget

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

EDITORIAL: Sindh presented a 3,525 billion-rupee budget with the major reliance for revenue remaining on federal...

FDI stuck in low gear

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 07:56am

Foreign direct investment recovered in May 2026, but the improvement was neither enough to change the broader...

Punjab Budget

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

EDITORIAL: The Punjab budget envisages total revenue of 1209 billion rupees from own resources (only 749 billion...

Age limit on vehicle imports removed: Second phase of tariff rationalisation plan unveiled

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday unveiled the second phase of its tariff rationalisation plan, sacrificing an...

‘B’-rated countries: Budget’s interest-to-revenue ratio higher than median rate: Fitch

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The 2026-27 budget’s interest-to-revenue ratio, projected at 39.1 percent, is substantially higher than...

Stationery items: Senate body recommends ST relief

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday accepted a major proposal of the stationery industry...

End the budget ‘circus’

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Pakistan has turned the budget into an annual suspense drama. Businesses wait. Markets speculate. Consultants guess....

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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 8	162.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 8	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 7	7,503.85
Nasdaq / Jul 7	25,818.69
Dow Jones / Jul 7	52,925.15
India Sensex / Jul 8	77,782.18
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	67,268.49
Hang Seng / Jul 8	24,241.74
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	10,604.19
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	25,225.57
France CAC40 / Jul 8	8,377.55

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 8	72.62
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 8	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 8	368,858
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 8	4,127.97
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 8	80.72
Petrol/Litre / Jul 9	297.53
Diesel/Litre / Jul 9	309.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 8 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.55 ▲ 1 (13.25%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9 ▲ 1 (12.5%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	12.29 ▲ 1.12 (10.03%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 8 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.72 ▲ 1.16 (10.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 8 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.34 ▲ 1.58 (10.03%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 8 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	60.12 ▲ 5.47 (10.01%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jul 8 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 8 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	392.15 ▲ 35.65 (10%)
Burshane LPG / Jul 8 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	57.20 ▲ 5.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 8 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	26.62 ▼ -2.96 (-10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,720.29 ▼ -191.14 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 8 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	95.05 ▼ -10.56 (-10%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 8 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	709.69 ▼ -78.85 (-10%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 8 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	20.73 ▼ -2.3 (-9.99%)
Stylers International / Jul 8 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	48.54 ▼ -5.24 (-9.74%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 8 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	206.29 ▼ -22.08 (-9.67%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 8 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	54.12 ▼ -5.77 (-9.63%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 8 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	22.48 ▼ -2.12 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 8 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.22 ▼ -1.71 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	220,440,029 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / Jul 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,673,041 ▲ 0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	90,576,284 ▼ -0.25
LSE Capital / Jul 8 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	63,958,482 ▲ 0.57
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	58,318,246 ▲ 1.12
Pak Refinery / Jul 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48,063,397 ▲ 1.18
B.O.Punjab / Jul 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	46,341,604 ▼ -1.44
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 8 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	42,465,659 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	32,660,508 ▼ -4.89
Hira Textile / Jul 8 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	29,072,538 ▼ -0.43

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