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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

Pakistan

Aurangzeb says IMF case approved ‘on merit’ despite disruption attempts

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said that efforts were made, albeit unsuccessfully, to derail...

Updated 26 May, 2025 10:16pm

Markets

Govt to introduce ‘bold measures’ in the upcoming budget, says Aurangzeb

Pakistan to present federal budget for FY2025-26 on June 10

Updated 26 May, 2025 10:15pm

BR Research

Raast to reform: Digitizing Pakistan’s economy

Digital payment systems are rapidly transforming economies across the globe by enhancing transparency, reducing...

Published 26 May, 2025 05:56am

Budget 2025-26

Agreed EFF conditions: Any deviation could affect future reviews

ISLAMABAD: Any deviation from the established programme conditions would impact future reviews under the Pakistan...

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:46am

Markets

Pakistan ‘met all targets’, received board consensus for fund release: IMF

IMF says its funding intended to resolve balance of payments issues and not for general budgetary spending

Updated 23 May, 2025 09:49pm

Pakistan

IMF delegation meets PM Shehbaz as Islamabad prepares Budget FY26

Fund to continue support Pakistan's economic reforms

Updated 22 May, 2025 10:53pm

Pakistan

Budget FY26: govt to continue fiscal consolidation, follow IMF guidelines, says Topline

The government is likely to continue fiscal consolidation in the upcoming budget and is expected to closely align...

Updated 22 May, 2025 10:55pm

Editorials

Q3: 2.4pc growth

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy rose by 2.4 percent during the third quarter of the current fiscal year (July-March...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am

Opinion

The IMF speaks with a forked tongue

Uploading the first review report on the International Mone-tary Fund (IMF) website on the weekend (Saturday), eight...

Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am

Opinion

Pakistan’s economic strategy

The overarching economic strategy of the incumbent government is not quite focused on achieving macroeconomic...

Updated 14 Apr, 2025 06:41am

Markets

IMF agreement brings relief, but economic challenges persist, say experts

Analysts believe Pakistan must remain committed to IMF programme to ensure sustainable economic growth

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 07:58pm

Markets

PSX soars, KSE-100 surges over 1,100 points on IMF staff-level deal

Bullish momentum dominated the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as investors rejoiced over Pakistan’s successful...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 08:03pm

Editorials

Staff Level Agreement: misplaced optimism?

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the last day of its first review mission to Pakistan - from 24...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:46am

Pakistan

Pakistan may present budget early to secure IMF board approval, says Topline

The signing of a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) between the Pakistani authorities and the International Monetary Fund...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:23pm

Markets

IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ toward reaching Staff Level Agreement

Program implementation has been strong, the lender says

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 04:31pm

Editorials

Inequitable as well as unsustainable

EDITORIAL: The latest tax collection data confirms the uncomfortable truth that Pakistan’s salaried class is...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 06:17am

Pakistan

IMF lauds Pakistan’s economic efforts, says Aurangzeb ahead of upcoming review

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said the government received “very positive” feedback from the...

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 08:10pm

Markets

PM Shehbaz, IMF’s Georgieva discuss ongoing programme

Washington-based lender reiterates continued support for Pakistan’s reform agenda, read a statement

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 10:21pm

GCDA job: IMF scoping team to confer with SC, JCP officials today

To be briefed on the procedure for the appointment of judges and the constitutional and legal matters

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 02:46pm

Business & Finance

IMF to examine corruption vulnerabilities in govt

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) scoping mission is currently in Pakistan to undertake Governance ...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

Pakistan

Pakistan says IMF mission will visit to assess governance, corruption risks

Finance ministry says IMF report will recommend actions for addressing corruption vulnerabilities and strengthening integrity

Updated 09 Feb, 2025 11:45pm

Meeting IMF condition: Sindh PA passes agri income tax bill

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a landmark agriculture taxation law. However, the...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 08:49am

Pakistan

Govt’s interest payments to decrease by Rs1.5tn in FY25 as policy rate comes down: SBP chief

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said the decline in key policy rate will help the government...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:04pm

Opinion

Lack of awareness of IMF conditions

Pakistan’s private sector elite in industry and the farm sectors, major non-institutional recipients of budgeted...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:42am

Markets

Stay the course on reforms, IMF urges Pakistan

Remarks come as Pakistan delegation meets Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) Director Jihad Azour on sidelines of IMF, World Bank annual meetings in Washington

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 10:53pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s accelerated access to capital markets: Alvarez & Marsal team outlines steps

Alvarez & Marsal team has outlined steps for Pakistan to chart an accelerated path to international capital...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 11:29pm

Fund sets 22 structural benchmarks and conditionalities

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set 22 structural benchmarks (SBs) and conditionalities for the...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:38pm

Markets

Election outcome in Pakistan ‘may complicate’ new IMF deal: Fitch

Pakistan’s vulnerable external position means securing financing from multilateral and bilateral partners will be 'one of the most urgent issues on the agenda for the next government'

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 10:25pm

Pakistan

Forget growth for four years, follow IMF programme in letter and spirit to fix economy: Miftah Ismail

KARACHI: Pakistan has for the last two to three years approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:27pm

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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