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IMF programme

An upcoming food shock?

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 07:37am

The May inflation print should have been comforting, at least at first glance. Headline CPI rose by 11.7 percent...

What does IMF want from Pakistan's upcoming budget?

Published 01 Jun, 2026 05:20pm

Pakistan’s ongoing engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is shaping many of the economic policies...

The blind spot in every IMF bailout

Published 25 May, 2026 06:37pm

Consider the chain of events that unfolds when missiles are fired near the Strait of Hormuz. Within hours,...

FDI: still waiting for a turn

Updated 22 May, 2026 08:14am

It has been ages since foreign direct investment brought genuinely good news for Pakistan. Every now and then, a...

Centre pushes provinces to boost own-source revenues

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has urged provincial administrations to enhance their own-source revenues,...

IMF’s USD1.2bn tranche

Updated 12 May, 2026 07:04am

EDITORIAL: On 9 May, the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the staff level...

Reforming Pakistan’s tax policy

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

A system at odds with growth Pakistan’s tax system is increasingly at odds with the country’s core economic...

IMF Board to review EFF, RSF on May 8

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is scheduled to consider Pakistan’s third review...

IMF’s Executive Board to discuss Pakistan on May 8

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 05:02pm

The board is set to deliberate final approval for the release of the next $1.21 billion tranche

Resilient economy or back to the begging bowl?

Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Khurram Schehzad boasted on X Monday past that Pakistan raised an...

Economic strategy

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:02am

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while attending the International Monetary Fund/World Bank spring...

The fiscal squeeze: banking on taxes

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:47am

Pakistan struggles every year with a widening fiscal deficit which also places pressure on how the country manages...

World Economic Forum sidelines: Aurangzeb discusses ties with UAE minister

Updated 21 Jan, 2026 07:16am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met Tuesday in Davos with Mohamed...

EDITORIAL: IMF programme hurts growth prospects

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 09:09am

EDITORIAL: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, formerly four-time Finance Minister Ishaq Dar while...

OPINION: IMF and WB conditionalities, and domestic policy– I

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 04:27pm

In recent days there is increasingly appearing in both print and electronic media discussion about how to escape...

OPINION: Growth model and IMF conditionalities – IV

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:25am

In the ‘IMF [International Monetary Fund] Country Report No. 25/332’ it could be seen that for reaching the...

OPINION: Why Pakistan’s growth remains elusive

Updated 22 Dec, 2025 07:21am

Growth anxiety is building within government and establishment circles as the country enters its fourth year of...

OPINION: Growth model and IMF conditionalities — III

Updated 19 Dec, 2025 11:49am

The recently released ‘IMF [International Monetary Fund] Country Report No. 25/332’, which contains second review of...

APTMA sees no relief under IMF programme

Published 15 Dec, 2025 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: The All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) is reportedly engaged in consultations at the highest...

Forex inflows: All sectors must share export-boost burden, not just textiles: Aurangzeb

Published 14 Dec, 2025 02:49am

LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday said the textile sector has not taken...

Pakistan seeks US support to engage IMF, World Bank on energy reforms

Published 08 Dec, 2025 10:07pm

Govt will not procure power in future, says Awais Ahmed Leghari

Pakistan’s trade imbalance expected to grow, analysts say

Published 08 Dec, 2025 04:07pm

Most concerning trend surge in automobile imports, which more than doubled to $1.4 billion during 4MFY26, an analyst says

IMF official praised Pakistan as ‘very good example of reform, resilience’: finance ministry

Updated 07 Dec, 2025 11:01am

Finance minister Aurangzeb meets Deputy Managing Director of IMF in Doha

Killing the goose for an egg

Updated 02 Dec, 2025 06:57am

Unstable taxation regimes coupled with loopholes in the schemes that facilitate import of used cars are becoming a...

EDITORIAL: Defining debt clearly

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:08am

EDITORIAL: It says something about the country’s fiscal culture that the National Assembly’s economic affairs...

Corruption a persistent challenge in Pakistan, says IMF

Updated 20 Nov, 2025 07:24am

Corruption vulnerabilities are present at all levels of government

IMF’s Executive Board to discuss Pakistan on December 8

Updated 13 Nov, 2025 10:10pm

Approval to pave the way for $1.2 billion disbursement

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	162.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
India Sensex / Jun 30	76,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	70,062.32
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	10,497.12
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	24,995.81
France CAC40 / Jun 30	8,403.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	69.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	4,015.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	76.80
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 1 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.75 ▲ 0.72 (10.24%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 1 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.22 ▲ 2.75 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.61 ▼ -4.29 (-10%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	36.54 ▼ -2.86 (-7.26%)
JS Investments / Jul 1 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	42.51 ▼ -3.17 (-6.94%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.35 ▼ -1.32 (-6.71%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 1 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	67.59 ▼ -4.34 (-6.03%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 1 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	49.05 ▼ -2.42 (-4.7%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jul 1 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4 ▼ -0.18 (-4.31%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 1 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	27.85 ▼ -1.2 (-4.13%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.64 ▼ -0.47 (-3.88%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jul 1 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	30.50 ▼ -1.22 (-3.85%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	68,864,457 ▼ -0.18
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	51,553,428 ▲ 1
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	23,040,988 ▲ 0.67
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,122,315 ▲ 5.33
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	19,611,706 ▲ 0.15
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	17,055,313 ▲ 2.11
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	15,171,449 ▼ -0.24
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	15,166,000 ▼ -1.32
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,982,821 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,137,456 ▼ -0.21

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