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IMF programme

Experts call for curbing illicit trade

Published 30 Sep, 2026 05:49am

LAHORE: As Pakistan engages with an International Monetary Fund mission over revenue targets and fiscal discipline...

‘IMF programme is a whole-of-govt, not a finance division programme’

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: The IMF programme is a whole-of-government programme, not a Finance Division programme: The...

September power bills: Adjustment pains a plenty

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 07:15am

September 2026 electricity bills are poised to be the highest in two years, across categories, as various...

Unfair concessions: why high-end auto relief harms Pakistan’s economic goals

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:33am

At a time when Pakistan is pushing through painful economic reforms under its current IMF programme, a stark policy...

Fiscal stability achieved, but where is the growth engine?

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

After years of firefighting, Pakistan’s economic managers finally have something they have not had in a long time:...

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...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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