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Exporting hunger, importing inflation

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:30am

Pakistan is now spending billions of dollars importing food products that a functioning agricultural economy should...

Rising global oil prices push April C/A into deficit

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung back into deficit in April as a sharp rise in imports, driven largely by...

Impact of the ME War

Updated 05 May, 2026 06:45am

A recent very useful presentation by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) to the National...

Surplus today, pressure tomorrow

Updated 20 Apr, 2026 07:36am

The current account posted a surplus of USD1.1 billion in March. That is comforting news at a time of skyrocketing...

C/A deficit could widen to 5pc of GDP on ME crisis

Updated 28 Mar, 2026 08:30am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are likely to come under mounting pressure as the ongoing Middle...

ME conflict disrupts Pakistan’s trade to GCC states, other regions

Updated 27 Mar, 2026 02:46pm

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics says high energy prices could increase Pakistan’s import bill by USD 4.5 billion

C/A posts record surplus in Feb

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account continued to perform well and posted a record surplus in February 2026, mainly...

Dec C/A moves back into deficit

Published 20 Jan, 2026 06:04am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account moved back into deficit in December 2025 after posting a surplus in November...

Exports keep falling: Jul-Nov trade deficit widens to USD 15.5bn

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 12:21pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports showed a decline in all major categories in November as the trade deficit swelled to...

Bearish clouds gather over crude oil

Published 08 Sep, 2025 05:59am

Brent crude has slid to $66 a barrel — the weakest since May — and the mood in oil markets has turned distinctly...

Pakistan’s Jul-Aug trade deficit swells 29% YoY

Updated 03 Sep, 2025 12:18pm

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit swells by 29 percent in the first two months of FY26 as the exports in August were down by...

July trade deficit swells 44.16pc YoY

Updated 07 Aug, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit in the first month of financial year 2025-26 swelled by 44.16 per cent on year-on-year...

Big surge in remittances

Published 10 Jul, 2025 06:49am

It is indeed a matter of great satisfaction that workers’ remittances have increased by 26.6 percent to hit a...

Pakistan advances NEV policy with Rs100bn subsidy

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 10:57am

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting on the National Electric Vehicle (NEV) Policy was held today under the chairmanship...

2.2m EVs to ply on the roads by 2030

Published 25 Jun, 2025 05:41am

ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to take the number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) plying on the roads by 2030 to...

Current account: Surplus on borrowed time?

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 08:55am

After a brief surplus stint in April 2025, Pakistan’s current account has slipped back into deficit — clocking...

April C/A posts $12m surplus

Published 17 May, 2025 06:05am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account remained in surplus in April 2025, posting a modest $12 million surplus ...

Jul-Feb FY25: C/A posts $691m surplus on healthy remittance inflows

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account showed significant improvement, recording a $0.7 billion surplus in the first...

Jan CA posts deficit

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

KARACHI: After a three-month positive streak, Pakistan’s current account shifted from surplus to deficit in January...

Cultivating self-reliance: roadmap for edible oil

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 02:48pm

EDITORIAL: The Ministry of Commerce’s plan to draft a comprehensive edible oil policy presents a pivotal opportunity...

Progress in medical device production: Import bill may significantly go down: TDAP CEO

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:55am

KARACHI: The CEO of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Zubair Motiwala said Pakistani companies have...

Ghee, cooking oil industry: Aurangzeb vows to help resolve issues

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday assured the ghee and cooking oil industry to resolve the issue...

The impact of reduced cotton production on rural economies and country’s balance of payments

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:40am

The basic rule of economics is clear: global demand drives global production, and countries with a comparative...

Primary payments: C/A posts $270m deficit in May

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

KARACHI: After a surplus for three consecutive months, the country recorded a current account deficit of $ 270...

Economic Survey: Jul-Mar POL import bill down on lower intake

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s petroleum import bill declined in the first nine months (July-March) of fiscal year 2023-24...

Forex reserves rise by $239m

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:45am

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves rose by $239 million during the last week, the State Bank of...

Energy sector revolving debt has reached Rs5,422bn: minister

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:12am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Energy Minister Muhammad Ali on Tuesday said that total revolving debt of the energy sector is...

Cut in import bill: Need for promoting cultivation of palm oil plants stressed

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 09:38am

KARACHI: Pakistan has become the third largest edible oil importer in the world after China and India as the per...

Regionally competitive level sought: APTMA demands power tariff at 9-10 cents per kWh

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed deep concern over the absolutely dismal...

Nov C/A posts $9m first monthly surplus after June

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 10:01am

KARACHI: After posting deficits for four consecutive months, the country’s current account improved significantly...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 9	278.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 9	278.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 9	162.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 9	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 9	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 9	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	7,543.64
India Sensex / Jul 9	76,741.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 9	67,743.85
Nasdaq / Jul 9	26,206.89
Hang Seng / Jul 9	24,030.18
FTSE 100 / Jul 9	10,472.45
Dow Jones / Jul 9	52,487.41
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 9	25,118.27
France CAC40 / Jul 9	8,326.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 9	71.92
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	371,944
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 9	4,122.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 9	80.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	297.53
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	309.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	7.84 ▲ 1 (14.62%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 9 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.71 ▲ 1 (12.97%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 9 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	6.19 ▲ 0.71 (12.96%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 9 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	9.55 ▲ 1 (11.7%)
S.G.Power / Jul 9 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	104.56 ▲ 9.51 (10.01%)
Saif Textile / Jul 9 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	47.59 ▲ 4.33 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 9 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	37.57 ▲ 3.42 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 9 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	66.13 ▲ 6.01 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	431.37 ▲ 39.22 (10%)
Chashma / Jul 9 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	123.82 ▲ 11.26 (10%)

Stock	Price
Premier Sugar / Jul 9 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	638.72 ▼ -70.97 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 9 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	95.81 ▼ -10.65 (-10%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jul 9 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	36 ▼ -4 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 9 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	39.62 ▼ -4.4 (-10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	23.96 ▼ -2.66 (-9.99%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Jul 9 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	59.60 ▼ -6.43 (-9.74%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jul 9 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	24.25 ▼ -2.53 (-9.45%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 9 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	10.90 ▼ -1.1 (-9.17%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jul 9 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	64.05 ▼ -5.72 (-8.2%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 9 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	19.10 ▼ -1.63 (-7.86%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	211,563,133 ▲ 0.67
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	58,237,432 ▲ 1
Pak Refinery / Jul 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,193,273 ▲ 3.47
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	48,544,441 ▼ -0.7
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,028,307 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,206,112 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 9 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	32,538,637 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,402,658 ▲ 0.02
Thatta Cement / Jul 9 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	17,010,222 ▲ 2.78
Pak Elektron / Jul 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,646,368 ▲ 0.41

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