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The remittance support to current account

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 07:24am

The current account remains comfortably placed in the opening months of FY27. The August deficit was modest, and the...

Rupee to hold at Rs278/USD in 2026 as Pakistan’s FX buffers improve: BMI

Published 11 Sep, 2026 11:17am

BMI noted that the near-term risk of a disorderly devaluation has eased with Pakistan’s FX buffers continuing to improve

An olive branch to the import bill

Published 29 Aug, 2026 05:25am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to launch a National Olive Value Chain Policy is exactly the kind of practical...

The C/A worries

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 04:05am

EDITORIAL: The current account (C/A) is slowly coming under pressure, as international petroleum prices remain...

Fuel supply risks return

Published 23 Jul, 2026 05:26am

The petroleum sector is back in the limelight. The government is shifting to daily pricing at a time when...

FY26 C/A posts USD139m deficit

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

KARACHI: Pakistan successfully met its FY26 current account target, with the deficit contained at USD 139 million,...

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...

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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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