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Editorial: Industry in retreat

Updated 13 Nov, 2025 08:19am

EDITORIAL: It turns out that private investment in manufacturing has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade —...

Opportunity lies in the mind’s eye

Published 27 Aug, 2025 06:56am

“The eyes are useless when the mind is blind” — Mark Venturini. The mind keeps an eye on the body. The mind minds...

Trade-industry unity makes strike successful

Published 20 Jul, 2025 03:02am

KARACHI: A rare and powerful show of unity between industrialists and traders brought Karachi and other parts of the...

Federal Budget termed detrimental to industry

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

KARACHI: Former Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and former...

Markets cheer tax stability as industry voices concerns

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

KARACHI: Market analysts shared mixed reactions to the federal budget proposals presented in the National Assembly ...

Economic Survey 2024-25: Pakistan misses growth target

Updated 09 Jun, 2025 10:57pm

Govt to announce budget for FY26 on Tuesday

Pakistan’s GDP grows 2.4% in Jan-Mar: NAC

Updated 20 May, 2025 11:34pm

Provisional GDP growth rate for FY25 is 2.68%, below target of 3.6% set by govt

TEVTA chairman calls for urgent linkages between industry, academia

Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am

LAHORE: Chairman of the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Brigadier Muhammad Sajid...

Academia and industry in Pakistan: two planets speaking different languages

Updated 07 May, 2025 07:35am

I still vividly recall the days of 2011 when I enrolled in a French language class at Lahore’s National University...

Pakistan’s GDP grows 1.73% in Oct-Dec

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 11:11pm

Growth in agriculture, industry and services stand at 1.1%, -0.18% and 2.57% respectively.

Pakistan’s GDP grows 0.92% in July-Sept, 2.5% in FY24

Updated 30 Dec, 2024 11:25pm

Growth in agriculture, industry and services stood at 1.15%, -1.03% and 1.43% respectively, in Q1 FY25

Trade, industry and energy: Pakistan, Russia agree to pursue robust dialogue

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 03:34pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin on...

When trust goes down…

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:39am

Business goes down. Stock market goes down. Growth goes down. These are the hot news ingredients that become...

Sindh Assembly told: Power ‘crisis’ severely impacting industry

Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am

KARACHI: In a Sindh Assembly session on Monday, a parliamentary secretary admitted that the present electricity...

Fauji Foundation wants to acquire controlling stake in Agha Steel Industries

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:15pm

Fauji Foundation, one of the largest conglomerates in Pakistan, has expressed its intention to acquire shares and...

UET, FF Steel sign MoU to promote research culture in industry

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am

PESHAWAR: The University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar's Department of Mechanical Engineering and...

Engine capacity to invoice base value: Punjab govt shifts token tax regime

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:21am

LAHORE: In line with the federal government, the Punjab government has also shifted token tax regime from engine...

‘IT industry’s budgetary proposals completely overlooked’

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: The information technology industry’s budgetary proposals were completely overlooked, despite repeated...

Agri think tank lauds direct, indirect initiatives spelled out in budget

Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:29am

LAHORE: Agriculture Republic, an agricultural think tank, has welcomed various direct and indirect initiatives...

Coal, gypsum and plastic waste: 80pc GST withholding rate on supplies proposed

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 has proposed a sales tax withholding rate of 80 percent on supplies of coal,...

Budget 2024-25: IT sector unhappy with proposals

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 02:11am

Current budget does not show promise that has repeatedly been made by the government, say professionals

Budget proposals 2024-25: telecom sector in a fix

Published 13 Jun, 2024 12:39am

The latest budget proposals in Pakistan have raised concerns in the telecommunications sector. The government’s...

Budget 2024-25: govt shifts to price-based car taxation, end of concessions for imported hybrids

Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:52pm

The Pakistani government announced a shift in car taxation policy as part of its latest budget 2024-25 proposals....

Expert and industry views on rate cut

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 08:39am

KARACHI: Central bank cut its key interest rate by 150 basis points on Monday in a widely expected move, marking its...

Experts advocate use of AI solutions to enhance productivity

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

KARACHI: Experts urged industry and academia to adopt the modern and latest tools and solutions of artificial...

Warehouses, logistics: industry status announced

Updated 31 May, 2024 08:38am

ISLAMABAD: Representatives of chambers of commerce and industry and various industrial and business associations...

Agri, industries perform: Pakistan posts 2.09% growth in Q3FY24, says NAC

Updated 21 May, 2024 10:07pm

Revises Q1 and Q2 estimates upwards to 2.71% and 1.79%, respectively
Targets GDP growth of 2.4% in FY24

Food security: Minister seeks academia, industry’s help

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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