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Sindh allocates Rs385bn for ADP

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has proposed an allocation of Rs385 billion for the provincial Annual Development...

Transport & communications: Rs333bn earmarked for various projects

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: An allocation of PKR 333 billion has been earmarked for the implementation of various projects in the...

Major chunk of PSDP will go to infrastructure projects

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated the largest share — 65 percent, or Rs729.9 billion — of the proposed...

Sindh CM, World Bank official review Karachi water projects

Published 30 May, 2026 05:59am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, stressed that the city’s growing population required efficient...

ECNEC approves projects worth over Rs280bn

Updated 09 Apr, 2026 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired a...

Punjab turning into a hub of development: CM

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:04am

LAHORE: With modern infrastructure projects being launched from cities to rural areas across the province, Punjab...

All uplift projects: IMF urges govt to raise climate change weighting to at least 30pc

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the government to significantly raise the climate change...

K-IV, other infrastructure projects: Sindh CM sets a new pace

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over a high-level meeting to review and expedite major...

SBP governor calls for regional capital market integration to mobilise climate finance

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 11:16pm

Banking sector alone can not meet country’s long-term investment needs, Jameel Ahmad says

CDA constitutes special groups to expedite uplift

Published 08 Nov, 2025 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has constituted special working groups to expedite development in...

Chinese CG shows firms’ interest in investments

Published 05 Nov, 2025 06:18am

LAHORE: Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren has said that China is engaged in major infrastructure projects across...

Aleem urges Saudis to invest in infrastructure projects

Published 05 Nov, 2025 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has invited Saudi investors to invest in ...

PM vows to complete major infrastructure projects

Published 25 Oct, 2025 07:19am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated the government’s unwavering commitment to completing...

Budget FY2025-26: Punjab govt presents Rs5.3trn ‘tax-free’ budget

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:33pm

Punjab unveils provincial budget week after federal announcement

There’s urgent need to address urban deforestation

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:11am

Through your esteemed paper, I wish to express deep concern over the unchecked tree-cutting spree in Karachi, which...

Infrastructure must also safeguard health of people: Ahsan

Published 28 May, 2025 06:52am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal addressed a...

Rethinking public-private partnership regime

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:13am

Public Private Partnership (PPP) regime in Pakistan, although still in its infancy, has made significant strides in...

Uraan pakistan: five major priorities spelled out

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah...

SITE Karachi: Rs5bn allocated for infrastructure

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 07:21am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has allocated 5 billion rupees for the construction and expansion of infrastructure in...

Infrastructural leap: one year, big changes

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

Desire is embedded in every human being and is as essential to a person as breath itself. Every individual yearns to...

PM asks PR to modernise its infrastructure

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed Pakistan Railways to modernise its infrastructure and...

Toll rate adjustment

Published 26 Jan, 2025 02:54am

EDITORIAL: Reports that the NHA (National Highway Authority) would increase toll rates by 100 percent on a quarterly...

Infrastructure projects: G2G pact with Denmark on the cards

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Denmark are to sign a pact on Public Private Partnership (PPP) for sustainable...

Senate panel directs MoC: ‘EDF should prioritise export boost over infrastructure projects’

Updated 06 Jul, 2024 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce on Friday directed the Commerce Ministry to allocate Export...

Infrastructure projects pose serious threat to snow leopards, prey species in GB: WWF study

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

ISLAMABAD: “Rapid infrastructure development, primarily roads, potentially degrades the Snow leopard (Panthera...

CM Naqvi inspects key infrastructure projects

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi conducted thorough inspections, covering the CBD Punjab...

Shell Pakistan builds road using its recycled plastic in Karachi

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

KARACHI: Shell Pakistan introduces a plastic infused road in Karachi by recycling discarded Shell lubricant ...

Infrastructure, water: Ecnec approves projects worth over Rs280.53bn

Updated 28 Jun, 2023 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved different...

UBG chief wants investment in infrastructure projects for green economy

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has said that green economy is the need of the...

India, ADB sign $1.2bn loan agreements for infrastructure projects

Published 03 Jan, 2023 08:12pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed loan agreements totalling...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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