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Debt servicing to devour 43pc of budget

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to spend around Rs8.054 trillion on debt servicing, including interest payments and...

SBP holds policy rate at 10.50pc on oil risks

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

KARACHI: While keeping the policy rate unchanged at 10.50 percent, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has observed...

Central govt debt up over Rs1.4trn in 7 months

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:28am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt increased over Rs1.4 trillion during the first seven months of the...

SBP holds key rate at 10.5pc

Published 27 Jan, 2026 05:11am

KARACHI: As against the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

Circular debt plan: OGDCL receives Rs7.73bn second interest payment

Published 26 Aug, 2025 09:31am

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest E&P firm, has received the second interest...

Exchange rate volatility: Pakistan govt plans to minimise risks with hedging

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to use hedging instruments to mitigate exchange rate volatility risks, besides...

Budget 2025-26: ‘Priority is given to defence, interest payments on debt, revenue generation’

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:43am

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals...

Lower interest payments shrink Pakistan’s budget outlay

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 11:13am

KARACHI: In a major fiscal relief, the federal government has projected a sharp 16 percent or Rs 1.57 trillion...

Cheaper buns, expensive sheermals

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 07:50am

Over the past one year, this column has argued that Pakistan sits on a hinge of history, a fleeting interval when...

Public debt recorded at Rs76,007bn by end-March

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 76,007 billion by end-March 2025, registering an increase...

Govt’s interest payments to decrease by Rs1.5tn in FY25 as policy rate comes down: SBP chief

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:04pm

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said the decline in key policy rate will help the government...

Importance of riba-free banking for a developing country like Pakistan

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:31am

Riba-free (interest-free) banking is a key principle of Islamic finance, which prohibits interest on loans, viewing...

Interest worth SDR 2.815bn paid to IMF since 1984

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has paid interest amounting SDR 2.815 billion to International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1984....

Pakistan will face no difficulty in meeting external debt obligations in FY25: SBP governor

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:33pm

Pakistan will not face an issue in meeting its external payment obligations in the current fiscal year (FY25), said...

Interest payments to devour 62pc of revenues: ADB

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:02am

Forecasts public debt to decline by 7 percentage points to 70 percent of GDP in 2024–2025

Fiscal adjustment hamstrung by interest payments

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:00am

Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives says economy has slowly and steadily started recovering from the downturn in growth

Rs7.302trn will be spent on debt servicing

Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: The country will spend around Rs 7.302 trillion on debt servicing including interest payments and...

Pakistan's ex finance chief Miftah warns against any kind of debt restructuring

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:46am

Difficult task to get China and the West to sit on one table for such an endeavour, he says

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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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