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Miftah Ismail

Islamic banking: Saylani offers training to bank employees, seminary students

Published 09 Nov, 2026 04:46am

KARACHI: Saylani Welfare International Trust has offered to provide Islamic banking training to bank employees...

SDPI conference: Pro-people reforms, empowered LGs, progressive tax structures urged

Published 07 Nov, 2026 04:51am

ISLAMABAD: Top Pakistani leaders and economic experts have sought pro-people reforms, empowered local governments,...

IBA Karachi organizes sixth Annual International Cbercon 2026

Updated 07 Nov, 2026 03:44am

Beyond Polycrisis: Pathways Towards a Sustainable Economic Future

Can Pakistan's peacekeeping role in Iran war give it an economic dividend?

Published 23 Jun, 2026 01:58pm

Pakistan's diplomatic success in the Iran peace deal raises its global profile, creating an opportunity for economic gains, yet structural issues persist

Moot criticises economic policies of govt

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: A National Alliance Conference was held under the chairmanship of the NDC (National Dialogue Council)....

Record fuel price surge sparks widespread discontent in Pakistan

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 12:23pm

Pakistan recorded an unprecedented increase in fuel prices on Thursday, marking a critical point in the country’s...

No new sales tax imposed on solar consumers: FBR

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has not imposed any new 18 percent sales tax on solar consumers under...

Pakistan needs better manufacturing and export roadmap, urges Privatisation Commission chief

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 11:46am

Muhammad Ali proposes reforms in current political, economic setups including decentralising decision-making to turn around economy

Country’s economic reset discussed at 17th KLF

Published 08 Feb, 2026 03:09am

KARACHI: A high-level panel of Pakistan’s leading economists, policymakers, and business leaders convened at the...

Miftah for increasing tax-to-GDP ratio

Published 26 Jan, 2026 08:05am

LAHORE: Former Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Pakistan’s current tax-to-GDP ratio is 12...

Partly Facetious: ‘Once a Mr Ji always a Mr Ji’

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am

“I would advise Mr Ji…” “You got his name wrong – it’s Mr Xi and that’s not how the likes of you should address him...

EDITORIAL: Power Division’s past failures

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 07:20am

EDITORIAL: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik in his press conference on Sunday stated that Pakistan would begin...

Economists warn Pakistan risks prolonged economic stagnation as growth outlook dims

Updated 08 Oct, 2025 10:34pm

Pakistan risks locking itself into a prolonged phase of economic stagnation, warned economist Asad Ali Shah, as the...

Miftah for probe into sugar export ‘crisis’

Published 29 Jul, 2025 07:25am

KARACHI: Former federal finance minister Miftah Ismail on Monday called for a thorough investigation into the...

Miftah criticises PPP

Published 29 Jun, 2025 02:36am

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party has played havoc with Sindh in its ongoing 17 years rule in the province, former...

Country may be ‘forced’ to import wheat: Khaqan

Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:41am

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and head of Awam Pakistan Party Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday warned that the...

Ex-finance minister Miftah Ismail slams govt for ‘mini-budget’ through fuel levy hikes

Published 16 Apr, 2025 10:19pm

Former finance minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday sharply criticized the current coalition government for imposing...

Miftah says ‘complete overhaul of system is essential’

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

HYDERABAD: Former Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that reforming Pakistan under the current system ...

Adhering to the constitution only path forward for Pakistan: Khaqan

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 11:01am

KARACHI: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who along with former finance chief Miftah Ismail has recently...

Miftah says will move court against KE

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 09:07am

KARACHI: Awaam Pakistan Party leader Miftah Ismail announced his intention to file a petition against K-Electric,...

Despite Rs2.5tr expected surplus profit from SBP: ‘Fiscal space’ continues to elude Pakistan

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 11:38pm

KARACHI: Despite the government estimating a surplus profit from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at a record Rs2.5...

New party ‘Awaam Pakistan’ launched

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) former leaders Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail on Saturday...

Ex PML-N leaders Miftah Ismail, Khaqan Abbasi launch ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party

Updated 06 Jul, 2024 07:53pm

Former PML-N leaders Miftah Ismail and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi formally launched on Saturday a new party named Awaam...

Bureaucrats, military personnel: Khaqan, Miftah lambaste tax exemptions

Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday criticised the tax exemptions given to civilian...

Miftah, Khaqan to launch ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

ISLAMABAD: Two dissenting “stalwarts” of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Miftah Ismail is the new Shabbar Zaidi?

Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:41am

“Prime Minister and his band of merry cabinet members are off to China and I think this may be an appropriate time...

‘Not an experiment’: At 59, Miftah Ismail is hoping for a sweet transition with political party launch

Updated 20 May, 2024 11:14am

KARACHI: At 59, Dr Miftah Ismail can lead a sweet life. A little over 31% share in a company valued by stock market...

State of the economy

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am

EDITORIAL: The government reduced prices of petroleum and products significantly effective 16 May till the end of...

Abbasi, Miftah & others given a clean chit in LNG case

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday gave a clean chit to former prime minister Shahid...

Aurangzeb: legitimate expectations?

Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am

Expectations are extremely high with the appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as finance minister on 11 March 2024 – ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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