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Country may be ‘forced’ to import wheat: Khaqan

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

Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:41am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 16 Apr, 2025 10:19pm

Pakistan

Miftah says ‘complete overhaul of system is essential’

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

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

Adhering to the constitution only path forward for Pakistan: Khaqan

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

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 11:01am

Miftah says will move court against KE

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

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 09:07am

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

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

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 11:38pm

Pakistan

New party ‘Awaam Pakistan’ launched

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

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

Pakistan

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

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

Updated 06 Jul, 2024 07:53pm

Pakistan

Bureaucrats, military personnel: Khaqan, Miftah lambaste tax exemptions

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

Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

Miftah, Khaqan to launch ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party

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

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Miftah Ismail is the new Shabbar Zaidi?

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

Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:41am

Pakistan

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

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

Updated 20 May, 2024 11:14am

Editorials

State of the economy

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

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Opinion

Aurangzeb: legitimate expectations?

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

Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am

Opinion

‘Large and long’?

Not much of what new finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, said in his first official media interaction was new –...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

Forget growth for four years, follow IMF programme in letter and spirit to fix economy: Miftah Ismail

KARACHI: Pakistan has for the last two to three years approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:27pm

Pakistan

Tax on ‘deemed income’: interim relief till February 19

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has granted interim relief to petitioners seeking exemption on Section 7E (tax on...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:05pm

Editorials

Soaring govt borrowing: grim fiscal reality

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a statistic that should send alarm bells ringing throughout the...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am

Editorials

Reaping the result of Dar’s stubbornness?

EDITORIAL: In a spirited defence of his signature policy to control the external value of the rupee, former...

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 04:27pm

Editorials

Testing the waters?

EDITORIAL: Last January three prominent politicians, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail from the PML-N and...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:55am

Editorials

Big decline in remittances

EDITORIAL: Remittance inflows declined during the first two months of the current fiscal year against the comparable...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Business & Finance

FY23: Ismail Industries Limited reports profit of Rs5.89bn, 157% higher YoY

Ismail Industries Limited (ISIL), manufacturer of sugar confectionery items, reported a profit after tax (PAT) of...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 02:33pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: IMF doesn’t buy into govt data

“So the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rejected government data as well as the proposal?” “Right, so there...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

Power sector woes: ‘Privatisation’ of Discos emerges as long-term solution

ISLAMABAD: The government had the only viable option to spread electricity bills of July in the next four to five...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 11:09am

Business & Finance

Power bills: Miftah says IMF not likely to give any relief

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail has claimed that without seeking permission from the International...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Editorials

The govt debt

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has uploaded government debt figures on its website that support the view of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:48am

Editorials

Abbasi sets the record straight

EDITORIAL: Former prime minister and senior PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi pulled...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There is Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, maybe even up to Plan Z

“What is the difference between institutional thinking and political parties’ thinking?” “You are kidding me...

Updated 11 Aug, 2023 05:53am

Pakistan

LNG case against Khaqan, others transferred to court of special judge

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Wednesday transferred Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) case against the former...

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 11:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	283.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	283.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	145.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	5,980.87
Nasdaq / Jun 18	19,546.27
Dow Jones / Jun 18	42,171.66
India Sensex / Jun 19	81,415.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	38,488.34
Hang Seng / Jun 19	23,203.65
FTSE 100 / Jun 19	8,808.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 19	23,175.77
France CAC40 / Jun 19	7,594.91

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 18	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 18	307,831
Petrol/Litre / Jun 19	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	75.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	3,356.54
Diesel/Litre / Jun 19	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	66.67

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Jun 19 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.89 ▲ 0.63 (19.33%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 19 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	7.40 ▲ 1 (15.63%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 19 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	4.59 ▲ 0.47 (11.41%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 19 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	10.07 ▲ 1 (11.03%)
Invest Bank / Jun 19 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8.74 ▲ 0.83 (10.49%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 19 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.08 ▲ 0.57 (10.34%)
Crescent Textile / Jun 19 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	20.85 ▲ 1.9 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	21.64 ▲ 1.97 (10.02%)
Karam Ceramics / Jun 19 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56.73 ▲ 5.16 (10.01%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 19 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	39.69 ▲ 3.61 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 19 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	12,393.10 ▼ -1377.05 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 19 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	192.29 ▼ -21.36 (-10%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 19 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	60.78 ▼ -6.75 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 19 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	62.45 ▼ -6.94 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 19 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	55.87 ▼ -6.21 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jun 19 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	45.02 ▼ -4.55 (-9.18%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 19 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	28.90 ▼ -2.8 (-8.83%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 19 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	9.16 ▼ -0.71 (-7.19%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Jun 19 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	69 ▼ -4.8 (-6.5%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 19 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	280.10 ▼ -19.29 (-6.44%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	38,059,837 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,425,133 ▼ -0.59
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 19 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	22,695,894 ▲ 0.05
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 19 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	18,202,573 ▲ 0.08
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 19 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	15,505,298 ▼ -0.41
Invest Bank / Jun 19 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	12,009,518 ▲ 0.83
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 19 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	10,912,581 ▲ 0.47
Secure Logistics / Jun 19 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	9,997,988 ▲ 0.74
Merit Packaging / Jun 19 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	9,552,688 ▼ -0.71
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 19 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,237,844 ▲ 0.04

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