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Minister for Planning and Development

Various financing options for ML-1 project examined

Updated 29 Aug, 2026 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal reviewed various financing...

Equitable development of Balochistan is sought: PM for dialogue over legitimate grievances

Published 22 Aug, 2026 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited Balochistan’s political leaders and stakeholders to a...

Information minister highlights substantial tax relief for salaried class in budget debate

Published 14 Jun, 2026 06:01pm

National Assembly budget debate enters another day as treasury, opposition trade arguments

Provinces asked to contribute to Centre under new NFC Award

Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal urged the provinces to...

‘Pakistan Governance Forum’ begins today

Published 25 Feb, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives is set to host its flagship two-day ...

Poverty & economic inequality escalate in 7-year span: Ahsan

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s poverty rate has increased under the...

District administration and local leadership level: Provinces directed to strengthen public liaison

Published 20 Feb, 2026 07:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Steering Committee on Socio-Political Domain directed provincial governments to strengthen public...

Chinese co says ready to help resolve Gwadar’s power solutions

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: Chinese company M/s CIHC Pak Power Company (Pvt.) Limited has reportedly expressed willingness to ...

FBR considering two options to resolve PMLTC payment issues

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is considering two options to amend the Second Schedule to the Income...

ADB, Railways ministry in talks over $2bn loan for Karachi–Rohri ML-1

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 01:21pm

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chairs meeting on the progress of CPEC projects

‘100 CEO’s & Diplomats of Pakistan’ launched: Ahsan highlights need to transform relies on 4 P’s

Published 13 Feb, 2026 06:53am

KARACHI: Highly anticipated book, “100 CEO’s & Diplomats of Pakistan” was launched here on Thursday, with...

Monthly development update: Economy stays on stabilisation, recovery path in July-Jan FY26

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s...

Pakistan to invest $1 billion in AI by 2030, announces PM Shehbaz

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:43pm

Also announces 1,000 fully funded PhD scholarships in AI

KE interested in power off-take from ACWA’s RE projects

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:39am

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has shown interest in development and offtake of power from renewable energy (RE)...

Pakistan Innovation Fund: Ministry awards grant to young innovators, entrepreneurs

Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives formally awarded a grant ranging from ...

Digital economy essential for sustainable development, says Ahsan Iqbal

Published 10 Jul, 2023 05:39pm

Minister for Planning says the combination of industrialization and digital connectivity has opened up new avenues for innovation

‘China advising against experiments’: Ahsan says his statement ‘taken out of context’

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday said his recent statement in which he appeared to say that China...

Third-party participation in CPEC: draft modalities finalised

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:29pm

Minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal directs CPEC Secretariat to get approval before sharing input draft modalities with MoFA

China, CPEC: Qureshi terms Ahsan’s statement ‘unfortunate and irresponsible’

Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am

ISLAMABAD: Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shah Mehmood Qureshi has termed the statement of PML-N ...

Installation of 200kV solar PV system inaugurated

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Friday inaugurated the...

Development projects: Finance unveils strategy on release of funds

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Thursday unveiled the strategy for the release of funds for the development...

Govt striving to turn country into global export hub: Ahsan

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

ISLAMABAD: As the country’s exports fell by 12 percent during the first 10 months of FY 2023, Federal Minister for...

PTI accused of seeking to scuttle IMF deal

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 09:03am

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal says party crossed all limits in its hatred against state

Wapda asked to rationalise cost of Mohmand Dam HPP

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal says National Economic Council has approved Rs1,150 billion federal development budget

Stop incentivising population growth

Updated 24 May, 2023 06:40am

EDITORIAL: Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal while briefing the media emphasised...

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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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