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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 / 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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