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Two key HPPs: Sinosure agrees to implement

China’s insurance company shows willingness to implement 700-MW Azad Pattan Hydropower Project and 1124-MW Kohala Hydropower Project worth billions of dollars on guidance from Beijing

Updated 20 May, 2024 10:21am

Q4 of CFY: authorisation of Rs10.056bn approved for Power Division

Authorisation made considering simplified release procedure approved by the ECNEC and release strategy 2023-24 of Finance Division

Updated 10 May, 2024 09:24am

Business & Finance

Upcoming JCC meeting under CPEC: Ministry discusses ongoing projects

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives discussed various development projects...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Details of security expenditure on 28 CPEC projects sought

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MoPD&SI) has sought details of security...

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 08:29am

Development budget: Ministry decides to ban allocation of fund for ERRA

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has decided to ban allocation of funds for...

Updated 11 Apr, 2024 10:36am

20 backward districts: Off-grid power solutions may be provided

Government initiates 'Special Development Initiative for Poor Districts of Pakistan'

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 09:35am

Business & Finance

NAC to approve Q2 GDP estimates today

ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday (Mar 28) to approve the 2nd...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 09:38am

Pakistan

Ministry to submit ‘NPF’ to NEC for approval

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives will submit the National Planning Framework...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

Ministry issues guidelines for PSDP 2024-25

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has issued guidelines for Public Sector...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 08:56am

Rs306bn authorised for PSDP projects

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised Rs 305.96 billion (32.55...

Updated 16 Jan, 2024 08:54am

Solar IPPs: Hike in benchmark competitive tariff proposed

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (M/o PD&SI) has proposed increase in...

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 08:46am

Suki Kinari hydel project: Delay in power evacuation to attract LDs, govt warned

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MoPD&SI) has warned the government...

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 09:38am

Feasibilities/bankable projects: SIFC to hire top-level consultancy services

ISLAMABAD: The Implementation Committee (IC) of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has decided to hire...

Updated 18 Dec, 2023 08:36am

Unbudgeted projects: Reappropriation of funds banned

Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives asks Ministries/ Divisions to place demand of rupee cover against foreign aid to the extent of expenditure to be incurred during CFY

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:52am

Jul-Nov period: Rs302.63bn authorised for projects under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised Rs302.63billion (31.86...

Updated 08 Dec, 2023 10:03am

Pakistan

Ministry for implementing ‘high-efficiency’ irrigation system

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MoPDSI) emphasised on implementation of ...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Pakistan

COP28: Pakistan all set to plead its case

Pakistan is all set to plead its case in the COP28 that is scheduled to start on November 30th, a press release...

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 10:30pm

Projects: Centre facing resistance from provinces

Resistance faced on proposed plan to scrap 137 non-starter projects and transfer 49 projects with up to 20 percent progress to provinces

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 09:56am

$3bn projects approved for flood-hit areas

Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives approves 21 development projects

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 10:17am

Pakistan

Flood affectees: UN WFP, Ministry join hands

ISLAMABAD: The United Nation’s World Food Programme and Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives...

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am

Rs3bn projects or above: Ministry irked by failure to appoint independent directors

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (M/o PD&SI) has shown annoyance at all...

Updated 21 Oct, 2023 09:10am

Azad Pattan, Kohala HP projects: Chances of achieving FC slim

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has stated that probability of achieving...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 08:33am

Capacity issues hinder uplift projects in flood-hit areas: Foreign states, donors ready to finance $7.4bn

ISLAMABAD: Many development projects could not be initiated in flood-affected areas due to capacity issues of the...

Updated 14 Oct, 2023 05:32pm

Fiscal adjustment hamstrung by interest payments

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

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:00am

3rd Belt and Road Forum: Over 2 dozen pacts likely to be signed

National Development and Reform Commission of China has proposed to sign MoUs during caretaker PM's visit to Beijing

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 11:18am

Pakistan

SDGs: Ministry voices concern over slow pace

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has expressed its concern over the slow ...

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

Provincial nature PSDP projects: Centre decides to make it mandatory for provinces to share 50pc cost

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has reportedly decided to make it mandatory for the provinces to share...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:33am

Water resource boost: SIFC directs ministry to map out 5-year plan

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed the Ministry of Water Resources to chalk...

Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:47am

Business & Finance

Need stressed to raise Pak-Iran trade volumes

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Sami Saeed said that there is a need to ...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

33 CDWP, 12 ECNEC meetings held in 16 months

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has launched a 16-month performance report ...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 27	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 27	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 28	157.24
USD to Swiss Franc / May 28	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 28	1.28
Euro to USD / May 28	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
India Sensex / May 28	75170.45
Tokyo Nikkei / May 28	38790.40
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
Hang Seng / May 28	18612.70
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 27	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 28	80.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 28	206018
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 28	2358.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 28	78.80
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 29 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 29 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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