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Naya Pakistan Housing Program

Cement finds its footing, but not its stride

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 06:38am

Pakistan’s cement industry is ending FY26 on a firmer footing. Total dispatches are estimated to reach just over 50...

Déjà vu in 5 marlas

Updated 22 Oct, 2025 08:32am

Last month, the SBP quietly and without much fanfare launched the Shahbaz-government backed affordable housing...

Don’t forget the bells and whistles

Updated 07 Aug, 2025 09:09am

As massive as it was only a few years ago, the Naya Pakistan Housing Program (NPHP) is but a footnote in history....

Cement: Holding pattern

Published 10 Apr, 2025 08:46am

The grapevine has gone suspiciously quiet on the housing policy front. Only a few months ago, the Shahbaz government...

Now you see it, now you don’t

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 10:55am

Remember when home mortgages became a distinct possibility for hopeful homeowners across Pakistan, who had been...

Cement: Riding it out

Published 06 Jun, 2023 08:44am

Recording an uptick in month on month dispatches during May (total dispatches up 34%), it may seem like demand for...

Pakistan’s urban areas face housing crisis: World Bank

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s urban areas face a looming housing crisis as 47 percent of households live in overcrowded...

MLCF: “Super” bad luck

Published 06 Sep, 2022 08:33am

The fiscal year has not been kind to cement companies. Despite considerably better retention prices in nearly all...

Cement: Hitting brakes

Published 12 Apr, 2022 08:06am

PM Imran Khan’s unceremonious exit, brimming with political drama and chaos, is sure to induce more economic...

Housing Finance: Growth, but!

Published 12 Jan, 2022 08:00am

What determines success of a housing finance subsidy scheme? A lot of time has been spent in this space lamenting ...

Construction: Controlling expectations, not prices

Published 27 Sep, 2021 07:30am

Builders and developers want the government to “strictly” control prices of cement and steel because it is...

ABAD rejects hike in steel bars’ prices

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has rejected up to Rs11,000 recent hike in the...

Cement hauling new highs

Published 05 Jul, 2021 07:48am

In just the last fiscal year, cement industry has sold 20 percent more cement compared to the corresponding last ...

Concrete fortunes

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:40am

There are few things that can put a dampener on the cement industry’s very ceremonious year so far and what does...

Rule of law, people's economic empowerment, vital to gain rapid progress, steady development: PM

Published 19 May, 2021 07:08pm

The Prime Minister said Pakistan had full potential to become a developed country by subjugating the corrupt elements.

PM to review construction progress on Mohmand Dam site today

Updated 19 May, 2021 12:03pm

In 2019, Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the groundbreaking of Mohmand Dam which is being constructed on River Swat in Mohmand District
PM Imran will also attend a ceremony in Peshawar regarding the distribution of low-cost family flats amongst the laborers under the Naya Pakistan Housing program

PM Khan launches low-cost housing project in Sargodha

Published 14 Apr, 2021 02:35pm

Under this scheme, a total of 1,175 houses of three marlas will be constructed at six locations in the Sargodha district
The construction work will be carried out by Frontier Works Organization while the mortgage facility will be provided by Punjab Bank

PM performs groundbreaking of Farash Town apartments in federal capital

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 06:18pm

He said the small and medium enterprises will also be uplifted to increase their share in the economy.

PM directs State Bank, National Bank to facilitate housing loan applicants

Published 28 Mar, 2021 08:37pm

The prime minister joined the telethon telephonically for being in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 a week ago.

Cement cycles

Published 16 Mar, 2021 07:40am

Another expansion in the cement industry is in the offing which will take capacity up by 18 million tons over the...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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