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NEC

Development projects across federal, provincial levels: NEC makes over Rs4 trillion FY26 allocation

ISLAMABAD: National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved the Annual Development Plan and the National...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 09:27am

Pakistan

NEC approves national development budget worth Rs4.22trn for next fiscal year

National Economic Council approves GDP growth rate of 2.7% for the outgoing fiscal year and a projected growth rate of 4.2 percent for the next financial year.

Published 05 Jun, 2025 12:12am

Pakistan

2024-25: PSDP allocation for NHA cut to Rs161.264bn

ISLAMABAD: A mere two months into the fiscal year, the government slashed the Public Sector Development Programme...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 09:37am

Rana-led panel to propose amendments aimed at clearly defining role of NEC

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted an inter-ministerial committee headed by Advisor to Prime...

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:49am

Pakistan

Rs180.284bn allocated for 104 projects under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated Rs180.284 billion for 104 projects under the Public Sector Development...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Rs3.792trn development outlay approved

PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs meeting of the National Economic Council

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:34am

NEC to approve development plan, growth target today

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) meeting has been convened today (Monday) to consider and approve...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 09:23am

5-year plan to be submitted to NEC

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly prepared five-year (2024-2029) plan, which would be submitted to the...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 09:02am

Opinion

Don’t slash PSDP allocations

Expectedly, the axe seems to have fallen on the country’s development budget as, according to media reports,...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

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

Development budget: NEC approves suggestions of SIFC apex body

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the recommendations of the Apex Committee of the Special...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 08:47am

Pakistan

Pakistani national appointed as member of Albania’s NEC

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama has appointed a Pakistani national, Tahseen Sayed, as a member of the...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

SAP: govt disburses Rs409bn

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is said to have allocated/ disbursed Rs409 billion with the highest Rs116 billion...

Updated 06 Jan, 2024 05:19pm

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

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

Pakistan

President approves reconstitution of NEC

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the reconstitution of the National Economic Council (NEC) – a...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Development: NEC approves ‘megabudget’

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for the country’s economic landscape, National Economic Council (NEC) held a...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

Ministry all set to launch ‘5Es Framework’

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning and Development and Special Initiatives is all set to launch 5Es Framework, a...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Rabbani demands formation of new NFC Award

ISLAMABAD: Former chairman Senate and senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Mian Raza Rabbani on Wednesday...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

NEC apprised about the key challenges facing economy

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) was informed that political instability, escalating security...

Updated 08 Jun, 2023 09:32am

Business & Finance

PBF backs NEC decision of early markets closure

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) backs the decision of the National Economic Council (NEC) to close ...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

Editorials

NEC decisions

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

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

There will be no winners, say experts ahead of budget announcement

Trapped in economic crisis coupled with political instability and lingering IMF programme, govt seems to have its hands tied

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:35pm

Govt says 3.5pc growth target quite realistic

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

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 10:30am

President reconstitutes NEC

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has reconstituted National Economic Council (NEC) to be headed by Prime Minister...

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:34pm

Supplements

PJBF Director Honoured

TEXT: Pakistan Japan Business Forum is pleased to inform that Syed Feroz Alam Shah, Director of Pakistan Japan...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am

President approves NEC reconstitution

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved the reconstitution of the National Economic Council (NEC)...

Updated 08 Jun, 2022 10:05am

Pakistan

Noor Muhammad appointed NEC member

ISLAMABAD: Senior Minister for Finance Balochistan Noor Muhammad Dummar has been appointed member of National...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 21	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 21	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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