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NEC

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

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

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

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

Pakistan

Opposition MNAs object to accountability ordinances

ISLAMABAD: Members of opposition parties of National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Wednesday...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: “The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives strongly rebuts the news item, titled...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 02:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 25	277.66
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 25	277.46
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 25	152.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 25	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 25	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 25	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 25	5,808.12
India Sensex / Oct 25	79,402.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 25	37,913.92
Nasdaq / Oct 25	18,518.61
Hang Seng / Oct 25	20,590.15
FTSE 100 / Oct 25	8,248.84
Dow Jones / Oct 25	42,114.40
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 25	19,463.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 25	71.78
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 25	245,031.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 25	2,747.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 25	70.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 26	17,885
Petrol/Litre / Oct 27	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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