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Pakistan Banks Association

Bhandara hails launching of agri finance reform body

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

LAHORE: The federal government has constituted a high-level agriculture finance sub-committee under the access to...

Senate panel approves ‘Netting of Financial Arrangements Bill’

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue approved the “Netting of Financial Arrangements...

For SMEs, credit access alone insufficient

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

EDITORIAL: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at a summit hosted by the Pakistan Banks...

SBP governor urges banks to embrace digital transformation

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s banking industry must embrace digital transformation and expand lending to agriculture, small...

Economic development: Banking sector playing pivotal role: Kayani

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 09:14am

KARACHI: Minister of State for Finance & Railways and Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Bilal Azhar...

Aurangzeb announces establishment of SME Finance Task Force

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 09:16am

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday announced establishment of a dedicated Finance Task...

Summit to drive dialogue on future of financial sector

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) has announced the second edition of the Pakistan Banking Summit 2026...

Banks say shift in cost of remittances to burden them, dent profitability

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:35pm

SBP reports remittances cost at Rs76bn in FY26, projects cost to grow to Rs85-90bn in FY27

PBA hails ‘growth-focussed’ federal budget

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:19am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) has welcomed the Federal Budget 2026-27, describing it as the first...

Trade bodies, business leaders laud ‘balanced budget’

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 08:48pm

Congratulate PM Shehbaz, Finance Minister Aurangzeb for presenting 'excellent and public-oriented budget'

DMO to be beefed up: Senate panel flags concerns over rising debt burden

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the...

PBA, Karandaaz accelerate shift towards impact finance

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

KARACHI: Karandaaz Pakistan and Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) have intensified efforts to promote impact finance...

Business leaders briefed on BOP’s financing schemes

Published 08 May, 2026 08:16am

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab President & CEO and Pakistan Banks Association Chairman Zafar Masood on Thursday paid...

Law & Justice Commission commended for prioritising ADR

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Pakistan diaspora leadership dialogue on remittances & RDA held

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

WASHINGTON: The Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Pakistan, and the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C....

Steep increases in SMS charges: Banks, telecom operators directed to submit cost breakdown

Published 02 Apr, 2026 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday expressed serious concern over steep...

Investors, issuers in capital markets: MoF initiates consultations to review tax-related issues

Published 12 Mar, 2026 02:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Tax Policy Office of the Ministry of Finance has initiated consultations to review tax-related issues...

Pakistan’s banking sector cuts Export Refinance Facility markup by 3%

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 12:06pm

Reduction brings the end-user rate for exporters under the ERF scheme down to 4.50 percent for all new loans and

Pakistan banks cut ERF rate by 3%, bring export financing down to 4.5%

Published 12 Feb, 2026 01:08pm

The initiative is currently subject to the existing ERF limit of Rs1,052 billion

SBP issues NOC for onboarding HBL Zarai as approved ASP

Published 04 Feb, 2026 06:46am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), through the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA), has conveyed it’s no...

CAT upholds CCP’s Rs205m penalties in ESA cartel case

Published 22 Jan, 2026 07:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed ten long-pending appeals filed by several banks ...

Banks’ appeals rejected: CCP’s Rs205mn ESA penalties upheld

Published 21 Jan, 2026 02:56pm

CAT found PBA and seven major banks guilty of collusive practices in introducing an Enhanced Savings Account (ESA)

Modernising agri finance: a collective commitment, not coercion

Updated 10 Jan, 2026 07:11am

ISLAMABAD: While the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) welcomes constructive debate on financial policy, we feel it...

EDITORIAL: Private sector credit

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 07:08am

EDITORIAL: Recent commentary from the Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) highlights what it describes as strong...

Private sector credit swells as Advance-to-Deposit Ratio climbs to roughly 38%

Updated 30 Dec, 2025 07:48am

This highlights banks’ growing willingness to deploy liquidity as economic conditions improve

Pakistan Banks Association elects Zafar Masud as Chairman, constitutes 16-member EC

Finance minister says government committed to building vibrant and inclusive capital markets

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 6	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 6	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 7	158.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 7	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 7	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 6	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 6	7,709.96
Nasdaq / Aug 6	26,348.35
Dow Jones / Aug 6	53,885.10
India Sensex / Aug 7	78,518.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,039.16
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,530.59
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,887.21
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,278.17
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,720.34

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 6	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 6	385,147
Petrol/Litre / Aug 7	329.82
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 7	77.91
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 7	4,291.19
Diesel/Litre / Aug 7	382.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 7	83.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.84 ▲ 1.26 (10.02%)
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Aug 7 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	17.68 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46.39 ▲ 4.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	61.81 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Faisal Sp. / Aug 7 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	358.06 ▲ 32.55 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 7 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	78.43 ▲ 7.13 (10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 7 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	29.92 ▲ 2.72 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Aug 7 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	63.89 ▲ 5.54 (9.49%)
D.M. Corporation / Aug 7 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	189.10 ▲ 16.22 (9.38%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Aug 7 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	38.99 ▲ 3.24 (9.06%)

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Aug 7 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.41 ▼ -4.58 (-9.96%)
JS Investments / Aug 7 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	41.50 ▼ -4.48 (-9.74%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	52.50 ▼ -4.24 (-7.47%)
OLP Modaraba / Aug 7 OLP Modaraba Limited(OLPM)	23.51 ▼ -1.6 (-6.37%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Aug 7 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	46.66 ▼ -3.11 (-6.25%)
Fateh Ind. / Aug 7 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	320.25 ▼ -19.41 (-5.71%)
Punjab Oil / Aug 7 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	162.50 ▼ -9.22 (-5.37%)
Gadoon Textile / Aug 7 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	343.20 ▼ -18.89 (-5.22%)
Paramount Spinning / Aug 7 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.83 ▼ -0.54 (-4.75%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 7 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	32.68 ▼ -1.58 (-4.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	48,578,877 ▲ 0.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,413,147 ▲ 0.07
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 7 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	15,085,863 ▲ 1.82
Nishat Power / Aug 7 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	12,751,575 ▲ 1
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12,136,243 ▲ 1.26
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 7 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	10,895,623 ▼ -0.32
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Aug 7 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	10,190,102 ▲ 1.61
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	10,086,130 ▲ 0.35
Hascol Petrol / Aug 7 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	8,585,721 ▲ 0.68
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	7,757,125 ▼ -0.08

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