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Pakistan economic growth

Sustainable economic growth: LCCI for strengthening industry-academia linkages

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol said that strengthening...

Economic growth is the only exit

Updated 14 Feb, 2026 09:09am

The choice before the nation is now very much distinguishable — ‘grow or be left behind and No growth — No economic...

Pakistan central bank chief expects broader recovery than IMF forecast

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 06:52pm

Financial conditions eased significantly following a cumulative 1,150-basis-point cut in the policy rate, says SBP chief

In search for an export-led growth strategy: a piloting attempt—II

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 06:33am

The third block of this piloting exercise is the fiscal block and draws its inspiration from the above document plus...

EDITORIAL: IMF programme hurts growth prospects

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 09:09am

EDITORIAL: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, formerly four-time Finance Minister Ishaq Dar while...

IMF lowers Pakistan’s growth outlook

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 04:34pm

Cuts GDP projection for current fiscal year from 3.6% to 3.2%

The quest for a rule-based economy

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

During Eid holidays a simple graph was viral which depicted the secular decline in Pakistan’s economic growth ...

World Bank needs to revisit its policy and lending focus

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 09:56am

In its recently released report ‘Pakistan development update October 2023: restoring fiscal sustainability’ the...

Speakers underscore need for productivity-led growth

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar, Wednesday, while stressing the need for productivity-led economic growth said that...

FCCI chief emphasises growth of IT sector for better future

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:18am

FAISALABAD: Our economic future is directly linked with the expeditious growth of the IT (Information Technology)...

PKR largely stable

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

KARACHI: The rupee remained largely stable during the week, ending with a 0.57% gain as the market considered...

FPCCI proposes ‘non-political, legally binding charter of economy’

Published 21 Apr, 2022 06:19am

KARACHI: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has...

The costs of inaction

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:01am

The political temperature is heating up. In the quest for survival, the tough economic decisions are kept on the...

Time to take charge

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 10:56am

The petrochemical sector can help us achieve import substitution, promote export-led growth and join the ranks of industrialized nations

Trade credit: a basic building block for industry—II

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Oct 1 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.39 ▲ 0.61 (10.55%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Oct 1 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	13.46 ▲ 1.22 (9.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	6.21 ▲ 0.48 (8.38%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Oct 1 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	19.50 ▲ 1.47 (8.15%)
Ideal Dynamics / Oct 1 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	52 ▲ 3.91 (8.13%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	122.12 ▲ 8.16 (7.16%)
Int. Knit. / Oct 1 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	102.97 ▲ 6.47 (6.7%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	127 ▼ -37.01 (-22.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 1 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.55 ▼ -0.89 (-10.55%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	17.82 ▼ -1.98 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 1 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37 ▼ -4 (-9.76%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.23 ▼ -2.81 (-9.68%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 1 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	303 ▼ -32.4 (-9.66%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.82 ▼ -4.1 (-8.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	47.25 ▼ -3.32 (-6.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	161.20 ▼ -10.25 (-5.98%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 1 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	81.92 ▼ -5.1 (-5.86%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	47,618,328 ▲ 0.48
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	20,968,257 ▼ -2.81
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,768,612 ▲ 0.18
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12,225,253 ▲ 1.43
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	7,457,128 ▲ 1.03
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	7,154,874 ▲ 0.22
Media Times Ltd / Oct 1 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	5,743,709 ▲ 0.11
Aisha Steel Mills / Oct 1 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	5,108,482 ▲ 0.32
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	4,799,846 ▼ -0.06
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,054,169 ▼ -0.1

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