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Iran-Israel tensions threaten Pakistan’s fragile economic recovery

The world is holding its breath as tensions between Iran and Israel reach a boiling point. What began as a shadow...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 06:12pm

Opinion

Policy issues in the EFF programme — III

Covid-19 pandemic, and then the catastrophic floods in 2022, both of which had significant climate change causality...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 12:53pm

PM for finalising industrial policy at the earliest

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday issued a bold call for the rapid finalisation of long-awaited...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 09:40am

Business & Finance

National Electric Vehicle Policy 2025–30 launched

ISLAMABAD: The government has officially launched the National Electric Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025–30, aiming to...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am

Perspectives

Stability or survival? The truth behind economic optimism

Celebrating the “success” of IMF discussions, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has tried to paint an optimistic...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 03:45pm

Business & Finance

World Bank’s Benhassine lauds Pakistan’s economic turnaround

Najy Benhassine, the outgoing country director of the World Bank, has lauded Pakistan’s economic turnaround, terming...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 10:59pm

Opinion

Between optics and austerity

Pakistan’s economic policies resemble a car with two drivers, each pulling the wheel in opposite directions. One...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:56am

Opinion

Health system suffers as cigarette tax left untouched

The federal budget for 2025-26, announced amidst a backdrop of fragile economic recovery, signals a continuation of...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:52am

Power sector circular debt plan okayed by Cabinet

Plan aims to eliminate Rs1.275 trillion in circular debt over six years without adding pressure to the national budget

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 03:19pm

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent in spite of ...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

MoF raises over Rs1.2trn through major govt bond auction

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has successfully raised over Rs1.2 trillion through a major auction of government...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:22am

Jul-May exports up 5.15pc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports have witnessed an increase of 5.15 percent during the first 11 months (July–May) of...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:23am

MoF signs 1bn loan facility backed by ADB guarantee

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has signed a syndicated term finance facility of $1 billion partially guaranteed...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:24am

BR Research

LSM: Time machine the wrong way

The latest data from Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector paints a troubling picture: not of a...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:46am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan confronting significant economic challenges due to SOEs’ financial performance’

ISLAMABAD: Prominent international governance risk expert, Muhammad Ghazali Aqeeq, has stressed that Pakistan is...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:51am

Business & Finance

Export-oriented sectors on the brink, PRGMEA tells PM

LAHORE: Pakistan’s $11 billion value-added export-oriented industry —contributing nearly one-third of the...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

‘IT exporters, freelancers’: SBP eases reporting formats

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised the reporting formats of the electronic Proceed Realization...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:31am

Apr LSMI output grows 2.29pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing Industries (LSMI) of the country has registered an increase of 2.29 percent...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am

Budget 2025-26

PTI says ‘federal budget favours elite, ignores masses’

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday sharply criticised the federal budget for...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

Business & Finance

July-May C/A posts $1.8bn surplus

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account recorded a surplus of $1.8 billion during the first 11 months of the current...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

Business & Finance

Status quo: MPC keeps policy rate unchanged at 11%

Regional tensions may keep SBP from easing policy further, say analysts

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:06pm

Pakistan

PTI assails govt for growing unemployment in country

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Sunday accused the...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 07:09am

Opinion

Budget with mixed signals

This is a contractionary budget, aimed at delivering a consolidated fiscal deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP—the ...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:38am

Opinion

The assumptions in FY26 budget

The budget 2025-26 makes one implicit and three explicit assumptions that enable its architects to present a set of...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:03am

Opinion

Currency chaos in Pakistan: crises by design

If currency crises were rare catastrophes, one might chalk them up to bad luck. But in Pakistan’s case, they’ve...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:15am

Aurangzeb-led body to monitor oil price impact

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a high-level committee headed by Finance Minister Senator...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:02am

TORs reforms: DGTO initiates consultative sessions

ISLAMABAD: In a pivotal move to embed inclusivity, gender equality, and grassroots representation into Pakistan’s...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:00am

Opinion

Fragility not recognized

The history of Pakistan’s economy can be aptly summarised in three words: fragility not recognised. That since...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:02am

Opinion

Pakistan’s vision amidst FY26 Budget

Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Markets

Status quo likely as rising oil prices play on SBP’s mind, say analysts

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to hold the key policy rate at...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 04:41pm

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	145.32
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 19	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	5,980.87
Nasdaq / Jun 18	19,546.27
Dow Jones / Jun 18	42,171.66
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,169.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,829.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,264.83
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,592.12

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	307,437
Petrol/Litre / Jun 20	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	75.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,350.80
Diesel/Litre / Jun 20	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.53

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 20 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	8.40 ▲ 1 (13.51%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 20 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.10 ▲ 0.6 (10.91%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Bhanero Textile / Jun 20 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	880 ▲ 80 (10%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 20 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	43.66 ▲ 3.97 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 20 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	29.18 ▲ 2.65 (9.99%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	46.57 ▲ 4.23 (9.99%)
Service Textile / Jun 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	23.80 ▲ 2.16 (9.98%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 20 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.34 ▲ 0.3 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Mushtaq / Jun 20 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	8.88 ▼ -1.54 (-14.78%)
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.91 ▼ -2.15 (-14.28%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.80 ▼ -1239.3 (-10%)
Imperial Limited / Jun 20 Imperial Limited(IML)	14.21 ▼ -1.45 (-9.26%)
Pakistan Services / Jun 20 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	900 ▼ -71.99 (-7.41%)
Orient Rental / Jun 20 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	9.40 ▼ -0.7 (-6.93%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	181 ▼ -11.29 (-5.87%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 20 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	92.18 ▼ -4.82 (-4.97%)
Biafo Ind. / Jun 20 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	163.55 ▼ -8.46 (-4.92%)
Sapphire Textile / Jun 20 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1,105 ▼ -45 (-3.91%)

Stock	Volume
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	832,746 ▲ 0.2
MACPAC Films / Jun 20 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	713,026 ▲ 1.56
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	543,401 ▲ 0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	533,325 ▲ 0.02
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	301,179 ▲ 0.35
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	279,001 ▲ 0.13
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 20 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	232,709 ▲ 1
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	187,358 ▲ 0.5
Bunnys Limited / Jun 20 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	184,782 ▲ 2
Crescent Textile / Jun 20 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	148,384 ▲ 0.54

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