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Cabinet to deal with critical agenda on 25th

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday (January 25), will approve policy statements ...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:27am

Govt insists but opposition rejects growth estimate

FM Qureshi says the government managed to revive the economy with a growth rate expected to touch 5.37 percent

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 09:39am

Opinion

Export-led strategy: desirable or not?

Razak Dawood the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce in an interview to a foreign news agency last week...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am

‘Citizen-centric’ national security policy launched

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said that after every short time Pakistan has to go to the International...

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 09:34am

Opinion

Inflation and growth

While inflation has been caused primarily by the pandemic-led recession that fed into supply cuts, and the return of...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Opinion

Art of the impossible

There’s something in the argument, even if it’s been disproved by most analysts and thinkers, that a weak ...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

Opinion

Pakistan and IMF

According to media reports, prime minister Imran Khan has said that the country will have no choice but to go to the...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

Opinion

Current economic trends

The first six months of 2021-22 have come to an end. This is an appropriate time to identify the ongoing economic...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Editorials

Economy: rupee slide symptom of infirmity

EDITORIAL: The Pakistani rupee fell from 152 rupees to the dollar in May 2021, the rate used for budget projections,...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Opinion

Prior IMF conditions: Domestic or geopolitical?

The Khan administration has tabled two controversial bills in the two houses of parliament - 343 billion rupees ...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am

Pakistan

Economy, security environment: Energy crisis posing serious predicament, say speakers at webinar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s acute energy crisis is posing a serious predicament to its feeble economy and volatile...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

Opinion

Emerging risks

The prospects for the economy of Pakistan are shrouded by growing uncertainty and risk factors, due to developments...

Updated 28 Dec, 2021 09:39am

Pakistan

Experts explain how sustained growth can be achieved

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economic (PIDE) to absorb a high level of debt and youth bulge in...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Pakistan

PRIME’s latest report: Economic prosperity ‘improves’ amid rising energy constraints

ISLAMABAD: Economic prosperity improves amid rising energy constraints, while purchasing power continues to decline,...

Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am

Markets

Arif Habib Limited expects KSE-100 to make history next year

In its strategy report for 2022, brokerage house says KSE-100 could hit 55,000

Updated 24 Dec, 2021 07:50pm

Pakistan

Economy moving in the ‘right direction’: Fawad

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday said that the country’s...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Business & Finance

UBG hits out at govt’s ‘flawed’ approach to country’s economy

KARACHI: President of United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail has said that continuous increase in mark-up rate,...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Business & Finance

BMP chief hits out at govt’s approach to economy

KARACHI: Chairman of Businessmen Panel (BMP) Mian Anjum Nisar has said that the regular attempts of economic ...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Business & Finance

Tarin calls for patience as economy 'moving in right direction'

Statement comes after Pakistan recorded a historic high import bill in November, raising concerns on current account position

Published 03 Dec, 2021 06:51pm

Business & Finance

‘Economy cannot endure’ more taxes: FPCCI

KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Editorials

SBP: 'It is not enough that we do our best...'

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has recently released its annual performance review of 2020-21. The...

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 09:44am

Opinion

The rupee slide

A misconception doing the rounds in the media is that the rupee is market based with demand and supply determining...

Published 01 Nov, 2021 05:02am

Opinion

'Shortage economy'

Oil prices spiraling. Gas disappearing. Coal burning. Freight hiking. Trucks overloading. Flights cancelling. ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

Opinion

The PKR slide

The rupee's ongoing depreciation is making imports costlier in local markets which will certainly push up inflation....

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:32am

Editorials

Chickens always come home to roost

EDITORIAL: Sustained flawed policies and mismanagement, spanning not just one administration's tenure but several...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:32am

Pakistan

Opposition parties stage country-wide protests against inflation

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the alliance of the opposition political parties, and the PPP staged on...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:42pm

Pakistan

Economy on path of development: Farrukh

State minister Farrukh Habib shares remittances and export figures to convey economy's position

Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:05pm

Pakistan

Relief could be seen through lower prices of essential commodities: Fawad

Information minister says impact of high energy tariff and petrol prices would be lower if declining trend continues

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 10:02pm

Pakistan

Qureshi terms current economic hardships 'a temporary phase'

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi Sunday said that economic hardships were temporary as...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

Opinion

A recalcitrant rupee: Deliberate policy or otherwise?

The rupee-dollar interbank parity is close to the historical high of 168.8 (15 August 2020) this week past with a...

Updated 13 Sep, 2021 09:30am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Co / Jan 27 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.22 ▲ 0.12 (10.91%)
Kohinoor Power / Jan 27 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.28 ▲ 0.18 (4.39%)
National Bank / Jan 27 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	34.94 ▲ 0.66 (1.93%)
Octopus Digital / Jan 27 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	107.89 ▲ 1.96 (1.85%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jan 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.07 ▲ 0.07 (1.75%)
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3.11 ▲ 0.04 (1.30%)
Netsol Tech. / Jan 27 NetSol Technologies Limited(NETSOL)	100.70 ▲ 1.22 (1.23%)
National Refinery / Jan 27 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	261.00 ▲ 2.86 (1.11%)
Kohinoor Spining / Jan 27 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.15 ▲ 0.04 (0.97%)
Pak Petroleum / Jan 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	79.90 ▲ 0.70 (0.88%)

Stock	Price
Kot Addu Power / Jan 27 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	34.20 ▲ -0.15 (-0.44%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 27 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7.15 ▲ -0.02 (-0.28%)
Pak Oilfields / Jan 27 Pakistan Oilfields Limited(POL)	391.00 ▲ -0.76 (-0.19%)
Pioneer Cement / Jan 27 Pioneer Cement Limited(PIOC)	87.50 ▲ -0.10 (-0.11%)
Allied Bank / Jan 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	88.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Air Link Com. / Jan 27 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	55.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Azgard Nine / Jan 27 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	13.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jan 27 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	15.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Jan 27 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	15.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Refinery / Jan 27 Attock Refinery Limited(ATRL)	147.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,383,160 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Jan 27 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	280,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jan 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	125,000 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp / Jan 27 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	119,000 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Jan 27 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	105,000 ▼ 0.00
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 27 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	98,000 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Jan 27 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	71,000 ▼ 0.00
Netsol Tech. / Jan 27 NetSol Technologies Limited(NETSOL)	62,600 ▼ 0.00
Octopus Digital / Jan 27 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	61,500 ▼ 0.00
Avanceon Ltd / Jan 27 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	55,587 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 26	177.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 26	177.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 26	114.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 26	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 26	1.35
Euro to USD / Jan 26	1.12
UK LIBOR % / Jan 26	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 26	4349.93
India Sensex / Jan 26	57858.15
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 26	27011.33
Nasdaq / Jan 26	13542.12
Hang Seng / Jan 26	24289.90
FTSE 100 / Jan 26	7469.78
Dow Jones / Jan 26	34168.09
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 26	15459.39
France CAC40 / Jan 26	6981.96

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jan 26	87.35
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jan 26	19480.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jan 26	107900.00
Gold Spot / Jan 26	1819.51
Cotton / Jan 26	122.33

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