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Pakistan industries

Why bringing back industrial demand can save economy

Published 25 Aug, 2025 07:08am

Electricity tariffs for Pakistan’s industries are broken. Right now, industrial users are paying around Rs 32–34...

Business bodies say budget lacks required incentives to revive struggling industries

Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:18am

LAHORE: Major business bodies have expressed significant reservations about the Federal Budget 2025-26, warning it...

FPCCI demands reviewing agreements with IPPs

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:57am

ISLAMABAD: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Atif Ikram Sheikh has said...

About energy reforms

Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:51am

EDITORIAL: It seems we’ve all but reached the point where unaffordable energy alone will break the working class,...

‘Ratification of HKC will boost economy’

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 08:06am

KARACHI: Speakers of a seminar organised by the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) here said that the...

July-May LSMI output declines 9.87pc YoY

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 9.87 percent during July-May...

ECC approves Rs1.146bn through TSG for trade missions

Updated 22 May, 2023 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs.1.146 billion through technical...

Future at stake: deindustrialization—I

Updated 12 Apr, 2023 06:58am

Following the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) revolution of the 1990s, the international economy...

Budget deficit: PIAF calls for controlling govt expenditure, high cost of debt servicing

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has called for keeping check on government...

CCP actively investigating key sectors: MoF advertises 4 vacant positions of members

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 01:29pm

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has advertised four vacant positions of members of the Competition Commission of...

The challenge of SOEs — II

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

The SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) are generally being run at the whim of a chosen few, who are beholden to no ...

Jul-Dec LSMI output down 3.68pc

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 3.68 per cent during the first ...

The challenge of SOEs – I

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

The state of Pakistan’s economy has been a constant subject of discussion over the past month or so in the print...

PSQCA blamed for ‘stopping creation of new industry’

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Standards Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) in its eagerness to generate revenue, is losing...

PIAF opposes ‘proposed’ mini-budget, urges govt to curtail current expenditure

Published 14 Jan, 2023 07:14am

LAHORE The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) while expressing serious concern over the...

Crisis of shortage of raw material in industries intensifies

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:51am

KARACHI: The crisis of shortage of raw materials has further intensified in industries across the country due to...

FDI: disastrous policies

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:33am

This writer has been writing following in response to the news that the Government of Pakistan is considering...

SEZs provide scope for developing export-oriented sector: SEZA chief

Published 12 Dec, 2022 07:02am

BEIJING: Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are significant for shaping Pakistan’s new industrial identity, under which...

PALSP urges govt to help revive industry through release of ‘maximum’ PSDP funds

Published 26 Oct, 2022 06:46am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) on Tuesday urged the government to release maximum...

KATI chief hopeful Pakistan will be removed from grey list

Published 21 Jun, 2022 06:58am

KARACHI: Salman Aslam, President, Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), has expressed gratification over...

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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