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Pakistan inflation

Finance ministry sees January inflation in Pakistan at 5–6%

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 10:16pm

Pakistan’s economy well-positioned to sustain growth momentum in FY26, says ministry in monthly outlook

Single-digit rates back in sight at upcoming MPC

Updated 23 Jan, 2026 06:42pm

A 75bps cut in the upcoming MPC meeting is well-aligned with macro realities, says AHL

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 6.2% in October 2025

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 10:27pm

Reading higher than Finance ministry's estimate of 5-6%

Inflation expected to hit 11-month high amid flood-induced food price hike in Pakistan

Updated 17 Sep, 2025 10:19pm

Consumer Price Index stood at 3% in August

SBP MPC meeting: policy rate likely to stay unchanged as floods fuel inflation concerns

Published 05 Sep, 2025 10:14pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to meet on September 15, 2025 to determine the policy rate for the...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 4.1% in July 2025

Updated 01 Aug, 2025 05:21pm

Consumer Price Index had stood at 3.2% in June 2025

Finance ministry projects July inflation at 3.5-4.5% as price pressures ease

Published 28 Jul, 2025 07:13pm

Inflation stood at 3.2% in June

Inflation expected to lower slightly in Pakistan

Published 21 Jun, 2025 03:22pm

After inching up to 3.5% YoY in May, Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to lower slightly, clocking in at...

‘Fiscal obscenity’

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

EDITORIAL: At a time when millions are bracing for yet another round of inflation and fiscal tightening, the ...

Inflation in Pakistan rises to 3.5% in May 2025

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 08:07pm

CPI inflation average during 11MFY25 stands at 4.61%

Pakistan central bank likely to hold policy rate amid geopolitical tension, inflation concern: Reuters poll

Published 02 May, 2025 11:37am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan is set to hold its key interest rate at 12% on Monday, a Reuters poll showed,...

Pakistan inflation expected to drop further to below 0.5% in April 2025, says brokerage house

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 08:49pm

Consumer Price Index in country stood at 59-year low of 0.7% in March

Too many young, too few factories

Published 11 Apr, 2025 08:50am

More than half of Pakistan’s 241 million citizens are under the age of 19. Every year, millions of them join the...

ADB projects Pakistan’s GDP growth at 2.5%, inflation at 6%

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 11:54pm

Pakistan’s growth is projected to remain steady at 2.5% in fiscal year 2025 and improve to 3% in fiscal year 2026,...

CPI - Numbers drop, pressure persists

Published 04 Apr, 2025 07:47am

Headline inflation hits rock bottom — rising only 0.7 percent in March 2025 compared to 20.7 percent in the same...

Inflation drops to 59-year low at 0.7% in March 2025

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 11:55pm

CPI inflation lowest since December 1965

Govt expects CPI inflation to lower further in March

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 10:53pm

Ministry of Finance expects slight uptick in inflation reading in April

Pakistan inflation expected to fall below 1%, says brokerage house

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:06pm

Pakistan headline inflation is expected to remain between 0.5-1% in March 2025, the lowest monthly year-on-year...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 1.5% in February 2025

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 10:53pm

CPI reading eases to 113-month low

Pakistan’s inflation projected to reach 2.3% in February

Published 27 Feb, 2025 02:04pm

Pakistan headline inflation is expected to fall to 2.3% in February 2025, slightly lower than 2.4% recorded in the...

Pakistan’s inflation expected to remain at 2-3% in February: Ministry of Finance

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 08:57pm

Exports, remittances expected to rise amid seasonal demand

Pakistan inflation expected to clock in at 2.0-2.5% in February, says brokerage house

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 10:20pm

Consumer Price Index stood at 2.4% in January

Base effect, likely energy price hike: Inflation likely to surge in H2FY25

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 03:25pm

ISLAMABAD: Inflation has come down sharply, but is expected to remain volatile and increase in the remaining two...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 4.1% in December 2024

Updated 01 Jan, 2025 09:40pm

Reading in line with government projection, strengthens case for continued monetary easing

Pakistan’s inflation anticipated to lower further in December, easing cycle likely to continue

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 10:03pm

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to persist as the CPI-based figure is expected to clock in at...

Finance ministry expects another policy rate cut as inflation comes down

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:12pm

Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 16

PM credits investor confidence in govt policies as KSE-100 hits 100,000

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:42pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday hailed the unprecedented performance of Pakistan’s stock market, as the...

Pakistan inflation to ease further in November 2024, says Ministry of Finance

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 10:42pm

In its ‘Monthly Economic Update and Outlook’, the ministry says fiscal consolidation and contained inflation will provide impetus to economic activities in the coming months

Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in November, signals room for another rate cut

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:16pm

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue as the CPI-based figure is expected to fall below...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm

Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7%

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,143.05
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	83.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	78.92
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

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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