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Pakistan Investment Bonds

Buyback operations: Govt retires record Rs4.72trn domestic debt before maturity

Updated 15 Jul, 2026 09:06am

KARACHI: Under a proactive debt management strategy, Pakistan has successfully retired more than Rs2.9 trillion in...

11.5pc policy rate hard to justify with expected 8pc inflation

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Pakistan’s monetary policy is increasingly being asked to do too much. It is carrying the burden of stabilising...

Public debt rises 1.1pc to USD290bn in HI

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s public debt continues its upward climb, rising by 1.1 percent equivalent to USD6.8 billion in...

Senate panel told: Travel to foreign states declining after US/Israel-Iran war

Published 01 Apr, 2026 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Travelling to foreign countries by Pakistanis declined by over 40 percent after the United States and...

As of end-June 2025: External debt up 6pc to USD 91.8bn YoY

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 09:05am

The domestic debt declines by 2 percent during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2026 to stand at Rs 53,424 billion

Pakistan allows all non-residents to operate bank accounts to boost foreign investment

Updated 26 Mar, 2026 05:06pm

Residents holding declared assets in abroad also eligible to open, operate foreign currency value account

Domestic banking sector: Pakistan govt sets Rs5.75trn borrowing target for Q1

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:35am

KARACHI: The federal government has set a borrowing target of Rs 5.575 trillion from the domestic banking sector...

Asyad Holdings, Wafi Energy plan further investment in Pakistan

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 10:09pm

Asyad Holdings – a Saudi business conglomerate and Wafi Energy Pakistan, formerly Shell Pakistan Limited, have...

Govt securities: SBP streamlines buyback process

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:31am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday announced revised operational instructions and procedures for...

Debt dilemma: Fixing the fiscal flip

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:58am

The central government debt increased to Rs48.4 trillion in August 2024, 21 percent higher than the same period last...

SME sector: SBP revises per party exposure limits

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

KARACHI: Aimed at facilitating the SME sector, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised the per party exposure...

Auction for PIBs: Rs83bn raised against Rs200bn target

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 09:33am

KARACHI: After rejecting T-Bills auction Wednesday, the federal government Thursday raised Rs 83 billion against the...

Islamic financing helps govt save billions

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 09:08am

KARACHI: The cash-strapped government is saving billions of rupees on account of raising financing through selling...

Govt raises Rs140bn through PIBs auction

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 08:03am

KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised some Rs 140 billion through the sale of long-term investment...

Govt to borrow Rs3.97trn in Q1 FY24

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:33am

KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow Rs 3.97 trillion from the domestic banking sector during the...

Budgetary requirements: Ijara Sukuk funding to help govt save Rs32bn per year

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 09:22am

KARACHI: The federal government will save approximately Rs 32 billion annually by raising funds through the Ijara...

Margin on PIBs declines

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 08:38am

KARACHI: Margin on long-term government investment bonds fell up to 50 basis points (bps) in the auction held on...

Q2 FY24: Govt decides to borrow over Rs10trn

Updated 11 Oct, 2023 09:26am

KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow over Rs 10 trillion in the second quarter (Oct-Dec) of this...

Interest rate and profitability

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

EDITORIAL: Profitability of Pakistani banks rose to a record high of 126 billion rupees – up by 56 percent year on...

Rs143.7bn raised via auction for PIBs

Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am

KARACHI: The federal government raised Rs 143.7 billion through the sale of long-term government securities against...

Sukuks, investments in INPCs: Govt decides to re-pledge approved assets

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:23am

Federal government is authorized to borrow under Article 166 of Constitution, says Finance Division

Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring?

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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