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Pakistan Investment Bonds

Five-year PIBs: SBP accepts bids worth Rs585.36bn in buy-back auction

Published 11 Sep, 2026 07:47am

KARACHI: In a move to proactively manage public debt, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday conducted...

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 / Oct 1	277.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 1	277.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.12
SOFR % / Sep 30	3.90

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
S&P 500 / Oct 1	7,666.45
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,909.70
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
Nasdaq / Oct 1	26,871.60
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,428.27
Dow Jones / Oct 1	50,926.56
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,939.35
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,835.31

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	93.16
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,163.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	77.76
Petrol/Litre / Oct 2	387.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 2	400.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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