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Pakistan's economy

PM Shehbaz says Pakistan can accelerate growth by leveraging China’s expertise

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 11:28pm

Says Pakistan’s economy moved from stabilisation to sustainable growth phase

Pakistan ranked among least resilient countries in Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index

Updated 22 Oct, 2025 11:44am

Index by Henley & Partners is first of its kind to measure countries’ exposure to geopolitical, economic, and climate risks as well as their capacity to adapt and recover

Floods likely to hit Pakistan’s growth outlook, Aurangzeb tells Bloomberg

Updated 17 Oct, 2025 08:09pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that the recent floods, which inundated large swathes of agricultural land...

Tanveer calls for adoption of FPCCI’s ‘district economy’ model to boost inclusive growth

Published 15 Oct, 2025 08:05pm

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) leader S. M. Tanveer has urged policymakers and...

Pakistan’s inflation deceleration broad-based, says central bank chief

Updated 18 Apr, 2024 10:43pm

Jameel Ahmad says qualitative improvements in external account allowed the State Bank to more than double its foreign exchange reserves since January 2023

A new stand-by arrangement with the IMF: here are some key points

Published 30 Jun, 2023 12:39pm

After a massive delay, govt succeeds in convincing IMF to allot it more money than expected

China’s Xi to attend, deliver speech at SCO summit via video link

Published 30 Jun, 2023 11:39am

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping will attend and deliver a speech at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation...

Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement on new $3bn stand-by arrangement

Updated 30 Jun, 2023 11:11pm

Agreement subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board, with its consideration expected by mid-July

PHMEA urges govt to provide relief in energy costs

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

SIALKOT: Chairman, Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMEA) Sialkot, Musharraf Iqbal...

Digitisation can add $60bn to economy in 7-8 years: OICCI

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

KARACHI: Digitisation offers innovative employment prospects to 23 percent of Pakistan’s population that falls in...

Pakistan’s economy grinding to a halt as dollars dry up

Published 15 Jan, 2023 12:50pm

KARACHI: Thousands of containers packed with essential food items, raw materials and medical equipment have been...

Devastating floods: Minister calls for declaring emergency to cope with challenges

Published 08 Oct, 2022 03:25am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has called for declaring agriculture, water,...

Moody's cuts Pakistan's rating to Caa1

Updated 06 Oct, 2022 11:11pm

Rating agency says ongoing floods raise country's external financing needs, heightening risks of a balance of payments crisis

Govt imposes ban on import of non-essential luxury items: Marriyum Aurangzeb

Updated 19 May, 2022 10:14pm

Information Minister says Pakistan faces an emergency situation that requires extraordinary decisions

Says Pakistan is only eying investments from the US in various sectors
Remarks come in response to Financial Times story
Finance minister says rebuttal will be issued

Horticulture- An unexplored avenue of growth

Updated 12 May, 2021 07:20pm

Agriculture is considered the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. According to Economic Survey 2019-20, agriculture...

Ambassadors can play role in strengthening Pakistan's economy: Qureshi

Published 21 Apr, 2021 07:35pm

He directed the diplomats for making serious efforts to boost bilateral economic cooperation and the volume of trade between Pakistan and Iran.

Pakistan's economy entering phase of comprehensive recovery: Cheng Xizhong

Published 27 Jan, 2021 07:15pm

He said the Government firmly supports private sector as an engine of growth.

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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