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7th census: PBS demands remaining Rs12bn

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has demanded the remaining Rs12 billion for conducting the 7th...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 1.80pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended March 22, 2023, recorded an...

Updated 25 Mar, 2023 08:47am

Pakistan

PBS tells provinces to stop census staff from using social media

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has taken serious note of social media usage by officials during...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 07:14am

Petrol subsidy to bikers: two options under study

ISLAMABAD: On an average consumption of 17.5 litres per month, the two options under consideration for petrol...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 08:58am

Govt releases Rs10bn more for digital census

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released around Rs 10 billion for digital census in the country, bringing the...

Updated 20 Mar, 2023 08:59am

68.29pc negative growth YoY: Mobile phones worth $447.855m imported in 8 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $447.855 million during the first eight months (July-January) of...

Updated 19 Mar, 2023 09:45am

Business & Finance

First 8 months of year 2022-23: Petroleum group imports show negative growth of 8.28pc

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 8.28 percent during the first eight months...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 0.96pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended March 16, 2023, recorded an...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Jul-Feb textile group exports dip 11.09pc YoY

Exports remain at $1.180 billion when compared to $1.684 billion during the same month of last year

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:19am

Editorials

LSMI: growth engine revving low

EDITORIAL: The latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for Large Scale Manufacturing Index...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

Sindh’s concerns about digital census discussed threadbare

ISLAMABAD: A virtual meeting between Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and ...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Pakistan

Census monitoring dashboards: PBS asks Nadra to give provinces access

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has asked the National Database and Registration Authority ...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Jul-Jan LSMI output falls 4.40pc YoY

The LSMI output decreases by 7.9 percent for January 2023 when compared with January 2022

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 06:16pm

Bridge financing for digital census: ECC asks 4 ministries to surrender Rs12bn

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed four Ministries to surrender Rs 12...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:51am

Business & Finance

SPI-based inflation increases 1.37pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended March 9, 2023, recorded an ...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Pakistan

Ahsan tells Sindh CM: Concerns of Sindh will be addressed immediately

ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday chaired a 7th...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

ECC likely to approve SG for population and housing census

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet which is scheduled to meet on Monday (today) is...

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 08:45am

PL: Govt projects Rs175bn revenue shortfall

The government expected to raise rate of PL on high-speed diesel by Rs 5 to Rs 50 per litre

Updated 04 Mar, 2023 09:03am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.30pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended March 2, 2023, recorded a decrease...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am

Business & Finance

Jul-Feb trade deficit narrows 33.18pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed by 33.18 percent to $21.3 billion during the first eight months...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:20am

MPC to meet today

KARACHI: The emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:13am

Business & Finance

Feb CPI jumps 31.5pc, highest rate in nearly 50 years

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 31.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading in February hits 31.5% YoY

This is the highest YoY inflation reading since data was made available in July 1965, according to brokerage house AHL

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 07:10pm

Opinion

IMF conditionalities: fiscal reforms

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) typically imposes a series of conditions on countries that receive financial...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

Progressive fiscal policy

The Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has said recently in the...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

First digital census will begin tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The field enumeration of the 7th Housing and Population, first of its kind of digital census in South...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:40am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 2.78pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended February 23, 2023, recorded an...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:48am

Editorials

Raise in FBR tax collection target

EDITORIAL: Additional taxation measures of 170 billion rupees tabled in parliament on 15 February by Finance ...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Negative growth of 67.35pc YoY: Mobile phones worth $414.801m imported in 7 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $414.801 million during the first seven months (July-January) of...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan petroleum group imports show negative growth

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 9.27 percent during the first seven months...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 29 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.42 ▲ 0.62 (16.32%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 29 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 29 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.24 ▲ 0.15 (13.76%)
Invest Bank / Mar 29 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.19 ▲ 0.10 (9.17%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 29 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	369.70 ▲ 25.79 (7.50%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	43.32 ▲ 3.02 (7.49%)
Khairpur / Mar 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	67.61 ▲ 4.71 (7.49%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 29 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.22 ▲ 1.06 (7.49%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Mar 29 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	26.87 ▲ 1.87 (7.48%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 29 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	304 ▲ 20.89 (7.38%)

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 29 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	3.91 ▼ -0.99 (-20.20%)
First Pak Mod. / Mar 29 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.20 ▼ -0.20 (-14.29%)
Bilal Fibres / Mar 29 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.15 ▼ -0.29 (-11.89%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 29 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.61 ▼ -0.19 (-10.56%)
U.D.L.Modaraba / Mar 29 First UDL Modaraba(FUDLM)	4.71 ▼ -0.49 (-9.42%)
Media Times Ltd / Mar 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.82 ▼ -0.16 (-8.08%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Mar 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	4.07 ▼ -0.34 (-7.71%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	4.03 ▼ -0.33 (-7.57%)
Metro Steel / Mar 29 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	27.39 ▼ -2.22 (-7.50%)
Nimir Ind.Chem. / Mar 29 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	57.77 ▼ -4.68 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Limited / Mar 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,781,500 ▼ -0.33
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,342,048 ▼ -0.02
Pakistan Alumin / Mar 29 Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited(PABC)	7,635,500 ▼ -2.29
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,999,500 ▼ -0.17
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 29 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	4,517,772 ▼ -0.92
Shifa Int.Hosp / Mar 29 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	4,299,000 ▲ 8.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,048,000 ▼ -0.07
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,769,542 ▼ -0.02
Habib Bank / Mar 29 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	3,527,993 ▼ -1.26
D.G.K.Cement / Mar 29 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	3,430,473 ▼ -0.07

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 29	284
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 29	283.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 29	131.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 29	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 29	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 29	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 28	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	3971.27
Nasdaq / Mar 28	11716.08
Dow Jones / Mar 28	32394.25
India Sensex / Mar 29	57772.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 29	27883.78
Hang Seng / Mar 29	20191.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 29	7506.30
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 29	15242.54
France CAC40 / Mar 29	7139.99

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 28	175411
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 29	73.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 29	1966.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 29	82

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