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PBS data contradicts govt’s seafood export claim

Updated 17 Jul, 2026 09:20am

KARACHI: Official trade data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has presented a markedly different...

Sindh agriculture output grows over 14 years, but sustainability concerns emerge

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 01:18am

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday the provincial agronomy – crops, livestock, and...

Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 28% to $22bn in July-January

Published 02 Feb, 2026 09:24pm

Trade balance stood at $17.19 billion in same period of previous fiscal year

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 5.8% in January 2026

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 08:45pm

On month-on-month basis, Consumer Price Index increases by 0.4%

SPI witnesses slight decline

Published 24 Jan, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ended on January 22, 2026 has witnessed a decline of...

Wheat flour prices: KP govt raises its concerns over ‘discrepancies’ in PBS data

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government raised concerns over “discrepancies” in the data of wheat flour...

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%

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

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 11:55pm

CPI inflation lowest since December 1965

IMF agreement brings relief, but economic challenges persist, say experts

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 07:58pm

Analysts believe Pakistan must remain committed to IMF programme to ensure sustainable economic growth

Pakistan’s GDP grows 1.73% in Oct-Dec

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 11:11pm

Growth in agriculture, industry and services stand at 1.1%, -0.18% and 2.57% respectively.

Jul-Feb exports up 8.42pc to $22.074bn YoY

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 02:14pm

Trade deficit in February 2025 recorded at $2.319 billion

PM happy over continuous decrease in inflation

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction on Monday over the continuous decrease in inflation...

PBS conducts first digital census: Around 7.8pc of total population unemployed

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: Around 7.8 percent (187,359,79 population) of the total population (241,499,431) of the country is...

Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 33% YoY to $2.3bn in February 2025

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 10:55pm

Trade deficit stood at $1.72 billion in February 2024

Inflation: Busting myths

Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:18am

As the headline inflation clocked in at a surprisingly low 6.9 percent for September 2024, skeptics were quick to...

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens marginally to $5.4bn in 3MFY25

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:17pm

Gap comes on account of higher imports that stand at $13.31bn, while exports clock in at $7.88bn in three months

Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 12% YoY to $24.1bn in FY24

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 08:10pm

Exports increase by 10.5% to $30.7bn while imports decline 0.8% to $54.7bn
However, trade deficit increases by 15.13% to $2.39 billion in June

April CPI inflation surges 13.4pc YoY

Updated 02 May, 2022 03:12pm

Inflation in ten months of the current fiscal year 2021-22 averaged 11.01 percent against 8.62 percent during the same period of last year

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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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