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Cumulative education expenditures decline

ISLAMABAD: The cumulative education expenditures by federal and provincial governments declined as a percentage of...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

Neither up-to-date nor unbiased

The Economic Survey’s relevance, limited to data analysis, is neither up to date (limited to July-March or for ...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

Big fall in the rate of inflation

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has come up with a very pleasant surprise. The year-to-year rate of...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

Budget: inflation must be top priority

Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.45pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended June 6, 2024, increased by 0.45 percent due...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Editorials

Policy rate manoeuvrability

EDITORIAL: Domestic pressure is clearly mounting on the Monetary Policy Committee scheduled to meet on June 10 to...

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:55am

Opinion

Welcome increase in exports

It is heartening to note that the country’s exports increased by 10.65 per cent ($2.702 billion) to $28.070 ...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Markets

PBS to conduct 7th agri census field operation from Aug

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will conduct the 7th Agriculture Census field operation from...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Editorials

Is inflation finally easing?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 11.8 percent in May,...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:44am

Opinion

Low taxation of property

The recent revelation of massive investment in property by Pakistanis in Dubai of over $11 billion has not only...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Inflation slows to 11.8pc in May, lowest in 30 months

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 11.8 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis...

Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

July-May exports jump 10.65pc to $28.07bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 10.65 percent ($2.702 billion) to $28.070 billion during the first ...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 15.25% YoY to $21.73bn in 11MFY24

Exports increase by 10.65% to $28.07bn, while imports decline 2.37% to $49.8bn

Updated 03 Jun, 2024 10:52pm

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 11.8% in May 2024

CPI-based figure lowest after 29 months, making case for rate cut stronger

Updated 03 Jun, 2024 08:36pm

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for May 2024 was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 29...

Updated 31 May, 2024 07:26am

Editorials

Inflation is cooling?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated a 0.34 percent decline in the sensitive price index (SPI),...

Updated 30 May, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

PBS launches 7th Agri Census with awareness seminar at SAU

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) commenced the 7th Agricultural Census in Pakistan with an awareness...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Editorials

Phenomenal rise in domestic borrowing

EDITORIAL: The government borrowed up to 77 percent domestically to finance its fiscal deficit in the first six...

Updated 28 May, 2024 05:52am

Editorials

GDP growth for the current year

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the current year at...

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:46am

Editorials

EAC composition: a step in the right direction

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a seven-member Economic Advisory Council (EAC) under his...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

July-April: mobile phones worth $1.462bn imported

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.462 billion during the first 10 months (July-April) of the...

Updated 21 May, 2024 09:02am

Business & Finance

Impactful economic policy, decision-making require accurate, timely data: WB

ISLAMABAD: While the November release of quarterly national accounts represents an important step forward for...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation down 1.06pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended May 16, 2024, decreased by 1.06 per cent due...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

Business & Finance

Jul-Apr textile group exports down 0.19pc to $13.683bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 0.19 per cent during the first 10 months...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

Jul-Apr petroleum group imports post 1.53pc negative growth

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 1.53 per cent during the first 10 months...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

March LSMI output up 2.04pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 2.04 per cent for March 2024 when...

Updated 16 May, 2024 09:41am

Pakistan

SAU to assist PBS in Digital Agricultural Census

HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University will assist the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) in conducting the ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Opinion

The education emergency

Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Business & Finance

KATI hails 1.39pc drop in weekly inflation rate

KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has hailed the notable drop of 1.39 percent in the...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation down 1.39pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended May 9, 2024, decreased by 1.39 per cent due...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.72
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	157.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.27
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 11	5375.32
Nasdaq / Jun 11	17343.55
Dow Jones / Jun 11	38747.42
India Sensex / Jun 12	76895.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	38876.71
Hang Seng / Jun 12	17987.80
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	8203.88
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	18489.75

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jun 12	268.36
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	78.46
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	207390
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	2315.02
Diesel/Litre / Jun 12	270.22

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 12 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 12 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 12 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 12 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 12 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 12 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 12 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 12 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 12 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 12 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 12 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 12 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 12 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 12 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 12 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 12 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 12 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 12 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 12 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 12 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 12 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 12 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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