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PIBs

Underwhelming response: Aurangzeb for promoting Sukuk among foreign investors

Published 13 Nov, 2026 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday called for promoting Pakistan’s sovereign Sukuk among...

Public debt jumps 7.7pc to Rs86.72trn

Published 01 Oct, 2026 05:39am

Domestic debt up 9% to Rs59.441 trillion, external debt up 6.8% to $98.075 billion, total at $312 billion

Govt projects Rs28.647trn in financing needs for FY27

Published 30 Sep, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has projected gross financing needs of Rs28.647 trillion for fiscal year 2026-27,...

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...

Govt debt crosses Rs80trn mark by March-end

Updated 14 May, 2026 09:20am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt crossed Rs 80 trillion mark by the end of March 2026 mainly driven by...

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...

Exchange rate volatility: Pakistan govt plans to minimise risks with hedging

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to use hedging instruments to mitigate exchange rate volatility risks, besides...

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...

Bright economic future: EPBD for shifting resources away from banking returns to productive investments

Published 28 Jun, 2025 05:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) think tank has emphasised that Pakistan’s economic...

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...

Rate cut fallout: Foreign investment in T-Bills takes a hit

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 03:07pm

KARACHI: Foreign investment in market treasury bills has sharply declined, with foreign investors withdrawing $149...

61bps drop in PIBs yield recorded

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

KARACHI: Margins on long-term government papers fell up to 61 basis points (bps) in the auction held on Wednesday....

Rs368bn raised through auction for PIBs

Published 21 Nov, 2024 07:30am

KARACHI: In the fixed bond PIBs auction on Wednesday, the government raised Rs 368 billion against the target of Rs...

Transforming maturity profile of domestic debt

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:22am

Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected...

Leverage liquidity to re-profile debt

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

EDITORIAL: The dividend of tight monetary and fiscal policies is materialising in the form of falling inflation....

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...

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...

Govt raises Rs97bn via auction for PIBs

Updated 23 May, 2024 09:19am

KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised some Rs 97 billion through sale of long-term investment papers....

Mid-year review: 77pc borrowing for financing fiscal deficit thru domestic sources: MoF

Updated 23 May, 2024 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed around 77 percent for financing of federal fiscal deficit through domestic...

Public debt soars to Rs39.7trn, NA told

Updated 17 May, 2024 12:39pm

ISLAMABAD: The external debt was recorded at $86.36 billion and domestic debt was recorded at Rs39.7 trillion of the...

Rs6.8bn mopped up thru auction for PIBs

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

KARACHI: The federal government on Tuesday raised Rs 6.8 billion from the banking sector against the sale of...

Jul-Mar period: Govt borrowing soars to record high of Rs4.8trn

Updated 13 Apr, 2024 01:34pm

Analysts say that federal government’s rising spending requirements has forced it to borrow money from scheduled banks to meet its financial requirement

Cut-off yield on three-month T-bills dropped by 120 basis points (bps) to 22.58 percent in the secondary market

Aug-Oct auction calendar: Govt plans to borrow Rs11.09trn from banks

Updated 08 Aug, 2023 09:41am

KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow Rs 11.09 trillion from the domestic banking system during the...

Budgetary support: Govt borrows Rs500bn from banks in 2 weeks: SBP

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:00pm

Says federal government's borrowing for budgetary support rose by 218 percent during the initial two weeks of this fiscal year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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