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Development on the back burner

Published 13 Nov, 2026 05:14am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s development agenda is once again being undermined by the government’s failure to translate...

Ahsan for setting deadline for submitting audited reports to PAC

Published 12 Nov, 2026 05:23am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has called on Parliament,...

Development for whom? Rethinking Pakistan’s development priorities

Published 07 Nov, 2026 04:04pm

Govts build projects for political visibility, but true development means ensuring these assets deliver real, long-term benefits and improve citizens' lives effectively

Early warning systems: Space tech, satellite monitoring and AI to be harnessed: Ahsan

Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is looking to harness space technology, satellite-based monitoring and artificial intelligence...

Capture charge, statutory fact—I

Published 27 Oct, 2026 04:30am

A response to Dr Nadeem Ul Haque’s “Who built the field?” and “The saver pays” Dr Nadeem Ul Haque has returned to...

Our cities are not allowed to grow up

Published 19 Oct, 2026 02:10am

Part two: the housing policy speaks the language of dense, vertical cities, and leaves out every reform that would...

Criticality of country’s planning commission

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Pakistan once had a development institution that looked beyond the next budget, the next political cycle and the...

Include planning ministry in IMF negotiations

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 06:35am

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is a whole of the government programme engaging federal and...

Finance Division rejects ‘misleading’ reporting on Pakistan’s IMF programme

Published 22 Sep, 2026 08:09pm

Ministry also rejects characterisation that the IMF programme is focused primarily on fiscal targets

Strikes, sit-ins to inflict Rs120bn daily loss: Aurangzeb

Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:53am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that strikes, sit-ins, long...

Ahsan chairs consultation on civil service reforms

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday chaired a...

Five projects worth Rs60.259bn approved: CDWP injects energy into Uraan agenda

Updated 31 Aug, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives/Deputy Chairman of the Planning...

Increasing pharma exports to USD10bn: Minister calls for industry-wide consultation

Updated 15 Aug, 2026 07:42am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday called...

Neelum-Jhelum before commissioning: design was the first warning (Part-I)

Published 14 Aug, 2026 09:34pm

A shift to a larger, riskier design for Neelum-Jhelum multiplied geological and financial burdens

Ahsan calls for betterment in child nutrition, maternal health

Published 13 Aug, 2026 02:16am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal has called for a...

Pakistan’s economy doesn’t need more experts; it needs one owner

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

Pakistan’s economic crisis is not a shortage of talent. It is a surplus of ownership, so much of it that none of it...

Deemed duty: Pakistan’s hidden tax on fuel consumers

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Pakistan’s petroleum pricing system has many visible burdens: petroleum levy, margins, freight, exchange-rate...

AI as business partner in Pakistan’s public sector: Reimagining the PSDP

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

In boardrooms and policy corridors around the world, Artificial Intelligence is no longer discussed merely as a...

‘Pakistan must shift from reactive disaster relief to climate risk management’

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:09am

ISLAMABAD: As climate shocks threaten agriculture and pose challenges to food security, rural livelihoods, and...

Imran Ghaznavi joins Privatisation Commission as chief media officer

Published 01 Jun, 2026 06:05pm

Ministry says his appointment is aimed at shaping public messaging and boost stakeholder confidence.

Poverty, inflation, and fiscal space in federal budget

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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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