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Planning Commission

‘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

Updated 19 May, 2026 07:03am

According to the Planning Comm ission, 29 percent of Pakistan’s population was below the poverty line, based on a...

Why reforms fail to take root in Pakistan

Published 13 May, 2026 06:01am

Pakistan does not suffer from a shortage of reform ideas. Rather, it has an abundance of excellent policy documents...

Ahsan for shift from water crisis to long term security planning

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal warned that declining...

NA panel told: Poverty increased by 7pc between 2018-2025

Published 08 Apr, 2026 08:29am

ISLAMABAD: The poverty level in the country increased by 7 percent between 2018–19 and 2024–25, with around 70...

Outlook for the economy

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 07:37am

Three quarters of the financial year of 2025-26 have just come to an end. There is need to assess the performance of...

Rising inequality and deepening poverty

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

The Planning Commission has recently released the report on Poverty and Inequality Estimates for 2024-25. The report...

Making export ambition operational

Published 26 Feb, 2026 04:57am

Recent commentary has challenged the premise behind Pakistan’s renewed export targets and the optimism that they can...

Stabilisation versus stagnation: rising poverty amid missing development

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

The official data released by the Planning Commission on poverty and income inequality comes as no surprise. Real...

Transforming Balochistan: a new era of development and prosperity

Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am

Pakistan’s commitment to the development and prosperity of Balochistan has never been stronger. As the Member...

URAAN initiatives aim to transform Pakistan into $1trn economy by 2035

Updated 30 Jan, 2026 08:08am

ISLAMABAD: High-lighting the government’s long-term vision, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special...

In search for an export-led growth strategy: a piloting attempt—II

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 06:33am

The third block of this piloting exercise is the fiscal block and draws its inspiration from the above document plus...

First meeting of Task Force held: Ahsan directs formation of special working group to ensure water security

Updated 14 Jan, 2026 08:30am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal directed the...

Amended up to June 30, 2024: Finance Div releases amended Public Finance Management Act, 2019

Published 13 Jan, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division released the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 2019 — amended up to June 30, 2024...

DPM Dar calls Planning Commission to act as central clearinghouse for economic decisions

Published 09 Jan, 2026 06:58pm

Says PC should serve as apex body under direct leadership of PM Shehbaz

OPINION: State of the economy

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:22am

The first half of 2025-26 has come to an end. This is an appropriate time to review the progress of the economy,...

From infrastructure to institutions: why Pakistan’s centres of excellence matter

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 06:48am

Pakistan’s economic policy has long been shaped by urgency rather than design. Development debates have...

EDITORIAL: The recurring squeeze on Public Sector Development Programme

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:00am

EDITORIAL: Fiscal stress has a familiar casualty in Pakistan’s budgetary arithmetic: development spending....

CDWP meetings: PC deputy head irked by junior-level representation of ministries

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission has expressed strong dissatisfaction over the continued...

Sub-committee formed to examine PSDP

Published 24 May, 2025 07:16am

ISLAMABAD: Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2025–26 meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign...

Austerity for people, exceptions for state

Updated 24 May, 2025 08:30am

EDITORIAL: In a country where every budget cycle tightens the noose on the ordinary citizen, the procurement of 179...

CDWP approves 5 uplift projects

Published 17 May, 2025 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved five development projects at cost of Rs15.9 billion...

Dissecting Uraan Pakistan—I

Published 14 May, 2025 07:01am

Since 90s Pakistan witnessed flood of Plans, Visions, Development Frameworks and Reform agendas by multilaterals,...

Uraan to trillion-dollar economy

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

It is indeed unfortunate that the policymakers remain totally disconnected with the prevalent ground realities in...

Falling industrial production

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 06:30am

The statistics on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently for the first quarter of...

Nawaz Sharif calls for reduction in govt spending to increase relief efforts

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:13pm

PML-N chief presides over a party meeting to assess the relief efforts undertaken by the federal and Punjab governments

PM accepts resignation of PC’s Deputy Chairman

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 3	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 4	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 4	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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