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The ‘poverty’ of economics

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 07:47am

One wonders what the status of teaching of economics in our schools and colleges is? Does the subject economics gets...

A step forward, but on paper

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:42am

EDITORIAL: The passage of the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill, 2025, by the Sindh Assembly, is undoubtedly a welcome...

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...

Impact of the ME War

Updated 05 May, 2026 06:45am

A recent very useful presentation by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) to the National...

Interim fix for delayed consensus on NFC award

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

As Pakistan approaches Budget 2026-27, its fiscal federalism is mired in stagnation rather than progress. The 11th...

Israel-US war against Iran: More than 30m to be pushed back into poverty: UN

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:03am

BANGKOK: More than 30 million people will be pushed back into poverty by the impacts of the Iran war including...

Pakistan’s hidden poverty

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:24am

Pakistan’s poverty crisis is deeper than the government is willing to admit, and the gap between official claims and...

A reform long overdue

Updated 11 Apr, 2026 07:36am

EDITORIAL: The recommendation by Punjab Assembly’s Committee on Law Reforms to abolish Section 55(1)(b) of the Code...

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...

Increase in govt bonds outflow

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

EDITORIAL: Net outflow experienced by Pakistan has been estimated at USD 184.3 million by 12 March - 13 days after...

CPS 2026-30 for Pakistan launched: ADB outlines 5-year roadmap

Updated 19 Mar, 2026 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday launched its Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2026–2030...

From wasted resources to social progress: financing Pakistan’s future

Published 13 Mar, 2026 06:12am

Pakistan is grappling with significant social issues, such as poverty, child labour, abuse, and unequal access to...

Delivering on Article 25-A

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

EDITORIAL: The launch of the “No Child Left Behind” campaign by the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional...

Conflict, stagflation, SDR allocation, and counter-cyclical policy

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 07:12am

While conflict in Iran is raging, and sending shockwaves to security situation in the region, oil shock, among other...

Rethinking the fiscal compact

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 08:50am

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s steadily diminishing fiscal space, the persistent failure of the provinces to...

Economic horoscope: Pakistan at the edge

Published 28 Feb, 2026 04:56am

If nations had horoscopes, Pakistan’s for 2026–2031 would not be written in the stars. It would be written in debt...

IMF conditions, govt apathy fuel poverty

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 09:06am

EDITORIAL: Anyone aware of the daily struggle of millions of Pakistanis — shaped by shrinking incomes, rising costs...

Living beyond means

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 05:51am

“We Musalmans in general and young men in particular, do not know the value of money. A paisa saved today is two...

Punjab ‘the worst hit by poverty’ despite claims of prosperity: JI

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Sunday said that Punjab has witnessed the highest increase...

‘Quarterly minimum wage revision, land reforms needed immediately’

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 06:32am

KARACHI: Renowned economist Kaiser Bengali on Saturday called for immediate land reforms and quarterly revision of...

OPINION: Poverty surges again

Updated 01 Feb, 2026 08:06am

Poverty, long regarded as Pakistan’s most stubborn national challenge, has once again surged to the forefront of...

BR RESEARCH: Poorer, and more unequal

Updated 07 Jan, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan’s latest Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) delivers a shocking—though not unexpected—revelation....

Muzzammil assails federal govt for ‘flawed’ economic policies

Published 15 Dec, 2025 04:59am

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP CM on Finance Muzzammil Aslam has alleged that the flopped policies of the rulers have...

OPINION: A growth model that has run its course

Updated 29 Nov, 2025 08:14am

A nation of 250 million cannot survive on sub-4 percent growth, especially when unemployment has surged to a 21-year...

Academics reignite discussion on new provinces

Published 26 Nov, 2025 07:47am

KARACHI: Academics have reignited discussions on creating new provinces across the country, arguing that the ...

G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings: Oxfam

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

JOHANNESBURG: Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been...

Pope urges leaders not to leave poor behind

Published 17 Nov, 2025 07:00am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to...

Preserving paradise

Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:31am

Imagine standing on the border of Atabad Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan, where the dark green waters are framed by ...

The poverty reboot: skills, access, and local power

Published 10 Nov, 2025 06:12am

When the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the promise of “Zero Poverty by...

The missing model for growth

Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am

Pakistan’s economy is in search of growth. However, policymakers lack a coherent economic model to climb the ...

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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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