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Private affluence, public poverty—I

Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:09am

How weak public services are reshaping Pakistan’s social contract I have recently been reading Wolfgang Streeck’s...

Out-of-school children

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

Pakistan continues to face one of the world’s most serious education crises, with a very high number of children...

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 ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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