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Debt servicing to devour 43pc of budget

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to spend around Rs8.054 trillion on debt servicing, including interest payments and...

Public debt totals Rs83.285trn by March-end

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:34am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt amounted to Rs 83,285 billion by the end of March 2026, registering an...

Debt, power & illusion of wealth

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

The modern global economy presents a paradox that few policymakers are willing to confront. The world today is...

Public debt stands at 70.7pc of GDP, says Aurangzeb

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 04:19pm

Adds that for the March–May 2026 period, the government has targeted borrowing of PKR 7.8 trillion against maturities of PKR 5.5 trillion

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...

Total debt crosses Rs 81.4trn mark

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 08:52am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt has surged past Rs 81.4 trillion, comprising both domestic and external...

Restructuring govt-owned organisations: Pakistan’s missed opportunity—and a rare success

Published 05 Mar, 2026 05:31am

Pakistan’s economic history is inseparable from its struggle with structural imbalances. Since independence, the...

EDITORIAL: Defining debt clearly

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:08am

EDITORIAL: It says something about the country’s fiscal culture that the National Assembly’s economic affairs...

Q1FY26: Pakistan’s central government debt falls sharply by over Rs 1.2 trillion

Updated 15 Nov, 2025 04:52pm

Analysts say early decline in central government debt is a positive sign and should help ease the burden of interest payments

NA told: Public debt skyrockets by Rs9.3trn in FY25

Updated 15 Nov, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that the country’s public debt surged by an alarming Rs9.3...

FD projects decline in public debt

Updated 01 Nov, 2025 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has said that Pakistan’s public debt burden is projected to decline over the next...

Once again, public debt limit breached

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 05:13pm

Climbs to 70.2 percent

Finance ministry claims surge contained: public debt swells to Rs80.5trn in FY25

Updated 01 Oct, 2025 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt swelled by 13 percent to Rs80.5 trillion in fiscal year 2025, though the...

Public debt burden

Published 16 Sep, 2025 06:26am

The State Bank of Pakistan has recently released estimates of the stock of debt of the country as of the end of...

Navigating Pakistan’s debt quagmire through Islamic finance

Updated 21 Jul, 2025 08:04am

Pakistan faces formidable economic headwinds amidst the dual debt challenges that threaten to undermine its ...

Pakistan achieves early retirement of Rs1.5trn public debt in FY25

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 09:36am

This brings debt-to-GDP ratio down from 75% in FY23 to 69% in FY25

World Bank seeks more transparency in debt practices

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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