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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

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am

WASHINGTON: The World Bank said Thursday it is worried that some countries are less and less transparent about their...

Rs8.2trn will be spent on debt servicing

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: The country will spend around Rs 8.206 trillion on debt servicing including interest payments and ...

Public debt recorded at Rs76,007bn by end-March

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 76,007 billion by end-March 2025, registering an increase...

IMF says tariff pressures to push global public debt past pandemic levels

Published 23 Apr, 2025 06:46pm

WASHINGTON: Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to...

Evolution of public debt

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Pakistan today is one of the Asian countries with a relatively high level of public debt in relation to the GDP. As...

Public debt till Feb 25th totals Rs75.3trn

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

ISLAMABAD: The total value of public debt at present (Feb 25) is Rs75.3 trillion including Rs51 trillion domestic ...

Policy rate cut: caution beyond this point

Published 05 Nov, 2024 09:11am

Doves are in control at SBP. A 250 bps rate cut has been announced, slightly exceeding market expectations. Some...

Experts for converting circular debt into cheap public debt

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

LAHORE: To address the issue of circular debt, power sector experts have suggested converting circular debt into...

IMF says global public debt to top $100trn, growth may accelerate

Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am

WASHINGTON: The world’s total public debt is set to exceed $100 trillion this year for the first time, and may ...

Debt dilemma: Fixing the fiscal flip

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:58am

The central government debt increased to Rs48.4 trillion in August 2024, 21 percent higher than the same period last...

Rising public debt

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has released figures of total debt and public debt of Pakistan as of end-June 2024....

Public debt stands at Rs71.2trn, Aurangzeb tells NA

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 03:34pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Friday, revealed in the National Assembly...

Public debt recorded at Rs67.525trn at Mar-end

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 67,525 billion at the end-March 2024, registering an...

Reform steps yielding results: PM

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:04am

BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the reform measures taken by his government had already...

Public debt soars to Rs39.7trn, NA told

Updated 17 May, 2024 12:39pm

ISLAMABAD: The external debt was recorded at $86.36 billion and domestic debt was recorded at Rs39.7 trillion of the...

NUST seminar: Comprehensive overhaul of govt’s fiscal apparatus vital: Shamshad

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

ISLAMABAD: Effective implementation of bold and ambitious reforms is imperative to usher in a new era of development...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.91
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	7,609.78
Nasdaq / Jun 2	27,093.90
Dow Jones / Jun 2	51,307.79
India Sensex / Jun 3	73,756.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,452.45
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,630.80
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,342.09
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,951.88
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,180.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	94.92
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,463.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.39
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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