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public debt

Govt projects Rs28.647trn in financing needs for FY27

Published 30 Sep, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has projected gross financing needs of Rs28.647 trillion for fiscal year 2026-27,...

Pakistan should borrow long while its stock is high

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 04:09am

Pakistan’s external accounts have absorbed a war without breaking. Nearly six months into the conflict between Iran...

The missing half of Pakistan’s stabilization

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:58am

Pakistan has done the hard part. It has not done the necessary part. The consolidated fiscal deficit fell to 2.61...

Fiscal discipline achieved – can growth be next?

Published 17 Aug, 2026 04:46am

The last fiscal year’s bottom-line numbers are promising. The consolidated deficit was reduced to 2.6 percent of...

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 / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
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 29	3.88

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35

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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