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PM forms body on additional utility-scale renewable energy power project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to evaluate benefits of additional utility...

Updated 28 May, 2024 08:35am

Govt asks PPRA to ‘overhaul’ its rules

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has directed the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) to overhaul its...

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 09:56am

PM seeks induction of tech advisors from private sector into public sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has chaired a meeting regarding the induction of technical advisors and...

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 09:03am

Foreign govts, private entities: Guidelines on pacts, MoUs notified

ISLAMABAD: The government has notified guidelines regarding agreements/memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with...

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 09:11am

Business & Finance

Key part of global economy wrestling with significant risks

KARACHI: Top risks facing public sector organisations are financial challenges and an inability to meet changing...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

Procurement by public sector agencies: PEC concerned about violation of its SBDs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has expressed serious concern on violation of Standard Bidding...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 09:10am

LHC explains why enrolment thru daily wages can’t necessarily be a route to regular employment in public sector

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that enrolment through daily wages, without any prescribed criteria, standards,...

Updated 12 Nov, 2023 09:09am

SOEs Policy: CCoSOEs to put up final draft to cabinet for approval

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee of State-owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has decided to put up the final...

Updated 29 Sep, 2023 05:15pm

Business & Finance

Caretaker KP minister says business community struggling to survive

PESHAWAR: Restructuring capabilities and streamlining the public sector processes are keys to enable ease of doing...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

Opinion

A slide without end: business groups must step in

All stakeholders agree that Pakistan is currently facing the greatest generational crisis in its history. What...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

SECP decides to amend VPS rules

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to amend the Voluntary Pension...

Updated 27 Mar, 2023 12:07pm

Public entities warned of stern action: Beneficial owners must be declared in contract documents: PPRA

ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has warned different public sector organizations that...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:12am

Pakistan

PM aide explains role of finance leadership in public sector

ISLAMABAD: Tariq Bajwa, special assistant to the prime minister on finance, on Thursday emphasised the importance of...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Markets

Wapda union objects to privatisation of distribution companies

HYDERABAD: All Pakistan WAPDA Hydro Electric Workers Union (CBA) President Abdul Latif Nizamani Sunday demanded the...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:40am

PM approves 2,000MW public sector power projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday gave in-principle approval for setting up 2,000 megawatts of...

Updated 30 Sep, 2022 09:42am

Pakistan

Public sector withholding agents of Swat: KPRA conducts training workshop

PESHAWAR: To increase tax compliance and build the capacity of government departments in tax collection and...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:13am

Editorials

Pakistan Railways: understanding losses

EDITORIAL: The debate about turning around SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises), and entities operating in the public...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

Information about beneficial owners: PPRA issues regulations

ISLAMABAD: Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has issued regulations with regard to sharing of...

Updated 06 Jun, 2022 10:20am

BR Research

A time to brood

Every now and then life gives a reality check. That rare shock that blind side people and forces them into a rude...

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 01:10pm

Pakistan

Reserved posts: NCHR report reveals discrimination against minorities

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in its fact-finding report launched on Monday, showed...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Ongoing projects: govt urged to award contractors one-time escalation

LAHORE: The Constructors Association of Pakistan (CAP) has called upon the government to award public sector...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am

BR Research

Interview with Amna Zafar Khan, CEO — CBM

‘We intend to expand into producing original content’ Amna Zafar Khan is the CEO of Check-Box Media (CBM) - a...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 04:54pm

BR Research

Digital transformation: government first!

While successive governments in Pakistan have talked a good game on public sector reforms, they more or less lacked ...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 07:30am

Pakistan

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: This is apropos a news item titled "Tarin bemoans 'NAB fear' hindrance" carried by Business Recorder...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am

Editorials

Governance in the energy sector

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has asked the Ministry of Energy to adopt "forward planning" while dealing...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

BR Research

LTFF/TERF: identifying beneficiaries of the coming debt bonanza?

Over the past 12 months, growth in private sector credit off take has turned green on the back of concessionary...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 08:16am

BR Research

High hopes for PSDP

One of the highlights of the FY22 federal budget is the massive hike in the federal Public Sector Development ...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:30am

BR Research

Development spending

Contrary to the federal government’s hopes of priming the economic pump in FY21 through increased development...

Published 20 May, 2021 07:25am

Opinion

Public sector governance: a blueprint of policy reforms

Good governance is essential for the economic development of any country. Today, governing Public Sector Companies...

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Over 1.6m people vaccinated so far: 82 more deaths, 1,995 new cases reported in Punjab

LAHORE: The novel coronavirus continued to play wreak, as Punjab reported 82 more deaths including 37 each in ...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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