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Public Sector Development Programme

The price of delay

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

EDITORIAL: Billions of rupees worth of foreign-funded development projects are once again facing delays, not because...

Rs103.086bn tagged for water, hydropower projects

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs103.086 billion for more than three dozen water and hydropower...

Foreign-funded PSDP projects: Govt fails to make rupee cover available

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 04:39pm

Power Division says that foreign-funded projects—where imported equipment accounts for 60–75% of total cost—are facing difficulties in securing rupee authorisation

Requirements total Rs4.097trn: Rs1.126trn set aside for FY27 PSDP: Ahsan

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that the Ministry...

Jul-Mar period: 70.4pc of PSDP allocation disbursed

Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: In July-March 2026, Public Sector Development Programme’s expenditure (disbursement) was 70.4 percent of...

FD proposes Rs3.4bn for six PSDP projects

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has proposed an allocation of Rs 3.407 billion for six projects under the Public...

Transforming Balochistan: a new era of development and prosperity

Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am

Pakistan’s commitment to the development and prosperity of Balochistan has never been stronger. As the Member...

PSDP projects: Ministry okays Rs348.98bn against Rs1trn allocation

Published 30 Dec, 2025 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised Rs348.98 billion (34.9...

Pakistan’s Public Sector Development Programme: Only Rs16.59bn set aside for new projects

Updated 04 Sep, 2025 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: In the Federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), having an outlay of Rs 1000 billion for the...

Public Sector Development Programme: Govt spends major chunk of Rs640bn on infrastructure

Updated 11 Jul, 2025 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Federal government utilised a large share Rs640 billion (61 per cent) of funds in development projects of...

PSDP allocations

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

EDITORIAL: On 18 May 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee to finalise next year’s federal...

With 48pc cut Rs4.37bn earmarked for Interior Division

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:46am

ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked a sum of Rs4.37 billion for Interior Division for fiscal year 2024-25 under...

February Economic Update and Outlook

Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am

EDITORIAL: The February 2024 Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website on the last day of...

1H: Provincial PSDP spending rises 19pc YoY

Updated 24 Feb, 2024 09:47am

ISLAMABAD: The development spending (PSDP) of the provincial governments has increased by over 19 per cent during...

Cement: All set up

Published 26 Jun, 2023 09:09am

In 2024, the government has budgeted a sizable federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) which it intends...

LSMI: growth engine revving low

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

EDITORIAL: The latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for Large Scale Manufacturing Index...

Rs14bn released for 113 housing sector projects in 7 months

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: The government has so far released funds amounting to Rs 14.252 billion, under the Public Sector...

PSDP’s fate

Published 22 Aug, 2022 08:38am

Just as expected, funding for the federal Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) remained constrained in FY22. As...

PARC develops six bean varieties to enhance pulses’ production

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has developed six commercial varieties of beans, which...

A mini-budget or an annexure to budget?

Updated 27 Jun, 2022 06:28am

For the first time in Pakistan’s chequered history additional revenue measures were annexed to the budget by a...

Debt stock position

Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am

EDITORIAL: Irrespective of claims of borrowing only to repay loans incurred by previous corrupt governments, the...

On PSDP spending

Published 07 Feb, 2022 08:04am

Facing fiscal headwinds, development spending is widely expected to be the only major casualty vis-à-vis spending...

IMF facility hinges on ‘5 prior actions’: Tarin

Updated 17 Nov, 2021 10:04am

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin said on Tuesday that the approval of pending sixth...

Public Sector Development Programme: Sindh govt releases Rs89bn in Q1FY22

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am

KARACHI: The release of funds in Sindh under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) stood at Rs89 billion in the...

Sindh utilises just 17pc of released funds in first month of fiscal

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

KARACHI: The utilization of funds stood at 17 percent against the released funds in the first month of current...

The FY22 budget

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

The third budget of the PTI government for FY22 was presented last week with a total outlay of PKR 8.4 trillion. It...

Rs900bn PSDP allocation: 70pc funds to be spent on ongoing projects

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Wednesday informed that 70 percent of Rs900...

Sindh PSDP: Utilization of funds stands at 68pc

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

KARACHI: The utilization of funds stood at 68 percent against the releases in Sindh by the first week of June 2021 ...

Rs182.4bn for 92 hydropower and water projects earmarked in PSDP

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has reportedly earmarked Rs 182.4 billion for 92 hydropower and water projects in...

Public-private partnership is need of the hour for country's progress: PM

Published 11 May, 2021 11:22am

Imran says the Board of Investment is being fully activated to provide facilities to the foreign and local investors
The meeting was informed that 14 projects worth 978 billion rupees would get approval in the next three months

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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

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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

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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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