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Public Sector Development Programme

February Economic Update and Outlook

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

Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am

1H: Provincial PSDP spending rises 19pc YoY

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

Updated 24 Feb, 2024 09:47am

BR Research

Cement: All set up

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

Published 26 Jun, 2023 09:09am

Editorials

LSMI: growth engine revving low

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

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Rs14bn released for 113 housing sector projects in 7 months

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

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

BR Research

PSDP’s fate

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

Published 22 Aug, 2022 08:38am

Pakistan

PARC develops six bean varieties to enhance pulses’ production

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

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Opinion

A mini-budget or an annexure to budget?

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

Updated 27 Jun, 2022 06:28am

Editorials

Debt stock position

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

Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am

BR Research

On PSDP spending

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

Published 07 Feb, 2022 08:04am

IMF facility hinges on ‘5 prior actions’: Tarin

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

Updated 17 Nov, 2021 10:04am

Pakistan

Public Sector Development Programme: Sindh govt releases Rs89bn in Q1FY22

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

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Opinion

The FY22 budget

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

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

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

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

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

Pakistan

Sindh PSDP: Utilization of funds stands at 68pc

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

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Markets

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

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

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 11 May, 2021 11:22am

BR Research

Subdued development spending?

The latest IMF staff report for Pakistan has confirmed the suspicion that the federal government won’t be able to...

Published 12 Apr, 2021 07:25am

1HFY21: Govt adds over Rs1trn to domestic debt

ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has added Rs1.057 trillion to the domestic debt during the first six months of...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

NA body approves budgetary proposals of ministry worth Rs13.863bn

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Pakistan

Public Sector Development Programme: NA body approves ministry’s budgetary proposals

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Wednesday ...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

NA body defers discussion on PSDP for next meeting

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Railways Wednesday deferred the discussion on the Public...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Pakistan

Public Sector Development Programme: Only 4.62pc of allocated funds utilised for new projects

ISLAMABAD: The government has managed to utilise only 4.62 percent of the allocated funds for the new projects in ...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

Pakistan

Govt allocates Rs50mn for renovation of railway stations

The official said the basic aim of the upgradation was to facilitate the passengers and improve the outlook and modernize the railway stations.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:05pm

Pakistan

Rs299.7 billion released for social sector uplift projects

Likewise, Rs. 14 billion out of allocated fund of Rs. 29.4 billion has been disbursed to the Higher Education Commission, Rs. 175 million out of Rs. 350 million to the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 05:50pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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