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Finance ministry sees January inflation in Pakistan at 5–6%

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 10:16pm

Pakistan’s economy well-positioned to sustain growth momentum in FY26, says ministry in monthly outlook

Pakistan reiterates desire to join BRICS

Published 16 Dec, 2025 04:23pm

Finance Minister says Pakistan ready to play constructive role

Pakistan needs $16.3bn to recover from flood damages, says govt

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:27pm

Floods have caused damages to the tune of $14.91 billion and losses of over $15.23 billion, reveal findings of report

Punjab suspends two health officials over Nawaz Sharif's fake vaccination

Published 24 Sep, 2021 02:44pm

Two suspects nominated in the FIR, Abul Hassan, and Adil, have been arrested
Investigation report states the hospital MS and additional MS committed negligence

Karachi emerges among least safe major cities in the world: EIU report

Published 21 Sep, 2021 12:06pm

Ranked 59th out of 60 peers in The Safe Cities Index 2021 report compiled by The Economist Intelligence Unit

COVID crisis pushed 75 million Indians into poverty in 2020

Updated 05 May, 2021 11:01am

The number of Indians living below the poverty line is expected to reach 134 million, which is more than double the 59 million projected prior to the recession
The poverty rate in India rose to 9.7 percent in 2020, a sharp increase from the January 2020 forecast of 4.3 percent

PM's vote of confidence will help attract investment in Pakistan: Bloomberg

Published 10 Mar, 2021 11:17am

Bloomberg states that Khan's victory could help Pakistan recover economically from the pandemic-induced contraction with the help of the International Monetary Fund’s six billion dollars loan programme
Prime Minister Imran Khan won the confidence of the National Assembly after 178 out of 342 lawmakers expressed their trust in his leadership.

Indonesia to resume search for victims, black box of crashed Sriwijaya jet

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

Indonesia’s national transportation safety committee expects to download the FDR data in the coming days.
The Sriwijaya crash is the second major airline disaster in Indonesia after.

SECP reforms lead to improvement in WB Ease of Doing Business Index

Published 09 Jan, 2021 02:32pm

This improvement is primarily due to integration of SECP eServices with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) at the Federal level and with Business Registration portals of Punjab and Sindh at the Provincial level, stated SECP report.

In past 30 years: 508 PSOs among 1,700 cops killed in IIOJK

Published 15 Dec, 2020 11:26am

Police say majority of the PSOs lost their lives while protecting the person or a politician they were deployed with
Police official says a fresh security advisory is on cards for the PSOs given the fact that many political leaders are taking part in rallies and campaigning in the wake of ongoing District Development Council

Cybercrime loss to exceed $1 trillion in 2020; up 50% since 2018

Updated 08 Dec, 2020 10:57am

They attributed the increase to weaker security with more people working outside their workplace.

COVID-19 could push one billion people into extreme poverty by 2030, UN warns

Published 04 Dec, 2020 11:04am

UN study suggests that the phenomenon can only be avoided by taking timely measures like investing in public health, social and safety net programmes and green transition

'Second wave' hampers Pakistan’s Refining, Fuel Demand Growth Outlooks: Report

Published 02 Dec, 2020 02:46pm

The report said that a sharp resurgence in new daily Covid-19 infections in Pakistan has put the brakes on the government’s economic reopening plans after earlier lockdowns.

The State of Pakistan's Economy: Prudent policies kept economy on stabilization path

Updated 18 Nov, 2020 01:31pm

According to the report, following difficult but necessary stabilization efforts during the first nine months of the fiscal year, Pakistan’s economy was well on course for a steady recovery on the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lahore's rising air pollution could raise death risk for COVID-19 patients: Report

Published 12 Nov, 2020 01:21pm

Lahore has been placed on top position in world ranking among most polluted cities with an air quality index of 306

Violent attacks in Afghanistan increase by 50 percent amid peace talks: report

Updated 06 Nov, 2020 09:15pm

The report blamed the Taliban for launching attacks on cities and security installations, stating there are fears the recent spate of violence may jeopardise negotiations

Countries in Asia to witness sluggish economic recovery, warns IMF

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 10:51am

The IMF made the analysis in view of the fact that many countries in the region are struggling to come out of the economic impact after the coronavirus pandemic

SHC declares Sugar Inquiry Commission report as null and void, orders fresh probe

Published 17 Aug, 2020 04:25pm

Court orders NAB, FBR and FIA to carry out an independent inquiry as per law

China poised to beat US in digital currency race, admits Bank of America

Updated 08 Jul, 2020 09:15pm

Analysts say digital yuan could increase the Chinese currency’s use in international commerce

PIA plane crash occurred due to negligence of pilots and ATC, NA told

Published 24 Jun, 2020 01:24pm

Ghulam Sarwar Khan pilots were discussing coronavirus situation throughout the flight.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01

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