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Beyond stabilisation

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

The federal budget has once again triggered the familiar national conversation. Analysts are debating tax measures,...

Salary rise for Pakistan Steel Mills employees likely in Feb

Published 17 Jan, 2026 07:29am

ISLAMABAD: After a long wait of around 15 years, the government has decided to revise and increase the salaries of...

Average wage in Pakistan up by 62%: Labour Force Survey

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024-25 claimed a sharp rise in average wages over the past four years - 62...

Advance pay, pensions for Christian employees

Published 16 Dec, 2025 07:59am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to disburse pay and pensions for December in advance to federal...

Hike in salaries: Senate body endorses policy boards’ powers

Updated 05 Sep, 2025 08:28am

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance as well as Law Division fully endorsed Policy Boards’ powers to...

Raise in salaries, allowances: AJK police observe pen-down strike

Published 22 Jul, 2025 05:56am

MUZAFFARABAD: Police personnel in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), from grade 1 to grade 16, went on a pen down strike...

Aurangzeb’s speech

Published 25 Jun, 2025 05:52am

EDITORIAL: The Federal Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, in his winding-up speech confirmed what had been stated...

No truths and a lie

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:15am

If there is one thing governments do really well, it is self-congratulation at minor victories that mask deeper...

PPP urges govt to increase salaries, EOBI pension

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:45am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) urged the federal government to increase 50 percent salaries of government...

Govt employees: Salary, pension hikes not on budget agenda, NA told

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

ISLAMABAD: In a stark contrast to the lofty promises of economic revival, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue...

NA clears bill: Senate panel empowered to raise lawmakers’ salaries

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 08:39am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly, Tuesday, passed the Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) (Amendment)...

Teachers protest against tax deductions on salaries

Published 05 Feb, 2025 08:15am

ISLAMABAD: Joint Action Committee (JAC), a body of all the employees of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), has...

Legislators pitch for pay rise

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

EDITORIAL: Government and opposition parliamentarians, in a rare show of unanimity, sought a pay rise commensurate...

Christian community to get salaries, pensions on 20th

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:35am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to disburse pay and allowances/pensions for December 2024 in advance ...

Dr Gohar Ejaz urges govt to provide relief to salaried class

Updated 05 Jul, 2024 04:45pm

Former caretaker minister also advocates lowering key interest rate

Assembly has authority to determine salaries, allowances for memebers

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

LAHORE: Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan on Thursday gave a significant ruling on the point of order raised by...

PM Shehbaz, cabinet members will not draw salaries

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:19pm

Cabinet also discusses overall economic and security situation of the country

Palestinian Authority to pay reduced salaries as Israel blocks funds

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday it will pay public sector workers 60% of their December salaries...

Govt to refrain from granting any increases in salaries, pensions

Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The government will “refrain from granting any further increases in salaries and pensions beyond those in...

IMF denies it plans to ask Pakistan to raise taxes on salaries

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative in Pakistan on Friday denied media reports...

‘Inflated’ power bills, other issues: PPP senator says caretakers don’t have solutions

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: Senator Quratulain Marri of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has said the people are paying tax...

PM vows to eliminate economic woes

Updated 24 Jul, 2023 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated the resolve by promising the people to eradicate...

Salaried group: calculate your income tax for FY24 here

Updated 21 Jul, 2023 06:32pm

As salaried persons await their first monthly inflow after the revised income tax rates, Business Recorder helps you calculate what you can expect on the 1st of each month

CM asks LG dept to resolve salary, pension issues

Proposed austerity measures come under consideration during Federal Cabinet meeting

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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