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Who is responsible for the poor economic state?

Updated 11 May, 2026 07:22am

Urgent reforms are needed to cut Pakistan's massive current expenditures, including wage and procurement freezes, to avert further economic decline.

Need for counter-cyclical Federal Budget

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:44am

The last number of federal budgets, especially since 2022, have been pro-cyclical in nature – in general, reducing...

OPINION: IMF and WB conditionalities, and domestic policy — IV

Updated 06 Feb, 2026 07:00pm

In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was talk of moving away from the previously held austerity...

Economy rescued

Published 17 Jul, 2025 03:32am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, yet again, credited his government with undertaking effective measures to...

Energy reforms: Familiar tools, new promises

Updated 21 May, 2025 07:49am

The IMF’s First Review under the SBA and approval of Pakistan’s Climate Resilient Sustainability Facility (RSF)...

Potential versus reality

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

EDITORIAL: During their initial months in power nearly all Pakistani administrations exhibit a level of optimism ...

IMF first review

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is scheduled to undertake the first review of the 7 billion...

Let the market decide

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

With an IMF (International Monetary Fund) determined to punish past misdemeanours and a government unwilling to...

Neoliberalism, IMF’s exceptional financing, & recidivist behaviour of programme countries — II

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 06:51am

Notwithstanding a lack of revisionist policy taken by IMF with regard to Neoliberalism, and no apparent suggestion ...

Rising remittance flows

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 08:03am

EDITORIAL: Remittances surged by 34 percent year-on-year to 14.76 billion dollars July-November 2024 against 11...

SBA opposes increase in property tax

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:36am

PESHAWAR: A meeting of the Sarhad Business Alliance (SBA) was held under the join chairmanship of Haji Ghulam Ali...

The Finance Minister’s defence

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:53am

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his press briefing on Sunday appreciated the efforts towards...

Celebrating the fiscal surplus

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

EDITORIAL: The government, especially the finance ministry, can’t seem to trumpet the first fiscal surplus in 24...

Economic indicators highlighted

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

WASHINGTON DC: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb attended a roundtable with institutional investors...

IMF programme: lack of ingenuity?

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:07am

The narrative led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is that the economy has...

IMF’s reputational risks

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:36am

EDITORIAL: In documents uploaded on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website in the early hours of this Friday...

Dated IMF staff report

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 07:33am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents early 11 October Pakistan time, nearly thirteen weeks after...

IMF official supports reforms in public sector

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 02:27pm

Says Pakistan has managed to revive economic and financial stability over the past fiscal year

Moving away from stabilisation to industrial sector growth: there is some time

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:12am

Complete independence cannot be achieved without economic stability. These words have never sounded truer. A few...

IMF programme: a mixed bag of economic consequences

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 08:29am

In the statement released by International Monetary Fund (IMF) on September 27, it indicated that it had approved a...

SBP receives over $1bn first tranche of IMF loan

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

KARACHI: Pakistan, on Friday received over $1 billion inflows as the first tranche of a long-term loan from the IMF,...

$7bn EFF on Sep 25 agenda of IMF EB

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is scheduled to take Pakistan’s 37-month Extended...

Approval by IMF board to be delayed to Oct?

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:35am

It’s been almost two months since the SLA, and there is no update on when Pakistan’s program would be approved by...

Govt debt stocks rise to Rs69.9trn

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:56am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to Rs 69.6 trillion mark at the end of July 2024 primarily...

Stability versus general well-being

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb since he took oath ten days less than six months on 12 March 2024 has...

MoF, SBP inform Senate panel: Govt borrowed from IMF at 5.09pc interest rate in 2023

Updated 23 Aug, 2024 11:28am

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs seeks details of utilisation of the loan

If IMF and UAE inflows are added, total inflows would reach $13.804 billion during fiscal year 2023-24 against target of $17.619 billion

The way forward

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am

Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,897.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Hang Seng / Jul 1	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,472.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,081.59
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,366.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	3,986.22
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.40

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 1 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	72.07 ▲ 6.55 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.65 ▼ -4.25 (-9.91%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.11 ▼ -1 (-8.26%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.76 ▼ -1.36 (-7.11%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	161.43 ▼ -11.04 (-6.4%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.43 ▼ -1.24 (-6.3%)
Zephyr Textile / Jul 1 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	22.05 ▼ -1.42 (-6.05%)
Husein Industries / Jul 1 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	61.84 ▼ -3.5 (-5.36%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 1 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	64.15 ▼ -3.56 (-5.26%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.69 ▼ -1.31 (-5.04%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.46 ▼ -1.94 (-4.92%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,666,150 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	77,111,046 ▲ 1.22
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,752,273 ▲ 6.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,698,338 ▲ 0.33
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	24,952,487 ▲ 1.98
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,251,243 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,061,705 ▼ -0.21
Askari Bank / Jul 1 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	22,929,384 ▲ 2.76
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,096,607 ▼ -0.23
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,049,681 ▲ 0.52

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