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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 / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 14	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 16	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 16	383.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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