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Galloping inflation

Pakistan today is experiencing high and rising rate of inflation. This is the highest inflation after 1973-74 and...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Pakistan’s deepening crisis

Pakistan’s crisis is deepening by the day. First and foremost, it’s the economy stupid! Pakistan has throughout its...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Faltering exports

The textile exports are faltering since July 2022. They have been growing rapidly for the previous two years, but we...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:51am

SBP seeks feeder-wise data of power consumers

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has sought feeder-wise data of electricity consumers to be used to project...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:03am

Govt criticised for allowing import of luxury cars

KARACHI: The value-added textile exporters on Monday slammed the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:06am

Editorials

Expenditure must be curtailed

EDITORIAL: The government is in the throes of an acute dollar and rupee shortage (attributable to lack of fiscal...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:42am

Business & Finance

FPCCI chief says economic situation causing serious concerns

LAHORE: The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, ...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan may dodge default in next 6 months: Bloomberg

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to dodge default in the next six months, but its troubles are not over, stated...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:54am

Demands for reforms: PM asks IMF for a pause

GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked the IMF for a pause in its demands for economic reforms before...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:55am

Markets

14th successive loss: rupee falls yet again against US dollar

Currency down Re0.27 to close at 227.41 against US dollar

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 07:20pm

Markets

PKR declines 0.31pc

KARACHI: The rupee depreciated 0.31% against the US dollar in the inter-bank market, according to the State Bank of...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:47am

Opinion

PTI needs to introspect about its own motives

PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) may be ready for the elections but the real question is whether the party is ready ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

Economy is in dire straits, warns BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned that...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 06:21am

Stalled bailout: IMF team to meet Dar in Geneva

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:49am

LCs: Large steel sector seeks govt’s help

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers has urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Minister for...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:51am

Editorials

PTI’s ‘White Paper’

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launched a white paper on the state of the economy with party chief and...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:00am

Tanneries, too, facing prospect of closure?

LAHORE: Reluctance by the banks to release import documents of various inputs of the tanning industry waiting at...

Updated 08 Jan, 2023 10:18am

Pakistan repays over $1bn external debt

KARACHI: The country has successfully repaid over one-billion-dollar external debt to international financial...

Updated 08 Jan, 2023 11:26am

Pakistan

IMF says its delegation expected to meet Finance Minister Dar on sidelines of Geneva conference

Will discuss outstanding issues and path forward, says IMF spokesperson

Updated 08 Jan, 2023 10:59am

Business & Finance

PTA highlights problems being faced by tanners

KARACHI: Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), M Mehr Ali has appealed to the Prime Minister of Pakistan,...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 07:33am

Opinion

How to deal with Pakistan’s forthcoming currency crisis

“There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” ? Thomas Sowell Nomura has warned that Pakistan faces currency...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

‘Strict’ import policy: PIAF says SBP’s decision not implemented

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has stated that the government’s strict...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am

Economic challenges: Dar has failed to provide any roadmap: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s press conference on 4th January 2023 is an attempt to divert attention away...

Updated 07 Jan, 2023 08:47am

Pace of domestic debt accumulation accelerates

Recent increase in debt burden emanated from higher fiscal and current account deficit

Updated 07 Jan, 2023 04:28pm

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki extends plant shutdown to January 13

Company says this is due to continued shortage of inventory level

Published 06 Jan, 2023 06:07pm

Markets

13th straight loss: rupee records marginal depreciation against US dollar

Currency down Re0.02 to close at 227.14 against dollar

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 07:32pm

Business & Finance

In view of problems it faces, garment industry may close down: PRGMEA

LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has warned that in the face...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 07:30am

Business & Finance

Textile bodies term ‘imbalance of payments’ main problem

FAISALABAD: All textile associations, in the joint press conference, held at the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 06:55am

Business & Finance

KCCI for addressing LCs issue urgently

KARACHI: President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf has said that after a ...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

PM wants committee for liaison between govt, IT industry

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the formation of a standing committee for coordination between...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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