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Small businesses cannot outwork bad governance

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan’s economic debate remains built around a comforting succession of single-variable explanations. If credit...

Sindh lifts time restrictions on markets, hotels and malls

Published 16 May, 2026 01:49pm

Fixed closing timings for Sindh businesses, including shops and restaurants, are now lifted, promising greater flexibility and economic vitality

Sindh implements austerity measures: Early market closure, other steps notified

Published 11 Apr, 2026 08:06am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has issued an official notification implementing new working hours of markets,...

Traders vow to resist demolition of ‘legal’ shops

Updated 11 Aug, 2025 09:25am

PESHAWAR: Traders have made it clear to strongly resist demolition of ‘legal’ businesses and shops during the...

Eight commercial plots, four shops: CDA raises Rs19bn through sale

Published 18 Jul, 2025 06:21am

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) successfully concluded the third and final day of its open auction,...

Retailers’ outlets: New IR enforcement network to conduct nationwide raids

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 02:51pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) newly established Inland Revenue enforcement network would conduct...

Tajir Dost Scheme has trouble making dost

Published 08 Nov, 2024 06:41am

EDITORIAL: A Business Recorder exclusive report has revealed that the traders have completely prevailed in their...

RUDA seals multiple shops, plazas & hotels

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

LAHORE: In an anti-commercialization operation against defaulters at Saggian falling in its jurisdiction the Ravi...

Fixed tax: Traders ready to pay Rs5,000 per month

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 02:11pm

Sources say traders' demand seems to be unrealistic and impractical to reduce the amount from Rs60,000 per month to Rs5,000 per month, but the FBR will find some way to resolve the issue

Three arrested over violating official rates

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

LAHORE: In a crackdown against overpricing, the district administration has arrested three persons violating the...

Islamabad’s posh areas: Shops now required to pay huge amounts of tax

Published 24 Jul, 2024 06:53am

ISLAMABAD: The monthly tax of shops located in posh areas like Jinnah Super (Market F-7) Islamabad has been fixed at...

200 shops gutted in Peshawar’s Saddar mobile market inferno

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:15am

PESHAWAR: A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday in a mobile market located in Peshawar’s Saddar area ...

LHC allows shops to remain open till 1am

Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday relaxing the business timings allowed the shops to remain open till...

Lahore smog: LHC orders closure of markets, restaurants by 10pm on weekdays

Published 14 Dec, 2022 03:22pm

Orders to seal schools opening on Fridays

Energy conservation: stern measures on the cards

Updated 27 Nov, 2022 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Government is likely to impose excise duties on inefficient fans and bulbs, fix timings for shops, ...

Shops, establishments: Closure hours suspended till 10th in ICT

Published 04 Jul, 2022 07:36am

ISLAMABAD: Islam-abad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Sunday suspended business closure timings till July...

After Sindh, Punjab implements revised timings for markets

Updated 18 Jun, 2022 07:53pm

Province makes the announcement as Pakistan battles severe energy crisis

Energy conservation: Sindh announces early market closure

Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday announced that markets, restaurants, marriage halls and hotels will close...

Charged protesters barge into 'housing scheme'

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

KARACHI: Charged protesters on Sunday barged into the main entrance of a privately-owned Housing Scheme located on...

Several shops, hotels, stores sealed for violating COVID SOPs

Published 11 May, 2021 10:57pm

Assistant Commissioner Latifabad Fatima Saima also reviewed implementation of SOPs I'm different markets and ensure sale of essential items on government fixed prices.

Various teams imposed heavy fines on violators and issued warnings, said a spokesperson for the district administration.

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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 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	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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