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SOEs privatisation

SOE reform: the cost of flawed privatizations

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 07:56am

This is the fifth article in an eight-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The previous article examined the...

SOE reform: lessons from successful privatizations

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

This is the fourth article in a six-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The first three examined the framework,...

Big Discos: PM directs authorities to fast-track sell-off process

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to fast-track the privatisation of major...

SOE reform: own less, govern better

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:53am

This is the third article in a five-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The first, SOE Reform: Strengths and...

Remaining SOEs: PM directs ministries/divisions to share all cases with CCoSOEs

Updated 25 Feb, 2026 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed all the Ministries/Divisions to share all cases of remaining...

SOEs’ losses declined by Rs74bn in three years: Aurangzeb

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said that financial losses of state-owned enterprises ...

SOEs privatisation plan: Dar reviews progress

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review progress on the...

CCoP endorses decision to proceed with HBFC’s sell-off

Published 04 Feb, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has endorsed the Privatisation Commission’s decision to...

EDITORIAL: State-owned enterprises: losses expose empty reform promises

Updated 16 Jan, 2026 08:37am

EDITORIAL: Despite lofty assurances, reform roadmaps and repeated declarations of intent, the government’s...

SOE losses widen to Rs123bn in FY25 despite revenue of Rs12.4trn

Published 09 Jan, 2026 10:16pm

Aggregate revenues of SOEs stood at approximately Rs12.4 trillion during FY25

Privatising loss-making SOEs top priority: PM

Published 07 Jan, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday emphasised that privatising loss-making state-owned enterprises...

AGP for overhauling SOE buyers’ selection process

Published 06 Jan, 2026 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has recommended a significant overhaul of the process by which the...

Sell-off programme: Key updates proposed by Privatisation Commission Board

Updated 02 Dec, 2025 02:19pm

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Board, which met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Muhammad Ali,...

Govt moves to privatise Pakistan Minerals Development Corporation

Published 01 Dec, 2025 09:16pm

PMDC among three SOEs approved for inclusion in privatisation programme

SOEs on sell-off list: CCoSOEs directs Divisions to review pending litigation

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) on Monday directed the Finance and the...

EDITORIAL: Structural reforms under sharper focus

Updated 22 Nov, 2025 07:22am

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb stressed the government’s focus on structural reforms...

BR RESEARCH: Privatisation without transfer of power

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 07:39am

Every few months, the government renews its claim that the privatisation of loss-making State-Owned Enterprises...

Privatisation Commission signs financial advisory pact for ZTBL sell-off

Published 15 Aug, 2025 07:36pm

The Privatisation Commission (PC) has signed a Financial Advisory Services Agreement (FASA) with a consortium led by...

24 SOEs to be privatised in 3 phases: minister

Updated 08 Aug, 2025 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan said that the federal government has decided to...

Privatisation of SOEs: PC to be given full legal autonomy: PM

Updated 24 Jul, 2025 09:26am

Describes privatisation as a top priority for his administration

Privatisation: Rs86.5bn target set

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has budgeted Rs 86.550 billion collection from privatization proceeds in the next...

Privatisation and the IMF

Published 20 May, 2025 05:58am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) first staff-level report uploaded on its website this...

Fresh criteria for pre-qualification: Govt aims to sell 51-100pc stake in PIA

Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is hoping to offload 51 to 100 percent shares in Pakistan International Airlines...

PIA privatisation: govt restarts airline sale process with fresh EOI call

Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:04pm

Pakistan government announced on Thursday that it was seeking fresh bids for the privatisation of the Pakistan...

Macroeconomic reform, investment and sell-off: IFC willing to support key initiatives

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 02:37pm

ISLAMABAD: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has expressed a strong interest in supporting Pakistan’s...

The open economy syndrome

Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am

EDITORIAL: A parliamentary fact-finding committee has concluded that the open skies policy of PIA led to a decrease...

Govt aims to privatise up to 50 SOEs in next 3-4 years: minister

Updated 17 Feb, 2025 11:00pm

One-third of state-owned enterprises strategic assets, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema tells World Bank delegation

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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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