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SOEs privatisation

Is privatisation a panacea?

Published 20 Aug, 2026 04:19am

In the most simple terms, privatization means the selling of government-owned businesses and assets to the private...

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

The upside of IMF engagement

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:10am

While the economists and critics of the country widely debate the downside of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

SOEs: PM for rapid, transparent sell-off process

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the privatisation of the designated institutions should be...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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