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OCAC seeks SIFC intervention over petroleum levy on furnace oil

The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has sought intervention from the Special Investment Facilitation Council...

Published 02 Jul, 2025 06:31pm

Pakistan

Unmanned aircraft: SIFC EC issues direction to MoD on area demarcation

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed the Ministry...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

BR Research

Muttonheaded: Pakistan’s goat rodeo of governance

Last week, this newspaper reported that a proposal by Pakistan’s celebrated Special Investment Facilitation Council...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:28am

BR Research

Reinvigorating investor confidence

The new fiscal year has started with a focus on economic stability and improvement, which is an encouraging sign....

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:12am

Markets

IMF rejection of CD, tariff strategy: MoF’s ‘half-hearted’ support cited as the reason

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry’s half-hearted support may have been a reason behind the IMF rejection of the...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

SIFC EC reviews various policy-level initiatives

ISLAMABAD: The eighth session of the Executive Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) started ...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Pakistan

From economic to political mayhem, Pakistan hopes for a better 2024

The year 2023 has undoubtedly been a challenging one for Pakistan, as the nation grappled with a multitude of issues...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 12:01pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan to be world investment destination after SIFC

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) stated that country is poised to become the investment destination of the...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Editorials

The external resource shortfall

EDITORIAL: The budgeted 6 billion dollars from the commercial banking sector abroad and through issuance of...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

BR Research

FDI and SIFC

Its most unfortunate that all those who have been in power for the longest time in the country’s history have been...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:45am

Pakistan

PM Kakar meets Rio Tinto CEO to discuss investment opportunities in Pakistan's mining sector

Jakob Stausholm assures the caretaker premier his team will coordinate with relevant authorities to explore business prospects in the country

Published 21 Sep, 2023 09:30pm

SIFC’s strategy to achieve global traction praised

Apex Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council endorses projects approved by the previous government

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 10:02am

Pakistan

SIFC to propel Pakistan’s industrial and agriculture growth: PM Shehbaz

Addressing Chinese companies, prime minister says partnership entering new phase as procedures are being simplified and streamlined

Updated 07 Aug, 2023 04:26pm

Pakistan

Army chief invites foreign investors to ‘discover hidden treasures of Pakistan’

COAS Munir says government will ensure investor-friendly system that avoids unnecessary delays

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 07:47pm

Opinion

‘Special Investment Facilitation Council’ — the way forward—II

Pakistan needs a “Charter for Business” for the next 20 years, with sanctity as crucial as that of a...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am

Business & Finance

‘SIFC’ termed ‘game-changer’ in relation to FDI prospects

ISLAMABAD: The formation of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is a game-changer vis-à-vis Foreign...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Govt striving to turn country into global export hub: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: As the country’s exports fell by 12 percent during the first 10 months of FY 2023, Federal Minister for...

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

BR Research

Special Investment Facilitation Council – another joke?

The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) for the economic revival of the country is the latest season in...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 09:21am

COAS to be part of SIFC apex body

ISLAMABAD: The federal government constituted three special committees to get good output from the newly formed...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	284.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	146.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.36
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	6,263.26
Nasdaq / Jul 9	20,608.23
Dow Jones / Jul 9	44,458.30
India Sensex / Jul 10	83,178.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	39,635.72
Hang Seng / Jul 10	23,993.59
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	8,954.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	24,594.32
France CAC40 / Jul 10	7,915.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	301,354
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	266.79
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	68.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	3,325.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	272.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	67.73

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jul 10 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.25 ▲ 0.65 (14.13%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	8.30 ▲ 1 (13.7%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jul 10 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)
Habib Insurance / Jul 10 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	11.52 ▲ 1.05 (10.03%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	29.76 ▲ 2.71 (10.02%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 10 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	28.89 ▲ 2.63 (10.02%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jul 10 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.60 ▲ 4.33 (10.01%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 10 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	85.54 ▲ 7.78 (10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 10 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	23,775.40 ▲ 2161.4 (10%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 10 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,011.74 ▲ 91.98 (10%)

Stock	Price
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 10 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	8.02 ▼ -1 (-11.09%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 10 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	8.72 ▼ -1 (-10.29%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 10 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	133.70 ▼ -14.85 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 10 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	16.13 ▼ -1.79 (-9.99%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 10 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	71.90 ▼ -6.17 (-7.9%)
Din Tex. / Jul 10 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	106 ▼ -8.6 (-7.5%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 10 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	21.20 ▼ -1.33 (-5.9%)
Ideal Spinning / Jul 10 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	26 ▼ -1.6 (-5.8%)
Maqbool Tex. / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	45 ▼ -2.54 (-5.34%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 10 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	10 ▼ -0.56 (-5.3%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,137,167 ▲ 0.5
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 10 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	25,143,314 ▲ 0.15
Fast Cables / Jul 10 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	23,065,620 ▲ 1.43
Aisha Steel Mill / Jul 10 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,795,821 ▲ 0.27
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 10 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	16,622,904 ▼ -0.47
Secure Logistics / Jul 10 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	13,536,543 ▲ 0.98
Invest Bank / Jul 10 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	13,021,231 ▲ 0.84
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,814,068 ▼ -0.01
Big Bird Foods / Jul 10 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	12,785,261 ▲ 1.52
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 10 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	12,349,832 ▲ 2.63

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