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Subsidies

The price of incomplete devolution

Published 18 Sep, 2026 05:15am

The federal expenditure of defence plus ministries is Rs 3.3 billion plus Rs. 3 trillion (subsidies, PSDP &...

Fuel price hike

Updated 06 Apr, 2026 05:32am

The government was compelled to raise fuel charges effective 3 April due to the escalating international fuel prices...

KP govt to spend Rs165bn on subsidies

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:46am

PESHAWAR: No new project for people's relief was included in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) budget 2025-26 as old projects...

Yes, inflation is falling

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price index (CPI) declined to 1.4 percent in February prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as...

Govt won’t tolerate acts of profiteering: Tarar

Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:48am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has warned that profiteering will not ...

Talks on $1.5bn climate resilience funding begin

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 03:16pm

Talks will continue until February 28 and cover carbon levies, electric vehicles, subsidies

SBP deputy governor explains how to target subsidies in Pakistan

Published 13 Feb, 2025 09:14am

KARACHI: Saleem Ullah, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), on Wednesday emphasised that subsidies...

Targeted subsidies: IMF has no objections over implementation, Aurangzeb claims

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 12:14pm

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb claimed on Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has no...

Tiered pricing system: Gas tariff hike spared 66pc of consumers: Musadik

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik Wednesday clarified that 66 percent of gas consumers remain unaffected...

RLNG tariffs: APTMA opposes Rs50bn cross subsidies to fertiliser sector

Updated 06 Jul, 2024 03:46pm

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to reverse its ‘destructive’...

Govt assailed for further taxing the salaried class

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:10pm

Lawmakers say imposition of such heavy taxes may lead to an acceleration of brain drain from the country

Purchase of tractors: Paapam lauds Punjab govt’s planned package for farmers

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

LAHORE: Paapam has welcomed news in the media regarding subsidies to be offered to the farmers for the purchase of...

It begins…

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Why do you think the only thing to come out of emergency cabinet meetings – to do something about these protests...

Subsidies raised to Rs1.074trn

Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:42am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has budgeted an increase in subsidies by 62 percent, ie, from Rs 664 billion in...

Too tight fiscal space: MoF bans SGs, subsidies

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 09:02am

Cites limited fiscal space and cap on expenditures as reasons

Pension, subsidies & cut in SOEs’ losses: ‘Structural reforms’ being introduced thru budget: Dar

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 11:46am

Proposed austerity measures come under consideration during Federal Cabinet meeting

Pakistan 'held back' by 'very high levels of energy subsidies': ILO

Updated 17 Jan, 2023 06:44pm

The International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations (UN) agency, has said that “very high levels of energy...

Fisheries dept to offer subsidies on shrimp farming

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

LAHORE: The Punjab Fisheries Department (PFD) will extend subsidies to the farmers for promotion of profitable...

IMF says no room for subsidies: end of story

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

EDITORIAL: Providing regionally competitive energy by providing subsidy to the exporting sectors was always a...

Pelosi backs chips bill, says House could vote on measure next week

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:33am

WASHINGTON: The US House plans to vote as early as next week on a slimmed-down version of legislation to provide ...

PBIF chief demands elimination of subsidies for elite class

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and president of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum...

Govt announces Rs3 billion subsidy to reduce price of ghee: Marriyum

Updated 13 Jun, 2022 06:32pm

Information minister says commodity being sold at Rs300 per kg in utility stores against market price of Rs550

Subsidies slashed by record 54pc

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has budgeted a decline in subsidies by 54 percent - from the revised figure for ...

Increasing petroleum prices necessary to stabilise economy: Musadik Malik

Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:39pm

State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik on Friday said that the government was compelled to take the "tough...

The bitter pill at last

Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am

EDITORIAL: The decision of the government communicated through an unscheduled press conference by Finance Minister...

IMF will link release of funds to increase in income taxes, subsidy removal: Shaukat Tarin

Updated 09 May, 2022 04:48pm

Talks between Pakistan and IMF on stalled Extended Fund Facility likely to be held from May 18

Export-oriented sector: MoF for linking subsidies to higher growth

Lebanon is in the throes of an economic crisis the World Bank has described as likely one of the world's worst in modern times.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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