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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 / 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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