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subsidy

We are subsidizing comfort, not productivity

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 07:14am

At a time when the global economy is being reshaped by conflict, volatility, and rising costs, Pakistan has...

Rs3.5bn subsidy approved for Raast Person-to-Merchant QR payments

Updated 25 Sep, 2025 09:27am

KARACHI: In a major push toward a cashless economy, the federal government has approved a Rs 3.5 billion subsidy to...

Vegetable farmers’ groups: Maryam announces subsidy on seeds, fertilizers and solarization

Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am

LAHORE: Vegetable farmer groups consisting of 5 to 10 farmers will be given subsidy on seeds, fertilizers, drip...

China opens anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy imports

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

BEIJING: China opened an anti-subsidy probe into imported dairy products from the European Union on Wednesday,...

ECC says relief package through USC to continue

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 03:10pm

Declares warehousing and logistic sector as an industry

No targeted subsidy for ministry: 95pc of PR budget being spent on pension, pay, fuel

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: About 95 percent of the Railways budget is being utilised on pension, pay and fuel and there is no...

KE, govt entities: FD shares details of disputed unpaid subsidy claims for mediation

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division is said to have shared the details of disputed unpaid subsidy claims of over Rs66...

Ramazan package: Rs6.48bn allocated

Updated 02 Mar, 2024 02:17pm

Rs3.474 billion subsidy to be provided for atta, followed by Rs1.610 billion for sugar, and Rs1.4 billion for ghee

Ministry given six weeks to draft fuel relief package

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 09:02am

Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik says package is a pricing scheme and not a subsidy

Industry intimated: No non-budgeted subsidy on sugar export: MoF

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has conveyed to the country’s sugar industry that no non-budgeted subsidy...

'PM wants difference between fuel prices paid by rich and poor to be Rs100'

Updated 20 Mar, 2023 08:38pm

Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik says owners of luxury cars will pay higher rates, while low-income groups will be given cheaper fuel

Subsidy to agri, zero-rated sectors withdrawn

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 12:50pm

ISLAMABAD: The government has withdrawn subsidy to agriculture and five zero-rated sectors from March 1, 2023 as a...

USC launches subsidy under PM’s Relief Package

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has launched targeted and untargeted subsidy for the convenience of...

Flood-hit areas: Govt giving subsidy on tube wells

Updated 25 Nov, 2022 09:52am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that the government is giving subsidy on tube wells to the...

IMF mission to visit Pakistan in November

Updated 14 Oct, 2022 11:19pm

IMF is encouraging Pakistan to move from an untargeted subsidy that is a waste of resources, says Fund's official

Petrol prices in Pakistan: what are the components, and how have they behaved

Published 29 Jun, 2022 11:59pm

Business Recorder takes a look at how rates have moved in the last one year

Subsidy waiver on use of HSD by power sector: ECC all set to consider PD’s proposal

Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:01am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is all set to consider a proposal of the...

Subsidy continues for 5 edible items: ECC approves import of 3MMT of wheat

Updated 10 May, 2022 10:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved import of three million metric...

EFF’s 7th review: IMF says expecting to field mission this month

Updated 10 May, 2022 10:39am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday said that it is expecting to field a mission during May to...

5 edible items: Subsidy likely to continue for 2 more months

Updated 09 May, 2022 10:38am

Economic Coordination Committee expected to provide relief on Atta, sugar, Ghee, rice, and pulses under the PM’s Relief Package-2020

Sindh govt providing Rs462m subsidy for ghee, wheat flour, sugar: CM

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Monday said that his government is giving Rs462 million subsidy on...

Power sector: Miftah has not made it clear which type of subsidy he intends to cut

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 10:05am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has not yet intimated the Ministry of Energy as to which type of subsidy ...

KE asks govt to release Rs3.4bn under PM’s relief package

Updated 03 Apr, 2022 08:37am

ISLAMABAD: The K-Electric (KE) has sought Rs 3.4 billion from the federal government as the first installment from...

Ramazan: wheat flour, ghee, sugar get the lion’s share of Rs8.28bn subsidy

Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet was informed that the government...

Pakistan confident of defending $1.5bn fuel subsidy at IMF review: finance ministry

Published 04 Mar, 2022 07:57pm

We have that fiscal space to fund this money, says spokesperson

Provinces to be asked to share subsidy burden

Updated 23 Feb, 2022 09:59am

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin chairs meeting of Economic Coordination Committee

Govt to provide subsidy, free organic fertilizers to farmers

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
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
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jul 20 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.60 ▲ 2.6 (10%)

Stock	Price
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	135.26 ▼ -15.03 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	244.99 ▼ -27.22 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Pak Synthetics / Jul 20 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	139.61 ▼ -15.17 (-9.8%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
East West Ins. / Jul 20 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	44.25 ▼ -4.29 (-8.84%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	50 ▼ -4.75 (-8.68%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	92,985,830 ▲ 0.4
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,672,098 ▲ 3.21
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,604,177 ▲ 0.17
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,539,090 ▼ -0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,982,726 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,916,601 ▼ -0.32
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	8,890,629 ▲ 0.5
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	8,741,665 ▼ -0.02
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	8,456,863 ▲ 0.08
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	7,872,327 ▼ -0.41

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