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Aurangzeb talks about approach to economy

Finance minister says country’s foreign exchange reserves to reach $13 billion by June end

Updated 06 Apr, 2025 07:29pm

Pakistan

‘Country’s progress depends on economic stability’

FAISALABAD: Pakistan’s progress depends on economic stability. Without a strong economy, sustainable development and...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:42am

Business & Finance

HBL partners with Ahya to achieve net-zero and climate targets

KARACHI: HBL, Pakistan’s leading bank, has partnered with Ahya Technologies, a Pakistani company specializing in...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:13am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s sustainable development: Aurangzeb, UNDP official representative discuss joint efforts

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a follow-up meeting on ...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Business & Finance

‘Sustainable development not possible without economic reforms’

KARACHI: The Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

NA standing body approves Climate Accountability Bill, 2024

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change, unanimously, approved the Climate...

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 09:18am

Pakistan

PM seeks collaboration with UN in climate change, development

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday emphasised the need to further strengthen collaboration...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 07:17am

Climate change: PM demands grants for developing nations

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed on Friday the need for more predictable, flexible, and grant-based...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:59pm

Pakistan

MOUs signed to drive economic growth, sustainable development

PESHAWAR: The Centre of Excellence in Executive Development (CEED) by CECOS signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 06:08am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb lists steps to ease debt burden

DAVOS: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said achieving sustainable development is Pakistan’s top...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

Gwadar airport set to reshape economic landscape: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday commended the World Bank’s pledge of providing a $20 billion...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 09:25am

Pakistan

Data-driven policies: Population Council reaffirms its support

ISLAMABAD: The Population Council has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Pakistan’s efforts in crafting...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:11am

Pakistan

Gender empowerment, sustainable development: NA speaker outlines key strategies

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that exchanging ideas, best practices, and forging...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:11am

PM to head panel to boost investment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to form a steering committee to be...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 09:45am

Pakistan

Meeting discusses role, reforms of Planning Commission

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal presided over a high-level...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s journey towards sustainable development

ISLAMABAD: Today marks a pivotal moment in Pakistan's journey towards sustainable development as the United States...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

Sustainable development not possible without peace: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that it is...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:46am

Pakistan

Global moot on sustainable development held

LAHORE: A three-day global conference on sustainable development in Pakistan, organized by Home Economics ...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

Business & Finance

EDOTCO Pakistan spearheads sustainable development, community wellbeing in 2023

ISLAMABAD: EDOTCO Pakistan, a key player in the telecommunications infrastructure industry marked a significant...

Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am

Pakistan

The Sustainable Development Goals: Developed nations urged to deliver on their commitments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called upon developed countries to deliver on their commitments and support the Global South...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

Integrated energy planning project: caretaker federal minister reviews progress

ISLAMABAD: The Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives reviewed progress on the Integrated Energy...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Opinion

It’s time to close the sustainable energy gaps in Asia and the Pacific

This year we pass the halfway mark both on our journey towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Trying to look at Pakistan through Piketty’s prism – II

4- Pakistan is world’s only country where majority of the elected members of its parliament decided to give it a...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Trying to look at Pakistan through Piketty’s prism–I

French economist Thomas Piketty’s erudite book Capital and Ideology published in 2019 is considered to be an...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:47am

Business & Finance

Analyst calls for developing SME sector for sustainable future

LAHORE: Renowned political economist Dr Shahid Javed Burki on Thursday emphasized upon enhancing ratio of domestic...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 07:26am

Germany inks two framework agreements worth Euro 28m

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan and Germany signed two framework agreements -amounting Euro 28 million...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:46am

Business & Finance

Country lacks capacity, commitment to cause of SDGs: expert

ISLAMABAD: Former convener of parliamentary taskforce on sustainable development goals (SDGs) Riaz Fatyana said on...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 21	280.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 21	280.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 21	140.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 21	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Apr 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
India Sensex / Apr 21	21,395.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 21	34,356.93
Hang Seng / Apr 21	79,442.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	299,811
Petrol/Litre / Apr 21	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 21	63.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 21	3,389.31
Diesel/Litre / Apr 21	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 21	67.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Quice Food / Apr 21 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Apr 21 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	10.16 ▲ 0.94 (10.2%)
Saritow Spinning / Apr 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	16.79 ▲ 1.53 (10.03%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 21 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Crescent Steel / Apr 21 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	128.69 ▲ 11.7 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.73 ▲ 2.52 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 21 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	36.29 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Apr 21 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	184.40 ▲ 16.76 (10%)
Nagina Cot. / Apr 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	54.98 ▲ 5 (10%)
National Silk / Apr 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	35.20 ▲ 3.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Reinsurance / Apr 21 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	13.45 ▼ -2.45 (-15.41%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 21 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	61.41 ▼ -6.54 (-9.62%)
Samba Bank / Apr 21 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.07 ▼ -0.9 (-9.03%)
NBP PGETF / Apr 21 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	21.51 ▼ -1.76 (-7.56%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Apr 21 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	32.93 ▼ -2.64 (-7.42%)
Bela Auto / Apr 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	151.60 ▼ -12.05 (-7.36%)
UDL International / Apr 21 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.80 ▼ -0.62 (-7.36%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Apr 21 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	112.52 ▼ -8.89 (-7.32%)
Kohinoor Mills / Apr 21 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	30.93 ▼ -2.44 (-7.31%)
Next Capital / Apr 21 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	7.36 ▼ -0.58 (-7.3%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	103,028,410 ▲ 0.01
Power Cement / Apr 21 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	62,587,267 ▲ 1.23
B.O.Punjab / Apr 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	42,587,808 ▲ 0.25
Sui South Gas / Apr 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,216,804 ▲ 0.9
Sui North Gas / Apr 21 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	28,845,690 ▲ 10.7
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	27,776,861 ▲ 0.64
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	25,090,099 ▲ 3.93
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,630,998 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	21,655,133 ▲ 1.29
Fauji Cement / Apr 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,149,277 ▲ 0.34

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