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Aurangzeb reviews progress on closure of PASSCO, USC

Published 08 Sep, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Monday stressed the importance of close coordination with the...

Costly TCP loans: MoF withdraws demand for third-party audit

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly withdrawn its earlier demand for a third-party audit of...

Sell-off programme: Key updates proposed by Privatisation Commission Board

Updated 02 Dec, 2025 02:19pm

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Board, which met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Muhammad Ali,...

Implementing govt policies is not job of courts: Federal Constitutional Court

Updated 20 Nov, 2025 07:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court said the government policies need to be implemented by the respective...

PVMA seeks payment of Rs6.5bn owed by USC

Published 31 Oct, 2025 07:36am

KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), Sheikh Umer Rehan, has urged the...

The fall of SOEs

Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:01am

In light of recent developments regarding the closure of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), I believe this ...

8,000 USC employees: Rs25.3bn severance package readied

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared a severance package of Rs 25.3 billion for over 8,000 employees of the...

Pakistan govt decides to sell USC assets in FY26

Updated 04 Sep, 2025 11:09am

PM Shehbaz earlier approved closure of Utility Stores Corporation operations in July

Utility Stores finally closed

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced to have launched a severance package of over 28 billion rupees for...

Govt approves Rs30.2bn grant for closure of Utility Stores Corporation

Published 28 Aug, 2025 03:10pm

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday approved a technical supplementary grant of...

Privatisation of PIA: Final bidding process may conclude by October

Updated 26 Aug, 2025 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed on Monday that the final bidding process for the privatization of...

Cabinet approves USC dissolution

Updated 23 Aug, 2025 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Friday unanimously approved the dissolution of the state-run Utility Stores...

VSS being readied: USC shutdown decision is final, NA panel told

Published 01 Aug, 2025 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) on Thursday announced that the government has made ...

Pakistan govt closes all state-owned utility stores

Updated 31 Jul, 2025 10:56pm

All sales, purchases at utility stores closed with effect from July 31, 2025 except shifting of stock from stores to warehouses and returned to vendors and handing-taking of stores inventories, notification reads

Employees continue protest against USC shutdown

Published 24 Jul, 2025 08:23am

ISLAMABAD: Employees of the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USC) continued their protest on Wednesday ...

USC to be shut down by 31st, employees offered VSS

Published 17 Jul, 2025 03:32am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to close all operations of Utility Stores Corporation (USC) by 31stJuly 2025,...

Govt set to shut utility stores by July 31

Published 16 Jul, 2025 03:59pm

The federal government is all set to shut down its public retail sector, the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) by...

Privatisation of USC: NA body decides to take up issue at appropriate forum

Published 02 Jul, 2025 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Industries and Production, Tuesday, decided to take up the...

11,614 USC employees removed following closure of 1,925 outlets

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

ISLAMABAD: The government has shut down 1,925 loss-making Utility Stores outlets countrywide being operated by the...

NA panel irked by ‘non-professional’ attitude of KE CEO

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Industries and Production, Tuesday, expressing serious anger...

PVMA seeks govt’s help to recover dues against USC

Published 17 May, 2025 06:39am

KARACHI: Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman of Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has urged Prime ...

Sufficient sugar stocks available: Minister

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) Rana Tanveer Hussain on Monday said that...

Ramazan relief package

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 07:09am

EDITORIAL: The Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanvir informed the House that the federal government has...

Govt says to run USC under PPP

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain once again has made it clear that the...

Govt to unveil Ramazan relief package sans USC: PM

Updated 05 Feb, 2025 05:48pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday that the government would unveil a Ramazan Relief...

Curtains for Utility Stores

Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:02am

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to shutter the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is a commendable move that...

PM’s package approved: ECC sanctions Rs1.679bn for USC’s expenses

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved continuation of the Prime Minister’s...

Employees told USC won’t be shut down; it will be restructured

Published 03 Sep, 2024 08:01am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, Monday, while dispelling the notion...

Bengali spells out reasons for his resignation

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

KARACHI: Noted economist Dr Kaiser Bengali has resigned from the Austerity Committee (High-Powered Committee for...

Employees stage sit-in against proposed closure of USC

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:06am

ISLAMABAD: The employees of Utility Stores Corporation (USC), on Wednesday, staged a sit-in against the...

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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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