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Pakistan to roll out first Panda bond in coming weeks, says Aurangzeb

Finance Minister acknowledged that some firms have exited Pakistan

Updated 14 Jan, 2026 12:59pm

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

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly withdrawn its earlier demand for a third-party audit of...

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am

Markets

Govt moves to privatise Pakistan Minerals Development Corporation

PMDC among three SOEs approved for inclusion in privatisation programme

Published 01 Dec, 2025 09:16pm

Business & Finance

PVMA seeks payment of Rs6.5bn owed by USC

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

Published 31 Oct, 2025 07:36am

Pakistan’s auto industry in peril: Used car imports jump to 20pc from 7.5pc in 2020-23: EDB

ISLAMABAD: The share of used car imports in the country has jumped from 7.5 percent in 2020-23 to 20 percent in ...

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 07:42am

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

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

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 09:27am

Utility Stores finally closed

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

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 09:14am

‘Smooth’ USC closure: Rs30.216bn TSG approved by ECC

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved a technical supplementary grant of Rs....

Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:52am

Cabinet approves USC dissolution

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

Updated 23 Aug, 2025 09:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan govt closes all state-owned utility stores

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

Updated 31 Jul, 2025 10:56pm

Markets

Govt set to shut utility stores by July 31

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

Published 16 Jul, 2025 03:59pm

Agriculture reforms and sugar prices

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed relevant authorities to formulate a comprehensive action plan to...

Updated 12 Jul, 2025 07:27am

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

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

Published 02 Jul, 2025 08:43am

Panel suggests review of USC sell-off decision

ISLAMABAD: The 9th meeting of the Standing Committee on Privatisation held Friday under the chairmanship of Muhammad...

Updated 31 May, 2025 09:00am

Business & Finance

PVMA seeks govt’s help to recover dues against USC

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

Published 17 May, 2025 06:39am

Govt says to run USC under PPP

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

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:20am

Minister for price stability, forestalling hoarding

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal directed that the price difference between wholesale and retail...

Updated 22 Feb, 2025 02:40pm

Rs20bn Ramazan relief: payments to be made in cash

Provincial governments to follow the same cash transfer model for Ramazan package

Updated 22 Feb, 2025 09:47am

Govt to unveil Ramazan relief package sans USC: PM

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

Updated 05 Feb, 2025 05:48pm

Curtains for Utility Stores

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

Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:02am

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

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

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 09:22am

Business & Finance

No plans to shut down Utility Stores Corporation: Rana Tanveer

Minister for Industries and Production says various options being considered for restructuring of USC

Published 02 Sep, 2024 09:46pm

Employees stage sit-in against proposed closure of USC

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

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:06am

Govt mulling shutting down utility stores

ISLAMABAD: The federal government to get itself out of the unnecessary businesses activities is considering to close...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm

Markets

Govt mulls closing utility stores nationwide, says Aon Abbas

Senator Aon Abbas, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production, on Friday said the government...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 10:12pm

Tax on subsidy: ECC accuses FBR of ‘overreaching’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has accused the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:54am

Business & Finance

USC business plan to be ready in two months

ISLAMABAD: The business plan of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is presently under development and will be...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:06am

Interview with Taha Magrabi, Director Q-Commerce, foodpanda Pakistan

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 20	279.76
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 20	279.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 23	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 23	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 23	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 20	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 20	6,909.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
Nasdaq / Feb 20	22,886.07
Dow Jones / Feb 20	49,625.97
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,086.64
Hang Seng / Feb 23	26,977.53
FTSE 100 / Feb 23	10,677.93
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 23	25,112.95
France CAC40 / Feb 23	8,497.39

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 20	451,356
Petrol/Litre / Feb 23	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	65.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Diesel/Litre / Feb 23	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Itanz Technologies / Feb 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	13.96 ▲ 1.27 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Feb 23 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	50.60 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Feb 23 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	563.62 ▲ 51.24 (10%)
Ahmad Hassan / Feb 23 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	92.88 ▲ 8.44 (10%)
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	23.56 ▲ 2.14 (9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Feb 23 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	123.45 ▲ 10.93 (9.71%)
Prosperity Weav / Feb 23 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	46 ▲ 4 (9.52%)
Reliance Weaving / Feb 23 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	189.98 ▲ 16.42 (9.46%)
First Treet Manuf / Feb 23 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	17.19 ▲ 1.48 (9.42%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Feb 23 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	17.34 ▲ 1.49 (9.4%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Feb 23 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	5.71 ▼ -56.35 (-90.8%)
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 23 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	1.06 ▼ -0.24 (-18.46%)
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	0.43 ▼ -0.09 (-17.31%)
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 23 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	0.95 ▼ -0.19 (-16.67%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Feb 23 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	4.95 ▼ -0.79 (-13.76%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Feb 23 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	4.50 ▼ -0.71 (-13.63%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	1.56 ▼ -0.23 (-12.85%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Feb 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.10 ▼ -0.29 (-12.13%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Feb 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.90 ▼ -0.51 (-11.56%)
Parmount Sp. / Feb 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5.76 ▼ -0.73 (-11.25%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	35,787,827 ▼ -0.38
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,569,261 ▼ -0.07
B.O.Punjab / Feb 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,190,388 ▼ -3.29
F. Nat.Equities / Feb 23 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,626,294 ▲ 0.07
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	18,511,334 ▼ -0.09
P.T.C.L. / Feb 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,900,425 ▼ -3.2
Pak Int.Bulk / Feb 23 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,238,271 ▼ -1.29
National Bank / Feb 23 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,610,557 ▼ -18.84
Cnergyico PK / Feb 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,263,030 ▼ -0.44
Hascol Petrol / Feb 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,452,911 ▼ -1.92

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