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Govt to refrain from granting any increases in salaries, pensions

ISLAMABAD: The government will “refrain from granting any further increases in salaries and pensions beyond those in...

Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:20am

SBA review: Punjab govt held responsible for Rs115bn unbudgeted spending

ISLAMABAD: The government claims it has taken measures to curtail expenditure but held the Punjab government...

Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:46am

IMF revises deficit upward to 7.7pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upward revised the budget deficit (excluding grants) to 7.7...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:34am

IMF assured of building reserves, free floating exchange rate

ISLAMABD: The caretaker government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would build...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:32pm

Business & Finance

Debt sustainability: Elevated gross financing needs constitute high risk: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that elevated gross financing needs continue to pose high...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am

De-escalation in interest of both countries: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday said that it was in the interest of both countries...

Updated 20 Jan, 2024 05:31pm

PIDE webinar: Economist talks of GDP decline during BJP rule

ISLAMABAD: GDP growth in India in Manmohan Singh government during 2004 to 2013 was as high as 7.8 percent but it...

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:39am

Business & Finance

Digital stack to help enhance growth rate: Shamshad

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar Thursday said digital stack would help the country to...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

12 vaccine preventable diseases: ECC approves Rs3.568bn TSG for immunisation

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved Rs3.568 billion TSG for...

Updated 18 Jan, 2024 09:53am

Pakistan

Govt’s non-developmental/recurring expenditure: Senate body may take up issue of ways, means

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance is likely to take up the issue of ways and means to...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

Business & Finance

Nov LSM sees 1.59pc growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has registered a growth of 1.59 per cent in November year-on-year basis...

Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:43am

Fight against terrorism: ECC approves Rs250m TSG for IB

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

Updated 14 Jan, 2024 10:38am

First credit guarantee co launched for SMEs

ISLAMABAD: The government, Friday, launched the first National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGCL) for small...

Updated 13 Jan, 2024 05:04pm

Ex-IMF official pinpoints ‘increasing risks’

Says sustained failure of tax reforms for over 30 years led to decline in tax-to-GDP ratio

Updated 12 Jan, 2024 11:05am

Enforced disappearances: Reorganisation of cabinet panel approved

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the reorganization of the Cabinet Committee on Enforced Disappearances...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:56am

Pakistan

Polio drive: There’s positive change in public attitude: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Tuesday that with cooperation between the government...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Business & Finance

Weighted average price mechanism: Local, imported urea put in one ‘basket’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a mechanism for urea weighted...

Updated 10 Jan, 2024 08:58am

PIA sell-off, outsourcing of airports: Caretaker setup for speeding up process

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar directs that the process of privatisation of the PIA and outsourcing of airport operations should be accelerated in a transparent manner

Updated 10 Jan, 2024 10:13am

Pakistan

PM orders Karachi-Chaman highway reconstruction

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has emphasised that road infrastructure needs to be built on...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Pakistan

PM takes major step against smuggling

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed that measures to prevent smuggling should be...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 25	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 25	71.20
Petrol/Litre / Nov 26	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 26 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 26 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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