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Stagnation and reform

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy remains mired in stagnation, weighed down by structural inefficiencies and policy...

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Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization–II

The establishment of a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Pakistan necessitates a structured and phased...

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Editorials

Water riots!

EDITORIAL: The recent warning from the World Bank, highlighting the looming threat of conflict over water, should...

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Editorials

Development hijacked by political expediency

EDITORIAL: If there were any hopes that the PML-N-led coalition government would break from tradition and adopt a...

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Opinion

Asia on the rise

By all accounts Asia is on rise in world politics, economy and technology. It has equated itself with the key...

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Opinion

Pakistan in dire need of reforms

The economic situation in Pakistan remains complex, with fluctuating growth rates, high prices of commodities, and...

Published 2 days ago

BR Research

Sugar: the shock is temporary

Repeat after me: in an industry where producers engage only in opportunistic exports — and where the domestic market...

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Editorials

External assistance inflows

EDITORIAL: In its monthly report on foreign assistance inflows, the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) revealed that ...

Published 2 days ago

Opinion

Domestic economic thought, profession, and ‘dual-track’ pricing mechanism

Although Pakistan came into existence at a time when there was a deeply renewed focus on economic thought process...

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World

Nearly 9,000 people died on migration routes in 2024: UN

GENEVA: Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations...

Updated 2 days ago

Editorials

LSM still negative

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the Quantum Indices of Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) which...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:57am

BR Research

Electricity generation rut goes on

Pakistan’s national electricity grid generated more power in February of 2018 than in February of 2025. Let that...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:58am

Opinion

Fence is the best defence

Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:36am

Business & Finance

Countries holding largest gold reserves: US, Germany, Italy lead the way

China, India dominate Asian reserves as gold rally continues
Pakistan is 49th on list with 64.7 tonnes as of January 2025

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Pakistan

Pakistan slips to 109th in global happiness rankings, still ahead of regional neighbours

Pakistan’s position in the World Happiness Report 2025 has dipped slightly, falling one spot to 109th compared to...

Published 3 days ago

Opinion

Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies

As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Editorials

The high cost of punitive taxation

EDITORIAL: The fundamentally flawed nature of the tax regime operational in Pakistan is both well-documented and...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:48am

BR Research

Pakistan’s CA: A fragile balance

The current account was nearly balanced in February, posting a deficit of only $12 million compared to a deficit of...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:06am

Opinion

Mental health - more than a buzz word

Burn out. Stressed. Down. These three words are screaming out of most engagement surveys that are coming out in...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:10am

World

Dubai’s Yango Group targets Pakistan, others with $20m startup fund: report

Dynamic, high-growth markets like Pakistan offer substantial opportunities, says spokesperson

Published 19 Mar, 2025 03:27pm

BR Research

GTI 2025: Pakistan’s security and economic crisis

Pakistan ranked as the second most impacted country by terrorism in the GTI 2025, with terrorism-related deaths...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Opinion

Fiber security: a pillar of economic and agricultural stability

The concept of fiber security holds strategic importance for Pakistan’s economy, textile sector, and agricultural...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 06:13am

Editorials

Staff Level Agreement: misplaced optimism?

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the last day of its first review mission to Pakistan - from 24...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:46am

BR Research

Energy crisis: Gridlock of gas and power

The government, under the guise of IMF conditions, has increased gas prices for captive power plants, along with an...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:17am

Opinion

Provincial revenue mobilisation

The previous article had focused on the overall fiscal performance of Provincial governments in the first six months...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:03am

Business & Finance

Dubai leads global luxury real estate with 147pc growth in five years: report

City tops Prime Real Estate Index (PIRI) in Knight Frank's Wealth Report 2025

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 02:06pm

BR Research

Net metering reforms: Course correction

The solar gold rush in Pakistan was always going to invite a policy response. The numbers alone warranted it. In the...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:12am

Opinion

Palestine: To be or not to be

“Courage is a heavy gift to carry, Francisca Albanese UN Special Repertoire says, “but not as heavy as 13,000...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:08am

Editorials

Policy overhaul needed for textile sector

EDITORIAL: Given the primacy of the textile sector in propping up the country’s exports and employment numbers, ...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:59am

BR Research

Stop the wheat policy circus now

If Pakistan’s policymakers are in the business of flip-flopping, at least let them excel at it. Unfortunately, their...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 07:03am

Opinion

Policy rate unchanged

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), met under the chairmanship of the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on 10...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:37am

Opinion

Pakistan’s taxation trap: overburdening formal economy feeds the informal

Tax compliance in Pakistan has been dismal for decades, and every increase in tax rates or the imposition of new...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:37am

Editorials

The Global Terrorism Index

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s war against terrorism is far from over. The latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) ranking, which...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Opinion

PSX’s commitment to gender equality

The following is the full text of speech of Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Chairperson of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX),...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 04:41pm

Editorials

The canal controversy

EDITORIAL: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, in a press conference at Parliament House on...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Opinion

IMF: both a problem and a solution?

The country is currently under the 23rd IMF programme — a US$ 7 billion, 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF)...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:26am

Opinion

The continuing polio challenge

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries that still have the polio virus. Pakistan in spite of...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:31am

Opinion

Stabilising economic activity a significant task for SBP

Considering the scale of Pakistan’s external borrowing, obligations related to debt payments, profit repatriation,...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:33am

Editorials

Banking system: Moody’s outlook

EDITORIAL: Moody’s, one of three major international rating agencies, whose ratings determine the rate at which...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 06:10am

BR Research

Global crude oil market in a flux – what’s next?

Oil prices have been riding a wild wave in 2025—soaring, plunging, and keeping the world on edge. The global oil...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:39am

Opinion

Justice denied to justice buried

The Supreme Court of Pakistan during the last many days has dismissed a large number of leaves to appeal, mainly...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 06:20am

Markets

Net-metering buyback: Does govt want to dim Pakistan’s solar glow?

Stakeholders in energy sector including Senator Sherry Rehman have raised concerns over the government’s decision to...

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 10:02pm

Perspectives

Net-metering in Pakistan: A solution for clean energy or a grid crisis?

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved on Thursday a set of amendments to the...

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 10:51pm

BR Research

INDU: Good ol’ demand

It wasn’t too long ago when Indus Motors was keeping its plant shut down due to material shortages and supply chain...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:36am

World

Ripple says securing Dubai crypto licence a ‘major milestone’

Ripple will be the first blockchain-enabled payments provider licenced by Dubai Financial Services Authority

Published 14 Mar, 2025 04:29pm

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism — II

During the hey days of the Covid pandemic, and especially post Covid pandemic there was lot of talk of world...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

Editorials

Combating water scarcity

EDITORIAL: The Indus River System Authority’s (IRSA’s) recent warning to all provinces regarding water levels in the...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

BR Research

Pakistan’s tax burden: Who pays the price?

Some things you know, but when you see them laid out on a broader canvas, the picture hits differently. That’s...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:08am

Opinion

Textbook Trump uncertainty

Sounds crazy, but at first markets really thought Trump was bluffing about upending the global trade and tariff...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:20am

BR Research

How overregulation is strangling Pakistan’s formal sector

In Pakistan’s evolving business landscape, the contrast between the formal and informal sectors is stark. On one...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:02am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	280.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	280.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	149.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
India Sensex / Mar 21	76,905.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	37,677.06
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Hang Seng / Mar 21	23,689.72
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	8,646.79
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	22,891.68
France CAC40 / Mar 21	8,042.95

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	68.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	3,028.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	65.27
Petrol/Litre / Mar 23	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 23	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / Mar 21 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.73 ▲ 0.25 (16.89%)
Lalpir Power / Mar 21 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	29.32 ▲ 2.67 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 21 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	23.16 ▲ 2.11 (10.02%)
Bela Auto / Mar 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	166.87 ▲ 15.17 (10%)
Sally Textile / Mar 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11 ▲ 1 (10%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 21 Agritech Limited(AGL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 21 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	122.16 ▲ 11.11 (10%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 21 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	117.76 ▲ 10.71 (10%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 21 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	122.32 ▲ 11.12 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.96 ▲ 2.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 21 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	126.06 ▼ -13.99 (-9.99%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	435.56 ▼ -47.57 (-9.85%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 21 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.95 ▼ -27.73 (-9.84%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 21 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.80 ▼ -1 (-9.26%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73 ▼ -6.57 (-8.26%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 21 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	51.03 ▼ -4.08 (-7.4%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	110 ▼ -8.64 (-7.28%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 21 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5 ▼ -0.39 (-7.24%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.5 (-6.67%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.60 ▼ -0.99 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	163,976,906 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Mar 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,899,654 ▼ -0.15
Pak Refinery / Mar 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,149,230 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,183,687 ▲ 0.48
Sui South Gas / Mar 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,173,748 ▲ 0.42
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Mar 21 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,984,659 ▼ -1.09
Pak Elektron / Mar 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,229,211 ▼ -0.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,221,041 ▼ -0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,981,776 ▼ -0.02
Hub Power Co. / Mar 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	14,711,439 ▼ -2.32

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