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Oct govt debt stock drops Rs456bn to Rs69.114trn MoM

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock decreased by Rs 456 billion in October 2024, largely attributed...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 02:51pm

Editorials

Domestic debt

EDITORIAL: The federal government has retired over one trillion rupees of domestic debt borrowed for budgetary...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:39am

Q1FY25: Govt pays off Rs1.2trn domestic debt

KARACHI: The federal government has successfully retired over one trillion rupees in domestic debt borrowed for...

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 03:33pm

Business & Finance

Govt debt hits all-time high of Rs70.36trn by Aug-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks crossed Rs 70 trillion mark at the end of August 2024 primarily...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

Opinion

Transforming maturity profile of domestic debt

Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:22am

Markets

June-end: Pakistan’s central govt debt stock at Rs68.9tr

The federal government’s total debt stock, encompassing both domestic and external debt, saw a marginal increase of...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 06:26pm

Public debt recorded at Rs67.525trn at Mar-end

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 67,525 billion at the end-March 2024, registering an...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:31am

Jul-Apr govt debt stock up 8.6pc to Rs66.08trn YoY

KARACHI: The central government’s total domestic and external debt stock rose by 8.6 percent during the first 10...

Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:23am

Editorials

Phenomenal rise in domestic borrowing

EDITORIAL: The government borrowed up to 77 percent domestically to finance its fiscal deficit in the first six...

Updated 28 May, 2024 05:52am

Editorials

No feel-good factor within general public

EDITORIAL: There is a level of comfort internationally in the improvement of key macroeconomic indicators - higher...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Editorials

Self-assessment of performance

EDITORIAL: The Caretaker cabinet expressed satisfaction at the steps taken during its tenure that was 14 weeks more...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

50bps hike in policy rate adds Rs300bn to domestic debt: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has disclosed that 0.5 percent (50 basis points) increase in interest rate...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 11:06am

Govt debt stocks hit all-time high of Rs59trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to an all-time high level of Rs 59 trillion at the end of...

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:35am

Opinion

Kicking the can

An IMF (International Monetary Fund) deal is finally done. This is good news as it has averted the growing concerns...

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:58am

Markets

Pakistan bonds advance after Zambia clinches debt restructuring deal: report

Pakistan’s 8.25% 2024 bond was indicated climbing half a cent to about 50 cents on the dollar, reported Bloomberg

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 02:59pm

Opinion

The quagmire of local-law domestic debt restructuring

As is widely understood, Pakistan is facing the dual dilemma of foreign debt servicing that has placed her foreign...

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:12am

Govt debt stocks rise to Rs58.6trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing from domestic and external resources rose by 22.5 percent during the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 08:47am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka expects to finalise a domestic debt rework by May

LONDON/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will kick off a debt rework of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise ...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Debt, liabilities rise to historical-level of Rs63.9trn

KARACHI: The country’s total debt and liabilities rose to a historical level of Rs 63.9 trillion at the end of the...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:48am

Opinion

Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring?

There is growing consensus over the need for debt restructuring within the policymaking community. However, many...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

Public debt at Rs49.2 trillion: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that the outstanding public debt of...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

Business & Finance

There’s no domestic debt liability on KP govt, says Jhagra

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Finance and Health Taimur Saleem Jhagra while retaliating against...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Editorials

Banking sector’s performance

EDITORIAL: The banking sector’s financial health has improved in the three quarters of calendar year 2021, as...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 06:22am

Business & Finance

Minister defends govt borrowing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said that a total of public debt as at end-September 2021...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

Rs2.983trn fiscal deficit financed through domestic debt

ISLAMABAD: The federal government mainly relied on domestic borrowing (debt market) to finance the fiscal deficit...

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 09:55am

Opinion

Economy once again in crisis

There is one point of agreement between government stalwarts and critics alike: it is critical for the government to...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Editorials

Debt sustainability no easy task

EDITORIAL: The total government debt has surged by 11 percent to 36.53 trillion rupees by end January 2021 in...

Published 10 Mar, 2021 04:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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