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The rot in agriculture

EDITORIAL: The prime minister’s visible frustration over the out-of-date state of Pakistan’s agriculture sector...

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Markets

ICMA calls for fast-track industrial solarisation to address power crisis

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (ICMA) Pakistan has urged the government and industry stakeholders...

Published 23 Apr, 2025 07:07pm

Minister seeks details of proposed energy policies

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has sought details of energy policies currently under consideration...

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 09:18am

Editorials

Beware of the Dutch disease

EDITORIAL: Inward home remittances have become the backbone of our foreign exchange earnings. Two decades ago,...

Published 21 Apr, 2025 06:06am

Opinion

US tariffs and Pakistan

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has categorically stated that Pakistan has no intention of retaliating against...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:08am

Opinion

Tariffs, textiles, and timing

Argentina once attempted to revive its domestic industry through tariffs and trade restrictions. It succeeded,...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:23am

Business & Finance

Afghanistan’s exports hit $100m mark

KABUL: Afghanistan exported goods worth 100.1 million US dollars and imported goods worth 1003.1 million during the...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Editorials

Case for export-led growth

EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has once again said all the right things. Speaking at the Karachi Chamber...

Published 19 Apr, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

Pharma industry: Sectoral exports witness 52pc surge in a year

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has claimed that following the government...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am

Opinion

Yarn imports constitute silent threat to textile exports

Pakistan’s export sector is undergoing a seismic shift, one that will affect its competitive edge for years to...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 06:45am

Pakistan may buy more cotton, soybean from US

KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to buy more cotton and soybean from the United States (US) in an attempt to halve its...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 09:31am

Opinion

Stranded gas, strangled industry

While the current decline in global energy prices would benefit most manufacturing economies, it poses a serious...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 06:29am

Business & Finance

Comprehensive industrial policy being pursued: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan Monday said the...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 06:59am

Business & Finance

Criticality of sustainable economic growth highlighted

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, while underscoring the...

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 07:32am

Diplomatic overtures: Pakistan pursues win-win trade deal with US

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly established contact with Washington through diplomatic channels to seek a...

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 09:11am

Opinion

Transforming services trade through digital infrastructure

Pakistan’s exports have long been defined by textiles and agricultural goods. But a hushed shift in services...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Pakistan

New avenues opened for Pakistan: Danyal

ISLAMABAD: The recent suspension of tariffs by US President Donald Trump has opened new avenues for Pakistan to...

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan

Expats deserve accredited as top exporters: NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq Monday said overseas Pakistanis are the backbone of the national...

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 07:53am

Govt envisions $100bn in exports over 8 years: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal pledged robust government support...

Updated 12 Apr, 2025 09:22am

APTMA seeks ban on import of yarn, cloth under EFS

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has demanded an immediate ban on the import of yarn...

Updated 12 Apr, 2025 03:12pm

Business & Finance

Every sector has to export to drive growth: Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasised on Friday that every sector of the economy has to contribute to...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 10:26pm

Business & Finance

‘More steps needed to ensure long-term economic stability’

KARACHI: President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, President of ECO Chamber of Commerce...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:12am

Export boost: PM directs authorities to take experts on board

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to boost the country’s export, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the...

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 03:14pm

Editorials

Trump tariffs and world reactions

EDITORIAL: US tariffs wiped out stock markets across the globe, even in Pakistan - an economy not that is integrated...

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 06:07am

Business & Finance

Planning minister for upgrading textile industry

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal stressed that the country’s...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 07:30am

Opinion

The global trade war

The USA, under the new Trump Administration, has unilaterally imposed tariffs on all imports into the country. The...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:14am

Opinion

Trump tariffs – a threat to our exports

The imposition of 29% additional tariffs on our exports to the USA will be highly disruptive to our exports to the...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:13am

Tariffs: MoC team to visit Washington

Ministry of Commerce seeks proposals from all concerned ministries to devise a joint strategy to deal with US reciprocal trade and tariffs

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 02:29pm

Aurangzeb talks about approach to economy

Finance minister says country’s foreign exchange reserves to reach $13 billion by June end

Updated 06 Apr, 2025 07:29pm

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb pledges exports for sustainable development

Expresses satisfaction that the auto sector has started exports in the last two months

Updated 05 Apr, 2025 07:07pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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