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Extremely bad optics

EDITORIAL: On Friday, the federal cabinet approved a summary to increase the salaries of federal ministers, ...

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Big hike in salaries of ministers, others approved

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Friday approved a significant increase in the salaries and allowances of federal...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 09:42am

Net-metering consumers: Nepra may hold public hearing on revised buyback rates

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is likely to hold a public hearing on the...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 08:51am

Pakistan

Shortage of official accommodations in Ministers’ Enclave: Cabinet expansion gives birth to concerns

ISLAMABAD: The recent expansion of the federal cabinet has raised concerns over the shortage of official...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Cabinet approves amendments to ATIR rules

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved amendments to the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (Appointments, Terms...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 02:42pm

Dual nationals on top SBP slots: MoF faces resistance to proposed appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is reportedly facing resistance from some Cabinet members regarding the proposed...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 12:47pm

Federal Cabinet: portfolios assigned to new inductees

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday assigned portfolios to the recently inducted federal and state...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 08:50am

Pakistan

Here is the full list of Pakistan’s new federal/state ministers, advisers, and SAPMs

The federal government on Friday announced the portfolios allocated to the news federal ministers, state ministers,...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 04:32pm

Pakistan

Cabinet reshuffle: portfolios allocated to new ministers, advisers

MQM-P's Mustafa Kamal given Health portfolio while PML-N's Hanif Abbasi allocated Railways ministry

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 08:38pm

Pakistan

Appointment of Haroon Akhtar Khan as SAPM hailed

LAHORE: Economic experts and industrialists have welcomed the appointment of Haroon Akhtar Khan as Special Assistant...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 06:16am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz calls for unity, highlights economic gains in cabinet address

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday called on all political stakeholders to unite for national progress during a...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:07pm

Editorials

A bloated cabinet

EDITORIAL: While most Pakistanis — particularly lower-income groups, the salaried class and the corporate sector...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Pakistan

Federal Cabinet undergoes major expansion

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to 13 federal ministers, 11 ministers of state and three...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

Pakistan

Cabinet reshuffle: 27 new members join federal cabinet

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday administered the oath to new federal ministers, state ministers, and advisors...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 10:28pm

Senate panel takes notice of 600 trucks stuck at Pak-Iran border

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has referred the matter of blockage of over 600 trucks at...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:27am

Opinion

Success breeds complacency, and complacency breeds failure

In a recent federal cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan’s economic prosperity is...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Pakistan

First year of parliament: Pildat releases report on performance evaluation of federal ministers

LAHROE: The Pildat has released performance evaluation of federal minister in the first year of parliament. In...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 08:46am

EFF approved despite ‘dissenting voices’: IMF MD

ISLAMABAD: Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, reportedly stated that there...

Updated 22 Feb, 2025 02:12pm

Pakistan

Repair of Italian helicopters: Govt agrees to insert new clause in BOA

ISLAMABAD: Italian Company M/s Leonardo, Helicopter Division (LHD) and Islamabad have agreed to insert new clause...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

First package of regulatory reforms: BoI set to seek Cabinet nod

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) is all set to seek Federal Cabinet’s approval of first package of...

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 02:34pm

Economic prosperity hinges on end to terrorism: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday linked end to terrorism in the country to economic stability,...

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 02:49pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz pledges $5 billion trade boost with Türkiye

Premier stresses cabinet must work hard to achieve economic agenda

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 10:35pm

Cabinet approves setting up of ‘TPO’ at MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved establishment of Tax Policy Office at the Ministry of Finance to build...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 02:56pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz orders Ramadan package without utility stores

Decision taken to prevent corruption and distribution of low-quality commodities to the people

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 10:13pm

Warehousing as industry: MoI&P directed to submit plan to operationalise, implement

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) to submit a plan...

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 08:47am

Pakistan

Committee to probe ex-minister Sarwar’s statement in 2020 regarding pilot licences

The federal cabinet on Thursday approved formation of a fact-finding committee to investigate a statement made by...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 10:45pm

Opinion

Business & Finance

Federal cabinet approves proposal to revise agreements with 14 IPPs: PMO

Revised agreements will include reduction of Rs802 billion in profits, costs of independent power producers

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:06pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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