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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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Pakistan

PTI criticises govt policies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) strongly criticised the government on Monday for detaining political...

Published 2 days ago

FY26 Budget proposals: Businesses urge govt to gradually reduce GST rate

Pakistan Business Council recommends reduction in withholding taxes for exporters to minimise impact on cash flow of their business

Updated 2 days ago

Digital financial services: Govt, regulators must develop frameworks: ADB

ISLAMABAD: The government and regulatory authorities must move quickly to establish frameworks for digital financial...

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Large number of civil servants to be sent to ‘surplus pool’

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to send a large number of civil servants to a “surplus pool” in line with the...

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Pakistan

Murad voices opposition to new canal projects

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on World Water Day Saturday raised alarm over the declining flow...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

System constraints: KE says unable to get more than 2,000MW from national grid

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric on Thursday stated that it is unable to acquire more than 2,000 MW of power from the National...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 02:51pm

Pakistan

FO denies ‘knowledge’ of Pakistanis’ Israel visit, reaffirms pro-Palestine stance

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified on Thursday that it had no prior “knowledge or information” about the...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 10:51pm

Business & Finance

FMOA expresses reservations over Mineral Harmonization Act 2025

PESHAWAR: The Frontier Mine Owners Association (FMOA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has expressed serious reservations over the...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:55am

FPCCI urges govt to draft 10-year industrial policy

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) urged the government to formulate...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 09:36am

PPAs, IAs without coercion: Govt secures written confirmation from IPPs

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has secured written confirmation from the Independent Power Producers (IPPs)...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 09:32am

Business & Finance

Lowest power production in Feb 2025: KPCM Advisor rejects federal govt’s claims of economic improvement

PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muzzammil Aslam has rejected the federal government's...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:51am

July-Feb 2024-25: More revenue likely by increasing PL by Rs10/litre

ISLAMABAD: The federal government anticipates generating additional revenue from March 15 to 31 by increasing the...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:32am

Business & Finance

Potassium sulphate at Gwadar Port: Export approval likely for 2 firms under close watch

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to allow two companies to export potassium sulphate from Gwadar Port...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

POL prices likely to fall

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is expected to slash petroleum product prices by up to Rs14.16 per litre in the...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 09:38am

Sindh PA opposes proposed construction of new canals

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday, opposing the construction of six new canals...

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 08:40am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s proposed agrochemical ban sparks industry concerns

LAHORE: The federal government’s proposed ban on 12 key agrochemical Active Ingredients (AIs) has sparked concerns...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:47am

PM directs e-office implementation in all ministries by 20th

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given deadline of March 20, 2025 to the ministries/Divisions to achieve...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 02:09pm

Pakistan

Govt decides to import raw sugar

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday decided to import raw sugar (Shakkar) to stabilize sugar prices in the...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am

Pakistan

Water and power: KP’s constitutional entitlements discussed

PESHAWAR: Chief Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shahab Ali Shah directed the authorities of the Energy...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Editorials

One-year achievements

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted his government’s one-year achievements though he hastened to...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 06:16am

Govt notifies more changes to selection board rules

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday issued a Stationery Regulatory Ordinance (SRO) which will allow the prime...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 12:47pm

Business & Finance

Business community leader praises govt for successfully reining in inflation

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:17am

Pakistan

PM reaffirms his govt’s full support to KP’s development

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed the federal government’s full support in...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Jul-Jan govt debt up 4.65pc to Rs72.12trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 3 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:33pm

Pakistan

NA panel told about impediments to operational functioning of BISP

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Rubina Khalid has said the absence of a dedicated...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

Centre urged to approve TORs: KP seeking to hold talks with Afghan govt

PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Dr...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 02:45pm

KP cabinet approves establishment of 12 permanent IJCPs

PESHAWAR: Provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved establishment of 12 permanent intra-provincial and...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 02:46pm

Opinion

Fix the EFS

Export-led growth is the mantra these days, but government seems uninterested in actually facilitating it. The...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Petrol price cut by Re0.50, HSD’s by Rs5.31

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday slashed prices of petroleum products with reduction of a price of high speed...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 09:32am

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 27	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 27	258.64

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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