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Reko Diq comes under renewed ECC focus

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet met on Tuesday with Federal Minister for Finance...

Published about 10 hours ago

Editorials

Weightage of population in NFC

EDITORIAL: Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb while presiding over a meeting on National Health and Population...

Published a day ago

Pakistan

Aurangzeb leaves for China

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has left for China to attend Boao Forum for Asia...

Published a day ago

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb, FPCCI team discuss economic growth strategy

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday had a meeting with the...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:36am

Pakistan

FPCCI presents Charter of Economy to Aurangzeb

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), one of Pakistan’s largest industrial bodies,...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 03:51pm

Pakistan

Govt employees: Salary, pension hikes not on budget agenda, NA told

ISLAMABAD: In a stark contrast to the lofty promises of economic revival, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Health, population strategies: Aurangzeb reviews formulation of NHPP policy for next decade

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Monday, attended a meeting to...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:29am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Crypto Council officially launched

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) has officially been launched, marking a significant step in the...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:57am

Business & Finance

EU seeks unified business platform for European cos

ISLAMABAD: Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, federal minister for finance and revenue and Dr Riina Kionka, ambassador of...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Markets

Govt launches Pakistan Crypto Council to regulate, advance digital finance

Pakistan aims to foster safe, compliant environment for investors, businesses, and innovators in crypto space, says Finance Division

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 10:14pm

Net metering consumers: ECC lowers buyback rates to Rs10 per unit

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reduced buyback rates for net metering...

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 02:48pm

Potassium sulphate: ECC may approve export from Gwadar Port today

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Thursday (March...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 09:19am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb reiterates his support to insurance sector

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb Monday highlighted that the...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am

Aurangzeb lauds Zardari’s support in addressing slew of challenges

LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed gratitude to President Asif Ali Zardari...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 03:25pm

Business & Finance

Govt recognises ‘critical role’ of textile industry, Aurangzeb tells APTMA

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb assured the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) that the government...

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 10:48pm

Removal of GST on POL products: Oil refineries seek minister’s intervention

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil refineries have called on Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb to urgently...

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 04:08pm

Business & Finance

CK Hutchison plans $1bn port investment

ISLAMABAD: Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited’s ports subsidiary plans to invest $1 billion to...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Aurangzeb, MUFAP team discuss mutual fund industry growth

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with a delegation of the Mutual...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 09:19am

Jefferies Investors team meets Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Jefferies Investors, led by Alia Moubayed from Jefferies, on Thursday called on the...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 08:46am

Business & Finance

Tax policy office to go functional shortly: Aurangzeb

PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb Wednesday said the tax policy office, under the government...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Policy oversight, regulatory framework: Govt to mull setting up of ‘crypto council’

ISLAMABAD: The government will consider establishing a National Crypto Council, which will serve as a dedicated...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:30am

Editorials

Terrorism and FDI

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif linked ending terrorism as a prerequisite to economic stability. There is ...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

Business & Finance

Cryptocurrency: Aurangzeb advocates ‘open-minded’ approach to regulation

KARACHI: Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Monday said Pakistan’s ...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

Markets

Aurangzeb calls for open-minded approach towards cryptocurrency in Pakistan

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has urged authorities, including the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 10:31pm

Opinion

SOEs burden on taxpayers no surprise

Conventional economic theory argues that pursuit of privatisation is to enhance service quality, attract private...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 07:14am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb vows to foster conducive investment climate

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to fostering a...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Opinion

Home-grown problems, solutions

The nation is stuck in the dilemma of a perpetual struggle to borrow money to sustain the fragile fiscal structure...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Aurangzeb for urgent economic reforms to restore credibility

Brief lawmakers on the country’s climate financing challenges and its negotiations with international lenders

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 04:02pm

Business & Finance

Dairy industry team meets Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired a meeting with...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Crackdown on unregulated sectors to intensify: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Thursday said the enforcement will be done in a big way against...

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 02:24pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.08

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jan 1	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Jan 1	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Jan 1	8,042.59

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	3,018.44
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 1	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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