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OGDCL expands Reko Diq funding commitment to $627mn

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), one of Pakistan’s largest E&P, has approved an increase in its...

Updated about 5 hours ago

Editorials

Barriers to investment in productive sectors

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy direly needs investment in productive sectors in general and exports in particular ...

Published 2 days ago

World

India draws investments worth $19 billion under key production scheme, government says

NEW DELHI: India’s key manufacturing scheme received investments of nearly $19 billion as of November last year, the...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 08:15pm

KSA, Pakistan agree to boost economic ties

JEDDAH: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed to further strengthen the bilateral economic partnership...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 09:00am

Pakistan

Sindh’s agricultural sector: CM invites Australian investors

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah met with Australian High Commissioner Neil Hawkins, who called on...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:42am

Jul-Feb of FY25: 104pc spike in foreign investors’ profit repatriation

Foreign investors repatriate $1.55 billion during July-Feb of FY25

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 02:57pm

Pakistan

Chinese CG reaffirms dedication to investing in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah held separate meetings at the Chief Minister House with the Consul...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:27am

EU envoy, Jam discuss trade ties

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan, Dr Riina Kionka, called on Federal Minister for...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:50am

Pakistan

PM arrives in Jeddah

JEDDAH: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday arrived in Jeddah on a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia....

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am

PM says exports, investments under govt focus

ISLAMABAD: In order to achieve sustainable economic growth, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared on Friday that...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:27pm

Opinion

‘Uraan to trillion-dollar economy’

This is apropos an oped titled “Uraan to trillion-dollar economy” carried by the newspaper in its yesterday’s...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 06:48am

Markets

Wind power curtailment threatens investment, expert warns

LAHORE: Renewable energy expert Fawad Jawed has said that international investors are worried about curtailment on...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 05:34am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Denmark review $2bn maritime investment plan

Pakistan and Danish officials this week reviewed the progress of Denmark’s $2 billion investment in the South Asian...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 12:38pm

Opinion

Making balance of payments sustainable

Pakistan’s balance of payments crises are unlikely to be resolved through short-term fixes like import bans, which...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:24am

Markets

E&P firms mulling investing $5bn in energy sector

ISLAMABAD: Local and international firms in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) sector have expressed...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Business & Finance

Minister invites Pak traders in Oman to invest in Punjab

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chaudhry Shafay Hussain, met with a delegation of the...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 06:05am

Business & Finance

Africa, ME, Pakistan: Standard Chartered to boost investment in ‘Futuremakers Women in Tech’ programme

KARACHI: Standard Chartered has announced to boost investment in its Futuremakers Women in Tech programme across...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

Investment in SEZs: BoI and UAE’s IFZA ink MoU

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) Pakistan and International Free Zones Authority (IFZA) of United Arab...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Business & Finance

Investment in agricultural sector: Governor invites Korean investors

LAHORE: A Korean delegation comprising businessmen led by Habib Gilani called on Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

Business & Finance

BMP for curbing capital flight, brain drain

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Monday...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

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

Opinion

Pakistan’s strategic location: fact-check

Pakistan’s strategic location at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East undoubtedly makes...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 06:55am

Pakistan

Hutchison Ports presents $1bn investment plan to modernise Pakistan’s ports

Hutchison Ports, one of the world’s leading ports network, presented their $1 billion investment plan to modernize...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 10:43pm

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

Uzbek-Pak ties get boost: leaders eye $2bn trade

TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday vowed to take the volume of bilateral trade from current $400 million...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Opinion

GoP Ijarah Sukuk: better investment option?

In Pakistan, we are fortunate in that our economy is endowed with a variety of both conventional and Islamic...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am

PM arrives in Uzbekistan on Central Asia economic diplomacy tour

Pakistan

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 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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