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Live budget 2024 2025

NFC award: govt official says IMF has attached no conditions

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing committee on Finance and Revenue, while observing increasing distortions in resources...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:40am

Budgetary support: Over Rs2trn borrowings cleared in just 5 months

KARACHI: In a positive turn on the economic front, borrowings by both the federal and provincial governments for...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:18am

Budgeted $9bn time deposits: EAD says country gets no amount in Jul-Oct FY25

Government budgeted $3 billion time deposit for the last fiscal year 2023-24 including $2 billion from Saudi Arabia and one billion from UAE

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:38pm

Editorials

The Finance Minister’s defence

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his press briefing on Sunday appreciated the efforts towards...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

PSDP: MoF approves Rs1.1trn against Rs2.9trn demand

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance approved Rs1.1 trillion development budget under the Public Sector Development...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am

Interest costs to eat up 40pc of 2025 budget: Moody’s

Rating agency says government debt affordability in Pakistan will remain weaker than before the pandemic

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 04:38pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt set to achieve Rs680bn surplus by year-end: Azma

LAHORE: By the end of this year, the Punjab government will have a surplus of Rs680 billion. The IMF has ...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Q1 figures revised: MoF posts Rs360bn cumulative provincial surplus

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has revised the fiscal operations’ figures for the first quarter (Q1) of the...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:29am

IMF-govt talks conclude

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday concluded the five-day talks with a...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:04pm

Macro-fiscal forecasts for budget: IMF asks govt to strengthen capacity of FD

Notes that current organisation of the Finance Division is relatively fragmented and presents an obstacle to achieving a more strategic approach to budgeting

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm

Supplementary grants: IMF seeks to limit govt discretion

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to initiate legal changes, required to limit the...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm

Mini-budget: Minister says ‘it will be premature to comment’

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Revenue Ali Pervez Malik said Thursday that it would be premature to comment...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 02:54pm

Business & Finance

1.4pc of GDP: Q1 ends with Rs1.696trn budget balance

ISLAMABAD: The government closed first quarter of current fiscal year 2024-25 with overall budget balance of Rs1.696...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

PSDP 2024-25: Ministries’ Rs2.9trn request pruned to Rs1.1trn

Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal directs Economic Affairs Division to come up with a realistic demand of budget in consultation with respective ministries/divisions

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 03:18pm

Business & Finance

Proposed mini-budget rejected: Govt urged to slash power rates by 9pc

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's top officials, Zakki Ejaz and SM Tanveer,...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 07:43am

Rs87bn short of target: Q1 collection stands at Rs2.452trn

ISLAMABAD: Despite taxation measures of Rs 1,800 billion in the budget (2024-25), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 08:52am

Senior economist says a ‘maxi budget’ will be unavoidable

ISLAMABAD: With conventional foreign financing lines largely dry off and expecting a massive shortfall in revenue,...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:57am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s incidence of tax on salaried class 3 times higher than India’s: PBC

A comparison...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

SBP widely seen cutting rates

KARACHI: Central bank will likely cut its key interest rate again on Monday in its first policy meeting following ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

Political turmoil, tax-laden budget: Businesses say Shehbaz govt ‘worse manager’ of economy: Gallup

KARACHI: Calling the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as ‘worse manager’ of the economy, the country’s...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:21am

Despite Rs2.5tr expected surplus profit from SBP: ‘Fiscal space’ continues to elude Pakistan

KARACHI: Despite the government estimating a surplus profit from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at a record Rs2.5...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 11:38pm

Business & Finance

FY25 budget: traders reject taxation measures

PESHAWAR: Business community have rejected additional taxation measures in budget 2024-25 and stated that it has not...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:59am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s salaried group comes out on the streets, but after work hours

Such is Pakistan’s salaried group protesting power that it took to the streets in Karachi at 5:30pm – after work...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 12:44am

Opinion

Provincial budgets for FY2024-25

The provincial budgets for 2024-25 have all been presented last month in the respective Provincial Assemblies....

Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

The way forward

Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am

KP to earn receipts of Rs90bn from oil and gas sectors

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will earn revenue amounting to Rs.89.8 billion in the...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 09:05am

FY24-25 to FY26-27: MoF cautions fiscal risks may affect MTBS forecasts

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has cautioned that fiscal risks may lead to potential threats or uncertainty in fiscal...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:24am

Business & Finance

Govt decides to introduce T&T system for cotton, ginning industry

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industry and Production, National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain,...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:19am

Opinion

IMF is here to stay

The IMF and Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF)...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 06:00am

Govt to borrow Rs3.97trn in Q1 FY24

KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow Rs 3.97 trillion from the domestic banking sector during the...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 2	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 2	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 2	156.70
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 2	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 2	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 2	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,881.63
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 1	19,310.79
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Jan 1	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	19,909.14
France CAC40 / Jan 1	7,380.74
India Sensex / Jan 2	79,764.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	241,773.70
Petrol/Litre / Jan 2	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 2	71.98
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 2	2,635.56
Diesel/Litre / Jan 2	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 2 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.90 ▲ 0.85 (14.05%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 2 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	9.47 ▲ 1.00 (11.81%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jan 2 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.55 ▲ 0.69 (11.77%)
Habib Ins. / Jan 2 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	9.80 ▲ 0.94 (10.61%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 2 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	79.20 ▲ 7.20 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 2 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	629.66 ▲ 57.24 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 2 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,106.79 ▲ 100.62 (10.00%)
Hinopak Motor / Jan 2 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	525.86 ▲ 47.81 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 2 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3 ▼ -0.69 (-18.70%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 2 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.31 ▼ -4.14 (-9.99%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	34.76 ▼ -3.86 (-9.99%)
National Silk / Jan 2 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50 ▼ -5.44 (-9.81%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 2 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.89 (-9.75%)
Shams Textile / Jan 2 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	26.01 ▼ -2.65 (-9.25%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jan 2 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	13.30 ▼ -1.23 (-8.47%)
F. Nat.Equities / Jan 2 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	4.08 ▼ -0.29 (-6.64%)
Mandviwala / Jan 2 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.30 ▼ -1.09 (-6.27%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	71,999,946 ▲ 0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,831,962 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 2 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	56,491,563 ▲ 0.72
Telecard Limited / Jan 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	45,648,580 ▲ 0.63
B.O.Punjab / Jan 2 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,412,470 ▲ 0.04
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 2 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,276,943 ▲ 0.22
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	38,198,091 ▲ 0.06
Aisha Steel Mill / Jan 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	33,731,868 ▼ -0.02
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	30,596,690 ▼ -0.68

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