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Ministries, Divs barred from releasing funds for new projects

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has barred ministries/Divisions from...

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:14am

Rana-led panel to propose amendments aimed at clearly defining role of NEC

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted an inter-ministerial committee headed by Advisor to Prime...

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:49am

Pakistan

Govt will use resources optimally for economic revival, says PM Shehbaz

Premier says the federation will ensure consultations with the provinces and other stakeholders in all key decisions

Published 10 Jun, 2024 09:26pm

5-year plan to be submitted to NEC

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly prepared five-year (2024-2029) plan, which would be submitted to the...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 09:02am

NEC to approve development plan, growth target today

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) meeting has been convened today (Monday) to consider and approve...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 09:23am

NEC constituted

ISLAMABAD: The president on Friday constituted the National Economic Council (NEC) with prime minister in the chair....

Updated 08 Jun, 2024 01:35pm

Editorials

Injudicious use of development outlay

EDITORIAL: The disarray marring Pakistan’s development agenda was laid bare recently by the planning ministry as ...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Development budget: NEC approves suggestions of SIFC apex body

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the recommendations of the Apex Committee of the Special...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 08:47am

SAP: govt disburses Rs409bn

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is said to have allocated/ disbursed Rs409 billion with the highest Rs116 billion...

Updated 06 Jan, 2024 05:19pm

Challenges to SDGs implementation agenda reviewed

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasised the...

Updated 05 Jan, 2024 01:08pm

Provincial projects: inclusion in PSDP banned

Finance Ministry conveys to provincial governments that it is going to shelve hundreds of non-starter projects besides making it mandatory for provinces to share in fertiliser subsidy and BISP funding

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 10:44am

ECNEC approves 9 projects worth Rs371bn

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved nine projects of...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:46am

Pakistan

President approves reconstitution of NEC

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the reconstitution of the National Economic Council (NEC) – a...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Development: NEC approves ‘megabudget’

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for the country’s economic landscape, National Economic Council (NEC) held a...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

Balochistan CM says will boycott budget session

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has decided to boycott budget session for fiscal year 2023-24. BAP chief...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

NEC apprised about the key challenges facing economy

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) was informed that political instability, escalating security...

Updated 08 Jun, 2023 09:32am

Govt says 3.5pc growth target quite realistic

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal says National Economic Council has approved Rs1,150 billion federal development budget

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 10:30am

Pakistan

National Economic Council approves energy conservation plan

Provinces urged to implement an energy conservation program under which commercial centers would close by 8 pm

Published 06 Jun, 2023 10:06pm

APCC meets on June 2 to propose PSDP budget

ISLAMABAD: Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) meeting will be held on June 2 to propose public sector...

Updated 22 May, 2023 08:59am

President reconstitutes NEC

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has reconstituted National Economic Council (NEC) to be headed by Prime Minister...

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:34pm

Reconstitution of NEC approved

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, Wednesday, approved the reconstitution of the National Economic Council (NEC). ...

Updated 23 Mar, 2023 09:33am

Pakistan

Ministries, divisions asked to submit PC-1s, PC-IIs by March 31

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MoPD&SI) has urged all the ministries...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

5pc growth target set but govt says will try for 6pc

NEC approves proposal to allocate a federal development budget of Rs800 billion for financial year 2022-23

Updated 09 Jun, 2022 01:59pm

PM given presentation on Rs800bn PSDP: NEC may propose 5pc growth target for FY23

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) is likely to review and approve the economic performance...

Updated 07 Jun, 2022 09:56am

PSDP-funded projects: Finance Division revises pay package of staff upward

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has revised upward pay package of the project staff directly recruited for...

Updated 22 Apr, 2022 10:44am

Business & Finance

Constitution of National Economic Council a step in right direction: LCCI

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

PM abolishes two weekly offs in govt offices

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday in a meeting with economic experts issued directives for...

Updated 13 Apr, 2022 02:29pm

Pakistan

Noor Muhammad appointed NEC member

ISLAMABAD: Senior Minister for Finance Balochistan Noor Muhammad Dummar has been appointed member of National...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Pakistan

Pasha critical of govt’s approach to bringing down CAD

ISLAMABAD: There is an intent to bring down the current account deficit to four percent in 2021-22 from the...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

AN ORDINANCE: Further to amend the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999

WHEREAS the Senate and the National Assembly are not in session and the President of the Islamic Republic of ...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 31	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 31	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 31	152.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 31	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 31	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25
Hang Seng / Oct 31	20,382.25
FTSE 100 / Oct 31	8,105.12
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 31	19,158.33

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 31	69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 31	2,781.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 31	69.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 1	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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