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Solar panels free of charge: Provincial govts’ move leaves policymakers scrambling

ISLAMABAD: The rampant import and installation of solar panels in the country, which is paying over Rs 2 trillion as...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 03:24pm

Markets

‘Rs146bn unpaid’: Energy minister writes letters to provinces for outstanding power dues

Overdue electricity bills hindering ongoing reforms in energy sector, Awais Leghari says

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 10:31pm

Amendment to agri tax law: Provinces miss deadline

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has admitted that the provincial governments have missed the deadline to amend...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:12am

NFP, agri tax review: Provincial govts to face IMF scrutiny today

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is set to question the provincial governments on Friday (Nov...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 09:20am

Alarming surge in Wild Poliovirus Type-1: Govts to jointly review, monitor situation

ISLAMABAD: Following an alarming surge in Wild Poliovirus Type-1 (WPV1) cases in the country within past three...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:11am

Pakistan

Govt decides to expedite process of sending PWD projects to provinces

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has decided to expedite the process of...

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 09:10am

Opinion

Social sector spending

The Federal Ministry of Finance has released the estimates of poverty-related expenditures for 2022-23. Thanks are...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am

Opinion

Budgetary outcome in 2023-24

The statistics on the outcome of fiscal operations by the federal and provincial governments in 2023-24 were ...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Summaries: CCI questions ‘competence’ of provincial govts, ministries

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has raised questions over the competence of ministries/Divisions...

Updated 26 Apr, 2024 08:58am

Opinion

Provincial economic policy

As the new provincial governments are finding their feet in a rather very difficult economic environment, it is...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

1H: Provincial PSDP spending rises 19pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The development spending (PSDP) of the provincial governments has increased by over 19 per cent during...

Updated 24 Feb, 2024 09:47am

Provincial mandates: Federal spending must be ceased, recommends World Bank

WB says that federal and provincial departments that are already redundant or would become so under the proposed devolution to the local governments should be abolished

Updated 26 Sep, 2023 10:02am

Investment task: SIFC apex body picks up the pace

PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs third meeting of the Apex Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council to continue positive momentum to attract investment in various sectors of economy

Updated 08 Aug, 2023 09:57am

Budgetary support: Govt borrows Rs500bn from banks in 2 weeks: SBP

Says federal government's borrowing for budgetary support rose by 218 percent during the initial two weeks of this fiscal year

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:00pm

Opinion

Budget, taxes, revival & growth

Fiscal consolidation should be as growth-friendly as possible. In general, tax base-broadening reforms are ...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Business & Finance

Smart licences for arms attract 18pc GST rate: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared that computerised arms licenses in the form of cards...

Updated 27 Apr, 2023 09:01am

Pakistan

Census monitoring dashboards: PBS asks Nadra to give provinces access

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has asked the National Database and Registration Authority ...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Cash surplus of provincial govts

The role of the four provincial governments has increased after the 18th Amendment. They have also become entitled ...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Markets

Rs250bn saving anticipated: ‘Energy conservation roadmap’ readied

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy has prepared energy conservation roadmap which will save over Rs250 billion with...

Updated 20 Dec, 2022 09:36am

Pakistan

PTI’s planned protest: Additional police force summoned: Rana

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanullah on Thursday said that an additional police force has been summoned from...

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:51am

Pakistan

Minister warns of action against provincial govts supporting PTI’s long march

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that those provincial governments supporting the...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am

Editorials

LGs: provincial govts’ shameful foot-dragging

EDITORIAL: The concept of devolution of power to the grassroots does not sit easily with major political parties in...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Pakistan

Flood relief: Governor says all possible steps being taken to provide maximum assistance

LAHORE: Announcing that the federal and the provincial governments are working together for the flood affectees,...

Published 27 Aug, 2022 07:20am

Business & Finance

Mining sector likely to get status of industry

Move aimed at facilitating its development as per rules of provincial governments

Updated 27 Jul, 2022 11:54am

Opinion

Conserving energy

It is quite strange that people as a nation are not showing seriousness towards conserving energy, which is need of...

Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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