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A call for robust public sector insurance

Pakistan’s general insurance sector lags behind its Asian peers due to several factors, including low financial...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:19am

PM directs PPRA to remove non-performers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) to remove...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 08:34am

Opinion

Is Pakistan prepared to seize Saudi investment opportunities?

In the rapidly shifting global investment landscape, where bilateralism has become the dominant approach and Return...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 06:22am

IMF official supports reforms in public sector

Says Pakistan has managed to revive economic and financial stability over the past fiscal year

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 02:27pm

Editorials

Overhauling the economy

EDITORIAL: Following the approval of the IMF’s $7 billion Extended Fund Facility for Pakistan, Finance Minister...

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 07:22am

Body formed to ensure enhanced public sector import thru Gwadar port

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has constituted an inter-ministerial panel to ensure 60 per cent of public sector...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:01am

PM forms body on additional utility-scale renewable energy power project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to evaluate benefits of additional utility...

Updated 28 May, 2024 08:35am

Govt asks PPRA to ‘overhaul’ its rules

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has directed the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) to overhaul its...

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 09:56am

PM seeks induction of tech advisors from private sector into public sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has chaired a meeting regarding the induction of technical advisors and...

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 09:03am

Foreign govts, private entities: Guidelines on pacts, MoUs notified

ISLAMABAD: The government has notified guidelines regarding agreements/memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with...

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 09:11am

Business & Finance

Key part of global economy wrestling with significant risks

KARACHI: Top risks facing public sector organisations are financial challenges and an inability to meet changing...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

Procurement by public sector agencies: PEC concerned about violation of its SBDs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has expressed serious concern on violation of Standard Bidding...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 09:10am

LHC explains why enrolment thru daily wages can’t necessarily be a route to regular employment in public sector

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that enrolment through daily wages, without any prescribed criteria, standards,...

Updated 12 Nov, 2023 09:09am

SOEs Policy: CCoSOEs to put up final draft to cabinet for approval

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee of State-owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has decided to put up the final...

Updated 29 Sep, 2023 05:15pm

Business & Finance

Caretaker KP minister says business community struggling to survive

PESHAWAR: Restructuring capabilities and streamlining the public sector processes are keys to enable ease of doing...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

Opinion

A slide without end: business groups must step in

All stakeholders agree that Pakistan is currently facing the greatest generational crisis in its history. What...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

SECP decides to amend VPS rules

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to amend the Voluntary Pension...

Updated 27 Mar, 2023 12:07pm

Public entities warned of stern action: Beneficial owners must be declared in contract documents: PPRA

ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has warned different public sector organizations that...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:12am

Pakistan

PM aide explains role of finance leadership in public sector

ISLAMABAD: Tariq Bajwa, special assistant to the prime minister on finance, on Thursday emphasised the importance of...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Markets

Wapda union objects to privatisation of distribution companies

HYDERABAD: All Pakistan WAPDA Hydro Electric Workers Union (CBA) President Abdul Latif Nizamani Sunday demanded the...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:40am

PM approves 2,000MW public sector power projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday gave in-principle approval for setting up 2,000 megawatts of...

Updated 30 Sep, 2022 09:42am

Pakistan

Public sector withholding agents of Swat: KPRA conducts training workshop

PESHAWAR: To increase tax compliance and build the capacity of government departments in tax collection and...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:13am

Editorials

Pakistan Railways: understanding losses

EDITORIAL: The debate about turning around SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises), and entities operating in the public...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

Information about beneficial owners: PPRA issues regulations

ISLAMABAD: Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has issued regulations with regard to sharing of...

Updated 06 Jun, 2022 10:20am

BR Research

A time to brood

Every now and then life gives a reality check. That rare shock that blind side people and forces them into a rude...

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 01:10pm

Pakistan

Reserved posts: NCHR report reveals discrimination against minorities

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in its fact-finding report launched on Monday, showed...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Ongoing projects: govt urged to award contractors one-time escalation

LAHORE: The Constructors Association of Pakistan (CAP) has called upon the government to award public sector...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am

BR Research

Interview with Amna Zafar Khan, CEO — CBM

‘We intend to expand into producing original content’ Amna Zafar Khan is the CEO of Check-Box Media (CBM) - a...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 04:54pm

BR Research

Digital transformation: government first!

While successive governments in Pakistan have talked a good game on public sector reforms, they more or less lacked ...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 07:30am

Pakistan

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: This is apropos a news item titled "Tarin bemoans 'NAB fear' hindrance" carried by Business Recorder...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	1.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	154.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 16	6,074.08
Nasdaq / Dec 16	20,173.89
Dow Jones / Dec 16	43,717.48
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,962.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,364.68
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,777.10
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,214.43
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,290.76

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 16	243,059.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,654.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.11 ▲ 1.00 (16.37%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.74 ▲ 0.82 (13.85%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.45 ▲ 1.00 (10.58%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 17 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.32 ▲ 1.67 (10.03%)
Air Link Com. / Dec 17 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	208.93 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	126.58 ▲ 11.51 (10.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 17 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	179.55 ▲ 16.32 (10.00%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	63.91 ▲ 5.81 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	94.49 ▲ 8.59 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Dec 17 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.51 ▼ -0.74 (-11.84%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.19 ▼ -0.51 (-10.85%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	32.02 ▼ -3.56 (-10.01%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Dec 17 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	20.17 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	53.72 ▼ -5.97 (-10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 17 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 17 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	809.76 ▼ -89.97 (-10.00%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 17 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	17.73 ▼ -1.97 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 17 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.57 ▼ -13.37 (-9.98%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	403,228,918 ▼ -0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 17 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,379,306 ▲ 3.33
Cnergyico PK / Dec 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,584,754 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,023,129 ▲ 0.59
Pak Refinery / Dec 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,947,968 ▲ 3.65
Sui South Gas / Dec 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,917,218 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,337,248 ▲ 1.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	33,958,478 ▼ -0.28
Hub Power Co. / Dec 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,067,460 ▲ 11.97

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