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Gwadar port: Chinese firm hopes to export potassium sulphate fertiliser soon

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese fertiliser company, AGVEN, is gearing up to make significant strides in the international ...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:15am

Business & Finance

FMOA expresses reservations over Mineral Harmonization Act 2025

PESHAWAR: The Frontier Mine Owners Association (FMOA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has expressed serious reservations over the...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:55am

SIFC directs speedy execution of motorway, highway projects

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed the...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:12am

CCP approves acquisition of 60pc shares of DP WLF by NLC

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted approval for the acquisition of 60 percent...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:43am

Business & Finance

Pharma sector: SIFC backs deregulation as exports surge

The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) endorsed the government’s deregulation policy for pharmaceutical...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 04:39pm

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

Pakistan

Unmanned aircraft: SIFC EC issues direction to MoD on area demarcation

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed the Ministry...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Copper, gold handling: SIFC EC agrees to leverage PIBTL

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has agreed to utilize Pakistan...

Updated 05 Mar, 2025 09:17am

Talks with CMs & AJK PM: SIFC EC tells BoI to share SEZs action plan timeline

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed the Board of...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:27am

BR Research

Muttonheaded: Pakistan’s goat rodeo of governance

Last week, this newspaper reported that a proposal by Pakistan’s celebrated Special Investment Facilitation Council...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:28am

Export of live sheep/goats to Kuwait: SIFC proposal fails to win ECC approval

Food Security Minister urges ECC to ease criteria for proposals with clear economic benefits

Updated 02 Mar, 2025 09:16pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Italy reaffirm strong ties in 6th bilateral consultations in Rome

The 6th round of Pakistan-Italy Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Rome on Saturday, with both countries...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 09:56pm

Macroeconomic conditions have improved due to govt efforts: PM

Says government working towards implementing business and investment-friendly policies

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 02:57pm

Business & Finance

OGDCL, E&P to organise ‘Minerals Investment Forum’

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s leading exploration and production (E&P)...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:08am

Technology

Country shines at Web Summit Qatar 2025

KARACHI: Representing Pakistan’s IT Industry, Umair Nizam, Senior Vice Chairman of P@SHA has apprised that ...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:23am

Business & Finance

Business-friendly environment: Cabinet Secretariat recognizes LCCI

LAHORE: The Cabinet Secretariat, through its Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Division, has recognized...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Azerbaijan invited to invest in motorways sector

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatization, and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan, along with...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 02:31pm

EU-Pakistan business forum in May: SIFC readying its strategy

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is reportedly preparing strategy for the EU-Pakistan...

Updated 23 Feb, 2025 04:15pm

ECC likely to allow export of goats to Kuwait

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet which is scheduled to meet on Thursday (today)...

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 02:21pm

PM heaps praise on World Bank for cooperation

Says the investment by bank will usher in new era of growth, development across various sectors of the country

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 01:45pm

Business & Finance

SIFC National Coordinator visits LCCI

LAHORE: National Coordinator of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Lt General Sarfraz Ahmed visited...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 02:53am

Army chief, Punjab CM visit SIFC’s ‘Green Corporate Initiative’

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, along with federal and...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 08:56am

Public money: ECC directs ministries, divisions to replace insurance with bank guarantee

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed all ministries/Division to take...

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 02:34pm

Business & Finance

Gilani for providing all facilities to businessmen

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that there is a need to provide all possible facilities to...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 08:42am

Cut in power tariff for SEZs: SIFC directs PD to take concrete measures

PM presides over Apex Committee meeting attended by army chief, Chief Ministers and high level civil and army officials

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 03:07pm

Govt decides to develop SEZ on PSM land

Includes the creation of a comprehensive and tailored land lease model, which will offer options for sale, land lease, or licensing, based on the investor’s preferences

Updated 01 Feb, 2025 02:52pm

There’s need for innovative strategies to enhance trade with Switzerland: LCCI

Business & Finance

Special Investment Facilitation Council facilitates the energy sector to allow private sector gas companies to contribute Rs 71 billion reduction in circular debt annually

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 03:09pm

Opinion

Criticality of FDI in economic development

As our nation navigates the path to economic growth, the role of foreign investment cannot be overstated. Foreign...

Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jan 1	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 1	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 1	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 1	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 1	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	21,394.93
France CAC40 / Jan 1	7,927.62

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,770.58
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	260.95
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 1	67.61

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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