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Trade

Textile exports: MoC shares work plan with Jam

ISLAMABAD: The commerce ministry has shared a short-to-medium to long-term work plan with Minister Jam Kamal Khan to...

Updated 3 days ago

Business & Finance

Trade obstacles: SAPM offers unwavering support to PBC

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Haroon Akhtar Khan, Wednesday, while acknowledging the ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:22am

EU envoy, Jam discuss trade ties

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan, Dr Riina Kionka, called on Federal Minister for...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:50am

Jul-Feb exports up 8.42pc to $22.074bn YoY

Trade deficit in February 2025 recorded at $2.319 billion

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 02:14pm

Opinion

Pakistan’s widening trade deficit will deepen without urgent policy reforms

Pakistan’s trade deficit has widened by 16% to USD 14.1 billion in the first seven months of FY 2025, compared to...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:29am

Business & Finance

Afghanistan, CA countries: PAJCCI chief urges govt to resolve trade crisis immediately

KARACHI: President of the Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Junaid Makda, urgently calls ...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 06:33am

BR Research

How overregulation is strangling Pakistan’s formal sector

In Pakistan’s evolving business landscape, the contrast between the formal and informal sectors is stark. On one...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:02am

Business & Finance

PRGMEA’s Carbon-Neutral Export Model to triple exports at net-zero emissions

LAHORE: The Pakistan’s textile industry is set for a major transformation as PRGMEA’s Carbon-Neutral Export ...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:43am

Pakistan

PML-N leader condemns prolong closure of Torkham border

PESHAWAR: Additional Secretary Information Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Arbab Khizer Hayat has strongly condemned...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:07am

Business & Finance

Pakistani, Afghan traders call for restoring trade

PESHAWAR: Pak-Afghan traders urged Islamabad and Kabul to sort out peaceful solution to all issues by holding table...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

$5bn trade volume target: Robust strategy designed to fortify economic ties: Turkiye diplomat

Pakistan and Turkiye agree to establish a Shura of Fraternity, a consultative mechanism to discuss and coordinate on every important bilateral and global issues

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 10:15pm

Jul-Feb exports up 8.17pc to $22.022bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 8.17 per cent during the first eight months (July-February) of current...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:07am

Opinion

TPO: A test of reform

Pakistan’s taxation and trade enforcement systems remain highly inefficient. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 06:58am

Pakistan

Afghan CG, KP CM discuss trade, regional peace

PESHAWAR: Peshawar-based Afghan Consul General Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir called on Chief Minister of Khyber...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:37am

Opinion

Fix the EFS

Export-led growth is the mantra these days, but government seems uninterested in actually facilitating it. The...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Opinion

Pakistan’s strategic location: fact-check

Pakistan’s strategic location at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East undoubtedly makes...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 06:55am

Business & Finance

CK Hutchison plans $1bn port investment

ISLAMABAD: Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited’s ports subsidiary plans to invest $1 billion to...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Business & Finance

Vietnam envoy visits FCCI, vows to expand bilateral trade

FAISALABAD: Vietnam has shown an impressive growth in the industrial, agriculture and services sector which is the...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:57am

Business & Finance

Uzbek-Pak ties get boost: leaders eye $2bn trade

TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday vowed to take the volume of bilateral trade from current $400 million...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Pakistan

NA panel discusses key matters

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs deliberated on key matters, including status...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

Export-led growth and effective tax management: Leveraging Digital Product Passport

As the EU tightens its regulations, many countries view compliance as a mere obligation, but the implications of ...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

Unlocking the textile industry’s full potential

Pakistan’s textile exports have witnessed an 8.6 percent recovery in 2024, reaching US$17.45 billion in 2024 from...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

Italy wants to strengthen its ties with Pakistan: ambassador

LAHORE: Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Marilina Armenlin has said that Italy is keen to further promote bilateral...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 08:56am

Business & Finance

Logistics industry facing massive losses due to offline trade

KARACHI: Pakistan’s logistics industry is facing annual losses of approximately $36 billion due to offline trade,...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:09am

World

Vietnam parliament approves $8bn rail link to China

HANOI: Vietnam’s parliament approved plans on Wednesday for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Strategic location big opportunity: President

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Gwadar Port would...

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 09:24am

Business & Finance

Holding of new trade body polls in 2025: PCDMA urges govt to reconsider decision

KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA), Salim Valimuhammad, has ...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 07:22am

Opinion

Region: BD throws up opportunities

In a major development, India has extended its security base and offensive capability and outreach beyond its...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Jam says rise in Dec imports reflects revival of industrial activity

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan said that Pakistan’s imports rose from $ 5 billion to $ 5.2 billion...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 02:56pm

Business & Finance

PBIT chief outlines plans to position Punjab as regional hub for trade

LAHORE: Muntaha Ashraf, Chairman of the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT), has unveiled an ambitious...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 07:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

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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