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Forget growth for four years, follow IMF programme in letter and spirit to fix economy: Miftah Ismail

KARACHI: Pakistan has for the last two to three years approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:27pm

Pakistan

Govt unaware of true extent of ongoing economic crisis: Miftah Ismail

Pakistan has always managed to avert issues and this is why the current plight is being treated 'like any other', says former finance minister

Updated 18 May, 2023 07:15pm

Pakistan

Miftah for creating more provinces

KARACHI: Former Finance Minister Dr Miftah Ismail has proposed creation of more provinces by giving each division ...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

Pakistan

Govt will have to save Pakistan from default for next two years: Miftah Ismail

Former finance minister says Pakistan will need to enter another IMF programme

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 08:24pm

Editorials

Hot desert’s coal left out in the cold

EDITORIAL: The dollar crunch is hitting the economy hard; the power sector is no exception either. One more casualty...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

Pakistan's ex finance chief Miftah warns against any kind of debt restructuring

Difficult task to get China and the West to sit on one table for such an endeavour, he says

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:46am

Opinion

The plight of the common man

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has been repeatedly claiming that “we [the PTI] government left...

Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Markets

Component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan

Petroleum development levy at its highest, OMC margin to be reviewed

Published 01 Nov, 2022 08:07pm

Editorials

The rupee volatility

EDITORIAL: The Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has reportedly asked banks and exchange companies to maintain fair...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Editorials

The Fund and Pakistan

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been extremely rigid in backing off from its extremely harsh...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s growth model facilitates only the top 1% elite: Miftah Ismail

Former finance minister says lower and middle income groups suffer due to overheating of economy

Published 03 Oct, 2022 08:09pm

Pakistan

Floods highlight need for identifying environmental issues: SECP chief

KARACHI: The Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Aamir Khan has said that the recent...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Dar: a solo flight no longer an option

The PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) stalwart Ishaq Dar, after securing safe water for his return, landed at Nur...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 04:20am

PKR slide: govt feels so helpless because there’s IMF condition

Political uncertainty has been taking toll on local currency

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 11:21am

Five export-oriented sectors: ECC decides to increase RLNG rate to $9 per MMBTU

Approval increase in indigenous gas price for general industry at Rs1,550 per MMBTU

Updated 26 Jul, 2022 09:22am

Business & Finance

PM forms body to ease Japanese firms’ concerns

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a 13-member committee to review and resolve bottlenecks and...

Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am

Business & Finance

PMPMA supports Miftah’s decisions for economic revival

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Mobile Phone Manufacturers Association (PMPMA) has fully supported the tough decisions taken...

Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Event hosted by Atlantic Council: Miftah explains govt’s approach to economy

Finance minister says govt aims to bring about economic and fiscal stability

Updated 24 Apr, 2022 02:11pm

BNP-M’s Notezai ‘allocated’ ministry

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Energy (Power Division), already facing serious problems, has unofficially been allotted to...

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 10	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Diesel/Litre / May 10	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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