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‘Extensive’ borrowing in foreign currency: Two govts blamed for worsening external debt

Acting finance minister says Pakistan's external debt significantly increased as a result of PTI and PDM borrowing forex during the past five years

Updated 14 Jan, 2024 07:40pm

Editorials

Vested interests and policy reversals

EDITORIAL: Just when the certainty of the election was supposed to bolster confidence about continued engagement ...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am

Opinion

Benazir: leader par excellence

Today, December 27, 2023 marks the sixteenth death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. She sacrificed her life...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 05:44am

Business & Finance

Christmas, New Year season ‘Rising production costs have slashed textile exports’ share by 24pc’

KARACHI: The galloping production cost and sledgehammer economic policies of the former PDM rule are seen as the...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Editorials

Confusion galore

EDITORIAL: Confusion seems to prevail since news of appointment of PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar as leader of the house,...

Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am

Pakistan

Advocate Zafar moves SC to hear plea on general elections next week

ISLAMABAD: Senior advocate Syed Zafar Ali Shah on Wednesday moved an application in the Supreme Court requesting to...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am

Editorials

Drap drugged, again!

EDITORIAL: Now that pharmacies have been caught charging up to five times more than the maximum retail price (MRP)...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Dar and his ubiquitous influence

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial ‘Not the same old policies, please’ carried by the newspaper...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

Editorials

Windfall tax levy faces prospect of litigation

EDITORIAL: Windfall tax is defined as “a tax levied on an unforeseen or unexpectedly large profit, especially one...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Pakistan

PDM parties will be asked to form alliance ahead of elections: PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday claimed that all the political parties which were part of...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Editorials

Crown of thorns

EDITORIAL: Political parties have no bigger mission than contesting elections and forming government, quite...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Pakistan

Hamza says Shehbaz-led PDM govt helped country avert default

LAHORE: Former Punjab Chief Minister and PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz said on Monday that 2024 general elections would...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

PTI issues ‘white paper’ on state of economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government put the fast dwindling economy of the country on the path of...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 08:56am

Caretaker govt tells Senate: PIA sell-off plan still there in line with IMF deal

Caretaker minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi says PIA is still present on the privatization list

Updated 11 Nov, 2023 05:08pm

Editorials

Public sector pension reforms

EDITORIAL: Just days after it was revealed that the federal government pays trillions of rupees in pays and pensions...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:15am

Transfer of DC, IGP: Establishment Division still defying ECP’s orders

ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division is constantly defying the orders of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 09:57am

Editorials

Upholding the constitution

EDITORIAL: At the heart of the Supreme Court’s ruling rejecting trials of civilians by military courts – much to...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Pakistan

Fazl for creating more space for political parties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Tuesday, linking economic development and...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Editorials

CCER: stupendous task

EDITORIAL: The eleven-member Cabinet Committee for Economic Revival (CCER) has suggested slashing the budgeted...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:01am

Editorials

Losing trust?

EDITORIAL: Like the lawyers who have been meeting former prime minster and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) Chairman...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

Shehbaz isn’t telling the whole truth

Shehbaz Sharif seems to have been making untiring efforts to restore the image of his brother, Nawaz Sharif, who has...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Pakistan

JUI-F slams PPP for ‘undue’ criticism

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) Pakistan, Wednesday while slamming Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Two top officials claim: Reshuffle in govt depts done in compliance with ECP’s directives

ISLAMABAD: With the appointees of former federal government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) still occupying ...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Editorials

Political shenanigans

EDITORIAL: At a presser on Sunday JUI-F (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that all ...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Editorials

Milking the system for what it is worth

EDITORIAL: During a press briefing in Washington DC, Julie Kozack, Director of Communications International Monetary...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

PPP ‘only’ party that wants timely elections: Bilawal

KARACHI: Taking a dig at his allies in the erstwhile Pakistan Democratic Movement-led ruling coalition, PPP Chairman...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

JI chief urges ECP to promptly announce ‘clear’ election date

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami(JI) Pakistan chief Sirajul Haq on Monday while hitting hard at the present caretaker ...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:56am

Pakistan

Elections shouldn’t be held in winter: JUI-F

LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said everyone...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

Any elections without Imran will have no legitimacy: PTI

ISLAMABAD: Former ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has lambasted Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 08:39am

Opinion

PML-N’s electoral prospects quite bright

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has reportedly said that had the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government ...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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