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Deregulating petroleum sector: curb smuggling first

EDITORIAL: Finance minister Mohammad Aurangzeb recently said in a conference that bold energy and taxation reforms...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 12:40pm

BR Research

Rate cut – maybe next time!

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent despite the April inflation coming down to 18 percent. It...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 08:55am

Opinion

The falling rate of inflation

The last few months have witnessed a major drop in the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index....

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Opinion

Rent a party

Of late, the chorus of voices demanding ‘dialogue’ has grown to a virtual crescendo. This is understandable at one...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

World

‘Boycotts’: KFC Malaysia temporarily shutters outlets citing challenging economy

KUALA LUMPUR: KFC Malaysia has temporarily closed outlets in the country, citing challenging economic conditions,...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 03:55pm

Life & Style

What to watch this May: ‘Heeramandi’, ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Mother of the Bride’

The oppressive summer heat is upon us, but with it a new offering of summer programming is also available across a...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 04:54pm

BR Research

Rate cut: the virtues of patience

If Pakistan were a person, it would have probably been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Few trips to Gulf capitals;...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:50am

Editorials

Rise in reserves

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while talking to the press after delivering a keynote address...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:23am

Opinion

The LSM sector

Large scale manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.52 (cumulative) July-January 2024 against negative 2.67 ...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:25am

Opinion

Political stability critical to attaining sustainable external account stability

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has managed to maintain forex reserves despite facing substantial debt servicing...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:26am

Business & Finance

PPMA chairman speaks of ‘critical’ challenges facing country’s pharma sector

KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) Chairman Mian Khalid Misbah-ur-Rehman highlighted...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Life & Style

Meet Sahir, a thriving Pakistani influencer in Dubai

DUBAI: “In my opinion, anybody can be an influencer.” Those were the words that introduced me to Sahir Iftikhar...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:29am

World

Dubai ruler approves new $35bn airport terminal

CAIRO: Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum approved a new passenger terminal in Al Maktoum...

Updated 28 Apr, 2024 11:41pm

Editorials

Non-customs duty paid cars

EDITORIAL: An inquiry ordered by the Punjab chief secretary into an arrest concerning the illegal business of luxury...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am

Opinion

PIA privatisation

As Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) faces the prospect of privatization, it is imperative to...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am

Editorials

Overcoming the digital divide

EDITORIAL: Recent years have seen much hype surrounding Pakistan’s purported digital revolution, with the emergence...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Opinion

It’s all about the economy

Karachi, being Pakistan’s premier industrial and financial centre and home to 90 percent of the multinational...

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Editorials

C/A surplus

EDITORIAL: The current account registered surplus for March 2024 of 619 million dollars against 537 million dollars...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Opinion

SOEs: performance & accountability

The World Bank’s recent report, titled ‘Pakistan Development Update, fiscal impact of Federal State-Owned...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

BR Research

Hot money returns

Pakistan’s economy is getting hot for international debt portfolio investors. There are some inflows by foreigners...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

Very critical 2020s: existential threats and global economy

‘The 2020s are almost halfway over and are on course to be the most difficult decade for the global economy since...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Net metering power: Govt mulling bringing buyback rates down to Rs11/unit from Rs21

Current trend has misbalanced govt's plan to pay capacity charges, sources say

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:07am

Editorials

Energising the SME sector

EDITORIAL: In yet another bid to encourage the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Opinion

Sanctioning Iran? ‘Let’s not kid ourselves’

Watching the US House pass a $95 billion “aid package” for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan (360-58) reminded me of a...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Opinion

Gas pricing 2.0: transforming Pakistan’s energy landscape with WACOG

In a move that could reshape the energy landscape of the nation, the government is now seriously considering the...

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 03:27am

Opinion

Rising energy tariffs, sinking economy

Unless power tariffs for industrial consumers are rationalized immediately, economic catastrophe is imminent....

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Life & Style

After severe backlash, Malala condemns Israeli government for ‘war crimes’

Education activist and producer Malala Yousafzai issued a statement on Thursday, condemning the Israeli government...

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 12:13pm

BR Research

HBL profits: Strong and steady

Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, HBL started 2024 from where it left off in 2023. Another record quarterly profit...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 09:05am

Editorials

Interaction with S&P and Fitch

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with representatives from Standard and Poor’s and Fitch on the...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Opinion

Reimagining corporate affairs

The outside department. The palm greasers. The scam controllers. The ghost busters. These were some informal...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

BR Research

Hope springs eternal, as do false promises

The thing about economic indicators is they can tell whatever story the narrator wishes to sell. A quick look at...

Updated 24 Apr, 2024 03:54pm

Markets

Spotlight: Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and some key facts

KARACHI: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan this week put the spotlight on a major gas pipeline...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:42pm

Markets

Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?

Regulator, which issued a press release last week detailing its account of the complaint, had not named the entity or the individuals involved

Published 23 Apr, 2024 06:00am

Perspectives

Ivy Leagues, so-called ‘anti-semitism’ and the US

American higher learning institutions are at an inflection point. Last week, prestigious Columbia University – the...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 10:54pm

Editorials

Regional conflicts and global economy: the nexus

EDITORIAL: Regional conflicts have been impacting on the global economy in recent years – beginning with the Russian...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Opinion

Persistent decline of manufacturing sector

The latest monthly data for February 2024 on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently by...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Technology

Tech and crypto: Dubai attracts 9 MNCs with market value of $82bn

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy revealed that the combined market value of the nine multinational companies (MNCs)...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 01:29pm

BR Research

CA surplus – will it sustain?

The current account surprisingly posted a surplus of $619 million in March 24,which is the highest surplus since...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 10:07am

Opinion

Pakistan’s debt dilemma: navigating turbulent waters

In the intricate fabric of Pakistan’s economic landscape, a daunting debt crisis casts a long shadow, threatening...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Editorials

The energy conundrum

EDITORIAL: The mismanagement and irrational decision-making in the energy sector is making the industrial sector...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

Opinion

Foreign investment inflows

The two-day visit of the high-powered Saudi delegation last week focused on identifying possible areas of investment...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

Opinion

It’s about time MPC revisited its policy stance

The monetary policy committee is meeting next Monday. In the last review, two out of ten members voted for a rate ...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

Business & Finance

Boosting Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports: learning from India’s success

KARACHI: Recent research has highlighted the massive gap between Pakistan’s potential to export and the value it...

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 08:23pm

World

Housing solutions, food distribution: 5 ways Dubai dealt with record rains

Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan directs early disbursement of April salaries for Dubai government employees

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 05:49pm

Opinion

Israel-Hamas conflict - what’s the endgame?

Two main objectives of the invasion of Gaza by the Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) on 23 October, 2023 were to...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

BR Research

Transmission bottlenecks

It’s a well-established fact that the power grid supply is higher than the demand in Pakistan, and that is...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 09:09am

Editorials

Annual rain and flood disaster

EDITORIAL: Come rainy season and the same cycle of destruction repeats itself – flash floods, roof collapses,...

Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am

Editorials

SIFC, NAB and the civil service

EDITORIAL: It’s no small endorsement of the SIFC’s (Special Investment Facilitation Council’s) credibility that its...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Opinion

Pakistan on the IMF doorstep again

With Pakistan embroiled in an acute burden of debt, to the extent that 70 percent of its revenue is diverted to pay...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Perspectives

Pakistan’s investment pitch deck: fix security issues and terrorism

“The menace of terrorism is again rearing its ugly head, threatening our nation’s security as well as regional peace...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 10:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 30	156.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5116.17
Nasdaq / Apr 29	15983.08
Dow Jones / Apr 29	38386.09
India Sensex / Apr 30	75020.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	38337.50
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17733.21
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8175.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	18100.97

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	82.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	2326.07
Diesel/Litre / Apr 30	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 30 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 30 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 30 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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