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Pakistan debt stock reaches all-time high of Rs75trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 6 trillion during the first ten months of this...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 10:53am

Opinion

The burden of govt debt

The government debt outstanding is the debt that is to be serviced out of the Federal Consolidated Fund plus the ...

Updated 13 May, 2025 07:37am

Pakistan govt’s debt stock soars to Rs73.6trn by March-end

Rising domestic borrowings fueled by fiscal deficit financing push the debt burden up

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:32am

Jul-Jan govt debt up 4.65pc to Rs72.12trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 3 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:33pm

Business & Finance

Debt stocks hit Rs70.37trn mark by Nov-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks reached Rs 70.37 trillion mark by the end of November 2024,...

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 08:56am

Business & Finance

Schehzad delineates key macro economic achievements

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Finance Minister on Economic and Financial Reforms, Khurram Schehzad said inflation was...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

Govt debt hits all-time high of Rs70.36trn by Aug-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks crossed Rs 70 trillion mark at the end of August 2024 primarily...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

Business & Finance

BIS sends govt debt warning before important elections

LONDON: The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Jul-Apr govt debt stock up 8.6pc to Rs66.08trn YoY

KARACHI: The central government’s total domestic and external debt stock rose by 8.6 percent during the first 10...

Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:23am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s central govt debt decreases marginally in February: SBP

Major decrease witnessed in central government external debt and short-term domestic debt

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 06:31pm

Sukuk receives Rs479bn participation against Rs30bn target

KARACHI: The first-ever auction for a one-year Government of Pakistan Ijarah Sukuk at the Pakistan Stock Exchange on...

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 04:34pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct govt debt stocks increased by Rs1.641trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt (domestic and external) stocks increased by Rs 1.641 trillion during...

Updated 06 Dec, 2023 08:40am

Editorials

The govt debt

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has uploaded government debt figures on its website that support the view of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:48am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	282.22
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	282.02
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 6	144.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 6	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 6	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 6	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Jun 5	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 6	6,000.36
India Sensex / Jun 6	82,188.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 6	37,741.61
Nasdaq / Jun 6	19,529.95
Hang Seng / Jun 6	23,792.54
FTSE 100 / Jun 6	8,837.91
Dow Jones / Jun 6	42,762.87
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 6	24,304.46
France CAC40 / Jun 6	7,804.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 5	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	307,270
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 6	64.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 6	3,310.42
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 6	68.21
Petrol/Litre / Jun 7	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 7	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jun 5 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.20 ▲ 1 (31.25%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.97 ▲ 0.59 (24.79%)
Invest Bank / Jun 5 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	3.92 ▲ 0.57 (17.01%)
Abdullah Shah / Jun 5 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7 ▲ 1 (16.67%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	9.31 ▲ 1 (12.03%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 5 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.55 ▲ 1.6 (10.03%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 5 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	21.41 ▲ 1.95 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 5 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	53.19 ▲ 4.84 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 5 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	49.96 ▲ 4.54 (10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 5 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	26.61 ▲ 2.42 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Ltd. / Jun 5 Supernet Limited(GEMSPNL)	41.55 ▼ -4.62 (-10.01%)
ICC Industries / Jun 5 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.66 ▼ -1.63 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 5 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	28,789.98 ▼ -3198.89 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 5 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	2,735.17 ▼ -303.91 (-10%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 5 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.71 ▼ -1.07 (-9.93%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jun 5 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	234.17 ▼ -23.62 (-9.16%)
Arpak Int. / Jun 5 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.01 ▼ -5.59 (-9.07%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	21.89 ▼ -1.91 (-8.03%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 5 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	7.82 ▼ -0.68 (-8%)
JS Global Banking / Jun 5 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	23 ▼ -1.9 (-7.63%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	179,677,072 ▲ 0.42
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	62,902,228 ▲ 0.75
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	52,373,487 ▲ 0.05
Invest Bank / Jun 5 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	40,420,682 ▲ 0.57
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	37,050,317 ▲ 0.3
Treet Corp / Jun 5 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	34,993,918 ▲ 0.73
Dewan Cement / Jun 5 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,992,276 ▲ 1.24
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 5 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	31,842,116 ▲ 1.77
B.O.Punjab / Jun 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	24,182,352 ▲ 0.02
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,969,512 ▼ -0.66

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