The bottom line of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) turned negative in the last quarter of 2022-23 as its unconsolidated loss amounted to Rs4.6 billion versus a three-month profit of Rs21.4bn a year ago. In the preceding quarter of January-March, the state-owned oil marketing company recorded a net profit of Rs13.6bn. As a result, PSO’s earnings totaled Rs5.6bn in 2022-23, down 93.4pc from the precedin
The exports of non-textile products saw a decline of 8.99 per cent in the first month of the current fiscal year from a year ago, data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Wednesday. The start of the new fiscal year witnessed a continued downward trend in the export of value-added products, contributing significantly to the decline in the exports of non-textile products
While the inter-bank market managed to keep the dollar below the Rs300 mark, the greenback soared to a record high price of Rs315 in the open market on Wednesday. While there may be a psychological barrier for the banking market since it is still under some kind of official influence, the open market seems to be taking advantage of the free market mechanism. The dollar was traded up to a pri
Wants to extract Rs146bn in quarterly tariff adjustment from consumers in six instalments to minimise ‘price shock’ ISLAMABAD: The rising electricity costs appeared to have put the power companies in a vicious cycle of declining consumption and shifting resultant additional capacity charges to consumers, compelling the government to seek staggered imposition of Rs146 billion quarterly charges i
Shares listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange registered a modestly positive opening on Monday before succumbing to a selling spree. Topline Securities said a number of unfavourable factors kept the index of representative shares down throughout the day. The current account, which was in surplus for four consecutive months, registered a deficit of $0.8 billion in July, hurting sentiments of inve