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Selling grips bourse, KSE-100 sheds nearly 5,500 points

The benchmark index settles at 167,691.08

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 03:08pm

MoF explains external debt profile

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 01:08pm

Pakistan

Five terrorists eliminated in Pishin intelligence-based operation: ISPR

Published 23 Feb, 2026 11:54am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz to leave for Qatar today to bolster economic, bilateral ties

Published 23 Feb, 2026 01:09pm

Business & Finance

Interloop’s Zulqarnain outlines roadmap to accelerate Pakistan’s exports

Published 23 Feb, 2026 12:55pm

Markets

Gold per tola gains Rs3,000 in Pakistan

Published 23 Feb, 2026 01:54pm

Pakistan

Abnormal temperature surge may accelerate glacial floods risk in northern Pakistan: PMD

Published 23 Feb, 2026 12:43pm

Markets

Oil drops amid Iran nuclear talks, US tariff uncertainty

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 02:34pm

Markets

Gold climbs to 3-week high as US tariff ruling stokes uncertainty

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 02:33pm

Business & Finance

Milk producer Ghani Dairies imports 300 high-yield heifers from Australia

Published 23 Feb, 2026 09:53am

Markets

OGDC’s profit down 11% in 1HFY26 amid lower sales

Published 23 Feb, 2026 11:02am

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Sports

England rout Sri Lanka for 95 to win Super Eights opener

Foreign capital remains missing

Ticket Wala CEO on transforming Pakistan’s ticketing and events industry

PODCAST: Can Pakistan-Canada annual trade hit $5bn?

PM Shehbaz rolls out measures to boost industry, trade and exports

MoF explains external debt profile

Gold price per tola gains Rs7,100 in Pakistan

Reinterpretation of ITO ‘rattles’ IPPs

Selling grips bourse, KSE-100 sheds nearly 5,500 points

LTBA decries FBR’s ‘aggressive’ recovery drive

Milk producer Ghani Dairies imports 300 high-yield heifers from Australia

Economy: country struggles day in, day out

Gold climbs to 3-week high as US tariff ruling stokes uncertainty

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 20	279.76
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 20	279.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 23	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 23	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 23	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 20	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 20	6,909.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
Nasdaq / Feb 20	22,886.07
Dow Jones / Feb 20	49,625.97
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,086.64
Hang Seng / Feb 23	26,977.53
FTSE 100 / Feb 23	10,677.93
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 23	25,112.95
France CAC40 / Feb 23	8,497.39

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 20	451,356
Petrol/Litre / Feb 23	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	65.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Diesel/Litre / Feb 23	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Itanz Technologies / Feb 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	13.96 ▲ 1.27 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Feb 23 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	50.60 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Feb 23 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	563.62 ▲ 51.24 (10%)
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	23.56 ▲ 2.14 (9.99%)
Ahmad Hassan / Feb 23 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	92.85 ▲ 8.41 (9.96%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Feb 23 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	5.79 ▼ -56.27 (-90.67%)
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	0.43 ▼ -0.09 (-17.31%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Feb 23 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	4.39 ▼ -0.82 (-15.74%)
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 23 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	0.97 ▼ -0.17 (-14.91%)
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 23 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	1.12 ▼ -0.18 (-13.85%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,062,769 ▼ -0.37
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,673,161 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Feb 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,673,106 ▼ -2.85
F. Nat.Equities / Feb 23 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,647,531 ▲ 0.08
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	18,550,384 ▼ -0.09

Ticket Wala CEO on transforming Pakistan’s ticketing and events industry

PODCAST: Can Pakistan-Canada annual trade hit $5bn?

PM Shehbaz rolls out measures to boost industry, trade and exports

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 20	279.76
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 20	279.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 23	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 23	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 23	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 20	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 20	6,909.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
Nasdaq / Feb 20	22,886.07
Dow Jones / Feb 20	49,625.97
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,086.64
Hang Seng / Feb 23	26,977.53
FTSE 100 / Feb 23	10,677.93
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 23	25,112.95
France CAC40 / Feb 23	8,497.39

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 20	451,356
Petrol/Litre / Feb 23	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	65.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Diesel/Litre / Feb 23	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.29

MoF explains external debt profile

Gold price per tola gains Rs7,100 in Pakistan

Reinterpretation of ITO ‘rattles’ IPPs

Selling grips bourse, KSE-100 sheds nearly 5,500 points

LTBA decries FBR’s ‘aggressive’ recovery drive

Milk producer Ghani Dairies imports 300 high-yield heifers from Australia

Economy: country struggles day in, day out

Gold climbs to 3-week high as US tariff ruling stokes uncertainty

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FPCCI urges activation of Risk Management Systems of DPP, PSQCA

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Industries drive power demand

Pakistan’s national grid power generation in 7MFY26 remained 8 percent below the peak recorded in 7MFY22. At 74...

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 05:43am

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Gold per tola gains Rs3,000 in Pakistan

10-gram gold sold at Rs460,015 after increasing by Rs2,572

Published 23 Feb, 2026 01:54pm

Interloop’s Zulqarnain outlines roadmap to accelerate Pakistan’s exports

Musadaq Zulqarnain, CEO of Interloop Limited, one of Pakistan’s largest exporters, has laid out a comprehensive... Published 23 Feb, 2026 12:55pm

Interview with Abdul Haseeb, Managing Director & CEO, TMC Pvt Ltd: ‘Pakistan has talent — but we lack employable expertise at scale’

Abdul Haseeb is the Managing Director & CEO of TMC (Pvt.) Ltd, one of Pakistan’s leading enterprise technology...

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

Energy

OGDC’s profit down 11% in 1HFY26 amid lower sales

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), the country’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,... Published 23 Feb, 2026 11:02am

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Maple Leaf Cement acquires 88.28% stake in Pioneer Cement, gains control

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF) has acquired control of Pioneer Cement Limited (PIOC) after completing a... Updated 23 Feb, 2026 12:28pm

China is making ‘full assessment’ of US Supreme Court tariff ruling, commerce ministry says

The ministry said it noticed the US planned to maintain tariffs on trading partners through alternative means including trade investigations

Published 23 Feb, 2026 11:29am

Companies

Milk producer Ghani Dairies imports 300 high-yield heifers from Australia

Says import forms part of the company's strategic expansion plan

Published 23 Feb, 2026 09:53am

Stocks

Selling grips bourse, KSE-100 sheds nearly 5,500 points

The benchmark index settles at 167,691.08

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 03:08pm

BR Research

LSM: Momentum cools; recovery holds

After an exceptionally strong November, Large-Scale Manufacturing entered December on a softer footing. Year-on-year...

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 08:12am

Foreign capital remains missing

Pakistan’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) came in at $173 million in January 2026, down 27 percent...

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:34am

Azgard Nine Limited

Azgard Nine Limited (PSX: ANL) was incorporated as “Indigo Denim Mills Limited” as a public limited company in...

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 08:26am

Current account wavers amid weak exports

The current account keeps on oscillating between monthly marginal surpluses and deficits, as it posted a surplus of...

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:24am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz to leave for Qatar today to bolster economic, bilateral ties

Both leaderships to exchange views on regional, global developments of mutual interest

Published 23 Feb, 2026 01:09pm

Abnormal temperature surge may accelerate glacial floods risk in northern Pakistan: PMD

Says daytime (maximum) temperatures recorded 3-5°C above normal

Published 23 Feb, 2026 12:43pm

Five terrorists eliminated in Pishin intelligence-based operation: ISPR

A significant cache of weapons, ammunition, explosives recovered from the site

Published 23 Feb, 2026 11:54am

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Pakistan, BD agree to increase cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to increase cooperation in different sectors and work more closely at... Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

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Seven ‘Ramazan bazaars’ set up in ICT

ISLAMABAD: To facilitate residents during Ramazan, 7 Ramazan bazaars have been established across Islamabad. In this... Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

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Afghanistan: Pakistan strikes seven camps; 80 militants killed

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out targeted strikes on seven terrorist camps near the Afghanistan border following... Updated 23 Feb, 2026 04:47am

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South Asia

British national among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash

Only nine of the dead have been identified so far, they said, adding that the bus was carrying 44 people in all

Published 23 Feb, 2026 01:07pm

Europe

EU not likely to agree on Russian sanctions on Monday, Kallas says

EU countries will likely not reach an agreement on the proposed new package of sanctions against Russia

Published 23 Feb, 2026 02:07pm

USA

Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US Northeast

Winter weather in the Northeast may also slow the processing, transport and delivery of mail and packages, the US Postal Service said

Published 23 Feb, 2026 10:30am

South Asia

India says key Maoist guerrilla surrenders as net tightens

Maoist commander Thippiri Tirupati, also known as Devji, had been active for years in Chattisgarh state

Published 23 Feb, 2026 12:09pm

USA

Mexican drug lord killing sparks revenge attacks; cars and businesses set ablaze, highways blocked

In some towns tourists and residents were urged to stay indoors, while truckers were advised to take safe routes or return to their depots until the violence abated

Published 23 Feb, 2026 08:39am

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