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Export stasis comes under NA focus

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce on Monday decided to seek detailed briefings from ...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

AGP orders HESCO to remove meters of defaulters

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Senate told: No civilian casualties in Afghanistan strikes

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

NA body informed: Border closure, Russia ban cut potato exports by 50pc

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

PM arrives in Qatar on two-day official visit

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

79 new firms registered during same period: Only 19 foreign cos ceased operations in 2022-25: SECP

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Air Punjab to be launched by year-end: Mujtaba

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 04:41am

Cigarettes worth Rs250m stolen from warehouses: Senate sub-body directs FBR chief to attend next meeting

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 04:45am

CCP clears proposed acquisition of FWBL by Eve Holdings

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 04:40am

SECP directs unlisted cos to switch to book-entry shares

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 04:48am

AI in health services: ADB rolls out new USD950,000 RTA programme

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 04:52am

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LTBA decries FBR’s ‘aggressive’ recovery drive

Gold price per tola gains Rs3,000 in Pakistan

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 23	279.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 23	279.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.60
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 23	3.67

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
S&P 500 / Feb 23	6,837.75
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,294.66
Nasdaq / Feb 23	22,627.27
Hang Seng / Feb 23	27,081.91
FTSE 100 / Feb 23	10,684.74
Dow Jones / Feb 23	48,804.06
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 23	24,991.97
France CAC40 / Feb 23	8,497.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	66.28
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 23	460,015
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.14
Petrol/Litre / Feb 24	258.17
Diesel/Litre / Feb 24	275.70

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 23	279.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 23	279.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.60
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 23	3.67

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
S&P 500 / Feb 23	6,837.75
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,294.66
Nasdaq / Feb 23	22,627.27
Hang Seng / Feb 23	27,081.91
FTSE 100 / Feb 23	10,684.74
Dow Jones / Feb 23	48,804.06
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 23	24,991.97
France CAC40 / Feb 23	8,497.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	66.28
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 23	460,015
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.14
Petrol/Litre / Feb 24	258.17
Diesel/Litre / Feb 24	275.70

MoF explains external debt profile

KSE-100 Index closes over 3% lower as selling grips bourse

Gold price per tola gains Rs7,100 in Pakistan

Reinterpretation of ITO ‘rattles’ IPPs

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

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

LTBA decries FBR’s ‘aggressive’ recovery drive

Gold price per tola gains Rs3,000 in Pakistan

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Published 23 Feb, 2026 11:10pm

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Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDC) delivered a softer set of results in 1HFY26, reflecting a...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

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Business Line awarded SAP partnership

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Swiss freeze more than USD880m of Venezuelan assets

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Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

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Updated 23 Feb, 2026 05:43am

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

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