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Operation Ghazab lil-Haq: 133 Afghan Taliban operatives killed, more than 200 injured, says govt

Afghan Taliban wants to resolve conflict with Pakistan through talks, spokesperson says

World calls for restraint amid Pakistan, Afghanistan border clashes

China calls for Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire

KSE-100 settles with over 800 points loss as Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions take toll

Russia, Iran call for dialogue amid Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes

Air strikes in Afghanistan ‘proportional, based on careful planning’

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KSE-100 settles with over 800 points loss as Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions take toll

KSE-100 Index closed at 168,062.16

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 03:08pm

Increased per-unit power costs: Nepra report identifies reason

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 09:04am

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Gold steady as drop in US Treasury yields offsets firm dollar

Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:37am

Monthly FCA: Consumers of Discos & KE set to pay extra Rs18bn

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 09:06am

Markets

Rupee records gain against US dollar

Published 27 Feb, 2026 02:52pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s inflation to clock in at 7.4% in February, highest in 18 months: report

Published 27 Feb, 2026 11:25am

Markets

Oil heads for weekly decline as US, Iran extend talks

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 12:38pm

Business & Finance

Govt forms technical committee to review Export Facilitation Scheme

Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:34am

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Janana De Malucho resumes operations amid improvement in market conditions

Published 27 Feb, 2026 08:45am

Business & Finance

KAPCO announces CEO change as Shahab Qader Khan resigns

Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:46am

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Russia, Iran call for dialogue amid Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes

Published 27 Feb, 2026 11:29am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 26	279.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 26	279.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 27	155.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 27	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 27	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 27	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 26	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 26	6,908.86
Nasdaq / Feb 26	22,878.38
Dow Jones / Feb 26	49,499.20
India Sensex / Feb 27	81,739.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 27	58,816.58
Hang Seng / Feb 27	26,578.03
FTSE 100 / Feb 27	10,879.89
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 27	25,298.84
France CAC40 / Feb 27	8,615.32

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 26	463,444
Petrol/Litre / Feb 27	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 27	65.31
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 27	5,185.90
Diesel/Litre / Feb 27	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 27	65.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulistan Sp. / Feb 27 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	6.15 ▲ 1 (19.42%)
Media Times Ltd / Feb 27 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	6.54 ▲ 0.65 (11.04%)
Parmount Sp. / Feb 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5.76 ▲ 0.56 (10.77%)
B. F. Modaraba / Feb 27 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	22.50 ▲ 2.05 (10.02%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Feb 27 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	20.55 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 27 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	0.40 ▼ -0.24 (-37.5%)
Gulshan Sp. / Feb 27 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.22 ▼ -0.48 (-10.21%)
EMCO Industries / Feb 27 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	42.90 ▼ -4.77 (-10.01%)
Escorts Bank / Feb 27 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	21.57 ▼ -2.4 (-10.01%)
Ghani Global Glass / Feb 27 Ghani Global Glass Limited(GGGL)	8.10 ▼ -0.9 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods Ltd / Feb 27 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	50,304,604 ▼ -1.18
F. Nat.Equities / Feb 27 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	36,245,681 ▲ 0.02
B.O.Punjab / Feb 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,604,655 ▼ -0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,248,645 ▼ -0.05
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Feb 27 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	24,268,273 ▲ 6.07

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 26	279.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 26	279.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 27	155.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 27	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 27	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 27	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 26	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 26	6,908.86
Nasdaq / Feb 26	22,878.38
Dow Jones / Feb 26	49,499.20
India Sensex / Feb 27	81,739.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 27	58,816.58
Hang Seng / Feb 27	26,578.03
FTSE 100 / Feb 27	10,879.89
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 27	25,298.84
France CAC40 / Feb 27	8,615.32

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 26	463,444
Petrol/Litre / Feb 27	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 27	65.31
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 27	5,185.90
Diesel/Litre / Feb 27	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 27	65.49

Operation Ghazab lil-Haq: 133 Afghan Taliban operatives killed, more than 200 injured, says govt

Increased per-unit power costs: Nepra report identifies reason

KSE-100 settles with over 800 points loss as Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions take toll

HUBCO’s Gharo plant set to come online in second half of 2026, eyes 25,000 vehicles annually

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Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) has appointed Muhammad Masood as the acting chief executive in place of... Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:46am

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Gold steady as drop in US Treasury yields offsets firm dollar

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Updated 26 Feb, 2026 06:43am

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Air strikes in Afghanistan ‘proportional, based on careful planning’

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China calls for Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire

Pakistan is one of China’s closest partners in the region, but Beijing also calls itself a “friendly neighbour” of Afghanistan

Published 27 Feb, 2026 02:07pm

Europe

Russia, Iran call for dialogue amid Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes

Iran offers to help “facilitate dialogue” to resolve the conflict.

Published 27 Feb, 2026 11:29am

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Trump Iranian missile claim unsupported by US intelligence, say sources

State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump began making his case to the American public for why the US could launch strikes against Iran

Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:20am

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Israeli fire kills eight people in Gaza as truce deal staggers

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Published 27 Feb, 2026 11:00am

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