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

Information ministry says exchange of fire took place in Chitral, Khyber, Mohmand, Kurram, and Bajaur sectors

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KSE-100 plunges over 3,000 points as Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions rattle PSX

Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:34am

Increased per-unit power costs: Nepra report identifies reason

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 09:04am

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

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 09:06am

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Gold steady as drop in US Treasury yields offsets firm dollar

Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:37am

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Oil heads for weekly decline as US, Iran extend talks

Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:33am

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Govt forms technical committee to review Export Facilitation Scheme

Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:34am

Discos’ PER: PD rejects Nepra’s claims

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 09:50am

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Janana De Malucho resumes operations amid improvement in market conditions

Published 27 Feb, 2026 08:45am

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KAPCO announces CEO change as Shahab Qader Khan resigns

Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:46am

EU-India FTA does not pose immediate threat to Pakistan: MoC

Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am

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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
FTSE 100 / Feb 26	10,846.70
Dow Jones / Feb 26	49,499.20
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 26	25,289.02
France CAC40 / Feb 26	8,620.93
India Sensex / Feb 27	81,739.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 27	58,816.58
Hang Seng / Feb 27	26,578.03

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%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Feb 27 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Feb 27 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	20.55 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Itanz Technologies / Feb 27 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Jubilee Spinning / Feb 27 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	24.66 ▲ 2.24 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 27 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	0.34 ▼ -0.3 (-46.88%)
Ansari Sug. / Feb 27 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	11.66 ▼ -1.3 (-10.03%)
Cordoba Logistics / Feb 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.50 ▼ -1.39 (-10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Feb 27 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	109.76 ▼ -12.19 (-10%)
Tata Textile / Feb 27 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	127.56 ▼ -14.17 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods Ltd / Feb 27 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	48,929,089 ▼ -1.18
F. Nat.Equities / Feb 27 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,854,767 ▼ -0.04
B.O.Punjab / Feb 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,367,095 ▼ -0.51
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,508,304 ▼ -0.04
Nishat ChunPow / Feb 27 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	15,023,799 ▲ 2

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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
FTSE 100 / Feb 26	10,846.70
Dow Jones / Feb 26	49,499.20
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 26	25,289.02
France CAC40 / Feb 26	8,620.93
India Sensex / Feb 27	81,739.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 27	58,816.58
Hang Seng / Feb 27	26,578.03

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

IMF talks to begin in Islamabad on Monday: ‘We’re in a good position,’ says Aurangzeb

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Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:34am

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Trump Iranian missile claim unsupported by US intelligence, say sources

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Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:20am

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Israeli fire kills eight people in Gaza as truce deal staggers

Medics said an Israeli airstrike against a group of Palestinians in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighbourhood in northern Gaza killed two people and wounded several others

Published 27 Feb, 2026 11:00am

Asia

Philippines, Japan, US hold joint military drills in South China Sea

China claims most of the resource-rich waterway, rejecting a 2016 arbitral award that has voided its historical claims to the area

Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:44am

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Trump and Mamdani meet for second time, discuss housing and ICE detentions

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Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:36am

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