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Oil prices sink 13% as Trump predicts Middle East de-escalation

What are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz?

UAE oil giant ADNOC shuts Ruwais refinery after drone strike, source says

Kremlin says Putin’s proposals on Iran are still on the table

Pentagon chief says US intensifying strikes on Iran

Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates

Iran security chief says Trump’s threats to hit harder are ‘empty’

EU chief, Macron say Mideast war exposes Europe energy vulnerability

India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war, restaurants warn of closures

Iran says missile attacks to continue, US talks ‘not on agenda’

Iran says oil blockade will continue until attacks end, Trump threatens to escalate strikes

Markets

Positive sentiments return to bourse, KSE-100 gains over 6.6%

Benchmark index settles at 156,177.12

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 03:34pm

Business & Finance

Jazz secures 190 MHz additional spectrum worth $239.375mn in auction

Published 10 Mar, 2026 04:43pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan receives $3.3bn in remittances in February 2026

Published 10 Mar, 2026 03:58pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, President Zardari congratulate Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:15pm

Technology

Pakistan raises $507mn in long-awaited 5G spectrum auction

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 03:06pm

Markets

Gold gains on weaker dollar, easing inflation concerns

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 10:50am

Sports

PSL 11 schedule unveiled; eight teams to compete across six venues

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:45pm

Pakistan

Law minister urges media to avoid debating foreign policy citing regional sensitivities

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 03:49pm

Markets

Rupee inches up against US dollar

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:29pm

Business & Finance

P&G exit: Gillette Pakistan offers Rs700 per share to minority shareholders

Published 10 Mar, 2026 12:39pm

Markets

Gold price gains Rs6,200 per tola in Pakistan

Published 10 Mar, 2026 12:57pm

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The ever-rising debt

Opinion

ME conflict and its fallout on Pakistan

Opinion

SBP’s prudent path: hold rates, embrace hawkish tone amid geopolitical risks

BR Research

From oil shock to inflation shock

Editorials

When power overrides principle

Opinion

Possible impacts of Iran war

Editorials

Exports cannot wait

Sports

PM Shehbaz announces Rs1.5mn cash reward for each national hockey player

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

Positive sentiments return to bourse, KSE-100 gains over 6.6%

Pakistan raises $507mn in long-awaited 5G spectrum auction

PM announces cut in govt expenditure

Oil prices sink 13% as Trump predicts Middle East de-escalation

PTA likely to announce decision on Ufone-Telenor merger on Wednesday

Lotte Chemical Pakistan plans to acquire majority stake & control in Engro Polymer

Gold price gains Rs6,200 per tola in Pakistan

Gold gains on weaker dollar, easing inflation concerns

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 9	279.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 9	279.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 10	157.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 10	0.78
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Mar 10	1.16
SOFR % / Mar 9	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 9	6,795.99
Nasdaq / Mar 9	22,695.95
Dow Jones / Mar 9	47,740.80
India Sensex / Mar 10	78,206.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 10	54,157
Hang Seng / Mar 10	25,925.49
FTSE 100 / Mar 10	10,407.58
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 10	23,967.16
France CAC40 / Mar 10	8,064.75

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 9	457,271
Petrol/Litre / Mar 10	321.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 10	88.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 10	5,177.05
Diesel/Litre / Mar 10	335.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 10	65.33

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Mar 10 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.94 ▲ 1 (25.38%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Mar 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	4.02 ▲ 0.62 (18.24%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 10 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.02 ▲ 1 (16.61%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Mar 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.22 ▲ 0.73 (16.26%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 10 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5.19 ▲ 0.67 (14.82%)

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Modaraba(R) / Mar 10 Wasl Mobility Mod.(R)(WASLR)	0.24 ▼ -0.06 (-20%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	16.67 ▼ -1.85 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Mar 10 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	50.05 ▼ -5.53 (-9.95%)
Escorts Bank / Mar 10 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	14.25 ▼ -1.55 (-9.81%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 10 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	18.95 ▼ -2.06 (-9.8%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	53,265,424 ▲ 0.53
B.O.Punjab / Mar 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	38,630,948 ▲ 1.83
Cnergyico PK / Mar 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	27,361,886 ▲ 0.37
F. Nat.Equities / Mar 10 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	15,499,891 ▲ 0.12
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	14,732,116 ▲ 0.59

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 / Mar 9	279.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 9	279.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 10	157.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 10	0.78
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Mar 10	1.16
SOFR % / Mar 9	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 9	6,795.99
Nasdaq / Mar 9	22,695.95
Dow Jones / Mar 9	47,740.80
India Sensex / Mar 10	78,206.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 10	54,157
Hang Seng / Mar 10	25,925.49
FTSE 100 / Mar 10	10,407.58
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 10	23,967.16
France CAC40 / Mar 10	8,064.75

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 9	457,271
Petrol/Litre / Mar 10	321.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 10	88.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 10	5,177.05
Diesel/Litre / Mar 10	335.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 10	65.33

Positive sentiments return to bourse, KSE-100 gains over 6.6%

Pakistan raises $507mn in long-awaited 5G spectrum auction

PM announces cut in govt expenditure

Oil prices sink 13% as Trump predicts Middle East de-escalation

PTA likely to announce decision on Ufone-Telenor merger on Wednesday

Lotte Chemical Pakistan plans to acquire majority stake & control in Engro Polymer

Gold price gains Rs6,200 per tola in Pakistan

Gold gains on weaker dollar, easing inflation concerns

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Business & Finance

Companies

Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates

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Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:53pm

BR Research

Monetary Policy: back to irrational optimism?

SBP’s decision to hold the policy rate at 10.5 percent might have looked prudent in a world where the Middle East...

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:28am

Jazz secures 190 MHz additional spectrum worth $239.375mn in auction

Nearly 40% of Pakistani subscribers still lack access to 4G

Published 10 Mar, 2026 04:43pm

Statistics

Pakistan receives $3.3bn in remittances in February 2026

During 8MFY26, remittances clock in at $26.5bn

Published 10 Mar, 2026 03:58pm

BR Research

Sitara Chemical Industries Limited

Sitara Chemical Industries Limited (PSX: SITC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1981. The...

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:34am

Commodities

Gold price gains Rs6,200 per tola in Pakistan

10-gram gold was sold at Rs462,587 after it increased by Rs5,316

Published 10 Mar, 2026 12:57pm

Exchange

Rupee inches up against US dollar

Currency settles at 279.36

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:29pm

Companies

P&G exit: Gillette Pakistan offers Rs700 per share to minority shareholders

GLPL initially proposed to purchase shares from public shareholders at Rs216.49 per share

Published 10 Mar, 2026 12:39pm

Companies

Lotte Chemical Pakistan plans to acquire majority stake & control in Engro Polymer

Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited has announced its intention to acquire shares and control of Engro Polymer &... Published 10 Mar, 2026 11:19am

Energy

India’s small steelmakers face production cuts amid LNG shortages due to Iran war

Several small steel mills in Gujarat depend on imported LNG

Published 10 Mar, 2026 11:21pm

BR Research

From oil shock to inflation shock

The energy crisis is brewing up fast. There are uncertainties about the continuation of the war and the closure of...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 05:05am

BR Research

Nets International Communication Limited

Nets International Communication Limited (PSX: GEMNETS) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company by...

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:46am

BR Research

What’s happening to global crude?

Global oil markets have been shaken by a surge in geopolitical tensions following the escalation of conflict...

Published 06 Mar, 2026 05:28am

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Leather Up Limited

Leather Up Limited (PSX: LEUL) was incorporated as a private limited company in 1990 and was converted into a public...

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 08:45am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, President Zardari congratulate Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Express confidence that new supreme leader would guide Iran toward peace, stability and prosperity

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:15pm

Sindh shuts educational institutions until from March 16 to 31

Schools, colleges directed to continue curriculum through virtual sessions

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 05:00pm

Law minister urges media to avoid debating foreign policy citing regional sensitivities

Negative vlogs about relations between two countries—created merely for views—can be damaging, says Tarar

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 03:49pm

Pakistan’s CT operations ‘focused on neutralising cross-border threats’ from Afghan soil

Envoy responds to remarks of representatives of Afghanistan and India

Published 10 Mar, 2026 12:18pm

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NA adjourned after opposition’s uproar against fuel price hike

ISLAMABAD: Chaos erupted in the National Assembly on Monday as opposition lawmakers protested the government’s Rs55... Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

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PKRC condemns fuel price hike, demands its immediate reversal

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) has strongly condemned the government’s decision to increase... Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

World

USA

What are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz?

The US is seeking to calm oil markets concerned that a protracted war could cause a global energy crisis

Published 10 Mar, 2026 11:12pm

South Asia

Iran war deals double blow to Indian airlines already hit by Pakistan airspace ban

The country’s biggest international carriers Air India and IndiGo did not operate 64% of their 1,230 scheduled flights to the Middle East

Published 10 Mar, 2026 10:58pm

Europe

In Pakistan, urgency of sustainable procurement is underscored by the country’s acute vulnerability to climate change

Innocent schoolgirls in Tehran: children of a lesser God?

S. M. Hali

Every child lost to violence diminishes us all. Their laughter, their innocence, their unfulfilled potential—these are treasures stolen from humanity.

Models marched down a catwalk against a backdrop of jagged green shapes evoking mountains, carrying branches draped with handbags or hoisting huge wicker baskets overhead

Published 10 Mar, 2026 11:18pm

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