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Published 10 Oct, 2026 12:55am

Trump says Russia to supply diesel to US and global market

Move comes as prices of diesel are near record highs ahead of November 3 congressional elections in US that will determine control of Congress

Business & Finance

Govt cuts petrol price by Re0.66, raises diesel by Re0.52 per litre

Published 09 Oct, 2026 10:40pm

World

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court hours after former judge wins Nobel

Published 09 Oct, 2026 09:30pm

Markets

Pakistan registers $3.6bn in remittances for September 2026

Published 09 Oct, 2026 07:19pm

Pakistan

Pakistan working to narrow differences in Iran-US conflict, says DG ISPR

Published 09 Oct, 2026 04:13pm

Business & Finance

RLNG supply constraints: KE warns of 'load management' during peak hours

Published 09 Oct, 2026 10:40pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz calls on Houthis to immediately cease attacks on Saudi Arabia

Published 09 Oct, 2026 11:57am

Markets

Oil falls as Trump comments on Iran talks ease supply concerns

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:28pm

Technology

PTA proposes KYC checks, 90-day cap on foreign roaming SIMs

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 09:26pm

Markets

PSX: KSE-100 slips lower, sheds 353 points after early gains fade

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:54pm

Business & Finance

PIA and Norse Atlantic sign partnership for two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:09pm

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Pakistan’s 5mn+ SMEs building on rented land

Editorials

Renewed surge in violence

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Trump administration freezes green cards for Microsoft, IT firms, probes universities

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Opinion

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BR Research

August FCA, lower than feared

BR Research

Interview with Liu Xueliang, Vice President of BYD Co., Ltd. and General Manager of BYD Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division

Sports

Abbas Afridi to lead Pakistan in Hong Kong Sixes 2026

World

South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Editorials

Retailers must not be allowed to evade taxes

Gold price per tola surges by Rs5,900 in Pakistan

PIA and Norse Atlantic sign partnership for two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Meezan Bank approves Rs49bn in financing under govt’s GHTA Scheme

BYD in talks to bring ultra-fast charging technology to Pakistan

Govt further increases petrol price by Rs2.31, diesel by Re0.78 per litre

Oil falls as Trump comments on Iran talks ease supply concerns

PM Shehbaz calls on Houthis to immediately cease attacks on Saudi Arabia

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 8	277.21
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 8	277.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 9	158.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 9	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 9	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 7	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 8	7,765.36
Nasdaq / Oct 8	27,193.34
Dow Jones / Oct 8	51,231.64
India Sensex / Oct 9	72,325.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 9	68,512.30
Hang Seng / Oct 9	24,111.88
FTSE 100 / Oct 9	10,523.83
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 9	25,056.57
France CAC40 / Oct 9	7,797.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 8	91.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 8	79.94
Petrol/Litre / Oct 9	398.96
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 9	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 9	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 9	4,175.87
Diesel/Litre / Oct 9	395.72

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 9 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	6.98 ▲ 1 (16.72%)
ARM Green Industries / Oct 9 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.19 ▲ 5.02 (10.01%)
B. F. Modaraba / Oct 9 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	21.43 ▲ 1.95 (10.01%)
Sitara Peroxide / Oct 9 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	50.89 ▲ 4.63 (10.01%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Oct 9 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	84.62 ▲ 7.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Asim Textile / Oct 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	66.20 ▼ -7.35 (-9.99%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Oct 9 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.45 ▼ -1.6 (-9.97%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 9 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	61.12 ▼ -6.69 (-9.87%)
Reliance Weaving / Oct 9 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	157.10 ▼ -14.44 (-8.42%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 9 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	51 ▼ -4.26 (-7.71%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,918,048 ▲ 0.11
Pak Refinery / Oct 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,923,984 ▲ 1.78
Treet Corp / Oct 9 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	22,826,318 ▲ 1.37
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,514,311 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13,281,421 ▲ 1.64

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 8	277.21
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 8	277.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 9	158.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 9	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 9	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 7	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 8	7,765.36
Nasdaq / Oct 8	27,193.34
Dow Jones / Oct 8	51,231.64
India Sensex / Oct 9	72,325.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 9	68,512.30
Hang Seng / Oct 9	24,111.88
FTSE 100 / Oct 9	10,523.83
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 9	25,056.57
France CAC40 / Oct 9	7,797.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 8	91.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 8	79.94
Petrol/Litre / Oct 9	398.96
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 9	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 9	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 9	4,175.87
Diesel/Litre / Oct 9	395.72

Gold price per tola surges by Rs5,900 in Pakistan

PIA and Norse Atlantic sign partnership for two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Meezan Bank approves Rs49bn in financing under govt’s GHTA Scheme

BYD in talks to bring ultra-fast charging technology to Pakistan

Govt further increases petrol price by Rs2.31, diesel by Re0.78 per litre

Oil falls as Trump comments on Iran talks ease supply concerns

PM Shehbaz calls on Houthis to immediately cease attacks on Saudi Arabia

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

A hard state and a broken society

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Business & Finance

RLNG supply constraints: KE warns of 'load management' during peak hours

Daytime power supply would remain largely stable, KE spokesperson says

Published 09 Oct, 2026 10:40pm

BR Research

August FCA, lower than feared

August’s power bill looked considerably more expensive than it eventually turned out to be. But the regulator’s...

Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:27am

Govt cuts petrol price by Re0.66, raises diesel by Re0.52 per litre

New prices to remain effective from Oct 10 to Oct 12

Published 09 Oct, 2026 10:40pm

Statistics

Pakistan registers $3.6bn in remittances for September 2026

Workers’ remittances show 12.7% increase on year-on-year basis, 1.9% decrease on month-on-month basis in September

Published 09 Oct, 2026 07:19pm

BR Research

Interview with Liu Xueliang, Vice President of BYD Co., Ltd. and General Manager of BYD Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division

‘Pakistan can become a regional manufacturing and export base for NEVs’

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 08:12am

Energy

PSO inks SPA with Oman's OQ Trading for petroleum supplies

SPA aims to promote and develop cooperation between OQ Trading and PSO in the field of energy

Published 09 Oct, 2026 04:21pm

Exchange

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

Settles at 277.00 against the greenback

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 08:10pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola surges by Rs5,900 in Pakistan

International rate of gold increases by $59 to reach $4,184 per ounce

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 11:34pm

Taxes

FBR proposes expanding tax rules from YouTube to all social media platforms

FBR has drafted notifications proposing amendments to the Income Tax Rules

Published 09 Oct, 2026 01:52pm

Companies

SECP registers 5,241 new companies in September

99.9% of the new registrations were completed online through the SECP’s eZfile portal

Published 09 Oct, 2026 12:32pm

BR Research

OMC sales rise, but core demand remains weak

Pakistan’s oil marketing companies ended 1QFY27 with higher overall sales, but the headline growth masks continued...

Updated 08 Oct, 2026 07:02am

BR Research

Treet Corporation Limited: performance and outlook

Treet Corporation Limited (PSX: TREET) is the flagship company of the Treet Group, with its core business centred on...

Updated 08 Oct, 2026 07:07am

BR Research

Yields rise, but where’s the stress?

With the monetary policy decision due in two weeks or so, secondary market yields in the money market are inching...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

BR Research

Javedan Corporation Limited: performance and outlook

Javedan Corporation Limited (PSX: JVDC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1961. The...

Updated 07 Oct, 2026 07:54am

Pakistan

Pakistan working to narrow differences in Iran-US conflict, says DG ISPR

Says Pakistan has been an ‘honest broker’ in Iran-US conflict

Published 09 Oct, 2026 04:13pm

PIA suspends flights to Riyadh amid Middle East situation

Flight operations to Saudi Arabia continuing normally, PAA clarifies, dismissing social media speculation

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 04:29pm

PM Shehbaz calls on Houthis to immediately cease attacks on Saudi Arabia

Reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to Saudi security under defence pact

Published 09 Oct, 2026 11:57am

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Afridi-led convoy enters Peshawar

KARACHI: A convoy led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi entered Peshawar on Thursday evening as PTI... Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:56am

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Pakistan rejects NYT report

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has dismissed a report by The New York Times claiming that... Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:27am

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Both govt and PTI approach Fazl to play mediating role

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N-led ruling coalition and opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have, in principle, agreed... Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:27am

World

USA

Trump says Russia to supply diesel to US and global market

Move comes as prices of diesel are near record highs ahead of November 3 congressional elections in US that will determine control of Congress

Published 10 Oct, 2026 12:55am

USA

Powerful quake hits Panama, damages homes; canal operations normal

The quake's epicenter was close to the rural community of La Pitaloza in a sparsely populated area of Herrera

Published 10 Oct, 2026 12:41am

USA

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court hours after former judge wins Nobel

Court denounces move as “assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order" and called on its 125 member states to take action to defend it.

Published 09 Oct, 2026 09:30pm

Middle East

UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight

A flydubai co-pilot's plot to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight into Ben Gurion airport, inspired by 9/11, was foiled by his colleague

Published 09 Oct, 2026 09:54pm

USA

Trump administration freezes green cards for Microsoft, IT firms, probes universities

US suspends Microsoft and major IT firms from green-card programs, also probing top universities, to combat alleged visa fraud

Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:10pm

IIOJK filmmaker Arfat Sheikh, detained by ICE, is now out on bond, with his deportation case still pending

Published 09 Oct, 2026 03:28pm

Life & Style

The highly anticipated Fury vs. Joshua fight in Cardiff saw all 80,000 tickets sell out in a record-breaking hour, underscoring its immense significance as a British boxing event

Published 09 Oct, 2026 07:35pm

Sports