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Published 22 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Two killed after drone intercepted near Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield

Two people were killed after Saudi air defences intercepted a drone that was attempting to hit a facility at Saudi...

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Govt reduces petrol price by Rs2.71, raises diesel's Re0.31 per litre

Published 21 Oct, 2026 10:58pm

World

Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar, Indonesia sign defence cooperation accord, Ankara says

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 10:07pm

World

Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws

Published 21 Oct, 2026 09:59pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Maldives target $200m bilateral trade in two years

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 10:40pm

World

Turkiye plans mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia, ruling party official says

Published 21 Oct, 2026 05:29pm

Markets

GSP Plus: EU urges Pakistan to prioritise implementation over legislation

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 07:29pm

Markets

Oil prices steady as investors weigh progress on Russia-Ukraine talks against falling US oil stocks

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 09:08pm

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Stocks rebound as KSE-100 closes with 779 points gain

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 04:48pm

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Pakistan rupee extends marginal gain against US dollar

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 07:32pm

Markets

Pakistan exporters urge trade arrangements to counter India, Bangladesh

Published 21 Oct, 2026 10:30am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	277.07 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	276.87 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 21	158.15 ▼ -0.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 21	0.82 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 21	1.34 ▲ 0.0015
Euro to USD / Oct 21	1.12 ▼ -0.0014
SOFR % / Oct 21	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 21	73,405.65
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 21	64,823.55
Hang Seng / Oct 21	23,829.42
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	10,722.28
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	25,356.21
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,869.87
S&P 500 / Oct 20	7,712.57
Nasdaq / Oct 20	26,424.82
Dow Jones / Oct 20	52,495.88

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	382.02
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	389.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 21	98.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 21	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 21	4,119.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 21	80.62

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Oct 21 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	17.11 ▲ 1.56 (10.03%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	36.47 ▲ 3.32 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	106.32 ▲ 9.67 (10.01%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 21 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	79.40 ▲ 7.22 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Oct 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	79.78 ▲ 7.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Oct 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	75.10 ▼ -8.34 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.14 ▼ -8.13 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 21 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	53.78 ▼ -5.97 (-9.99%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.76 ▼ -3.45 (-9.53%)
Pak Engineering / Oct 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	742.24 ▼ -69.66 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,411,748 ▼ -1.56
Cnergyico PK / Oct 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,074,313 ▲ 0.11
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,682,754 ▼ -0.1
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	14,975,519 ▲ 3.16
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	12,896,316 ▲ 0.14

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	277.07 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	276.87 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 21	158.15 ▼ -0.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 21	0.82 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 21	1.34 ▲ 0.0015
Euro to USD / Oct 21	1.12 ▼ -0.0014
SOFR % / Oct 21	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 21	73,405.65
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 21	64,823.55
Hang Seng / Oct 21	23,829.42
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	10,722.28
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	25,356.21
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,869.87
S&P 500 / Oct 20	7,712.57
Nasdaq / Oct 20	26,424.82
Dow Jones / Oct 20	52,495.88

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	382.02
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	389.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 21	98.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 21	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 21	4,119.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 21	80.62

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Govt reduces petrol price by Rs2.71, raises diesel's Re0.31 per litre

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POL: Strong earnings, mixed production

Pakistan Oilfields Limited (PSX: POL) started FY27 on a strong note, reporting a 51 percent year-on-year increase in...

Published 21 Oct, 2026 02:29am

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GSP Plus: EU urges Pakistan to prioritise implementation over legislation

Bloc not introducing new standards under scheme but expect demonstrable improvements in areas of concern, particularly human rights and rule of law, says EU Ambassador to Pakistan Raimundas Karoblis

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 07:29pm

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Safe Mix Concrete Limited: performance and outlook

Safe Mix Concrete Limited (PSX: SMCPL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2005 and was...

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 01:42pm

Pakistan rupee extends marginal gain against US dollar

Currency settles at 276.86 against greenback

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 07:32pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola drops Rs900 in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $9 to reach $4,120 per ounce

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 05:42pm

Pakistan, Maldives target $200m bilateral trade in two years

20 agreements were signed during three-day state visit of Dr Mohamed Muizzu, the first visit by a Maldivian president to Pakistan in 11 years

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 10:40pm

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US spice maker McCormick announces plan to acquire majority stake in Unilever Pakistan Foods

Unilever Pakistan Foods had 6.37 million issued ordinary shares, each with a face value of Rs10

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Published 19 Oct, 2026 02:10am

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