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Updated 23 Oct, 2026 12:17pm

Oil prices rise more than 1% as supply concerns linger

Brent crude futures climbed $1.30, or 1.2%, to $114.47 a barrel

Markets

PSX: selling continues, KSE-100 down over 1,300 points

Updated 23 Oct, 2026 12:23pm

Pakistan

Ishaq Dar heads to Istanbul for R4, R4+E3 foreign ministers’ meetings

Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:52am

Business & Finance

Govt raises diesel price by Rs1.64, cuts petrol by Rs1.60 per litre

Published 22 Oct, 2026 10:43pm

Markets

Yen shines as AI jitters spur safe-haven rush

Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:39am

Markets

Gold heads for steep weekly loss as oil prices fuel Fed rate concerns

Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:11am

Business & Finance

NBP chief to get Rs9.5mn monthly salary, Rs30mn life insurance, two cars

Published 23 Oct, 2026 12:18pm

PM issues instructions to launch direct Pakistan-Maldives flights

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

PM’s review: MoC to beef up exporters’ proposals

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

Markets

Pakistan’s Interloop to expand production with $23.5mn investment

Published 23 Oct, 2026 10:36am

Markets

US military bans BYD vehicles from strategic air base in Japan

Updated 23 Oct, 2026 12:14pm

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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury finds company misled consumers about data privacy

Editorials

Will the policy rate stay put?

Editorials

Two deaths, one failure of justice

Opinion

FBR and the same old cure!

Opinion

Learning from China’s economic philosophy and policy — XIV

BR Research

Punjab’s smog challenge: will this year be different?

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Hinopak Motors Limited: performance and outlook

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Technology

Experts call for national roadmap to expand Pakistan’s freelance workforce

Editorials

Improvement in macroeconomic buffers

PM Shehbaz defends emergency, governor’s rule in KP amid rising terrorism

Oil hits five-month high as Houthi attacks stoke supply fears

Pakistan can triple incomes by 2050 with faster reforms: World Bank

Nora EV announces revised prices

Distribution networks: PC proposes power sector restructuring

Runway to runway: HSY to design the new look of PIA crew

IMF sees 1.3% contraction in Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan in 2026

PSX: KSE-100 down over 2,000 points amid escalating ME conflict

Two killed after drone intercepted near Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield; injured includes one Pakistani

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 22	277.05 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 22	276.85 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 23	156.96 ▲ 0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.82 ▲ 0.0022
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.34 ▼ -0.0016
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.12 ▼ -0.0009
SOFR % / Oct 21	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 23	72,724.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	62,582.58
Hang Seng / Oct 23	23,199.02
S&P 500 / Oct 22	7,663.43
Nasdaq / Oct 22	26,008.86
FTSE 100 / Oct 22	10,725.03
Dow Jones / Oct 22	52,867.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 22	25,371.75
France CAC40 / Oct 22	7,811.26

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 23	377.71
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 23	100.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 23	4,016.13
Diesel/Litre / Oct 23	391.75
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 23	80.81
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 22	369,972

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 23 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	0.66 ▲ 0.07 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Oct 23 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	8.40 ▲ 0.77 (10.09%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 23 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.44 ▲ 1.77 (10.02%)
Itanz Technologies / Oct 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	36.49 ▲ 3.32 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 23 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	73.10 ▲ 6.65 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products / Oct 23 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	18.62 ▼ -2.07 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 23 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,555.35 ▼ -172.82 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 23 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	105.26 ▼ -11.69 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Oct 23 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,562.18 ▼ -162.82 (-9.44%)
Frontier Ceramics / Oct 23 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	68 ▼ -6.39 (-8.59%)

Stock	Volume
MACPAC Films / Oct 23 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	18,350,914 ▼ -5.53
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	11,235,501 ▲ 1.13
Cnergyico PK / Oct 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	10,347,027 ▲ 0.05
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Oct 23 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	10,179,000 ▼ -0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,322,009 -

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 22	277.05 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 22	276.85 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 23	156.96 ▲ 0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.82 ▲ 0.0022
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.34 ▼ -0.0016
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.12 ▼ -0.0009
SOFR % / Oct 21	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 23	72,724.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	62,582.58
Hang Seng / Oct 23	23,199.02
S&P 500 / Oct 22	7,663.43
Nasdaq / Oct 22	26,008.86
FTSE 100 / Oct 22	10,725.03
Dow Jones / Oct 22	52,867.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 22	25,371.75
France CAC40 / Oct 22	7,811.26

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 23	377.71
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 23	100.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 23	4,016.13
Diesel/Litre / Oct 23	391.75
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 23	80.81
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 22	369,972

PM Shehbaz defends emergency, governor’s rule in KP amid rising terrorism

Oil hits five-month high as Houthi attacks stoke supply fears

Pakistan can triple incomes by 2050 with faster reforms: World Bank

Nora EV announces revised prices

Distribution networks: PC proposes power sector restructuring

Runway to runway: HSY to design the new look of PIA crew

IMF sees 1.3% contraction in Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan in 2026

PSX: KSE-100 down over 2,000 points amid escalating ME conflict

Two killed after drone intercepted near Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield; injured includes one Pakistani

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NBP chief to get Rs9.5mn monthly salary, Rs30mn life insurance, two cars

Perks include utilities, two residential telephones, two mobile phones and monthly bills at actual cost, security arrangement of four guards

Published 23 Oct, 2026 12:18pm

BR Research

Punjab’s smog challenge: will this year be different?

The smog season is upon us once again. As winter approaches, Lahore and other parts of Punjab are preparing for...

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

Pakistan’s Interloop to expand production with $23.5mn investment

Investment is aimed at supporting the company's growth strategy, says the company

Published 23 Oct, 2026 10:36am

Bullion Rate

Gold heads for steep weekly loss as oil prices fuel Fed rate concerns

Spot gold eased 0.2% to $4,016.27 per ounce

Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:11am

BR Research

Hinopak Motors Limited: performance and outlook

Hinopak Motors Limited (PSX: HINO) was incorporated as a public limited company in Pakistan in 1986. The company is...

Updated 23 Oct, 2026 08:19am

Companies

US military bans BYD vehicles from strategic air base in Japan

The ban will begin at the Kadena Air Base on Japan’s Okinawa island on Monday

Updated 23 Oct, 2026 12:14pm

Forex

China's yuan holds steady, set for fourth weekly rise

The spot yuan is allowed to trade 2% either side of the fixed midpoint each day

Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:15am

Forex

Australia, NZ dollars on defensive as risk rout sparks bond rally

Concerns about the enormous capital needs of AI hammered technology stocks and sparked a rally in US Treasuries

Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:35am

Stocks

Japan's Nikkei slumps as Wall Street tech selloff bites

u The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 1.71% to 61,832.66 in early trading Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:33am

Stocks

South Korean shares head for second weekly loss as AI stock selloff bites

The benchmark KOSPI was down 118.59 points, or 2.14%, at 5,415.18

Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:37am

BR Research

Tariffs: an overlooked test case

Pakistan’s tariff debate has run for decades on two competing assertions. Protectionists argue that domestic...

Published 22 Oct, 2026 05:52am

BR Research

Octopus Digital Limited: performance and outlook

Octopus Digital Limited (PSX: OCTOPUS) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2017 as Avanceon...

Updated 22 Oct, 2026 07:23am

BR Research

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

BR Research

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

Ishaq Dar heads to Istanbul for R4, R4+E3 foreign ministers’ meetings

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Egypt to discuss regional developments

Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:52am

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Civil, military leadership working for peace, uplift in KP: PM

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the civil and military leadership were working... Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

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Civil Servants Foreign Nationality rules: Ministries, divisions told to compile officers’ details

ISLAMABAD: Amid growing scrutiny of civil servants’ foreign ties, the federal government has ordered ministries and... Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

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Pakistan issues travel advisory for pilgrims flying to Iran, Iraq

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued a travel advisory for Pakistani pilgrims travelling... Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

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Three terrorists killed in Gwadar

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed three terrorists and surrounded seven others during ongoing counterterrorism... Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

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CM gives police 4 weeks to improve law & order

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has given police four weeks to improve the overall law and order... Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

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Middle East

UAE says tanker oil spill affects beaches in Umm Al Quwain

Odors reported in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain posed no health risks to residents, the ministry said.

Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:58am

USA

Donald Trump says Bombardier to invest $270 million in the US

Trump’s Septemberthreats against Bombardier became a political issue in Kansas, where it employs 1,500 people in Wichita

Published 23 Oct, 2026 10:55am

South Asia

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet, killing 16, Xinhua reports

Local authorities have found at least two people injured in a village near the epicentre, with some houses in ⁠villages closest to the epicentre showing cracks

Published 23 Oct, 2026 08:20am

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