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اردو

Feb 18, 2026 اردو Print Edition BR Markets Dollar to PKR

Startup Recorder KSE-100 PSX Notices Gold Rates BR Stats T20 World Cup

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:11am

PM calls for sustainable uplift, justice

Warns that world has become a 'powder keg' due to unresolved political conflicts

Markets

Positive sentiments return, KSE-100 up over 2,900 points in early trade

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 10:45am

PM reaffirms commitment to peaceful nuclear cooperation

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:11am

IAEA designates INMOL as nuclear watchdog’s collaboration centre: FO

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:12am

Markets

Gold rises from one-week low ahead of FOMC minutes

Published 18 Feb, 2026 10:25am

Markets

Oil trims losses as traders weigh progress in US–Iran talks

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 10:41am

Digital Economy Enhancement: World Bank-funded project struggling to deliver results on ground

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:23am

Textile exports rise 1.25% to $10.9bn in July–January FY26

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:05am

Business & Finance

Samba appoints Rashid Jahangir as full-time pesident/CEO

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 10:46am

Govt slaps Rs1,243/mmbtu new levy on off-grid captive power plants

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:08am

Power Division seeks NA panel’s help on rupee cover waiver

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:21am

Must Read

Stock market battered

Beyond banks and aarthis: the missing intermediary in agricultural finance

Motivational myths that mislead

Distant dreams

POL products’ prices

Perspectives

Galloping horse heralds strength and harmony

The budgetary outcome

US global hegemony drive in full swing

Net-metering: how a policy turns into a fiasco

Fiscal operations: same-o, same-o

Pakistan

Weather turns pleasant as hailstorms, rain lash parts of Karachi

PODCAST: Can Pakistan-Canada annual trade hit $5bn?

PM Shehbaz rolls out measures to boost industry, trade and exports

PODCAST: We will be one of Pakistan’s first unicorns, says Swich founder

Domestic consumers: PD notifies fixed monthly charges

Sindh enforces CNIC-based number plates under Motor Vehicles Act

11 security personnel martyred, 12 terrorists eliminated in Bajaur assault: ISPR

Selling continues at bourse, KSE-100 down over 1,300 points

Nepra grants protection to existing prosumers

HBL unveils refreshed brand identity

CM announces ‘Maryam Ko Batain’ programme for Ramazan

Ramazan 2026: minimum Nisab fixed at Rs503,529 for Zakat

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 17	279.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 17	279.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 17	153.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 17	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Feb 17	1.19
SOFR % / Feb 17	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 17	6,843.22
India Sensex / Feb 17	83,450.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 17	56,566.49
Nasdaq / Feb 17	22,578.38
Hang Seng / Feb 17	26,705.94
FTSE 100 / Feb 17	10,556.17
Dow Jones / Feb 17	49,533.19
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 17	24,998.40
France CAC40 / Feb 17	8,361.46

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 17	62.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 17	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 17	441,325
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 17	4,865.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 17	63.64
Petrol/Litre / Feb 18	258.17
Diesel/Litre / Feb 18	275.70

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 18 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	1.33 ▲ 0.24 (22.02%)
Media Times Ltd / Feb 18 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	5.75 ▲ 0.59 (11.43%)
Itanz Technologies / Feb 18 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	10.49 ▲ 1 (10.54%)
S.S.Oil / Feb 18 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	630.14 ▲ 57.29 (10%)
Thal Limited / Feb 18 Thal Limited(THALL)	695.28 ▲ 63.21 (10%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	17.70 ▼ -1.97 (-10.02%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Feb 18 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	21.31 ▼ -2.37 (-10.01%)
Int. Knit. / Feb 18 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	62.34 ▼ -6.93 (-10%)
Agritech Non-voting / Feb 18 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	31.64 ▼ -3.51 (-9.99%)
EFU Life Assr / Feb 18 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	154 ▼ -16.97 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	25,003,891 ▲ 0.26
B.O.Punjab / Feb 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,404,043 ▲ 0.73
Engro Powergen / Feb 18 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	11,332,154 ▼ -2.49
National Bank / Feb 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	6,222,873 ▲ 9.53
Pak Int.Bulk / Feb 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	4,934,302 ▲ 0

PODCAST: Can Pakistan-Canada annual trade hit $5bn?

PM Shehbaz rolls out measures to boost industry, trade and exports

PODCAST: We will be one of Pakistan’s first unicorns, says Swich founder

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 17	279.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 17	279.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 17	153.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 17	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Feb 17	1.19
SOFR % / Feb 17	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 17	6,843.22
India Sensex / Feb 17	83,450.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 17	56,566.49
Nasdaq / Feb 17	22,578.38
Hang Seng / Feb 17	26,705.94
FTSE 100 / Feb 17	10,556.17
Dow Jones / Feb 17	49,533.19
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 17	24,998.40
France CAC40 / Feb 17	8,361.46

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 17	62.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 17	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 17	441,325
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 17	4,865.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 17	63.64
Petrol/Litre / Feb 18	258.17
Diesel/Litre / Feb 18	275.70

Domestic consumers: PD notifies fixed monthly charges

Sindh enforces CNIC-based number plates under Motor Vehicles Act

11 security personnel martyred, 12 terrorists eliminated in Bajaur assault: ISPR

Selling continues at bourse, KSE-100 down over 1,300 points

Nepra grants protection to existing prosumers

HBL unveils refreshed brand identity

CM announces ‘Maryam Ko Batain’ programme for Ramazan

Ramazan 2026: minimum Nisab fixed at Rs503,529 for Zakat

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Business & Finance

Samba appoints Rashid Jahangir as full-time pesident/CEO

Appointment subject to approval of the State Bank of Pakistan

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 10:46am

Oilboy Energy Limited

Oilboy Energy Limited (PSX: OBOY) was formerly known as Drekkar Kingsway Limited. The company was incorporated in...

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 08:21am

Stocks

Positive sentiments return, KSE-100 up over 2,900 points in early trade

Benchmark index was hovering at 176,084.86

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 10:45am

Energy

Oil trims losses as traders weigh progress in US–Iran talks

Brent futures rose 23 cents or 0.34% to $67.65 a barrel
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 19 cents or 0.3% at $62.52

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 10:41am

Beyond banks and aarthis: the missing intermediary in agricultural finance

Pakistan keeps misdiagnosing the agricultural credit problem. It is framed as a pricing question, a morality play...

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 08:09am

Bullion Rate

Gold rises from one-week low ahead of FOMC minutes

Spot gold rose 1.1% to $4,929.69 per ounce

Published 18 Feb, 2026 10:25am

2026-02-18-02-57

Remittance boost: C/A back to surplus in Jan

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account returned to surplus in January 2026, supported by higher inflows of workers’... Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Forex

Dollar firm as focus turns to peace talks; Kiwi hit by RBNZ’s easy stance

The kiwi dollar was the main mover in currency markets in the Asian morning

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 10:34am

2026-02-18-02-15

Bodies not holding meetings regularly: ‘Station change requests’ piling up in FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had issued stern instructions that the use of extraneous influence by... Updated 18 Feb, 2026 07:17am

Commodities

Soybeans hit 3-month high on China demand hopes; wheat firms

The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) added 0.6% to $11.55-1/4 a bushel

Published 18 Feb, 2026 10:38am

BR Research

PSO: resilient 1H, weak 2Q

Pakistan State Oil’s (PSX: PSO) 1HFY26 results reflect a familiar PSO pattern: earnings resilience supported by...

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 08:16am

Electricity consumers: when the numbers don’t add up

The regulator has approved the government’s motion for changes in electricity tariffs, following the base tariff...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:16am

Telecard Limited Company

Telecard Limited Company (PSX: TELE) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1992. The company...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 07:46am

Net-metering vs net-billing: another case of elite capture?

The recent controversy surrounding amendments to the prosumer regulations by the National Electric Power Regulatory...

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

Pakistan

2026-02-18-02-57

Fourteen security personnel, three civilians martyred

ISLAMABAD: Two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa martyred at least 14... Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

2026-02-18-02-45

Meeting condemns Indian ‘water aggression’

ISLAMABAD: An inter-provincial meeting presided over by Federal Minister for Water Resources, Mian Muhammad Mueen... Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:03am

2026-02-18-02-45

Jurisdiction under Article 199 is discretionary: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that the jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution is discretionary... Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:04am

2026-02-18-02-15

Senate body slams CDA over missing house file

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privilege has taken strong notice of a missing... Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

2026-02-18-02-45

Govt sets Zakat Nisab

KARACHI: The federal government has fixed the “Nisab for Zakat” for the year 1446-47 A.H. at Rs 503,529 for... Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:09am

2026-02-18-02-45

Former cricket captains join humanitarian plea for IK

ISLAMABAD: Fourteen former international cricket captains, including some of the sport’s most renowned... Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:07am

World

USA

US envoys juggle two crisis talks, raising questions about prospects for success

Iran was the opening act in a carefully choreographed diplomatic dance in Geneva

Published 18 Feb, 2026 10:51am

USA

Ten skiers missing, six stranded in California avalanche

The group consisted of four ski guides and 12 clients

Published 18 Feb, 2026 08:07am

Europe

Reform UK name Tory defector Jenrick as finance spokesman

LONDON: Hard-right anti-immigration party Reform UK said Tuesday that Conservative defector Robert Jenrick will be... Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

2026-02-18-12-46

US says 11 dead in strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats

WASHINGTON: US attacks killed 11 people on three alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the... Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

2026-02-18-12-46

ICC judge urges EU to block US sanctions

BRUSSELS: A French judge at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday urged the EU to block US sanctions that have... Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Editorials

Stock market battered

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) suffered a heavy sell-off on Monday, wiping out significant market value...

When population becomes a fiscal liability

EDITORIAL: Warnings that population size should no longer determine provincial shares under the National Finance...

Making representation meaningful

EDITORIAL: The findings of its survey report shared by Pildat on the February 12 National Women’s Day raise serious...

POL products’ prices

EDITORIAL: Petrol price has been raised by 5 rupees per litre and high speed diesel’s by 7.32 rupees per litre for...

Polio eradication and the last mile

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s campaign against poliovirus reflects both meaningful progress and persistent vulnerabilities...

Opinion

Motivational myths that mislead

Andleeb Abbas

Why people do what they do. Why people do not do what they do not do. Why people behave the way they do. Whey people...

Distant dreams

Sirajuddin Aziz

Folly is the product of all countries and ages. Foolishness must have an expiry date. It cannot be allowed to last...

Prosumer Regulations: A constitutional question

Ahmed Kamran

Regulation 21(2) of the Nepra (Prosumer) Regulations, 2026 raises a constitutional question that goes far beyond...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Killing two birds with one stroke’

Anjum Ibrahim

“Will the real Foreign Minister step forward?” “That’s a reference to the US television show To Tell the Truth,...

Perspectives

Galloping horse heralds strength and harmony

S. M. Hali

In 2026, as the Year of the Horse gallops into being, the celebration carries not only cultural resonance but also profound lessons for a world yearning for harmony and resilience.