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Pakistan efforts to stop Iran war are reaching ‘critical’ stage: envoy

Oil prices extend gains as Trump sharpens rhetoric on Iran

Iran defiant on eve of Trump’s ceasefire deadline

Trump says Iranians ‘willing to suffer’ for freedom

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Trump says Vance, Witkoff and Kushner talking with intermediaries in Pakistan

Iran rejects ceasefire as deadline nears on Trump ‘hell’ ultimatum

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IAEA says strikes near Iran nuclear power plant ‘must stop’

US, Iran weigh peace plan as Trump’s ‘hell’ warning nears deadline

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Mounting pressure on forex reserves: Fresh external financing options being explored

Delays in the planned issuance of Panda bonds have further exacerbated the situation, tightening financing options

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:17am

Markets

Selling returns to bourse, KSE-100 down 1,700 points

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 11:16am

Ogra dashboard activation urged amid weak fuel retail data reporting

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:06am

SBP introduces new measures to facilitate IT exporters, freelancers

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:07am

GIZ, EP&RC develop integrated energy planning model

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:11am

AGP asks PD to review PEPCO restructuring

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:13am

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EAEU pivots to Pakistan to deepen South Asia footprint

Published 07 Apr, 2026 10:28am

Business & Finance

PPL extends CEO Khalid Rehman’s tenure

Published 07 Apr, 2026 11:44am

Aurangzeb tells National Assembly: Fuel reserves, price trends being reviewed daily

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:12am

Solar energy sector: CCP flags gaps, inefficiencies hindering investment

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:08am

Brigadiers and above: Govt to align pays structure with civil, junior officers

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Fuel price hike

Pakistan govt hikes petrol price to Rs458 per litre, diesel to Rs520 per litre

PM Shehbaz again rejects summary proposing hike in petrol, diesel prices

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 6	279.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 6	279.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 6	159.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 6	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 6	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 6	1.15
SOFR % / Apr 3	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 6	6,611.83
India Sensex / Apr 6	74,106.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 6	53,413.68
Nasdaq / Apr 6	21,996.34
Hang Seng / Apr 6	25,116.53
FTSE 100 / Apr 6	10,436.29
Dow Jones / Apr 6	46,669.88
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 6	23,168.08
France CAC40 / Apr 6	7,962.39

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 3	420,406
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 6	112.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 6	4,649.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 6	71.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 7	378.41
Diesel/Litre / Apr 7	520.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
B. F. Modaraba / Apr 7 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Crescent Textile / Apr 7 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	63.45 ▲ 5.77 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Apr 7 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	359.28 ▲ 32.66 (10%)
East West Ins. / Apr 7 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	54.44 ▲ 4.95 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Apr 7 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	40.25 ▲ 3.52 (9.58%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 7 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.90 ▼ -2.12 (-23.5%)
Reliance Ins. / Apr 7 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	13.75 ▼ -3.66 (-21.02%)
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	49.65 ▼ -5.52 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Apr 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	25.37 ▼ -2.82 (-10%)
Supernet Tech. / Apr 7 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	98.39 ▼ -10.93 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	28,861,425 ▼ -0.16
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 7 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11,096,374 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / Apr 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,757,978 ▲ 0.02
Sui South Gas / Apr 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	5,109,291 ▲ 0.51
TRG Pak Ltd / Apr 7 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	3,988,722 ▲ 1.06

Pakistan govt hikes petrol price to Rs458 per litre, diesel to Rs520 per litre

PM Shehbaz again rejects summary proposing hike in petrol, diesel prices

Iran’s president visits a grocery store in Tehran

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 6	279.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 6	279.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 6	159.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 6	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 6	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 6	1.15
SOFR % / Apr 3	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 6	6,611.83
India Sensex / Apr 6	74,106.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 6	53,413.68
Nasdaq / Apr 6	21,996.34
Hang Seng / Apr 6	25,116.53
FTSE 100 / Apr 6	10,436.29
Dow Jones / Apr 6	46,669.88
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 6	23,168.08
France CAC40 / Apr 6	7,962.39

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 3	420,406
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 6	112.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 6	4,649.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 6	71.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 7	378.41
Diesel/Litre / Apr 7	520.35

Country nearing a financial emergency?

Operators of goods and public transport: Disbursement of subsidy begins

‘Islamabad Accord’: Iran, US receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire; source says

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PM Shehbaz ‘deeply concerned’ as drone debris injures three Pakistanis in UAE

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Pakistan efforts to stop Iran war are reaching ‘critical’ stage: envoy

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