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Markets

Digitalisation: FBR’s Rs200,000 cash cap puts pressure on retailers, e-commerce

India, Bangladesh employed similar measures for digital payment push

Updated 18 Aug, 2025 07:04pm

World

Dubai and Abu Dhabi lead the Gulf AI race

Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are fast-tracking investments into artificial...

Published 07 Aug, 2025 04:47pm

Life & Style

Rolex watches beat S&P index gaining 550% in 15 Years

In line with the trend of Swiss watches making gains on the secondary market, a new data-driven study has found that...

Published 05 Aug, 2025 06:58pm

Pakistan

Pakistan remains among worst passports in Henley’s latest ranking

Pakistan’s passport continues to languish near the bottom of the Henley Passport Index 2025 – fourth-worst – ahead...

Updated 22 Jul, 2025 07:25pm

Life & Style

Singapore, London ranked most expensive cities, Dubai in 7th place

The Julius Baer Lifestyle Index analyses the cost of a basket of goods and services representative of ‘living well’ in 25 cities around the world

Updated 14 Jul, 2025 05:02pm

Pakistan

Jailed Imran Khan’s sons likely to join rally demanding his release – but will it matter?

In a dramatic development ahead of a nationwide campaign planned for August 5, former prime minister Imran Khan’s...

Updated 11 Jul, 2025 09:55pm

World

Emirates, Dubai Duty Free set to allow crypto payments

Aimed at younger, tech-savvy customer segments who prefer digital currencies

Published 10 Jul, 2025 02:41pm

Pakistan

Disrupting the two-party system: Can Elon Musk spark a US political reboot like Imran Khan did in Pakistan?

The dispute between Republican President Donald Trump and his main campaign financier Elon Musk took a fractious...

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 05:33pm

Pakistan

India scrambles to plug defence gaps after Pakistan clash

India has fast-tracked approval for $12.3 billion in defence spending

Updated 07 Jul, 2025 05:50pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s shrinking tech landscape: global companies exit amidst capital crunch

Pakistan’s once-promising tech startup ecosystem is in crisis. Once poised to be the next emerging-market for...

Updated 04 Jul, 2025 05:39pm

World

Who is Zohran Mamdani, New York’s presumed next mayor?

A rising star in American politics, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory in New York City’s...

Updated 26 Jun, 2025 11:55pm

Business & Finance

UAE fintech market set to hit $5.71 billion by 2029

Dubai dominates fintech sector with over 62% firms housed in city

Updated 25 Jun, 2025 09:58pm

World

UAE set to welcome 9,800 millionaires in 2025, solidifying position as wealth hub

Pakistan to lose 100 millionaires to UAE

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 04:51pm

Perspectives

Iran-Israel tensions threaten Pakistan’s fragile economic recovery

The world is holding its breath as tensions between Iran and Israel reach a boiling point. What began as a shadow...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 06:12pm

Pakistan

Karachi ranked fourth worst livable city in new index

Karachi was ahead of only Dhaka, Tripoli, Damascus

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:32pm

Budget 2025-26

Finance Bill 2025 draws criticism for ‘overlooking youth-centric measures’

The federal government’s Finance Bill 2025 has come under criticism from policy analysts and youth advocates for...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 04:55pm

Pakistan

Taxing the digital frontier: Pakistan’s bold move to tap e-commerce and online revenues

5% withholding levy will be applied on payments made to domestic and international digital vendors

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:53pm

Pakistan

Govt unveils ambitious digital overhaul for FBR in Budget 2025–26

FBR assigned to collect Rs14.13 trillion in FY26, up by 19%

Published 10 Jun, 2025 07:28pm

Pakistan

Rs10mn yearly income: govt proposes to reduce surcharge by 1% to halt ‘brain drain’

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in his Budget 2025-26 speech proposed 1% reduction in the surcharge on those...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 07:08pm

Perspectives

Budget 2025–26: Austerity or stimulus?

As Pakistan gears up to unveil its federal budget for FY2025–26, a familiar tension looms over the fiscal strategy:...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 03:28pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 16	7,533.77
Nasdaq / Jul 16	25,881.95
Dow Jones / Jul 16	52,552.97
India Sensex / Jul 17	77,920.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	63,896.48
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,579.70
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,593.72
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,817.28
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,343.48

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	79.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	3,989.08
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.11
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 17 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	37.27 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.72 ▲ 9.79 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.61 ▼ -0.98 (-27.3%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.25 ▼ -16.69 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.81 ▼ -1.2 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 17 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 17 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.54 ▼ -0.78 (-9.38%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	85,782,795 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,049,582 ▼ -0.58
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,330,537 ▲ 2.9
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,918,262 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,198,734 ▼ -0.26
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,536,542 ▼ -1.23
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,404,498 ▼ -0.3
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,314,007 ▼ -0.39
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,439,447 ▼ -0.13
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,367,016 ▲ 0.47

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