Zhao Shiren

Opinion

‘People-first’ is the beauty of China’s five-year plan

Since the launch of the first Five-Year Plan (FYP) in 1953, China has achieved remarkable progress in socioeconomic...

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 06:25am

Opinion

CPC 4th plenary session & its impact on China-Pakistan relations

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its fourth plenary session successfully in...

Published 05 Nov, 2025 06:52am

Opinion

China’s ‘Eight-Point Decision’

In the annals of political and societal governance worldwide, few policy directives have triggered as profound and...

Published 11 Oct, 2025 07:26am

Opinion

China’s growing economy will bring significant benefits to Pakistan

Against the backdrop of the evolving geopolitical landscape, some people may feel perplexed about the prospect of...

Published 09 Sep, 2025 06:21am

Opinion

China, Pakistan join hands to forge a shared future in AI era

From July 26 to 28, 2025, China successfully held the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level...

Updated 08 Aug, 2025 07:18am

Opinion

Enough with the tariff war

The United States has unilaterally imposed excessive tariffs on nearly all its trading partners, including China,...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:54am

Opinion

Imposing tariffs won’t make a country great again

The excessive and aggressive tariff policies targeting China, the EU, Canada, Mexico and other countries, reimposed...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Opinion

China and Pakistan: A common journey of building up climate resilience and justice

In recent years, the impact of climate change and environmental issues on Pakistan have been increasingly...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:01am

Opinion

Value of CPC 3rd plenum & impact on China-Pakistan relations

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its third plenary session in Beijing last month,...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:41am

Opinion

China’s development, dividends for Pakistan

As both China and Pakistan are celebrating their 73rd Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

Opinion

The fault lines of US foreign aid

On 24 April, US President Joe Biden signed the legislation providing $87 billion in aid for Ukraine and Israel, in...

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

Opinion

‘Indo-Pacific’ strategy: observations

With the recent news of the six US senior trade officials intending to resign from their positions mainly due to the...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 06:13am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.28 ▼ -5.47 (-9.99%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	245.20 ▼ -27.01 (-9.92%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
East West Ins. / Jul 20 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	44.25 ▼ -4.29 (-8.84%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 20 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.50 ▼ -2 (-8.16%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	75,522,890 ▲ 0.34
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,459,656 ▲ 2.61
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,800,391 ▼ -0.21
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13,095,251 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,651,856 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	9,024,848 ▼ -0.68
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	6,557,642 ▲ 0
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	6,042,147 ▼ -0.65
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	5,354,722 ▲ 0.05
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,811,654 ▼ -2.17