Qamer Soomro

Opinion

Economic stability or statistical satisfaction?

After a delay of nearly two hours and amid noisy scenes in Parliament, with opposition members raising slogans,...

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Opinion

Budget for the people

Our Finance Minister presents the Federal Budget for FY 2026-27 in the cool and comfortable chambers of Parliament....

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Opinion

Wildlife in Thar

Reports of rampant poaching and indiscriminate hunting in Sindh’s Thar Desert are not merely distressing—they are...

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

Opinion

Shame in Umerkot

Our heads hang in shame after watching the heartbreaking viral videos circulating on social media. The footage shows...

Updated 29 Mar, 2026 05:20am

Opinion

Towards a new rules-based order

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a sobering diagnosis of our...

Published 20 Feb, 2026 05:29am

Opinion

Message from the frozen waters of Dnipro

On the frozen Dnipro River of Kyiv, life refuses to surrender. Joy breaks through ice and hardship as people dance,...

Published 14 Feb, 2026 02:23am

Opinion

US intervention in Venezuela

Thirty-seven years ago, in December 1989, the world watched as the mightiest military power on earth invaded the...

Published 08 Feb, 2026 03:09am

Opinion

We enter the New Year with the same old burdens

We enter the New Year not with renewal, but with remembrance – remembrance of the same problems, the same pains, the...

Published 18 Jan, 2026 03:27am

Opinion

A new year under the shadow of power

As the world steps into a new year, it does so under the thunder of military drills, airstrikes, and missiles rather...

Published 01 Jan, 2026 06:17am

Opinion

OPINION: What kind of ceasefire is this?

What kind of ceasefire is this – one ridiculed, stabbed, and mocked in broad daylight by the powerful oppressor?...

Updated 21 Dec, 2025 06:52am

Opinion

Mamdani’s victory has rekindled faith in people’s power

The 8.5 million people of New York — a dazzling mosaic of diversity and dynamism, a place where humanity ...

Published 17 Nov, 2025 06:32am

Opinion

Low voter turnout—I

Despite New York’s dazzling diversity and democratic vibrancy, the 2025 mayoral election revealed a paradox at the...

Published 08 Nov, 2025 05:59am

Opinion

Remembering Aftab Shahban Mirani

Some people are born great; others achieve greatness through sheer struggle, perseverance, and hard work. And then...

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

Opinion

Karachi: A city in decay calling for revival

Dust, mounds of filth lying scattered in streets and bazaars, overflowing and stinking drains mark the heavily...

Published 31 Oct, 2025 06:22am

Opinion

Gen Z the spirit and vanguard of global awakening

The world today stands on the edge of history. Its restless youth—scarred by corruption, nepotism, and elite...

Updated 27 Oct, 2025 07:32am

Opinion

Towards lasting, durable peace in ME

Tomorrow may dawn upon a sky momentarily calm over Gaza, yet beneath that silence lies the echo of agony — the...

Updated 23 Oct, 2025 06:37am

Opinion

Reviving the spirit of education

Education is our identity, our promise, and the guarantor of a better tomorrow. Nations rise and fall with ...

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 07:54am

Opinion

Doha strikes—the collapse of trust and promise

Even a close, long-time trusted US ally hosting the sprawling and largest American air base, Al Udeid, was not ...

Published 23 Sep, 2025 07:01am

Opinion

The universal message of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

No individual in human history has influenced the socio-political and spiritual course of humanity more profoundly...

Updated 06 Sep, 2025 06:54am

Supplements

14th August Independence Day: A Dawn of Independence

Seventy-nine years ago, a frail yet determined and resolute man led a nation to freedom—freeing us from the double...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 3	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 5	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 5	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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