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Opinion

‘India’s Indus waters gamble: illegal, impossible, and immoral’

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Opinion

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Catastrophic impact of Trump’s tariffs

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Trump’s head-on collision with judiciary

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Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:11am

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Trump-Putin duo all set to humiliate Europe

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Trump’s war on institutions

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Published 16 Feb, 2025 02:53am

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Trump’s hammer falls on transgender rights—III

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Published 12 Feb, 2025 07:14am

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Trump’s hammer falls on transgender rights—II

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Published 11 Feb, 2025 07:04am

Opinion

Trump’s hammer falls on transgender people—I

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Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

Opinion

‘Trump’s strategy to counter China’s BRI: too little, too late’

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Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

Opinion

‘Trump’s strategy to counter China’s BRI: too little, too late’

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Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

Trump’s strategy to counter China’s BRI: too little, too late

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Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

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Trump’s fossil fuel push threatens Earth

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Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

Opinion

US versus China: the battle for rare earth dominance

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Updated 24 Jan, 2025 07:47am

Opinion

‘California wildfire: Will Trump reconsider the Paris Accord?’

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Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:01am

Opinion

Why Does Trump want to occupy Greenland?

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Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:05am

Opinion

Will Trudeau come back?

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Updated 09 Jan, 2025 07:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	281.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	281.53
USD to Japanese Yen / May 13	147.90
USD to Swiss Franc / May 13	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 13	1.32
Euro to USD / May 13	1.11
UK LIBOR % / May 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 12	5,844.19
Nasdaq / May 12	18,708.34
Dow Jones / May 12	42,410.10
India Sensex / May 13	81,726.97
Tokyo Nikkei / May 13	38,305.85
Hang Seng / May 13	23,188.20
FTSE 100 / May 13	8,606.55
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	23,595.02
France CAC40 / May 13	7,859.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 12	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 12	291,923
Petrol/Litre / May 13	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 13	61.90
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 13	3,253.26
Diesel/Litre / May 13	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 13	66.85

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / May 13 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.51 ▲ 0.72 (19%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / May 13 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	6.59 ▲ 1 (17.89%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 13 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
B. F. Mod. / May 13 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.34 ▲ 1 (13.62%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 13 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.11 ▲ 1 (12.33%)
Mahanna Islamic Index / May 13 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	15.47 ▲ 1.65 (11.94%)
Haseeb Waqas / May 13 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	9.59 ▲ 1 (11.64%)
Gulshan Sp. / May 13 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.40 ▲ 0.35 (11.48%)
Ghazi Fabrics / May 13 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	10.17 ▲ 1 (10.91%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)

Stock	Price
Power Cem(Pref) / May 13 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	15.35 ▼ -1.71 (-10.02%)
Bilal Fibres / May 13 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	19.59 ▼ -2.18 (-10.01%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 13 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	46.80 ▼ -5.2 (-10%)
Din Tex. / May 13 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45 ▼ -4.99 (-9.98%)
Mughal Energy / May 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	19.90 ▼ -2.12 (-9.63%)
Suhail Jute / May 13 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	78.36 ▼ -8.24 (-9.52%)
First Punjab Modaraba / May 13 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.77 ▼ -0.28 (-9.18%)
Parmount Sp. / May 13 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.36 ▼ -0.31 (-8.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	2.95 ▼ -0.25 (-7.81%)
First IBL Mod. / May 13 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	3 ▼ -0.24 (-7.41%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	41,734,903 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / May 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	41,052,877 ▲ 6.27
Sui South Gas / May 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,773,773 ▲ 2.33
Oil & Gas Dev. / May 13 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	30,912,153 ▲ 15.65
B.O.Punjab / May 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	24,175,098 ▼ -0.16
Cnergyico PK / May 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	24,174,880 ▼ -0.09
K-Electric Ltd. / May 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,803,446 ▼ -0.22
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 13 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	21,754,749 ▼ -3.25
Fauji Cement / May 13 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,681,855 ▲ 1.82
D.G.K.Cement / May 13 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	19,785,523 ▲ 10.35

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