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Aisha Mahmood

Life & Style

'Desi Futurism': the Pakistani illustrator building a career beyond borders

Digital platforms are turning illustration from a hobby into a viable career option for millions of Pakistani youth....

Updated 04 Sep, 2026 02:52pm

Life & Style

16,000km, one Pakistani flag: the only Pakistani to conquer the solo US loop

“Don’t tell me you rode all the way from Pakistan?” the man asked, his eyes fixed on the Pakistani flag stitched to...

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 02:41pm

Pakistan

10 topics that dominated headlines in 2025

From tensions with India, to gold, to a lot of attention from US President Trump, we take a look at 2025's trending topics

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 01:58pm

Perspectives

Year in review: a look at some of the most important court rulings

The year 2024 saw significant judicial rulings and overturning of decisions in Pakistan. Here is a look at some of...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 02:21pm

Pakistan

General Elections 2024: polling ends as Pakistan marred by ‘disconnect’

Pakistan voted in the country’s 12th General Elections under a bar on communication with mobile internet services...

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 05:31pm

Pakistan

From economic to political mayhem, Pakistan hopes for a better 2024

The year 2023 has undoubtedly been a challenging one for Pakistan, as the nation grappled with a multitude of issues...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 12:01pm

Pakistan

Previous CJPs and their brief profiles

After 20 months as Pakistan’s top judge, Ata Bandial will make way for chief justice-designate Justice Qazi Faez Isa...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:25am

Perspectives

A road trip to Gwadar: Pakistan’s wonder

Have you been part of such a family that gathers, plans road trips but doesn’t follow through with them? Well, we...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 03:14pm

Pakistan

A year to remember and forget: Pakistan saw it all in 2022

In 2022, Pakistan faced economic challenges, a constitutional crisis – on multiple occasions – and devastating...

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 12:05pm

Pakistan

Innings over: Imran Khan loses no-trust vote

174 votes cast in favour of resolution, making Imran Khan the first premier in Pakistan's history to be ousted through no-trust motion

Updated 10 Apr, 2022 02:24am

Pakistan

Less than 30 days is all it took: Pakistan's road to political upheaval

Following weeks of political frenzy, with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government and joint opposition...

Updated 04 Apr, 2022 08:58pm

Perspectives

Girl on the Green Line

A little apprehensive, I walked into a station at Karachi’s Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) located at Numaish...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 06:11pm

Pakistan

Noor Mukadam case: Zahir Jaffer sentenced to death

Court acquits Zahir Jaffer's father Zakir Jaffer and mother Asmat Adamjee, Noor's father says will challenge acquittal of others

Updated 24 Feb, 2022 03:12pm

Pakistan

Under shadow of pandemic, Karachi Eat expects lower footfall

Three-day festival commences in Pakistan's largest city today (Friday)

Updated 14 Jan, 2022 11:04am

Pakistan

Major developments that stood out

From the Covid-19 waves to security issues, 2021 gave us a lot to ponder over

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:36pm

Pakistan

A choice of semantics: Pakistan's 75th Independence Day or 74th anniversary

As Pakistanis celebrate Independence Day on August 14, 2021, a debate around whether it is the 75th Independence Day...

Published 14 Aug, 2021 05:24pm

Pakistan

Red list travel rules: Pakistan presents counter to UK's argument

SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan highlights country's track record of managing Covid-19

Updated 11 Aug, 2021 02:40pm

Pakistan

Important to keep borders open to potential refugee inflow: US State Dept

Spokesperson Ned Price says US does not intend to single out any one particular country as destination for refugees
Statement comes amid Pakistan's stance that it cannot host anymore Afghanistan refugees

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 01:27pm

Pakistan

Pakistan welcomes European lawmakers' letter against human rights violations in IIOJK

Letter is yet another demonstration of the continuing global censure of the ongoing human rights violations in IIOJK, says Pakistan's foreign ministry

Updated 31 Jul, 2021 04:13pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports another 4,950 Covid-19 cases, highest single-day tally since April 29

Positivity jumps to 8.5% as Delta variant worries continue

Published 31 Jul, 2021 10:55am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 19	277.10 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 19	276.90 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 19	158.58 ▲ 0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 19	0.83 ▲ 0.0017
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 19	1.33 ▼ -0.0011
Euro to USD / Oct 19	1.12 ▼ -0.0021
SOFR % / Oct 16	3.88 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 19	7,690.73
India Sensex / Oct 19	73,852.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 19	64,916.70
Nasdaq / Oct 19	26,430.89
FTSE 100 / Oct 19	10,764.69
Dow Jones / Oct 19	51,966.03
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 19	25,319.77
France CAC40 / Oct 19	7,868.05
Hang Seng / Oct 16	24,186.83

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 20	381.14
Diesel/Litre / Oct 20	389.27
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 19	103.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 19	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 19	376,402
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 19	4,119.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 19	80.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 20 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.60 ▲ 0.79 (10.12%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 20 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	14.60 ▲ 1.33 (10.02%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	83.44 ▲ 7.59 (10.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	64.37 ▲ 5.85 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 20 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	96.65 ▲ 8.79 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,427.94 ▲ 129.54 (9.98%)
Paramount Spinning / Oct 20 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.59 ▲ 0.62 (6.91%)
AN Textile Mills / Oct 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	72.89 ▲ 4.62 (6.77%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	96.50 ▲ 5.99 (6.62%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 20 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	21.36 ▲ 1.32 (6.59%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products / Oct 20 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	25.38 ▼ -10.59 (-29.44%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 20 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	413.80 ▼ -45.98 (-10%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 20 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.89 ▼ -4.99 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 20 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	81.27 ▼ -9.03 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Oct 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41.25 ▼ -4.17 (-9.18%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	81.03 ▼ -7.33 (-8.3%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 20 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	34.25 ▼ -3 (-8.05%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Oct 20 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	50.01 ▼ -4.26 (-7.85%)
OLP Modaraba / Oct 20 OLP Modaraba Limited(OLPM)	25 ▼ -1.95 (-7.24%)
Nadeem Tex. / Oct 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	60.30 ▼ -4.7 (-7.23%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,247,806 ▼ -0.45
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,721,001 ▼ -0.16
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,616,452 ▼ -4.56
TPL Properties / Oct 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	5,763,307 ▲ 0.39
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 20 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	3,856,472 ▲ 1.32
Cordoba Logistics / Oct 20 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	3,350,686 ▲ 0.1
Internationl Packaging Films / Oct 20 International Packaging Films Limited(IPAK)	2,597,794 ▲ 0.69
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 20 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	2,374,412 ▲ 2.04
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 20 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2,210,530 ▲ 1.33
Azgard Nine / Oct 20 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	1,930,512 ▲ 0.34

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