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Mufti Taqi Usmani rules crypto-based purchases impermissible

KARACHI: Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani has declared purchasing goods with cryptocurrency...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:25am

Govt mulling purchasing cheaper oil, gas from Iran: Malik

KARACHI: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Sunday said that Pakistan was “considering” purchasing cheaper...

Updated 29 Jun, 2026 10:46am

Business & Finance

Barclays upgrades Pakistan sovereign debt to ‘overweight’: Bloomberg

Barclays upgraded Pakistan's dollar bonds to 'overweight,' citing improved oil prospects and the nation's resilient external position and economic stability

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 04:07pm

Pakistan

PPP’s Amjad elected CM of G-B

KARACHI: The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elected PPP’s Advocate Amjad Hussain as the chief minister on Monday, just...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 06:27am

Pakistan

Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed passes away

KARACHI: Veteran sports journalist, commentator and former first-class cricketer Qamar Ahmed passed away in Karachi,...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Ashura on 26th

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Monday announced that the moon of Muharram-ul-Haram 1448 AH was not...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Pakistan

PPP leading in GB elections

KARACHI: Unofficial and unconfirmed election results from Gilgit-Baltistan continued to show Pakistan Peoples Party...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Naqvi delivers special message to Mojtaba

KARACHI: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Sunday as part of...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Gilgit-Baltistan: Bilawal pledges ownership rights, 18th Amendment protections

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday promised to ensure the right of ownership and the protections...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

CDF celebrates Eid-ul-Azha with troops in Zhob

KARACHI: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, COAS & CDF, visited Zhob District, Balochistan to celebrate...

Published 30 May, 2026 06:50am

Pakistan committed to stance on Palestine, Israel: Dar

Dar said Washington “deeply appreciates” Pakistan’s efforts

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

Pakistan

Eid-ul-Azha on 27th

KARACHI: The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Sunday that the Zilhij moon had been sighted and Eid-ul-Azha will...

Published 18 May, 2026 06:05am

World

Eid-ul-Azha to begin in Saudi Arabia on 27th

KARACHI: Saudi Arabia has confirmed the sighting of the Dhul-Hijjah moon, with Eid-ul-Azha set to fall on 27 May....

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

World

Trump’s economic handling: FT poll shows rising voter discontent

Trump faces widespread voter disapproval over inflation, the economy, and the Iran war, jeopardizing Republican prospects in the midterms.

Updated 11 May, 2026 09:18am

Iranian envoy expresses gratitude to Pakistan

KARACHI: The Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam has expressed sincere gratitude to the government,...

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 09:00am

World

Trump says talks ‘possible’ as soon as Friday

KARACHI: “Good news” about a second round of talks between the US and Iran may be coming as soon as Friday,...

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

Field marshal meets Iran’s top civil, military leaders

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met Iran’s...

Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:19am

World

Iran war: 16 US aircraft destroyed

KARACHI: At least 16 US military aircraft have been destroyed since the start of the war with Iran, including 10...

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

World

GCC states to mark Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday

KARACHI: Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that Friday was the first day of Eid-Ul-Fitr that marks the end of the...

Published 19 Mar, 2026 06:08am

Pakistan

One dead, 13 injured as Shalimar Express derails

KARACHI/LAHORE: At least one person died and 13 others were injured on Sunday after Lahore-bound Shalimar Express...

Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am

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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 17	162.40
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 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
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%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (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%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
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%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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