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Letters

Pakistan’s voice of conscience at the UN

In the crowded halls of diplomacy, where words often drown in endless speeches, moments arise that define not only...

Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:08am

Opinion

The fall of SOEs

In light of recent developments regarding the closure of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), I believe this ...

Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:01am

Opinion

AI in public policy and governance: an emerging discourse

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from being a topic primarily used by IT professionals and academics to...

Published 18 Sep, 2025 06:57am

Opinion

What makes the Ukraine-Russia war unique

Ukraine entered this war as the presumed underdog—smaller economy, fewer troops, and seemingly overmatched by a...

Published 18 Sep, 2025 06:54am

Opinion

The age of overconsumerism

Just a few months ago, people would line up in front of Pop Mart to buy a bug-eyed doll from the store, even willing...

Published 18 Sep, 2025 06:47am

Opinion

The trade of our time

Wednesday’s the worst day for an op-ed deadline if you like to write about Wall Street. For some reason, that’s...

Published 18 Sep, 2025 06:43am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The three pillars that are not firmly anchored

“So, how many pillars of state are there?” “You being facetious?” “No.” “You sticking your neck out dangerously.”...

Updated 18 Sep, 2025 07:05am

Previous Day

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	276.95 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	276.75 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 2	157.81 ▲ 0.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 2	0.82 ▼ -0.0016
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 2	1.34 ▲ 0.0008
Euro to USD / Nov 2	1.12 ▲ 0.0023
SOFR % / Oct 29	3.94 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 2	75,317.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 2	63,121.49
Hang Seng / Nov 2	23,412.78
S&P 500 / Oct 30	7,580.07
Nasdaq / Oct 30	25,437
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	10,729.78
Dow Jones / Oct 30	51,770.31
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	25,818.21
France CAC40 / Oct 30	7,969.42

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 2	377.91
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 2	100.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 2	3,911.11
Diesel/Litre / Nov 2	402.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 2	78.20
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	360,541

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Fateh Sports / Nov 2 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	258.82 ▲ 23.53 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Nov 2 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	86.92 ▲ 7.9 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Nov 2 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,083.71 ▲ 98.52 (10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 2 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	23.10 ▲ 2.1 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Nov 2 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	35.34 ▲ 3.21 (9.99%)
Burshane LPG / Nov 2 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	54.15 ▲ 4.92 (9.99%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	89.30 ▲ 8.11 (9.99%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	141 ▲ 12.73 (9.92%)
Ideal Dynamics / Nov 2 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	61.48 ▲ 5.39 (9.61%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 2 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	71.98 ▲ 6.27 (9.54%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 2 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	1 ▼ -0.48 (-32.43%)
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	3.62 ▼ -1 (-21.65%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 2 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	6.61 ▼ -1 (-13.14%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 2 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	15.35 ▼ -1.71 (-10.02%)
Attock Refinery / Nov 2 Attock Refinery Limited(ATRL)	979.90 ▼ -108.88 (-10%)
Century Ins. / Nov 2 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	29.44 ▼ -3.27 (-10%)
National Refinery / Nov 2 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	499.90 ▼ -55.54 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 2 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	77.73 ▼ -8.64 (-10%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Nov 2 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	16.43 ▼ -1.82 (-9.97%)
Ahmad Hassan / Nov 2 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	89.81 ▼ -9.88 (-9.91%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,407,589 ▼ -1.09
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,290,422 ▼ -9.48
Clover Pakistan / Nov 2 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	3,185,116 ▲ 0.42
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	2,559,422 ▼ -0.04
TPL Properties / Nov 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	2,194,171 ▲ 0.24
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 2 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1,896,986 ▼ -0.06
United BankXD / Nov 2 United Bank Limited(UBL)	1,080,461 ▲ 1.31
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	950,370 ▲ 0.01
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 2 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	800,746 ▲ 0.7
Thatta Cement / Nov 2 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	790,665 ▲ 0.01