News Archives for Pakistan - 2025-03-26

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Pakistan

Govt decides to consult all stakeholders on net metering policy after backlash

Cabinet approves using savings from reduced petroleum prices to lower electricity tariffs for consumers

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 06:04pm

Markets

IMF agreement brings relief, but economic challenges persist, say experts

Analysts believe Pakistan must remain committed to IMF programme to ensure sustainable economic growth

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 07:58pm

Business & Economy

Aurangzeb pushes for debt relief, fair trade at Boao Forum

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has called for reforms in international financial institutions to better address...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 08:06pm

Pakistan

Eid-ul-Fitr 2025 likely to be on March 31: Suparco

The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) said on Wednesday that Eid-ul-Fitr this year is likely...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 10:33pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s GDP grows 1.73% in Oct-Dec

Growth in agriculture, industry and services stand at 1.1%, -0.18% and 2.57% respectively.

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 11:11pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, China in talks about security for Chinese nationals

BOAO, CHINA: Pakistan and China’s discussions about security measures to protect Chinese nationals working in the...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 11:18pm

Pakistan

Freshwater ecosystems in South Asia: WWF, GSK announce multi-million-pound partnership

KARACHI: In a groundbreaking initiative to combat water stress and safeguard biodiversity, the World Wide Fund for...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:50am

Pakistan

PMD issues drought alert amid severe water shortages

LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued drought alert which is the continuation of drought...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:46am

Pakistan

Peri urban plan being followed for Faisalabad: DG FDA

FAISALABAD: Second proposed master plan has been dropped and the Peri Urban Plan is being followed for the planned,...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

RUDA to transform Booti dumpsite into carbon credit project

LAHORE: The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) is taking a major step toward environmental sustainability by...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:33am

Pakistan

Al-Qadir Trust scam: IHC defers sentence suspension plea of IK, Bushra

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) deferred the hearing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and Bushra...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:29am

Pakistan

CJP emphasises digitalisation of court processes

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi emphasised the digitalisation of court processes, enhanced...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:27am

Pakistan

Arrest warrants for Gandapur upheld

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Tuesday again upheld the arrest warrant issued for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:26am

Pakistan

Death of COAS’s mother: President, PM express condolence

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other political figures have expressed...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:25am

Pakistan

Alhamra hosts calligraphy & painting exhibition

LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council (Alhamra) has unveiled a remarkable Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition at the Allah...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:23am

Pakistan

Hygiene, physical cleanliness help prevent fungal infection: Experts

LAHORE: With a view to raise awareness regarding fungal infections, symptoms, preventive measures and treatment, a...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:23am

Pakistan

Deadline fast approaching: Efforts to deport approx 0.8m illegal Afghans geared-up

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has geared-up its efforts to deport approximately 800,000 undocumented and illegal Afghan...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:58am

Pakistan

Federal Ombudsman calls on Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Federal Ombudsman Ijaz Ahmed Qureshi, Tuesday, called on President Asif Ali Zardari, said a press ...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:57am

Pakistan

Green Yakeen plantation drive inaugurated

LAHORE: In a landmark move towards environmental restoration and sustainability, Green Yakeen, an ambitious...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:55am

Pakistan

KP Govt finalizes action plan to eliminate terrorism

PESHAWAR: A high level meeting held here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur in the...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:51am

Pakistan

Immediate release of CDA employees from FIA custody demanded

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Officers Association on Tuesday strongly condemned the...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:48am

Pakistan

KP to develop 10-year strategy for varsities

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to develop a 10-year strategy...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:44am

Pakistan

Mayor Karachi announce steps to improve traffic flow in Saddar

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday announced immediate steps to improve the traffic system ...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Pakistan

Punjab minister says country facing severe water shortage

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Punjab has no claim over Sindh’s water and that no...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

YouTube star charged with blasphemy over perfume

LAHORE: A YouTube star has been charged with blasphemy after launching a perfume named after the very law he has...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) and the forecast for Wednesday (March 26, 2025)...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Sindh Police to recruit 2,000 ASIs

KARACHI In a significant move to enhance the investigative capacity of the Sindh Police, the Sindh government has...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Karachi Board: grace marks recommended for first-year students

KARACHI: A fact-finding inquiry committee, established by the Sindh Assembly to investigate objections regarding...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

AKU President receives Sitara-i-Imtiaz

KARACHI: Dr Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President of Aga Khan University (AKU) was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, by the...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

CM condoles death of COAS’s mother

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed a deep sense of grief and sorrow over the death of Army...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

LHC fixes hearing of PTI’s plea for April 4

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has fixed the hearing of a contempt petition on April 04 filed by PTI against ...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Bilawal condoles death of COAS’s mother

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed deep sorrow over the ...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 05:48am

Pakistan

KE conducts operation against power theft in Manghopir

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) continues its efforts against electricity theft and defaulters. In collaboration with law...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

President hosts orphaned children iftar dinner

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has urged children to prioritise education, calling it the key to success. ...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Railways to get more cargo wagons, passenger coaches

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways, Tuesday, was informed that Pakistan Railways (PR) ...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Leadership roles: Speakers focus on increasing women’s participation

LAHORE: Minister for Minorities, Ramesh Singh Arora, attended the conference titled “She Speaks, She Leads, She...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

UHS to overhaul curricula of 60 postgraduate clinical programmes

LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has decided to implement a major revamp of its postgraduate clinical...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Yousif Hyder appointed DG, DGIP

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed Member FBR Yousif Hyder Shaikh (Inland Revenue...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Kashmir dispute: Pakistan says seeking ‘just and lasting’ settlement

NEW YORK: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Tariq Fatemi,...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Punjab CM launches free tractor scheme

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif formally launched 1,000 free tractors scheme for the wheat farmers...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

IK’s visitors: PTI submits list to jail authorities

ISLAMABAD: Salman Akram Raja, the secretary general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Tuesday submitted an...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Mother of COAS passes away

ISLAMABAD: Mother of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has passed away. President Asif Ali...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Markets

IMF reaches staff-level deal with Pakistan to unlock $1.3 billion of new cash

Lender also agrees on first review of ongoing 37-month bailout programme

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 10:35pm

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 12	276.81 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 12	276.61 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.79 ▼ -0.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0006
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.11 ▲ 0.0001
SOFR % / Nov 10	3.89 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,418.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,662.52
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,851.83
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,734.13
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,354.18
S&P 500 / Nov 12	7,592.40
Nasdaq / Nov 12	25,366.09
Dow Jones / Nov 12	52,297.09

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 13	335
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,891.79
Diesel/Litre / Nov 13	364
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.40
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	357,112

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Nov 13 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	127.05 ▲ 11.55 (10%)
Apna Microfin. / Nov 13 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	23.54 ▲ 2.14 (10%)

Stock	Price
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	144.80 ▼ -15.9 (-9.89%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.10 ▼ -3.15 (-8.94%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Nov 13 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	101.01 ▼ -8.99 (-8.17%)
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	129.99 ▼ -8.72 (-6.29%)
Nadeem Tex. / Nov 13 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	73.15 ▼ -4.85 (-6.22%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 13 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.55 ▼ -0.34 (-5.77%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Nov 13 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	433 ▼ -25.77 (-5.62%)
Jubilee Spinning / Nov 13 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	49.75 ▼ -2.88 (-5.47%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.93 ▼ -4.05 (-5.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	86,251,066 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	53,364,341 ▲ 0.36
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	38,546,555 ▲ 0.31
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,521,269 ▲ 0.34
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,404,553 ▲ 1
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	21,366,949 ▲ 0.05
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,711,883 ▲ 0.09
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	11,076,929 ▲ 1.5
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	10,921,208 ▲ 1.1
B.O.Punjab / Nov 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,580,671 ▲ 0.25

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