News Archives for Pakistan - 2025-08-13

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Islamabad hosts Independence Day, Marka-e-Haq festivities

A special grand ceremony is underway at Jinnah Sports Stadium on Wednesday night to mark Marka-i-Haq and Pakistan’s...

Updated 14 Aug, 2025 12:46am

Pakistan

US consul general highlights Pakistan-US ties

US Consul General Scott Urbom underscored shared priorities between Pakistan and the United States in academic...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 10:32pm

Pakistan

Chinese mountaineer dies while descending K2 summit

A Chinese mountaineer, Guan Jing, died on Tuesday night after being hit by falling rocks while descending from the...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 10:20pm

Commodities

Pakistan buys about 55,000 tons white sugar in tender, traders say

HAMBURG: Pakistan’s state trading agency TCP is believed to have purchased about 55,000 metric tons of white sugar...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 09:16pm

Pakistan

NA adopts ATA amendment allowing 3-month ‘preventive detention’ of terror suspects

The National Assembly on Wednesday adopted the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024 with majority votes, rejecting...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:38pm

Pakistan

Aseefa for united action to prevent breast cancer

ISLAMABAD: First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has called for united action — involving government institutions,...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:59am

Pakistan

NBP, Indus Hospital launch blood-donation drive

KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), in collaboration with Indus Hospital & Health Network, has...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:58am

Pakistan

156,000 applications received under ‘Livestock Farmer Card’ project

LAHORE: The Livestock & Dairy Development Department Punjab has so far received applications from 156,000 ...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:54am

Pakistan

PM’s Digital Youth Hub: over 0.5m youth registered so far

LAHORE: Over 0.5 million young individuals have so far registered at Prime Minister’s Digital Youth Hub within...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:53am

Pakistan

CBD Punjab all set to celebrate 78th Independence Day with zeal

LAHORE: The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as the Central Business...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:52am

Pakistan

Country progressing rapidly after inflicting defeat on India: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture, Azma Bokhari, while addressing a grand concert held at Alhamra...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:51am

Pakistan

All resources to be utilised to empower youth: Punjab CM

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that all possible resources will be utilised to fulfil ...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:50am

Pakistan

CM speaks about importance of e-buses

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif in a joyful message to the people of Punjab on the social...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan

ATC orders seizure of convicted PTI leaders’ properties

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court has ordered to seize the properties of PTI convicted leaders Dr Yasmin Rashid, Ejaz...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:46am

Pakistan

NA Speaker extends olive branch as PTI stages walkout

ISLAMABAD: In a tense and tumultuous session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq extended an...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

Pension, perks of a CJP: Senate provided with details

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday submitted a written response in the Senate during the question...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

Rains, floods: PM calls for stepping up coordination efforts

ISLAMABAD: As monsoon rains batter swathes of the country and floodwaters surge through vulnerable districts, Prime...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

REMIT Programme: Commitment reaffirmed to continue collaboration

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s ...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:34am

Pakistan

‘Pakistan needs $50bn annually to mitigate to climate risks’

ISLAMABAD: Ranked first on the Climate Risk Index 2025 despite contributing less than 0.9 percent to global...

Updated 13 Aug, 2025 08:33am

Pakistan

Dar to visit Dhaka on 23rd

ISLAMABAD: In a major diplomatic development, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Ishaq Dar is...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:27am

Pakistan

Minorities Day: PCF organises at mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam

KARACHI: On the occasion of Minorities Day, President of the Pak Christian Foundation (PCF), Tariq Samuel, organized...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:24am

Pakistan

Suspension of internet frustrates Balochistan residents

QUETTA: Mobile internet services across Balochistan have remained suspended for over a week, causing significant...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:10am

Pakistan

Amended Seed Act: Tanveer stresses strict enforcement of regulations

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Tuesday, stressed...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:08am

Pakistan

US official meets Dar

ISLAMABAD: The US Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Gregory D Lo Gerfo, Tuesday, called on the Deputy Prime...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 07:06am

Pakistan

PTI voices its opposition to ‘proposed’ 27th Amendment

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday voiced strong opposition to the proposed 27th...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) and the forecast for Wednesday (August 13, 2025)...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Parliamentary Budget Office: draft bill rejected

ISLAMABAD: The draft of the Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2025, presented in the National Assembly’s...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Bilawal inaugurates various development projects in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, while inaugurating various development...

Updated 13 Aug, 2025 08:15am

Pakistan

SC enacts Supreme Court Rules 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court enacted the Supreme Court Rules, 2025, which has revoked Supreme Court Rules, 1980. ...

Updated 13 Aug, 2025 08:15am

Pakistan

KP to spend Rs18bn on youth’s digital skill development: SACM

ISLAMABAD: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be spending Rs18 billion in 2025-26 on the provision and...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Sharjeel highlights constitutional guarantees for minorities

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that while...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Karachi’s problems: JI chief threatens to launch ‘rights movement’

KARACHI: Central Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has called on the government to take urgent...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Five private members’ bills passed, 16 new introduced in ongoing NA session

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed five private members’ bills and introduced 16 new bills during...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

NA, Senate: PHC halts appointment of new opposition leaders

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Tuesday restrained the speaker of the National Assembly and the chairman of the...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan hails US decision

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has welcomed the US decision of designating Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Majeed Brigade as...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

50 militants killed along Afghan border

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army has killed a total of 50 Indian-sponsored militants in a four-day counterterrorism ...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

PM issues stern warning to India over water rights

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday issued a stern warning to India over water rights amid ongoing...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

US, Pakistan hold counter-terrorism talks in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States held the latest round of the Pakistan-US Counterterrorism (CT) Dialogue in...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Urgent action demanded: Gaza on brink of catastrophe: over 1500 EU staff

ISLAMABAD: A group of over 1,500 European Union civil servants have issued a searing letter to European Commission...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Properties in Portugal: PAC takes notice of Asif’s statement regarding bureaucrats

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday took notice of the statement made by Defence Minister...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

Rwandan HC for further increasing ties

KARACHI: The High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda to Pakistan, Harerimana Fatou, has said that Rwanda wishes...

Updated 13 Aug, 2025 07:22am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 2	276.96 ▲ 0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 2	276.72 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 2	157.85 ▲ 0.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 2	0.82 ▼ -0.0067
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 2	1.34 ▲ 0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 2	1.12 ▲ 0.0034
SOFR % / Oct 30	3.95 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 3	76,288.65
Hang Seng / Nov 3	23,500.97
S&P 500 / Nov 2	7,541.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 2	63,081.86
Nasdaq / Nov 2	25,164.36
FTSE 100 / Nov 2	10,761.33
Dow Jones / Nov 2	51,983.98
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 2	25,981.09
France CAC40 / Nov 2	8,047.69

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 3	374.51
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 3	3,926.80
Diesel/Litre / Nov 3	395.20
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 2	96.22
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 2	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 2	353,340
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 2	77.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 3 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.74 ▲ 0.08 (12.12%)
Asia Ins. / Nov 3 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	38.14 ▲ 3.47 (10.01%)
Burshane LPG / Nov 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	59.57 ▲ 5.42 (10.01%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 3 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Nov 3 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	45.93 ▲ 4.18 (10.01%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	283.47 ▲ 25.77 (10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 3 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	25.41 ▲ 2.31 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 3 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	144.68 ▲ 13.14 (9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Nov 3 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	94.82 ▲ 7.9 (9.09%)
Pakistan Services / Nov 3 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,181.01 ▲ 97.3 (8.98%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 3 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	2.62 ▼ -1 (-27.62%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 3 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	6.70 ▼ -0.91 (-11.96%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Nov 3 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	7.69 ▼ -0.99 (-11.41%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 3 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	73.98 ▼ -8.22 (-10%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 3 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	13.82 ▼ -1.53 (-9.97%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32 ▼ -3.25 (-9.22%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 3 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	16.01 ▼ -1.44 (-8.25%)
Ellcot Spinning / Nov 3 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	210.48 ▼ -15.22 (-6.74%)
Bannu Woollen / Nov 3 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	58.01 ▼ -3.18 (-5.2%)
Pak Engineering / Nov 3 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	875 ▼ -44.02 (-4.79%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6,780,960 ▲ 0.08
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,119,085 ▼ -4.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	1,211,671 ▲ 0.08
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 3 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	1,038,268 ▼ -1
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 3 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	874,429 ▲ 1.42
Zarea Ltd / Nov 3 Zarea Limited(ZAL)	801,332 ▼ -1.54
Clover Pakistan / Nov 3 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	774,986 ▲ 0.05
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 3 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	683,722 ▲ 0.09
National Refinery / Nov 3 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	513,063 ▼ -22.88
Hascol Petrol / Nov 3 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	466,123 ▲ 0.14

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