News Archives for Pakistan - 2025-08-28

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Pakistan evacuates a million people as farming belt hit by worst floods in decades

QADIRABAD: Pakistani authorities have evacuated more than a million people from homes in Punjab province this week,...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 09:37pm

Pakistan

President Erdogan assures flood relief support in call with PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday received a telephone call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:05pm

Pakistan

Several PTI leaders, including Barrister Gohar, resign from NA committees

Mass resignations represent renewed escalation in party’s ongoing protest

Published 28 Aug, 2025 06:41pm

Pakistan

Two Pakistan towns face flood risk if river barrage crumbles, officials say

LAHORE/SRINAGAR: Pakistan’s eastern towns of Chiniot and Hafizabad face a risk of catastrophic floods if an...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 04:37pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz emphasises urgent need for water storage infrastructure to combat floods

We will have to generate resources by ourselves for dams, says premier

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 04:45pm

Pakistan

No wheat shortage, will not import, says govt

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain assured on Thursday that there was no...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 04:08pm

Pakistan

Flood alert: Exceptionally high flood levels reported in Ravi, Sutlej rivers

Many areas in Lahore, Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib are also on alert

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 11:28pm

Pakistan

PIA shifts all Sialkot flights to Lahore Airport

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on Thursday that all its flights that were scheduled to operate...

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 04:21pm

Pakistan

India’s water manipulation, heavy rains compound Pakistan’s flood woes

Death toll from floods in monsoon season this year has suged past 800

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 04:44pm

Commodities

Pakistan tenders to buy 100,000 metric tons of sugar, traders say

The deadline for submission of price offers is September 8

Published 28 Aug, 2025 11:17am

Pakistan

Punjab minister highlights significance of CM’s Japan visit

LAHORE: Terming the recent visit of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to Japan as of great importance for Punjab and...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

Punjab CM visits Shahdara to examine flood situation in Ravi river

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif herself reached Shahdara, to witness flood situation in the Ravi...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

Lahore, Sialkot, 5 other districts: Army called in

LAHORE: The services of the army were called in seven districts including Lahore, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal,...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

Sec144 imposed to prohibit public visits at bridges over rivers

SIALKOT: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sialkot, Saba Asghar Ali on Wednesday imposed Section 144 to prohibit public ...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:37am

Pakistan

Stage actress released

LAHORE: A city magistrate on Wednesday released a stage actress and dancer Samar Rana in a case of alleged torture...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:36am

Pakistan

Sindh braces for floodwaters; protective steps initiated

KARACHI: Sindh, as the lower riparian province of Pakistan, now braces for the brunt of floodwaters surging from...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:29am

Pakistan

Sindh CM reviews flood preparedness, asks officials to take steps

KARACHI: A high-level meeting was held here at the Chief Minister’s House under the chairmanship of Chief Minister...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:27am

Pakistan

Sharjeel reviews construction work on Jam Sadiq Bridge

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:23am

Pakistan

DC reviews anti-polio drive, Eid Milad-un-Nabi arrangements

HYDERABAD: A meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad, Fayyaz Hussain Abbasi, was held at his office to...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:18am

Pakistan

APNS condoles death of Aamir Mehmood

KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, President and Muhammad Athar Kazi, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society ...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:16am

Pakistan

Condolence

KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, President and Muhammad Athar Kazi, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society ...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:10am

Pakistan

Islamabad, Karachi airports: NA panel stunned by scanners’ inability to detect narcotics-filled parcels

ISLAMABAD: In a glaring security failure, a parliamentary panel was stunned on Wednesday to learn that scanners at...

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 09:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital

ISLAMABAD: As hostilities in Palestine continues unabated, Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the deadly...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:07am

Pakistan

KP govt implements e-stamping system

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Wednesday officially abolished the use of physical stamp papers...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:05am

Pakistan

KUJ Dastoor delegation meets JPMC CEO

KARACHI: A delegation from the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ Dastoor) met with Jinnah Hospital's Chief Executive...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:02am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) and the forecast for Thursday (August 28, 2025)...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

NA-185: ECP suspends by-election schedule

ISLAMABAD: The electoral entity has suspended the by-poll schedule for National Assembly’s seat NA-185 Dera Ghazi...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Flood-affected people: Gates Foundation, WHO commit USD1m fund

ISLAMABAD: The Gates Foundation and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced a joint initiative to...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Punjab govt committed to fiscal discipline: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that the Punjab government was committed to fiscal...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Plea seeking formation of board to examine IK’s condition filed by Aleema

ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, on...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Monsoon to be 22pc more stronger next year?

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination has expressed...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

ICT records 122 dengue virus cases this season

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has recorded 122 confirmed dengue virus cases this season, with the...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Asian Development Bank launches iGMS for BISP beneficiaries to redress grievances

ISLAMABAD: President Asian Development Bank (ADB) Masato Kanda on Wednesday launched the Integrated Grievance...

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 07:47am

Pakistan

KP Govt allocates Rs.20bn for completion of DFC projects

PESHAWAR: The provincial government has allocated a fund of Rs.20 billion to ensure timely completion of the due for...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Message of CM Maryam on World Lake Day

LAHORE: "Lakes are a metaphor for beauty of nature and biological life," said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Musadik for capacity building to face climate change

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr Musadik Malik on Wednesday urged capacity building to address...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Railway workers protest against sell-off plan, job disparities

KARACHI: Railway workers under the banner of the Pakistan Railway Employees Union (CBA) staged protest ...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Lahore admin on high alert after flood warning

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration was on high alert on Wednesday due to a warning about a flood wave...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

India opens all gates of major dams in IIOJ&K

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday opened all gates of major dams on rivers in its part of the IIOJ&K...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

Threat of urban flooding in major cities: PM Shehbaz orders NDMA to take quick action

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to...

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 09:02am

Pakistan

Embankment next to Qadirpur dam blown up

LAHORE: Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

Pakistan

High level of flooding in Ravi, Chenab, Sutlej: People advised to evacuate immediately

LAHORE: Due to recent heavy rains in the upper areas of Punjab, the water level in the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej ...

Updated 28 Aug, 2025 07:42am

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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
FTSE 100 / Nov 2	10,720.19
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 2	25,787.71
France CAC40 / Nov 2	7,959.64
S&P 500 / Oct 30	7,580.07
Nasdaq / Oct 30	25,437
Dow Jones / Oct 30	51,770.31

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 2	377.91
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 2	100.58
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 2	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 2	353,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 2	3,911.11
Diesel/Litre / Nov 2	402.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 2	78.20

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	141.10 ▲ 12.83 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Nov 2 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	86.92 ▲ 7.9 (10%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 2 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 2 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	131.54 ▲ 11.96 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Nov 2 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,083.71 ▲ 98.52 (10%)
Pak Synthetics / Nov 2 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	212.73 ▲ 19.34 (10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 2 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	23.10 ▲ 2.1 (10%)
Burshane LPG / Nov 2 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	54.15 ▲ 4.92 (9.99%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 2 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	55.04 ▲ 5 (9.99%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Nov 2 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.32 ▲ 2.3 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 2 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.66 ▼ -0.82 (-55.41%)
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	3.62 ▼ -1 (-21.65%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 2 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	14.18 ▼ -1.58 (-10.03%)
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)	979.95 ▼ -108.83 (-10%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	17.10 ▼ -1.9 (-10%)
National Refinery / Nov 2 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	499.90 ▼ -55.54 (-10%)
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	87.26 ▼ -9.7 (-10%)
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12.28 ▼ -1.36 (-9.97%)
Cordoba Logistics / Nov 2 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	26.13 ▼ -2.86 (-9.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	93,109,988 ▼ -1.36
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 2 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	45,177,237 -
TPL Properties / Nov 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,105,241 ▼ -0.44
Clover Pakistan / Nov 2 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	19,800,893 ▲ 0.43
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,506,278 -
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,902,027 ▼ -9.7
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,179,588 ▼ -0.15
Bawany Air Products / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	7,474,382 ▼ -1.9
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 2 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	7,269,715 ▲ 0.58
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,110,000 ▼ -0.15

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