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Yasmin Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry among 4 PTI leaders sentenced to 10 years in May 9 cases

Other two leaders were Omar Sarfraz Cheema and Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed

Published 20 Dec, 2025 10:26pm

Pakistan

US welcomes Pakistan’s offer to deploy troops in Gaza

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says more clarity awaited before any decision

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 10:37pm

Pakistan

Toshakhana case II: Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years

Case pertains to the purchase of an expensive Bulgari jewellery set at a throwaway price

Updated 21 Dec, 2025 07:15am

Pakistan

Customs Quetta seizes nine NCP vehicles, smuggled goods

ISLAMABAD: In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Collectorate of Enforcement Quetta successfully seized nine (09)...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

Aleem Khan, Palwasha trade barbs as Senate body moot adjourned

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Friday witnessed an exchange of harsh words between ...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:42am

World

Pakistanis among nearly 540 migrants rescued off Crete

ATHENS: Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued early Friday south of the island of Crete, the...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 07:12am

Pakistan

UAE Ambassador meets president

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan, Salem Mohammed Salem Al Bawab Al Zaabi, called on...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 07:09am

Pakistan

ECP seeks wealth statements of MPs

ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has asked the lawmakers—parliamentarians and provincial assemblies’ members—to...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:41am

Pakistan

NA panel opposes CDA’s uplift charges

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Government Assurances took serious exception to the ...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:45am

Pakistan

NUST-PNEC holds 37th convocation in Karachi

KARACHI: The 37th convocation of the Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC), part of the National University of...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:41am

Pakistan

Pakistan issues strong demarche to Afghan regime

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday issued a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime and summoned the Afghan deputy...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:37am

Pakistan

6-month internship: PEC conducts digital balloting for GET Placement Programme

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) conducted the digital balloting for its ambitious Graduate ...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:34am

Pakistan

PM announces completion of Autism Excellence Centre in a year

ISLAMABAD: In a bold move to revolutionize support for children with autism, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:25am

Pakistan

President to visit Iraq from 20th

ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, President of the Republic of Iraq, the President...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:22am

Pakistan

ATC acquits Qureshi

LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday acquitted PTI leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

Senate panel decries judicial ‘overreach’

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee Friday expressed serious concerns over what it termed judicial overreach into...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

Pakistan

President welcomes report

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has welcomed the report issued by United Nations experts, which raises serious...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

Pakistan

Pakistan says India disrupting river flows

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday warned that India’s aggressive water...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

Pakistan

Operation Sindoor: UN report says India violated international law

nISLAMABAD: United Nations Special Rapporteurs and independent experts have concluded that India’s use of military...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

Pakistan

Establishment of ‘Punjab Performance Management Unit’ approved by CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday accorded approval for the establishment of a Punjab...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

Ex-Fata areas merged with KP: JICA gives USD3.5m for improving governance, public services

ISLAMABAD: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided USD 3.5 million to strengthen local...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

JI stages sit-ins against fatalities caused by heavy vehicles

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi held protest sit-ins at 13 major points across the megacity on Friday,...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

‘Right of self-determination’: UNGA adopts Pakistan-sponsored resolution

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted, by consensus, the Pakistan-sponsored resolution entitled...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

ETPB-provincial govt disputes do not constitute govt-to-govt case: FCC

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that a dispute between a federal statutory corporation,...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

Removal of outdated promotional content at airports ordered

KARACHI: Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) Director General Air Vice Marshal Zeeshan Saeed has ordered the removal...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

KMC launches digital correspondence system

KARACHI: In a historic move towards modernisation and digitalisation of the municipal system, the Karachi...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

Sindh govt begins scooty-riding training

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

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

CM approves Rs9.282bn for development of Karachi’s industrial areas

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a high-level meeting with representatives of...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

4 terrorists killed after NW security camp came under attack

PESHAWAR: Four terrorists were killed after they attacked the camp of security forces in Boya area in North...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

Sindh PA passes SHC constitutional benches bill

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Friday passed the Sindh High Court Constitutional Benches (Practice and Procedures)...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

Pakistan

Two draft bills submitted before Punjab Assembly

LAHORE: Two significant draft bills were presented before the Punjab Assembly on Friday during a session marked by...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

Punjab to enact tough law against land grabbing

LAHORE: The Punjab government has started preparing a stringent legislation against land grabbers and individuals...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:43am

Pakistan

EPA makes e-FOAS mandatory for environmental approvals

LAHORE: In a major administrative decision aimed at strengthening transparency, legal enforceability and record...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (December 19, 2025) and the forecast for Saturday (December 20, 2025)....

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan

Murad vows strict action against extortionists

KARACHI: The Sindh political landscape saw renewed debate on law and order and local government empowerment on...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

Islamabad police fails to trace two robbers

ISLAMABAD: Despite the passage of two days, the capital police have failed to trace two armed robbers who looted a...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

Zakat as the greatest insurance policy: Maulana Bashir

KARACHI: Founder Chairman of Saylani Welfare International Trust, Maulana Muhammad Bashir Farooq Qadri, said that...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

Pakistan

Chenab River flow stabilises

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has stated that data indicates the discharge of the Chenab River...

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 23	277.02 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 23	276.82 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 26	157.10 ▲ 0.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 26	0.82 ▼ -0.0007
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 26	1.34 -
Euro to USD / Oct 26	1.12 ▲ 0.0015
SOFR % / Oct 22	3.90 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 26	73,049.65
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 26	62,462.27
Hang Seng / Oct 26	23,228.43
FTSE 100 / Oct 26	10,706.60
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 26	25,181.65
France CAC40 / Oct 26	7,782.82
S&P 500 / Oct 23	7,623.68
Nasdaq / Oct 23	25,955.34
Dow Jones / Oct 23	52,215.16

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 26	377.71
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 26	101.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 26	363,028
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 26	4,012.83
Diesel/Litre / Oct 26	393.66
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 26	79.47
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 23	18,280

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Oct 26 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.44 ▲ 0.32 (15.09%)
LSE SPAC-II / Oct 26 LSE SPAC-II Limited(SPAC2)	17.22 ▲ 1.57 (10.03%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 26 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Quice Food / Oct 26 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	28.45 ▲ 2.59 (10.02%)
D.M. Corporation / Oct 26 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	164.51 ▲ 14.96 (10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 26 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	42.90 ▲ 3.9 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 26 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	80.41 ▲ 7.31 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 26 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	142.10 ▲ 12.92 (10%)
East West Ins. / Oct 26 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	63.95 ▲ 5.81 (9.99%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 26 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	21.38 ▲ 1.94 (9.98%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Oct 26 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	8.62 ▼ -1 (-10.4%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	343.77 ▼ -38.2 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 26 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,399.82 ▼ -155.53 (-10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 26 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	26.30 ▼ -2.92 (-9.99%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 26 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	53.33 ▼ -5.92 (-9.99%)
Diamond Ind. / Oct 26 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	77 ▼ -8.46 (-9.9%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 26 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	169.32 ▼ -18.44 (-9.82%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Oct 26 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	38.75 ▼ -3.43 (-8.13%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	34.26 ▼ -2.99 (-8.03%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Oct 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	398 ▼ -29.74 (-6.95%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 26 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	19,096,432 ▼ -0.04
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	14,860,676 ▲ 0.24
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 26 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	14,559,099 ▲ 0.04
Cnergyico PK / Oct 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,279,980 ▼ -0.09
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,336,513 ▼ -0.01
MACPAC Films / Oct 26 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	9,995,705 ▼ -5.92
Lotte Chemical Pakistan / Oct 26 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	9,448,151 ▼ -0.5
Cordoba Logistics / Oct 26 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	8,276,654 ▲ 2.59
B.O.Punjab / Oct 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,421,781 ▼ -0.05
Kot Addu Power / Oct 26 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	6,441,066 ▲ 0.07

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