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Pakistan - 2026-01-05

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86% Pakistanis optimistic about 2026; survey shows confidence in politics, careers, cricket

84% of Pakistanis said they would prefer socialising online rather than face-to-face interactions

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:55pm

Pakistan

1.2 million Pakistanis vape despite low awareness: Gallup survey

Gallup Pakistan finds that only 17% of respondents reported having heard of electronic cigarettes or vaping

Published 05 Jan, 2026 06:59pm

Pakistan

2025: A breakthrough year for Pakistan’s space ambitions

Plans are in place to send Pakistan’s first astronaut to a Chinese space station in 2026 and to land a rover on the moon by 2028

Updated 07 Jan, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz orders easy loans for SMEs to boost national economy

Forum apprised of ongoing measures to introduce Pakistan's SME sector to global market

Published 05 Jan, 2026 04:11pm

Pakistan

Karachi CTD foils major terrorist plot; 2,000kg of explosives seized, three arrested

Preliminary investigations "suggest" explosive material was transported from Afghanistan through Balochistan

Published 05 Jan, 2026 03:34pm

Pakistan

Lakki Marwat blast leaves one dead, nine injured

DPO Nazir terms incident cowardly act aimed at disrupting peace of region

Published 05 Jan, 2026 02:00pm

Pakistan

China-Pakistan Dialogue: Foreign ministers review defence, trade, investment ties

Two sides "call for" unconditional, comprehensive, permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Published 05 Jan, 2026 12:27pm

Pakistan

Original grandeur of Hoti Market restored

KARACHI: Mayor restores original grandeur of historic Hoti Market on its centenary. On the completion of 100 years,...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:16am

Pakistan

FUUAST to award three PhD, 13 MPhil, one MS degrees

KARACHI: The 72nd meeting of the Graduate and Research Management Council (GRMC) of the Federal Urdu University of...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:14am

Pakistan

Trade unions protest US aggression against Venezuela

KARACHI: Various trade unions and civil society organisations held a protest demonstration here on Sunday, demanding...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:12am

Pakistan

Murad lauds AIOU’s role in spreading education

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to education,...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:07am

Pakistan

Finding of nearly 20m out-of-school children: concern voiced

KARACHI: Maulana Bashir Farooq Qadri, Founder and Chairman of Saylani Welfare International Trust, has expressed ...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:05am

Pakistan

Govt urged to adopt holistic approach to issues facing Karachi

KARACHI: The approach of the government to tackle the infrastructure and governance issues of Karachi is faulty and...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:03am

Pakistan

Anti-encroachment drive: 402 roadside hotels, illegal structures sealed

KARACHI: On the directives of Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi, a crackdown against encroachments continued....

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:01am

Pakistan

Flights disturbed due to poor visibility

KARACHI: Karachi’s flight operations faced major disruptions on Sunday due to poor weather and low visibility, ...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 07:59am

Pakistan

Experts urge to follow climate-resilience principles

HYDERABAD: Sindh: Community development leaders emphasised that sustainable progress in coastal and...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 07:56am

Pakistan

Three alleged robbers killed in Karachi

KARACHI: Three alleged robbers have been killed and an accomplice has been arrested in an injured condition in a...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 07:55am

Pakistan

SSP Operations Faisalabad visit FCCI

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad would be transformed into a peaceful, safe and secure industrial hub to attract maximum local...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

Mayor inaugurates solar streetlights

KARACHI: Inaugurating the project to convert Shahrah-e-Faisal street lights to solar energy at a cost of Rupees 900...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 07:17am

Pakistan

BYD-MMC to sponsor Karachi Marathon winners for London Marathon

KARACHI: The Mega Motor Company (MMC), the official partner of BYD in Pakistan, announced the sponsorship of...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Six dead in Charsadda roof collapse

PESHAWAR: A wedding celebration in Shabqadar, a tehsil of Charsadda district, turned into a tragic scene of mourning...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

Five family members rescued from stormwater drain

KARACHI: Five family members, who fell into a 100-foot-deep stormwater drain, were saved by Rescue 1122 and the...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

Govt adopts strict vehicular rules to ease traffic congestion

PESHAWAR: Registration with the Excise Department has been made mandatory for all private taxis operating in...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:05am

Pakistan

Progress on Kohat–Kharlachi Rail Link reviewed

PESHAWAR: Commiss-ioner Kohat Division Syed Motasim Billah Shah has reviewed progress on the proposed...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:05am

Pakistan

Strict security placed at churches

ISLAMABAD: Capital police on Sunday put in place strict security arrangements at churches across the city to ensure...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:05am

Pakistan

JI describes Sindh govt as main obstacle to empowering LGs

KARACHI: Central Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday termed provincial governments the main...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:06am

Pakistan

KP launches provincial university ranking system

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Higher Education Department has approved the launch of Pakistan’s first...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:06am

Pakistan

President, PM vow to safeguard rights of persons with visual impairment

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan

Gujranwala Teaching Hospital: CM’s team removes MS, principal over mismanagement

LAHORE: Acting on the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the chief minister’s inspection team...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan

Electrocution: CM seeks report on incident

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of three...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:10am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (January 04 2026) and the forecast for Monday (January 05 2026)....

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

Amir Zameer made IEP SG

LAHORE: The country’s renowned engineer Amir Zameer Khan has been appointed as Secretary General of the Institution...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

Establishment of 2 authorities: KP CM approves plan

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi approved a plan for establishment of a Walled City Authority and a...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

JI launches ‘Haq do Peshawar ko’ campaign

PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has launched a campaign titled “Haq Do Peshawar Ko” (Give Peshawar Its Due rights)...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

KP govt, PAF-IAST sign MoU to enhance cooperation

PESHAWAR: The Transport & Mass Transit Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has signed a Memorandum of...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

World Braille Day marked: CM pays tribute to Louis Braille

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday paid tribute to Louis Braille, the inventor of the...

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan

CM inspection teams to improve service delivery

LAHORE: In a bid to improve service delivery and strengthen good governance, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

Free SIMs distributed to 2.4m BISP beneficiaries in Punjab

MUZAFARGARH: Director General Benazir Income Support Programme Punjab, Haider Murtaza, stated that free SIMs have so...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

‘Provision of modern facilities at shrines is a top priority’

LAHORE: Secretary Auqaf Punjab Dr Ehsan Bhutta has said that providing quality, safe and dignified facilities to...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

Three traffic police cops martyred in Lakki Marwat

PESHAWAR: Three traffic police personnel were martyred in firing by suspected terrorists in the Serai Naurang area...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

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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 23	156.87 ▲ 0.47
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.82 ▲ 0.005
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.34 ▼ -0.003
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.12 ▼ -0.0019
SOFR % / Oct 22	3.90 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 23	7,623.68
India Sensex / Oct 23	73,123.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	62,693.16
Nasdaq / Oct 23	25,955.34
Hang Seng / Oct 23	23,093.37
FTSE 100 / Oct 23	10,690.36
Dow Jones / Oct 23	52,215.16
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 23	25,181.65
France CAC40 / Oct 23	7,782.82

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 25	377.71
Diesel/Litre / Oct 25	393.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 23	103.27
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 23	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 23	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 23	3,996.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 23	80.20

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 23 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	0.79 ▲ 0.2 (33.9%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.33 ▲ 0.31 (10.26%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 23 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	26.25 ▲ 2.39 (10.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 23 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	30.75 ▲ 2.8 (10.02%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 23 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.44 ▲ 1.77 (10.02%)
Ideal Dynamics / Oct 23 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	59.47 ▲ 5.41 (10.01%)
Itanz Technologies / Oct 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	36.49 ▲ 3.32 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 23 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	73.10 ▲ 6.65 (10.01%)
SPEL Ltd / Oct 23 SPEL Limited(SPEL)	41.86 ▲ 3.81 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 23 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	342.33 ▲ 31.12 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Oct 23 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	60.83 ▼ -6.76 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 23 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,555.35 ▼ -172.82 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 23 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	59.25 ▼ -6.58 (-10%)
Dynea Pakistan / Oct 23 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	277.95 ▼ -29.98 (-9.74%)
Masood Textile / Oct 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	157.29 ▼ -16.69 (-9.59%)
Unilever Foods / Oct 23 Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited(UPFL)	26,376.79 ▼ -2726.42 (-9.37%)
Paramount Spinning / Oct 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.30 ▼ -0.91 (-8.91%)
D.M. Corporation / Oct 23 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	149.55 ▼ -13.86 (-8.48%)
Pak Synthetics / Oct 23 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	180.33 ▼ -16.67 (-8.46%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 23 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.61 ▼ -0.69 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	32,671,423 ▲ 0.31
MACPAC Films / Oct 23 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26,687,420 ▼ -6.58
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,500,089 ▼ -0.6
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	19,408,066 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Oct 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,390,751 ▲ 0.05
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 23 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16,917,411 ▲ 1.12
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 23 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	12,697,316 ▲ 0.2
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Oct 23 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	10,349,000 ▼ -0.1
Thatta Cement / Oct 23 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,956,426 ▲ 2.6
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 23 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	8,545,419 ▼ -0.14

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