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Pakistan - 2026-01-06

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz directs fast-tracking of privatisation reforms

Calls PIA privatiation ‘first drop of rain’

Published 06 Jan, 2026 08:28pm

Pakistan

27th Amendment undermines independence of judiciary, says Amnesty International

Says Pakistani authorities must uphold their international human rights obligations

Published 06 Jan, 2026 07:10pm

Pakistan

Pakistan begins construction of PNSC container ship at Karachi Shipyard

Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry formally inaugurates the project at a steel-cutting ceremony held at the shipyard

Published 06 Jan, 2026 06:31pm

Pakistan

DG ISPR slams PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt for opposing military operations

Says Afghans involved in most of terrorist attacks inside Pakistan in 2025

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 10:54pm

Pakistan

Bangladesh eyes JF-17 Thunder purchase as air force chief meets PAF chief

Expresses interest in benefiting from PAF's operational expertise

Published 06 Jan, 2026 02:10pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz orders policy roadmap for palm oil production along coastal belt

Says govt investing in research to enhance per-acre productivity

Published 06 Jan, 2026 01:53pm

Pakistan

At UN, Pakistan calls for diplomacy to resolve Venezuela crisis following US action

Russia, China, others decry US action in Venezuela

Published 06 Jan, 2026 12:41pm

Pakistan

Karachi: major terror plot foiled

KARACHI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Sindh has foiled a major terror plot in Karachi following an...

Published 06 Jan, 2026 06:36am

Pakistan

ASJ orders registration of FIR against CIR

ISLAMABAD: The Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore (ASJ) has directed IG Police, Punjab to immediately...

Published 06 Jan, 2026 06:22am

Pakistan

‘Alien fish’ identified at Karachi fish harbour

KARACHI: The WWF-Pakistan on Monday warned that invasive fish species are emerging as a serious threat to Pakistan’s...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:33am

Pakistan

PTI condemns ‘drone strike’ on private school in Moski

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday condemned an alleged drone strike on a private...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan

BISP advices beneficiary women to obtain free SIMs

KARACHI: Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Programme, Senator Rubina Khalid has advised the BISP beneficiary women...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan

Federal Govt, AJK implement recommendations of JKJAAC

ISLAMABAD: The Federal government and the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have implemented the...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan

Dar expresses solidarity with Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday expressed solidarity with the...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan

Dar concludes China’s visit

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq departed Beijing, China, after a...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

‘Opposition leader’s appointment’: Chief Whip Dogar calls on NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: Chief Whip of the National Assembly, Amir Dogar, on Monday called on Speaker National Assembly Sardar...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

Bid to smuggle marijuana foiled

KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs (Airports), Karachi, Air Cargo Control Unit (ACCU), has successfully foiled a major...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (January 05, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (January 06 2026)....

Published 06 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Pakistan

One dead in IED attack on vehicle

PESHAWAR: One person was killed while eight others were injured when a vehicle carrying cement factory workers was...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

PFA seals confectionery unit

LAHORE: An enforcement team of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Monday sealed food production unit manufacturing...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:20am

Pakistan

CM reiterates support for the Kashmiris

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has re-affirmed Pakistan’s principled stance on the right to...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:21am

Pakistan

Kissan Card initiative may yield bumper wheat crop: Maryam

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said the Kissan Card initiative has brought about a...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:22am

Pakistan

PFMA urges Punjab CM to order assessment of wheat flour prices

LAHORE: Central Chairman Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Badrudin Kakar has asked the Chief Minister Punjab...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:22am

Pakistan

Ombudsman’s intervention: 78 students get Rs6m pending scholarships

LAHORE: The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab has secured the release of long-pending educational scholarships...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:23am

Pakistan

98th birth anniversary: Sindh Cabinet, Speaker and Mayor pay rich tributes to Bhutto

KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet, the Speaker of Sindh Assembly and the Mayor of Karachi paid rich tributes to the founder...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:23am

Pakistan

Dar meets Chairman of CIDCA

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met with Chen Xiaodong, Chairman of...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:23am

Pakistan

KP to establish courts for protection of overseas Pakistanis’ properties

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved the KP Establishment of Special Courts (Overseas Pakistanis...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:24am

Pakistan

ATC dismisses acquittal plea of Aleema

RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday dismissed acquittal plea of the incarcerated Pakistan...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:24am

Pakistan

Serena rejects PTI MPA’s allegations, says Swat hotel lease was Rs8m

ISLAMABAD: In a sharp rebuttal, Serena Hotels’ management on Monday fiercely rejected claims by Akhtar Khan – a PTI...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:28am

Pakistan

Court orders police to publish advertisement against Gandapur

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday ordered police to publish an advertisement in newspapers against former Chief...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan

Illegal land transfers: Ex-DG ISI Faiz’s brother, others booked

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against Najaf Hameed, a former Patwari and...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan

Afridi rejects proposals advocating need for military operation in KP

ISLAMABAD: Amid escalating militancy and terrorism in the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan

ECP reschedules reference against yet another PTI-linked MP

ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has rescheduled, from today (Tuesday) to Thursday, a reference against yet another...

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:27am

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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 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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