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Pakistan - 2026-01-08

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Terrorism from Afghan soil only bilateral issue with Kabul: FO

Spokesperson says Pakistan does not seek hostility with Afghanistan and wants improved relations

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:24pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

The two allies are moving to operationalise defence cooperation

Published 08 Jan, 2026 10:22am

Pakistan

Illegal weapons & liquor case: Former CM KP Gandapur declared a proclaimed offender

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Wednesday declared former Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur as a...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 08:06am

Pakistan

Tweet case: court says plea for summons will remain pending

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Wednesday kept pending a petition filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 08:03am

Pakistan

Customs seizes smuggled goods in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD: In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Peshawar successfully...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 08:01am

Pakistan

Senior officer of MNFS&R transferred

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday transferred Amir Mohyuddin, a BPS-21 officer, from his position as...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 08:00am

Pakistan

Major improvement in citizen services: 93pc of public complaints resolved in 2025: ministry

ISLAMABAD: Claiming a major improvement in citizen services, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs announced that 93...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:58am

Pakistan

66 constables promoted in Lahore

LAHORE: As many as 66 Lahore police constables have been promoted to the rank of head constable after approval by ...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:40am

Pakistan

Annual Urs of Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif on 12th

LAHORE: The 34th annual Urs of renowned spiritual leader and Sufi scholar Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif will commence on...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:39am

Pakistan

Dar orders fast-track preparations for 9th OIC moot on Women

ISLAMABAD: In a key move to assert Pakistan’s leadership in advancing women’s rights, Deputy Prime Minister and...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:35am

Pakistan

Finance Dept issues NoC for recruitment of 2802 watchmen

PESHAWAR: The Finance Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued the no-objection certificate (NoC) for recruitment of...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:33am

Pakistan

Interfaith Harmony Conference held at Holy Trinity Cathedral Church

KARACHI: A conference titled “Interfaith Harmony and Strategy for Mutual Understanding Between Religions” was...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:31am

Pakistan

Education, health: Need to devolve more programmes to provinces: BISP

KARACHI: BISP Chairperson Senator Rubina Khalid emphasised the need to devolve education and health-related...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:25am

Pakistan

SAU, Isra agree to collaborate in AI, GIS techs

HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Tandojam, and Isra University have agreed to strengthen future...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:14am

Pakistan

ICT: Progress in mitigating seasonal pollen allergies reported

ISLAMABAD: In one of the most extensive public health–linked environmental interventions undertaken in the federal...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh

ISLAMABAD: The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am

Pakistan

Joint counter-terrorism efforts: China says willing to boost cooperation

BEIJING: China is willing to intensify cooperation with Pakistan in fighting terrorism and telecom crime, Wang...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am

Pakistan

‘NDC’ moot underscores need for ‘direct’ talks between govt, opposition

ISLAMABAD: A coalition of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) defectors on Wednesday demanded direct talks between...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Housing ministry giving final shape to ‘National Housing Policy’

ISLAMABAD: To address the growing nationwide housing shortage, the ministry of Housing and Works is giving final...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Stem cell research signals new era for medicine in Pakistan

KARACHI: Cutting-edge stem cell and regenerative research is reshaping the future of medicine, offering new hope to...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

IPEMC approves National Education Emergency Action Plan

ISLAMABAD: Amid the challenge of 25 million out-of-school children, the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

‘Karachi Olympics’ to be held from Jan 21 to Feb 1

KARACHI: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi, Monem Zafar on Wednesday announced that the “Karachi Olympics” will...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

Silence on terrorism is complicity in crime: Azma

LAHORE: Minister for Information and Culture Punjab, Azma Bokhari, has said that in a province where a coordinated...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

CM Punjab launches first ‘Community Health Inspectors’ Programme’

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif formally launched the province’s first Community Health...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

CM, UAE’s DAMAC group discuss investment scope

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif met a delegation of the UAE-based Damac Group to discuss...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

JI to hold ‘referendum’ in favour of LG system

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has termed the Punjab Local Government Act fake,...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:17am

Pakistan

Govt committed to nurture business-friendly environment: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday reiterated the government’s steadfast...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:17am

Pakistan

New Secretariat: uplift work inspected

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Works and Services, and Prisons Ali Hassan Zardari, on Wednesday, inspected the ongoing...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:17am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (January 07, 2026) and the forecast for Thursday (January 08 2026)....

Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am

Pakistan

Asif’s appointment as Chairman SSGC greeted

KARACHI: Malik Khuda Bakhsh, President of Pakistan Business Group (Karachi Region), Convener of FPCCI’s Energy...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

KWSSIP moves to final stage

KARACHI: Karachi’s water supply network is set to receive a major boost as the Karachi Water Sewerage Services...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:21am

Pakistan

Mayor lays foundation-stone of infrastructure project

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab, on Wednesday, laid the foundation stone of the mega infrastructure...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:21am

Pakistan

KP to finalise Rs1000bn uplift package for tribal districts

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi chaired an important meeting to finalize the...

Updated 08 Jan, 2026 07:21am

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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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