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Pakistan - 2026-01-19

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PM Shehbaz says Pakistan can accelerate growth by leveraging China’s expertise

Says Pakistan’s economy moved from stabilisation to sustainable growth phase

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 11:28pm

Pakistan

Govt announces schedule for public holidays in 2026

Muslim employees may avail one optional holiday, while non-Muslim employees may avail up to three optional holidays in a calendar year

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:31pm

Pakistan

In Pictures: Devastating Gul Plaza fire and ongoing rescue mission

Firefighters say thick smoke filled the mall, slowed efforts to reach people trapped inside

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 06:36pm

Pakistan

Gul Plaza fire: Sindh CM announces Rs10mn as compensation for each deceased

“10% fire" still continues to burn after 40 hours; fatalities could exceed 50

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 05:34pm

Pakistan

Pakistan Air Force F-16s arrive in Saudi Arabia for ‘Spears of Victory’ combat exercise

PAF fighter aircraft undertakes non-stop flight from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia

Published 19 Jan, 2026 12:50pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s kinnow exports soar to $40mn in 45 days despite Afghan market closure

Maintains a steady pace throughout December, followed by sustained momentum during the first 15 days of January, says the ministry

Published 19 Jan, 2026 12:31pm

Pakistan

Karachi Gul Plaza fire: Death toll rises to 21 with 60 people still missing

It appears to have been caused by a circuit breaker, says Sindh IGP

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 05:39pm

Pakistan

Karachi fire incidents reflect incompetence of rulers: Naeem

LAHORE: The Chief Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman expressed deep sorrow and grief over the...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

CM reviews progress: Peshawar Safe City project to be completed this month

PESHAWAR: Peshawar Safe City project is likely to be completed by 31st January 2026 while work on the implementation...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 07:14am

Pakistan

Court grants bail to Faiz Hameed’s brother

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Special Judge Central Court Islamabad has granted bail to ...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 07:11am

Pakistan

Unity critical to defeating hostile designs against Pakistan: speakers

RAWALPINDI: Ulema and religious scholars on Sunday underscored national unity, religious harmony and collective...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan

Minority lawyer files plea: SC Commission takes action against ATIR Member

ISLAMABAD: The Commission constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to safeguard minority rights in Pakistan, has...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:59am

Pakistan

Senator Sarmad Ali conferred honorary doctorate by Greenwich University

KARACHI: Senator Sarmad Ali, Managing Director of the Jang Group and President of the All Pakistan Newspapers ...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:55am

Pakistan

Gul Plaza tragedy: govt urged to announce compensation

KARACHI: In the wake of the tragic fire that engulfed Gul Plaza on M.A. Jinnah Road, resulting in the irreparable...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:53am

Pakistan

NKATI President expresses grief over huge losses

KARACHI: President of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), Faisal Moez Khan, and Chief...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:50am

Pakistan

Gul Plaza fire tragedy highlights rescue failures, governance lapses

KARACHI: Traders on Sunday blamed poor emergency response and inadequate rescue arrangements for the devastating ...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:46am

Pakistan

Gul Plaza fire: Saylani announces ration support for affectees

KARACHI: Saylani Welfare International Trust has announced immediate ration assistance for all 900 shopkeepers and...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:28am

Pakistan

65 NHMP officers promoted to higher ranks

LAHORE: The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) have promoted 65 officers to the higher grades following ...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:40am

Pakistan

Officials discuss suburban railway project

PESHAWAR: Secretary Transport Muhammad Zubair to discuss the proposed Suburban Railway Project and Chief Executive...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:19am

Pakistan

UBG terms Gul Plaza fire as tragic incident

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail termed the Gul Plaza fire as tragic incident ...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:15am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (January 18 2026) and the forecast for Monday (January 19 2026)....

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:15am

Pakistan

CNF seizes over one ton of narcotics

LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Narcotics Force (CNF) has successfully foiled a major drug smuggling attempt during an...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:55am

Pakistan

US CG visits GCUF’s Lincoln Corner

FAISALABAD: Government College University Faisalabad hosted Stetson Sanders, US Consul General in Lahore, along with...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:55am

Pakistan

Experts urge diabetes patients to undergo pre-Ramazan risk assessment

KARACHI: An estimated 24 to 26 million people living with diabetes in Pakistan observe fasting during the holy month...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:55am

Pakistan

Arts Council of Pakistan remembers Saadat Manto

KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan (Karachi) organized a session titled “Manto aur Aaj ki Dunya” on the death...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:55am

Pakistan

Parliamentary delegation to visit China

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary delegation led by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will visit the People’s...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:56am

Pakistan

Secretary reviews progress of shrine uplift plan

LAHORE: Secretary Auqaf Punjab, Dr. Ehsan Bhutta, has stated that the development of Darbar Hazrat Bibi Pakdaman...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:57am

Pakistan

NICVD: TIP urges Sindh CM to look into audit allegations

ISLAMABAD: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has urged Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah to look...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:57am

Pakistan

SSUET holds closing ceremony for inter-university SMEC’26

KARACHI: The Department of Computer Science & Information Technology of Sir Syed University of Engineering &...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:58am

Pakistan

Pak student wins DNFI Award: ‘Promotion of research, startups a must to boost economy’

KARACHI: Expressing joy over winning of a global award by a Pakistani student for turning banana waste into...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 07:59am

Pakistan

PHDEC establishes field office in Sargodha

SARGODHA: Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) has formally inaugurated its Field Office in...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:00am

Pakistan

Legal experts, officials identify shortcomings in different provincial laws

PESHAWAR: Officials and legal experts identified existing legal gaps in various provincial laws and discussed a...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:00am

Pakistan

KP govt pursuing strategy aimed at protecting forests

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Climate Change, Forests, Environment and Wildlife is continuously...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:03am

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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	156.96 ▲ 0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.82 ▲ 0.0022
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.34 ▼ -0.0016
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.12 ▼ -0.0009
SOFR % / Oct 22	3.90 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 23	72,724.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	62,582.58
Hang Seng / Oct 23	23,199.02
FTSE 100 / Oct 23	10,687.50
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 23	25,235.79
France CAC40 / Oct 23	7,759.02
S&P 500 / Oct 22	7,663.43
Nasdaq / Oct 22	26,008.86
Dow Jones / Oct 22	52,867.98

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 24	377.71
Diesel/Litre / Oct 24	393.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 23	100.83
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 23	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 23	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 23	4,016.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 23	80.81

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 23 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	0.78 ▲ 0.19 (32.2%)
JS Rental REIT / Oct 23 JS Rental REIT(JSRR)	11.62 ▲ 1.06 (10.04%)
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%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	36.04 ▲ 3.28 (10.01%)
Cordoba Logistics / Oct 23 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	29.68 ▲ 2.7 (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%)

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%)
Masood Textile / Oct 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	156.58 ▼ -17.4 (-10%)
Unilever Foods / Oct 23 Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited(UPFL)	26,192.90 ▼ -2910.31 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Oct 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.19 ▼ -1.02 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Oct 23 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	16.55 ▼ -1.83 (-9.96%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Oct 23 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	123.40 ▼ -13.6 (-9.93%)
Dynea Pakistan / Oct 23 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	277.50 ▼ -30.43 (-9.88%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 23 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	20.01 ▼ -2.01 (-9.13%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	32,638,914 ▲ 0.26
MACPAC Films / Oct 23 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26,668,373 ▼ -6.58
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,463,738 ▼ -0.94
Cnergyico PK / Oct 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,342,045 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,760,152 -
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 23 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16,471,972 ▲ 1.08
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 23 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	12,561,243 ▲ 0.19
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Oct 23 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	10,349,000 ▼ -0.05
Thatta Cement / Oct 23 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,956,118 ▲ 2.06
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 23 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	8,529,558 ▼ -0.14

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