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Pakistan - 2026-02-03

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PMD forecasts clear weather for Basant celebrations in Lahore

Met Office says dry and pleasant weather is expected on February 6 and 7, while February 8 may see dry conditions with a few clouds

Published 03 Feb, 2026 04:40pm

Pakistan

Rao Abdul Kareem notified as new Punjab IG; Usman Anwar appointed as DG FIA

Naqvi says Usman Anwar's transformational leadership reshaped Punjab Police

Published 03 Feb, 2026 03:02pm

Pakistan

Pakistan may face supply crunch as JF-17 success sparks demand surge: report

Says recent interest requires significant ramp-up of Pakistan's, China's production capacity

Updated 04 Feb, 2026 12:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Azerbaijan pledge to strengthen defence ties

Both naval chiefs discuss matters of mutual interest, regional maritime security situation

Published 03 Feb, 2026 12:05pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Uzbekistan step up trade, investment cooperation

Jam Kamal Khan meets Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov

Published 03 Feb, 2026 10:42am

Pakistan

Gul Plaza tragedy: 68 remains handed over to heirs

KARACHI: Sixty-eight remains of the Gul Plaza fire tragedy victims have been handed over to the heirs so far as the...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:14am

Pakistan

KP CM for completion of Tirah affectees within one week

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, chaired an important meeting to review matters...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:12am

Pakistan

LHC for devising tree-relocation policy within 7 days

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court observed, “Trees are as important as human life”, and directed the Punjab...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:10am

Pakistan

NA Speaker meets UK Member of House of Commons

ISLAMABAD: Member of the UK House of Commons, Imran Hussain calls on Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq at...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:08am

Pakistan

Operations against terrorists in Balochistan lauded

KARACHI: Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, Chairman Businessmen Panel Progressive and Senior Vice President of the Federation of...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:07am

Pakistan

PEC launches pioneering Structural Health Assessment system

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), in collaboration with KnK Japan–Pakistan, the National Disaster...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:03am

Pakistan

PM meets Pakistan Pavilion team

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a meeting with the team representing the Pakistan Pavilion...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:02am

Pakistan

PPP calls for early local govt polls in Punjab

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Lahore President Faisal Mir has said that, unlike Punjab, people in other...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:00am

Pakistan

PPP’s Jattak appointed Balochistan home minister

QUETTA: Member Balochistan Assembly Ali Madad Jattak on Monday sworn in as minister in Balochistan’s provincial...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 07:58am

Pakistan

Drone technology: PSCA ensures timely response to emergency calls

LAHORE: The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) is ensuring prompt and effective response to emergency calls...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 07:57am

Pakistan

DG ISPR visits Turbat University: Students cautioned against negative narratives

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 07:55am

Pakistan

Tensions mount over militancy issue: PM pushes for deeper cooperation with KP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged a stronger cooperation between the federal government and...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 07:53am

Pakistan

CDF Munir vows to strengthen Pakistan-Libya ties

ISLAMABAD: Field Marshal Khalifa Abu-al-Qasim Haftar, Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, along with...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 07:47am

Pakistan

CEO KE exonerated in workplace harassment case

KARACHI: The Governor Sindh has set aside the order passed by the Provincial Ombudsperson Sindh against Moonis Alvi,...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 07:45am

Pakistan

FBR imposes minor penalty on tax officer

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a minor penalty on a tax officer of Karachi, who failed to...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 07:39am

Pakistan

PTI foreign funding case: FIA directed to submit complete challan in two days

ISLAMABAD: A banking court on Monday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) two days to submit a complete...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

Kazakhstan President due today

ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

PM reaffirms commitment to UNESCO’s core values

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to UNESCO’s core values of...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

IK is ‘absolutely fine’: Talal

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, on Monday dismissed reports suggesting that jailed former...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

PTI expresses concern over IK’s ‘deteriorating’ health

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday raised alarm over the deteriorating health of...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

Counter-terrorism: Pakistan, IMCTC agree to deepen cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) have agreed to deepen institutional...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

Asif says militancy in Balochistan patronised by India, Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Monday said that militancy in Balochistan did not stem from deprivation or...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

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Senate panel told: Efforts stepped up for return of Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Monday informed a Senate panel that central and provincial authorities have...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (February 02, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (February 03 2026)....

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

Australian HC holds 7th AHC-Kinnaird Girls’ Cricket Cup

ISLAMABAD: The Australian High Commission (AHC), in partnership with Kinnaird College for Women and the Pakistan...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

CM inaugurates Punjab Transport Company Headquarters

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Punjab Transport Company headquarters and the EV...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:22am

Pakistan

Banga visits Taxila; lauds heritage preservation efforts

LAHORE: President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, visited the Taxila Museum accompanied by Federal Minister for...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:22am

Pakistan

CM Punjab’s school meal programme phase-II launched

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority, in collaboration with the Labour & Human Resources Department, has launched...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:21am

Pakistan

Massive sit-in on 14th: JI urges Sindh CM to focus on provincial issues

LAHORE: Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Ameer-ul-Azeem, has strongly reacted to the statement of Sindh...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:21am

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Punjab PA speaker urges precautionary measures during Basant

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan shared his thoughts on the traditional Basant festival...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:21am

Pakistan

NA body considers Alternative Dispute Resolution (Amendment) Bill

ISLAMABAD: Members of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice considered the Alternative Dispute Resolution...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:21am

Pakistan

Mobile Market fire extinguished

KARACHI: The fire erupting in the Al-Najeebi Building (Mobile Market) Saddar was extinguished by the quick action of...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:21am

Pakistan

High-level committee to directly supervise KMC projects

KARACHI: A high-level committee meeting was held on Monday to review in detail the ongoing and proposed KMC...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:21am

Pakistan

Nixor College secures ‘Best Small Delegation’ award

KARACHI: Nixor College has achieved a landmark international success as its 13-member student delegation won the...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

Navy launches ‘SEA GUARD-2026’

KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy on Monday commenced its national-level maritime security exercise SEA GUARD–2026 in...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

IHC extends ban on CDA tree-cutting plan till 13th

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has extended its ban on tree-cutting by the Capital Development Authority...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

New year starts with resurgence in terrorist attacks

ISLAMABAD: After a marked decline in violence in December 2025, the start of the new year saw resurgence in...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan

KP CM, World Bank chief discuss cooperation in various sectors

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi met with President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga,...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	277.07 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	276.87 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 21	158.15 ▼ -0.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 21	0.82 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 21	1.34 ▲ 0.0015
Euro to USD / Oct 21	1.12 ▼ -0.0014
SOFR % / Oct 21	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 21	73,405.65
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 21	64,823.55
Hang Seng / Oct 21	23,829.42
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	10,722.28
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	25,356.21
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,869.87
S&P 500 / Oct 20	7,712.57
Nasdaq / Oct 20	26,424.82
Dow Jones / Oct 20	52,495.88

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 21	382.02
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 21	98.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 21	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 21	4,119.81
Diesel/Litre / Oct 21	389.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 21	80.62

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Oct 21 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	17.11 ▲ 1.56 (10.03%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	36.47 ▲ 3.32 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	106.32 ▲ 9.67 (10.01%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 21 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	79.40 ▲ 7.22 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Oct 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	79.78 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 21 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	70.81 ▲ 6.44 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,571.06 ▲ 142.82 (10%)
Nishat (Chun.) / Oct 21 Nishat Chunian Limited(NCL)	38.05 ▲ 3.46 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 21 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	109.52 ▲ 9.96 (10%)
TPL Insurance / Oct 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	60.73 ▲ 5.52 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Oct 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	75.10 ▼ -8.34 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.14 ▼ -8.13 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 21 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	53.78 ▼ -5.97 (-9.99%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.76 ▼ -3.45 (-9.53%)
Pak Engineering / Oct 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	742.24 ▼ -69.66 (-8.58%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	178.26 ▼ -15.78 (-8.13%)
Reliance Weaving / Oct 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	159.45 ▼ -12.09 (-7.05%)
Nagina Cot. / Oct 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	79.88 ▼ -6 (-6.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Oct 21 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.06 ▼ -0.15 (-6.79%)
Husein Industries / Oct 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	45.95 ▼ -3.21 (-6.53%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,411,748 ▼ -1.56
Cnergyico PK / Oct 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,074,313 ▲ 0.11
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,682,754 ▼ -0.1
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	14,975,519 ▲ 3.16
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	12,896,316 ▲ 0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,760,734 -
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Oct 21 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	8,204,539 ▲ 4.48
TPL Properties / Oct 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,693,762 ▼ -0.28
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 21 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	7,534,201 ▼ -0.07
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	7,428,959 ▼ -8.13

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