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Pakistan - 2026-02-18

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SSGC announces gas supply timings for Ramadan 2026

The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced its gas supply schedule for Ramadan 2026 (1447 Hijri), assuring...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 08:41pm

Pakistan

Pakistan PM Sharif to seek clarity on troops for Gaza in US visit, sources say

PM Shehbaz set to attend first formal meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington on Thursday

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 07:01pm

Pakistan

Ramadan moon sighted, first fast in Pakistan on Thursday, Feb 19

Committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khubeer Azad announces this during a press conference in Peshawar

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 07:21pm

Pakistan

JI chief threatens to launch province-wide protests

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has warned the Punjab government that failure to...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 08:02am

Pakistan

Governor promulgates protection of ownership of immovable property (Amendment) Ord

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, in exercise of the powers vested in him under clause (1) of...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:59am

Pakistan

CM Maryam prepares tea at roadside stall

MURREE: Punjab Chief Minister Ma-ryam Nawaz Sharif stopped at a roadside tea stall on the Murree Expressway during...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:57am

Pakistan

Punjab CM orders action against profiteers ahead of Ramazan

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed authorities to take strict action against profiteers...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:55am

Pakistan

Interloop Oxford Graduate Scholarship launched

FAISALABAD: Interloop Limited, in collaboration with the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) at the University of ...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:53am

Pakistan

Justice requires bar-bench coordination: LHC CJ

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Alia Neelum has said that providing timely and transparent justice to the...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:51am

Pakistan

IK’s sisters, legal team again denied meeting with him despite IHC’s orders

RAWALPINDI: The Adiala jail authorities have again not permitted the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:49am

Pakistan

PAA with Coca-Cola’s help launches tree-plantation initiative at IIAP

ISLAMABAD: Reinforcing its commitment to environmental stewardship, the Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) Tuesday...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:47am

Pakistan

NA panel approves information ministry’s PSDP proposals

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting has approved the Ministry of...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:44am

Pakistan

Govt sets Zakat Nisab

KARACHI: The federal government has fixed the “Nisab for Zakat” for the year 1446-47 A.H. at Rs 503,529 for...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:09am

Pakistan

Former cricket captains join humanitarian plea for IK

ISLAMABAD: Fourteen former international cricket captains, including some of the sport’s most renowned...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan

Jurisdiction under Article 199 is discretionary: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that the jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution is discretionary...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:04am

Pakistan

Meeting condemns Indian ‘water aggression’

ISLAMABAD: An inter-provincial meeting presided over by Federal Minister for Water Resources, Mian Muhammad Mueen...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:03am

Pakistan

ECP reserves verdict in case against KP CM

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reserved its verdict in a case against Chief Minister...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Fourteen security personnel, three civilians martyred

ISLAMABAD: Two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa martyred at least 14...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Sindh govt issues office timings for Ramazan

KARACHI: The Sindh government has issued an official notification outlining government office timings for the month...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Senate body slams CDA over missing house file

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privilege has taken strong notice of a missing...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Senate panel reviews ‘Islamabad Metro Bus Service Bill 2026’

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Tuesday reviewed the Islamabad Metro...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

FBR partners with LUMS to upskill FBR officers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has signed contract with the Lahore University of Management Sciences...

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 07:20am

Pakistan

PTI now playing the ‘Eye Card’: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture, Azma Bokhari has said that several key roads across Khyber...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

NA Overseas Body informed: Country produces roughly 800,000 graduates every year

ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Development Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary has...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Due to PTI’s protests, KP has come to a standstill: Nasir

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning, Nasir Hussain Shah, said that in Khyber...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

BAA clears 56 pending cases within four months

ISLAMABAD: The Benami Adjudicating Authority, Islamabad has disposed of all 56 pending cases, involving big benami...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Sindh Assembly for no gas load-shedding during Sehri, Iftar hours

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted two key resolutions—calling for uninterrupted gas supply...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

‘NUST Career Connect 2026’ brings together leading employers, students

ISLAMABAD: NUST Placement Office (NPO) organised its flagship career fair, NUST Career Connect 2026 (NCC ’26), at...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

MBJ School of Nursing: Lamp-lighting, oath-taking ceremony held at KGH

KARACHI: The 18th lamp lighting and oath-taking ceremony of the MBJ School of Nursing was held at Kharadar General...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

‘Cities on Stage’: Italian urban regeneration exhibition concludes

KARACHI: The travelling exhibition “Cities on Stage. Urban Regeneration: the Italian way to a sustainable future”...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) and the forecast for Wednesday (February 18 2026)....

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

TTAP, PTI sit-ins enter fifth day

ISLAMABAD: The sit-ins by Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) entered...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Second parliamentary year: 16th NA session passes 46 bills, adopts 27 resolutions

ISLAMABAD: The 16th National Assembly of Pakistan passed a total of 46 bills and adopted 27 resolutions during its...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Key amendments to ‘The Qanun-e-Shahadat (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ approved

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Tuesday approved key amendments to “The...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Occupied West Bank: Pakistan, Arab states slam Israel

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other Islamic-Arab countries strongly condemned Israeli decision to designate lands in...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Afridi warns against hoarding, price-hike in Ramadan

PESHAWAR: An important meeting regarding preparations for the holy month of Ramadan was held at Pakhtunkhwa House...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

CDA launches Spring Tree Plantation Campaign

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA), in collaboration with the National Press Club, launched the...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Dar for strengthening UN to meet realities of multi-polar world

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called for...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Dar heads to US for UNSC meeting on Palestine situation: FO

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will visit New York on 18th...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

Pakistan

Dar signs ‘UNODC Country Programme for Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: At the United Nations Office in Vienna at UN, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 16	277.11 ▼ -0.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 16	276.91 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 19	158.09 ▲ 0.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 19	0.82 ▲ 0.0002
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 19	1.33 ▲ 0.0007
Euro to USD / Oct 19	1.12 ▼ -0.0009
SOFR % / Oct 15	3.89 ▲ 0.01
UK LIBOR % / Dec 5	4.96 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 19	74,474.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 19	64,534.03
FTSE 100 / Oct 19	10,792.04
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 19	25,345.15
France CAC40 / Oct 19	7,850.20
S&P 500 / Oct 16	7,659.44
Nasdaq / Oct 16	26,140.03
Hang Seng / Oct 16	24,186.83
Dow Jones / Oct 16	52,002.41

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 19	386.30
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 19	100
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 19	18,380
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 19	4,183.35
Diesel/Litre / Oct 19	396.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 19	80.62
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 16	377,774

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine / Oct 19 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	9.60 ▲ 1 (11.63%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 19 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	13.27 ▲ 1.21 (10.03%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 19 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	21.20 ▲ 1.93 (10.02%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 19 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	75.85 ▲ 6.9 (10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 19 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
EMCO Industries / Oct 19 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	39.60 ▲ 3.6 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 19 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,298.40 ▲ 118.04 (10%)
Pak Engineering / Oct 19 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	782.11 ▲ 71.1 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 19 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	87.86 ▲ 7.99 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 19 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	90.51 ▲ 8.23 (10%)

Stock	Price
Orient Rental / Oct 19 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	10.97 ▼ -1.24 (-10.16%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 19 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	58.52 ▼ -6.5 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 19 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	459.78 ▼ -51.09 (-10%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 19 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	49.88 ▼ -5.54 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 19 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	90.30 ▼ -10.03 (-10%)
Century Insurance (R) / Oct 19 Century Insurance Company Limited (Right)(CENIR)	20.24 ▼ -2.19 (-9.76%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 19 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	210.37 ▼ -22 (-9.47%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 19 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	31.38 ▼ -3.27 (-9.44%)
Kohat Textile / Oct 19 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	94.77 ▼ -9.39 (-9.01%)
Metro Steel / Oct 19 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.32 ▼ -2.13 (-8.71%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	52,931,490 ▲ 1.86
Cnergyico PK / Oct 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,789,820 ▲ 0.03
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 19 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	14,356,517 ▲ 2.24
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,246,538 ▼ -0.01
Saif Power Ltd. / Oct 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	10,648,108 ▲ 0.18
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 19 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	9,592,809 ▲ 0.11
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,512,363 ▼ -0.08
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 19 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	9,313,517 ▼ -0.05
TRG Pak Ltd / Oct 19 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,932,053 ▲ 1.25
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	8,372,243 ▲ 0.06

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