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Pakistan - 2026-02-24

Sindh cabinet approves Rs33.7bn to modernise firefighting infrastructure

Pakistan

Sindh cabinet approves Rs33.7bn to modernise firefighting infrastructure

Procurement includes 100 fire trucks, 35 water bowsers, specialised snorkels, 50 all-terrain fire vehicles

Published 24 Feb, 2026 04:45pm

Eid-ul-Fitr 2026: No chance of moon sighting on March 19, says PMD

Pakistan

Eid-ul-Fitr 2026: No chance of moon sighting on March 19, says PMD

Eid-ul-Fitr most likely to fall on Saturday, March 21

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:12pm

Six policemen including DSP martyred in Kohat attack

Pakistan

Six policemen including DSP martyred in Kohat attack

Three injured officials are currently undergoing medical treatment

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 02:45pm

Imran Khan undergoes critical anti-VEGF procedure for severe eye condition

Pakistan

Imran Khan undergoes critical anti-VEGF procedure for severe eye condition

PTI chairman expresses concerns over lack of independent oversight

Published 24 Feb, 2026 12:08pm

MQM, federal ministers ‘conspiring’ against Sindh govt: Sharjeel

Pakistan

MQM, federal ministers ‘conspiring’ against Sindh govt: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

WCLA, Wasa sign MoU to restore historic steam pump house

Pakistan

WCLA, Wasa sign MoU to restore historic steam pump house

LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Lahore and the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) signed a...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Frozen bank accounts of Ducky Bhai restored

Pakistan

Frozen bank accounts of Ducky Bhai restored

LAHORE: A city magistrate on Monday restored the frozen bank accounts of Youtuber Saadur Rehman alias Ducky Bhai in...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Commissioner orders checking quality, price of food items

Pakistan

Commissioner orders checking quality, price of food items

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi has directed Deputy Commissioners to ensure that the Commissioner...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Arrest warrants of ex-PM AJK suspended

Pakistan

Arrest warrants of ex-PM AJK suspended

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday suspended the arrest warrants of former prime minister of Azad Jammu Kashmir...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

‘Pakistan's actions against terrorism are national defence necessity’

Pakistan

‘Pakistan's actions against terrorism are national defence necessity’

ISLAMABAD: Secretary General of the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians, Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari, has...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

No exams in Sindh on April 2-6

Pakistan

No exams in Sindh on April 2-6

KARACHI: The Sindh government has imposed a ban on holding examinations during Holy Week and Easter. In view of the...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Catch of rare bowhead guitarfish near Gwadar sharpens biodiversity concerns

Pakistan

Catch of rare bowhead guitarfish near Gwadar sharpens biodiversity concerns

KARACHI: A rare and critically endangered bowhead guitarfish - locally known as Koh Baradari or Bhuth-khair - was...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Murad reviews Rs86.94bn Karachi uplift portfolio

Pakistan

Murad reviews Rs86.94bn Karachi uplift portfolio

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over a high-level meeting to review the progress of...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Lady doctor gunned down in Kohat

Pakistan

Lady doctor gunned down in Kohat

PESHAWAR: In a gruesome incident, a female doctor was shot dead by unidentified armed men while returning home after...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

JI to launch ‘Jeenay Do Karachi’ drive on 27th

Pakistan

JI to launch ‘Jeenay Do Karachi’ drive on 27th

KARACHI: Announcing a “Jeenay Do Karachi” drive from February 27, Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

The Weather

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (February 23, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (February 24 2026)....

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

SFA Board approves regulatory and institutional reforms

Pakistan

SFA Board approves regulatory and institutional reforms

KARACHI: The 11th Board Meeting of the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) was held under the chairmanship of the Provincial...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Five terrorists killed in Pishin IBO, says ISPR

Pakistan

Five terrorists killed in Pishin IBO, says ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan security forces killed five terrorists including a suicide bomber during an intelligence-based...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

PTI lawmakers stage protest outside SC

Pakistan

PTI lawmakers stage protest outside SC

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers staged a protest outside the Supreme Court on...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Appointment of Achakzai as opposition leader challenged in FCC

Pakistan

Appointment of Achakzai as opposition leader challenged in FCC

ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Mehmood Khan Achakzai as a Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly was...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Four Indian-sponsored terrorists killed in DIK IBO: ISPR

Pakistan

Four Indian-sponsored terrorists killed in DIK IBO: ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Security forces on Sunday carried out an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan district,...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Jahangiri degree case: IHC releases detailed verdict

Pakistan

Jahangiri degree case: IHC releases detailed verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) held that Tariq Jahangiri, at the time of his appointment as an Additional...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Donors set new fundraising record at SKMT in Lahore

Pakistan

Donors set new fundraising record at SKMT in Lahore

LAHORE: The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) raised the highest-ever Rs. 432 million at an Iftar Dinner in...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Tree-plantation drive inaugurated at GCUF

Pakistan

Tree-plantation drive inaugurated at GCUF

FAISALABAD: The Spring Tree Plantation Campaign was formally inaugurated at Government College University Faisalabad...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Free dead body transfer service launched in Punjab

Pakistan

Free dead body transfer service launched in Punjab

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the launch of a free ambulance service for the...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

PFA destroys 1,400kg of expired frozen meat

Pakistan

PFA destroys 1,400kg of expired frozen meat

LAHORE: Food safety teams of the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) conducted a targeted operation in Kahna Nau and on...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Essential commodities: Punjab introduces new mechanism to fix prices

Pakistan

Essential commodities: Punjab introduces new mechanism to fix prices

LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced a new mechanism for fixing the prices of essential commodities to...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Death anniversary of Rehman Malik observed

Pakistan

Death anniversary of Rehman Malik observed

ISLAMABAD: The 4th death anniversary of anniversary of former Interior Minister and senior Pakistan Peoples Party...

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

Rathore says AJK to have 5G service from March 10

Pakistan

Rathore says AJK to have 5G service from March 10

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Faisal Mumtaz Rathore has announced that 5G cellular services...

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 06:27am

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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

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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%)
B. F. Modaraba / Oct 19 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	24.09 ▲ 2.19 (10%)
Data Agro / Oct 19 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	125.75 ▲ 11.43 (10%)
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%)

Stock	Price
Orient Rental / Oct 19 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	10.91 ▼ -1.3 (-10.65%)
Asim Textile / Oct 19 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	58.11 ▼ -6.46 (-10%)
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%)
Kohat Textile / Oct 19 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	93.74 ▼ -10.42 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 19 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	90.30 ▼ -10.03 (-10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 19 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	31.19 ▼ -3.46 (-9.99%)
Metro Steel / Oct 19 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.01 ▼ -2.44 (-9.98%)
Century Insurance (R) / Oct 19 Century Insurance Company Limited (Right)(CENIR)	20.20 ▼ -2.23 (-9.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	52,882,445 ▲ 1.04
Cnergyico PK / Oct 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,732,846 ▲ 0.01
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 19 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	13,943,417 ▲ 2.78
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,233,247 -
Saif Power Ltd. / Oct 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	10,629,039 ▲ 0.2
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 19 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	9,486,192 ▲ 0.14
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,408,150 ▼ -0.09
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 19 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	9,240,948 ▼ -0.06
TRG Pak Ltd / Oct 19 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,913,991 ▲ 1.29
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	8,210,725 ▲ 0.06

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