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Pakistan - 2026-07-26

New glacial lakes may form in Gilgit-Baltistan, KP amid accelerated glacier melt: PMD

Pakistan

New glacial lakes may form in Gilgit-Baltistan, KP amid accelerated glacier melt: PMD

Warns of GLOFs, flash floods, landslides in northern regions

Published 26 Jul, 2026 09:37pm

Investigations expose banned JAC’s nexus with India: information minister

Pakistan

Investigations expose banned JAC’s nexus with India: information minister

Says investigations into arrested suspect continuing

Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:11pm

11 killed, 25 injured in rain-related incidents across Pakistan

Pakistan

11 killed, 25 injured in rain-related incidents across Pakistan

Monsoon death toll since June 26 has reached 97

Published 26 Jul, 2026 12:50pm

Weather turns pleasant after Karachi receives season’s first monsoon showers.

Pakistan

Weather turns pleasant after Karachi receives season’s first monsoon showers.

KARACHI: Karachi has received its first monsoon rains on Friday night, driven by a persistent low-pressure system...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Court summons police, prosecutor on suspect’s bail petition

Pakistan

Court summons police, prosecutor on suspect’s bail petition

LAHORE: A special court on Saturday issued a notice to Defence C police and prosecutor for July 28 in a post-arrest...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

LEAs uncover foreign-funded digital propaganda

Pakistan

LEAs uncover foreign-funded digital propaganda

ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have uncovered an alleged foreign-funded digital propaganda network that...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Alkhidmat opens ‘Water Filtration Plant & Water ADM’ system

Pakistan

Alkhidmat opens ‘Water Filtration Plant & Water ADM’ system

KARACHI: Alkhidmat Karachi on Saturday inaugurated its 76th Water Filtration Plant along with a Water ADM (Automated...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

PTI accuses govt of committing corruption, political victimisation

Pakistan

PTI accuses govt of committing corruption, political victimisation

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja castigated the current government,...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Governor KP vows to help resolve issues facing traders

Pakistan

Governor KP vows to help resolve issues facing traders

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Saturday assured the business community that their...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Security forces kill four suicide attackers

Pakistan

Security forces kill four suicide attackers

ISLAMABAD: Security forces foiled a suicide vehicle-borne attack on a check post in South Waziristan on Saturday,...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Operation Al-Azm: 13 terrorists killed

Pakistan

Operation Al-Azm: 13 terrorists killed

QUETTA: Security forces are continuing intelligence-based Operation Al-Azm in Balochistan, carrying out targeted...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Govt-oil tankers owners talks in Islamabad tomorrow

Pakistan

Govt-oil tankers owners talks in Islamabad tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Oil Tankers Contractors Association’s 72-hour ultimatum worked as the Federal Minister for Petroleum has...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Dar talks with KSA FM

Pakistan

Dar talks with KSA FM

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/ FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday spoke with...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

DG FDA for safeguarding institutional interests

Pakistan

DG FDA for safeguarding institutional interests

FAISALABAD: Director General of the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA), Muhammad Asif Chaudhry, has directed...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Governor seeks stronger Pak-Türkiye partnership in healthcare

Pakistan

Governor seeks stronger Pak-Türkiye partnership in healthcare

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Friday call for deeper Pakistan-Türkiye cooperation in...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

LEAs uncover foreign-funded digital propaganda

Pakistan

LEAs uncover foreign-funded digital propaganda

ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have uncovered an alleged foreign-funded digital propaganda network that...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Nayyar Bukhari hails President Zardari

Pakistan

Nayyar Bukhari hails President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari has paid...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

UBG welcomes induction of Sarwar into UK govt

Pakistan

UBG welcomes induction of Sarwar into UK govt

KARACHI: The President of the United Business Group (UBG), ZubairTufail, congratulated former governor of Punjab and...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Islamabad police dismisses 11 personnel

Pakistan

Islamabad police dismisses 11 personnel

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have taken strict departmental action against 11 police personnel, including two...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Maryam orders strict monitoring after Murree landslide

Pakistan

Maryam orders strict monitoring after Murree landslide

LAHORE: On the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, relief operations are continuing in areas...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Punjab ensures swift rainwater drainage: CM

Pakistan

Punjab ensures swift rainwater drainage: CM

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that despite continuous monsoon rains over the past 10...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Saad meets PM

Pakistan

Saad meets PM

LAHORE: Former Federal Minister and senior leader of PML-N Khawaja Saad Rafique called on Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

‘Expo Faisalabad’ a springboard for MSMEs: Haroon

Pakistan

‘Expo Faisalabad’ a springboard for MSMEs: Haroon

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has reaffirmed the...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Supplementary statement: LHC rules against arrest

Pakistan

Supplementary statement: LHC rules against arrest

LAHORE: The Lahore high Court (LHC) has held that police cannot arrest a person or an accused in any case on a...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Pak workforce in Libya declines by 78pc: envoy

Pakistan

Pak workforce in Libya declines by 78pc: envoy

LAHORE: Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to Libya, Maj-Gen (r) Mumtaz Hussain, has revealed that Pakistani workforce...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Case logded over illegal removal of petrol from warehouse

Pakistan

Case logded over illegal removal of petrol from warehouse

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Appraisement, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, has registered an FIR against Petroleum...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Minister calls for strengthening horticulture sector

Pakistan

Minister calls for strengthening horticulture sector

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan reviewed the performance of the Pakistan Horticulture...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

The Weather

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 25, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (July 26 2026)....

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

PBF urges PM to withdraw daily petroleum pricing mechanism

Pakistan

PBF urges PM to withdraw daily petroleum pricing mechanism

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has written to Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, urging his...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

JI to hold protest against fuel price hike on Aug 7

Pakistan

JI to hold protest against fuel price hike on Aug 7

KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief, Monem Zafar Khan on Saturday announced a citywide protest against the...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Murad offers Sindh’s revenue, housing, PPP models to G-B

Pakistan

Murad offers Sindh’s revenue, housing, PPP models to G-B

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Advocate Amjad Hussain held a...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

International self-care day observed

Pakistan

International self-care day observed

KARACHI: Pakistan has observed international self-care day with first-ever national dialogue on self-care. The...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Decision to conduct tax hearings online welcomed

Pakistan

Decision to conduct tax hearings online welcomed

ISLAMABAD: The Public Interest Litigation Committee (PILC) of the Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) has appreciated...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Over 50 crime incidents witnessed in capital city

Pakistan

Over 50 crime incidents witnessed in capital city

ISLAMABAD: The capital city witnessed an increase in criminal activities during the past week, with more than 50...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

KWSC escalates anti-encroachment drive, reclaims more land

Pakistan

KWSC escalates anti-encroachment drive, reclaims more land

KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation has intensified its crackdown on illegal encroachments to...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

PM advises PML-N leaders to exercise caution in public statements

Pakistan

PM advises PML-N leaders to exercise caution in public statements

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged on Saturday the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders to...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 3	156.71
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 3	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 3	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 3	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

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S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
India Sensex / Aug 3	78,752.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 3	63,240.51
Hang Seng / Aug 3	25,926.38
FTSE 100 / Aug 3	10,870.12
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 3	25,948.41
France CAC40 / Aug 3	8,595.89

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Petrol/Litre / Aug 3	336.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 3	79.39
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 3	4,063.86
Diesel/Litre / Aug 3	392.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 3	80.64

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Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Aug 3 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	19.88 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Aug 3 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	42.22 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 3 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	42.63 ▲ 3.88 (10.01%)
East West Ins. / Aug 3 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	50.02 ▲ 4.55 (10.01%)
Gadoon Textile / Aug 3 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	302.79 ▲ 27.53 (10%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.29 ▲ 1.39 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 3 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	41.27 ▲ 3.75 (9.99%)
Jauharabad Sug / Aug 3 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	64.27 ▲ 5.84 (9.99%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Aug 3 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	210.50 ▲ 18.71 (9.76%)
TPL Properties / Aug 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	14.67 ▲ 1.3 (9.72%)

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.92 ▼ -1 (-12.63%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Aug 3 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	35.06 ▼ -3.9 (-10.01%)
Intermarket Securities / Aug 3 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	24.55 ▼ -2.73 (-10.01%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Aug 3 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.36 ▼ -2.04 (-10%)
Olympia Mills / Aug 3 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	133.69 ▼ -14.85 (-10%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 3 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	21.77 ▼ -2.42 (-10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 3 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	63.90 ▼ -7.04 (-9.92%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.51 ▼ -2.69 (-9.89%)
Janana De Malucho / Aug 3 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	165.99 ▼ -13.24 (-7.39%)
Grays Leasing / Aug 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	21.22 ▼ -1.68 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	95,363,417 ▼ -0.07
TPL Properties / Aug 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	77,091,226 ▲ 1.3
Cnergyico PK / Aug 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	57,413,354 ▲ 0.29
Pak Refinery / Aug 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	32,504,295 ▲ 2.61
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	29,877,548 ▲ 0.92
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	18,281,786 ▼ -1
TPL REIT Fund I / Aug 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	16,285,898 ▲ 0.67
Aisha Steel Mill / Aug 3 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	15,843,636 ▲ 0.57
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 3 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,450,398 ▲ 2.44
Oilboy Energy / Aug 3 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10,733,584 ▼ -1.24

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