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Pakistan - 2026-08-02

Pakistan

Suicide bombing at Swat police station kills 14, injures over 25

Blast occurs during peaceful demonstration organised by local peace committee

Published 02 Aug, 2026 09:20pm

Pakistan

Vote counting begins as polling ends in second phase of AJK elections

PPP alleges rigging, PML-N rejects claims

Published 02 Aug, 2026 06:41pm

Pakistan

Defence minister Asif backs Naqvi’s reform call, urges constitutional route

Also urges to start with NAP implementation

Published 02 Aug, 2026 12:30pm

Pakistan

Odorization plant testing causes unusual gas smell in parts of Karachi: SSGC

SSGC clarifies that all system pressures were normal and no gas leakage has been reported

Published 02 Aug, 2026 11:29am

Pakistan

Three-day Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh begins today

LAHORE: A three-day, 983rd Urs celebrations of Hazrat Ali Hajveri, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh, will begin...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

AJK elections 2nd phase: polling today

MUZAFFARABAD: Campaign for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) second phase elections has come to an end as election...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:47am

Pakistan

PML-N MNA Malik Iqbal Channer passes away

BAHAWALPUR: Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Malik...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns use of pellet guns in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan condemned the use of pellet guns in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), as...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Khaqan calls for reforms in governance

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Awam Pakistan Party (APP) chief Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday called for...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Nepali climber Nirmal Purja dies in Karakoram range

ISLAMABAD: Renowned Nepali-born mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who transformed high-altitude climbing by scaling the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Nine Pakistanis deported from Poland

ISLAMABAD: Nine Pakistani nationals have been deported from Poland after their attempt to enter the European Union...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Army major martyred: Security forces kill 12 militants in KP, Balochistan operations

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s security forces killed 12 militants in two separate intelligence-based operations in North...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

CM mourns Iqbal Channar’s demise

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed profound sorrow over the demise of former Member of...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

KWSC pledges uninterrupted services during Chehlum

KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has put its emergency response teams on high alert to...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Minister calls for governance restructuring to address digital age challenges

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has emphasised that reforming and restructuring the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

NA speaker praises security forces for eliminating terrorists in North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday paid rich tributes to the security forces...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

PM meets Nawaz: PML-N to form govt in AJK: Tarar

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President and former Prime...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

PSDF, BISP sign MoU for vocational training

LAHORE: The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Benazir...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

PML-N strongly responds to Bilawal’s ‘downfall’ remarks

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Bilawal Zardari should first seek the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

AJK polls:‘PML-N’s victory reflects confidence in Maryam’

LAHORE: Terming the Pakistan Muslim League (N)’s victory in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir elections as a clear...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Ahsan wins defamation suit

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court has accepted a defamation suit filed by Federal Minister for Planning and...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

AJK situation: Bilawal welcomes ‘JKJAAC response’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he received a response from...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Governor launches Independence Day celebrations

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Saturday launched a 14-day programme to mark Pakistan’s...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Explosive material case: Three awarded 13-year jail term

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) has sentenced three accused each to 13 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Punjab launches crackdown against beggar mafias

LAHORE: The Government of Punjab has decided to launch an organized and result-oriented crackdown against...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Khula doesn’t automatically forfeit dower: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that a decree of dissolution of marriage does not by itself decide the fate...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

CM greets woman boxer

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif congratulated Pakistan’s first woman boxer, Fatima Zahra, on...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 01 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (August 02 2026)....

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Rain-related incidents: 46 lost lives in Punjab: PDMA

LAHORE: The (PDMA) on Saturday said 46 people have lost their lives and 288 others sustained injuries in...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Mayor inaugurates Khawaja Ajmer Nagri-Manghopir Road Dual Carriageway project

KARACHI: Mayor of Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, has inaugurated a 1,800-meter-long modern dual carriageway...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

JI says ‘our political system has failed’

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) central chief, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday said the country’s existing...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

‘New provinces can be created only thru constitutional process’

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Social Protection Saeed Ghani has said that new provinces...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Proposal advocating creation of new provinces rejected

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh chapter president Nisar Ahmad Khuhro on Saturday rejected calls for the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

JI launches ‘Green Karachi’ drive

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) launched a “Green Karachi” campaign on Saturday to help reverse the megacity’s...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Dozens of car lifting, theft incidents reported in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: Dozens of car lifting and theft incidents were reported across various police stations in the federal...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 9	277.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 9	277
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 9	158.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 9	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 9	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 8	3.87

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 9	7,811.54
India Sensex / Oct 9	72,472.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 9	69,030.92
Nasdaq / Oct 9	27,366.17
Hang Seng / Oct 9	24,211.35
FTSE 100 / Oct 9	10,552.05
Dow Jones / Oct 9	51,654.95
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 9	25,087.27
France CAC40 / Oct 9	7,803.33

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 9	91.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 9	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 9	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 9	4,194.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 9	80.54
Petrol/Litre / Oct 10	398.30
Diesel/Litre / Oct 10	396.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 9 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	6.98 ▲ 1 (16.72%)
ARM Green Industries / Oct 9 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.19 ▲ 5.02 (10.01%)
B. F. Modaraba / Oct 9 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	21.43 ▲ 1.95 (10.01%)
Sitara Peroxide / Oct 9 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	50.89 ▲ 4.63 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Oct 9 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	111.99 ▲ 10.18 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.37 ▲ 3.67 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 9 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	317.22 ▲ 28.84 (10%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Oct 9 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	37.41 ▲ 3.4 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 9 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	745.47 ▲ 67.77 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Oct 9 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	72.60 ▲ 6.6 (10%)

Stock	Price
Asim Textile / Oct 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	66.20 ▼ -7.35 (-9.99%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Oct 9 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.45 ▼ -1.6 (-9.97%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 9 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	39.44 ▼ -3.44 (-8.02%)
Paramount Mod / Oct 9 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.09 ▼ -1.13 (-7.95%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Oct 9 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	46.08 ▼ -3.92 (-7.84%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 9 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	51.02 ▼ -4.24 (-7.67%)
Bela Auto / Oct 9 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	67.65 ▼ -5.6 (-7.65%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 9 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	62.93 ▼ -4.88 (-7.2%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 9 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.14 ▼ -0.49 (-6.42%)
Sally Textile / Oct 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.51 ▼ -0.93 (-6.02%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	27,276,548 ▲ 0.13
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,123,072 ▲ 1.95
Treet Corp / Oct 9 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	22,903,682 ▲ 1.47
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,515,311 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13,282,421 ▲ 1.64
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 9 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	10,545,250 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,957,666 ▲ 0.09
TPL Properties / Oct 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,476,630 ▲ 0.58
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,151,594 ▼ -0.06
TPL REIT Fund I / Oct 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	6,627,364 ▲ 0.64

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