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Second autopsy reveals signs of torture, bullet wound in Mir Raza’s body: report

Dr Summaiya restored as convener of the eight-member medical board

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:53pm

Industries & Sectors

Govt sanctions Rs10bn for exporters under support schemes

Sanctioned funds are expected to provide much-needed liquidity support exporters, says minister

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 10:21pm

Pakistan

Army captain martyred, seven terrorists killed in Hangu IBO: ISPR

Says terrorists took refuge inside a mosque

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 03:56pm

Pakistan

AJK: PPP accuses PML-N of rigging elections

LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) launched a sharp attack on the ruling PML-N on Thursday, accusing it of...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 08:05am

Pakistan

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health: Balochistan govt signs MoU with National AI Hub at LUMS

LAHORE: The Balochistan government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National AI Hub for Maternal,...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 08:02am

Pakistan

FCC reviews progress on e-filing system, digitisation of case files

ISLAMABAD: A meeting to review the progress of the e-filing system and the digitization of judicial case files was...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 07:49am

Pakistan

LDA opens applications for commercial plot draw

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) will include commercial plots in LDA Avenue One and LDA City Business...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 07:47am

Pakistan

Chitral uplift projects: Senate panel directs NHA to expedite work

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination has expressed serious concern over delays...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 07:36am

Pakistan

Nationwide strike: PPDA summons meeting Monday

KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has convened an emergency meeting on Monday to decide...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:39am

Pakistan

FIA informs Senate panel: FBR officer ‘responsible’ for theft of cigarettes worth Rs250m

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday informed a parliamentary body that its inquiry into the...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:37am

Pakistan

Schedule for third phase of AJK polls revised

ISLAMABAD: Polling in two districts of disputed Azad Kashmir has been postponed because of security concerns, the...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:31am

Pakistan

CM Punjab lauds security forces

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday expressed gratitude over the success of the security...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Int’l Youth Day: PM may unveil ‘Vision Pakistan 2047’ on 12th

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to unveil “Vision Pakistan 2047” on International Youth Day...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

CSB meeting soon for promotion of high-ranked officials

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has initiated the process for long-awaited promotions of senior civil servants,...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

KSA, Turkiye, Pakistan sign defence deal

• Makkah Agreement says armed attack on one signatory would count as attack on all

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:46am

Pakistan

PBC says ‘new provinces’ should be considered as per law

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Friday said that the creation of new provinces should be considered in...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Bilawal demands ‘free and fair’ elections in AJK

BAGH: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the system has failed, calling for free...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (August 07, 2026) and the forecast for Saturday (August 08 2026)....

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Justice Musarrat Hilali honoured at SC full court reference on retirement

ISLAMABAD: A Full Court Reference was held at the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday in honour of Justice Musarrat...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Unpacked edible oil, milk: Minister orders nationwide quality survey

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has ordered a nationwide...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

President welcomes trilateral defence agreement

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday welcomed the trilateral defence agreement signed in Makkah,...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

JI stages protests against petroleum levy, fuel price hike

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Friday staged citywide protests against the huge petroleum levy and frequent...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Naqvi orders finalisation of Safe City Bill

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday directed the Safe City Headquarters to immediately finalize the...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

PTI not invited to talks, clarifies NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing political tensions, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday clarified that he had not...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

CM orders survey of dilapidated buildings after monsoon season

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed that a survey of all dilapidated buildings be carried...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Maryam hails trilateral defence pact

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has warmly welcomed the defence agreement between Pakistan, Saudi...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

53 killed in rain-related accidents across Punjab: PDMA

LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, in a fact sheet released on Friday, said that 53...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

AKU Manual of Paediatrics launched

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University (AKU) has launched the AKU Manual of Pediatrics, a free, locally developed clinical...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Mega corruption cases: Senate body concerned at lack of action

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice expressed concern over the apparent lack of effective...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

PTCL, PPAF complete large-scale clean drinking water initiative

KARACHI: The country’s leading telecom and ICT services provider, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL),...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

‘An Ode to the Masters’ expo held at Studio Sarai

KARACHI: A grand group art exhibition titled “An Ode to the Masters” was organized at Studio Sarai to pay tribute to...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Girls claim 65pc of top positions in AKU-EB exam results

KARACHI: Girls claimed 65 percent of the overall top positions in this year’s Aga Khan University Examination Board...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Sindh leads in climate action with carbon market reforms: Nasir

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Housing & Town Planning, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, has said that...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

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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%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Oct 9 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	84.62 ▲ 7.69 (10%)
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%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 9 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	403.61 ▲ 36.68 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Oct 9 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	93.29 ▲ 8.48 (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%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 9 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	61.12 ▼ -6.69 (-9.87%)
Reliance Weaving / Oct 9 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	157.10 ▼ -14.44 (-8.42%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 9 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	51 ▼ -4.26 (-7.71%)
Paramount Mod / Oct 9 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.15 ▼ -1.07 (-7.52%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 9 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.06 ▼ -0.57 (-7.47%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 9 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	33 ▼ -2.66 (-7.46%)
Arpak Int. / Oct 9 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	114.60 ▼ -8.98 (-7.27%)
Sally Textile / Oct 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.50 ▼ -0.94 (-6.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,918,048 ▲ 0.11
Pak Refinery / Oct 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,923,984 ▲ 1.78
Treet Corp / Oct 9 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	22,826,318 ▲ 1.37
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,514,311 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13,281,421 ▲ 1.64
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 9 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	10,542,427 ▼ -0.12
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,893,691 ▲ 0.11
TPL Properties / Oct 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,476,411 ▲ 0.6
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,146,048 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Oct 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	6,216,364 ▲ 0.73

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