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Pakistan - 2026-08-19

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Pakistan issues demarche to US over its India envoy's remarks over Kashmir

Says IIOJK is an internationally recognized disputed territory awaiting final settlement in accordance with relevant UN resolutions

Published 19 Aug, 2026 09:52pm

Pakistan

Bilawal urges opposition to return to parliamentary committees

Welcomes Supreme Court decision on PTI founder's health

Published 19 Aug, 2026 06:43pm

Pakistan

Hajj pilgrims deposit over Rs8.7bn through digital portal

A total of 2,006 online transactions completed through bank cards

Published 19 Aug, 2026 01:18pm

Pakistan

Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft till September 24

Airspace restriction also applies to aircraft operated, owned or leased by Indian airlines/operators, including military flights

Published 19 Aug, 2026 11:49am

Pakistan

Sirajuddin Aziz, Lightstone Publishers sign deal for memoirs Wings of Destiny

An agreement for the publication of Banking Ombudsman Sirajuddin Aziz’s professional autobiography was signed today...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 11:02am

Pakistan

Rabiul Awwal processions: Ulema pledge stronger interfaith coordination

KARACHI: A provincial Peace Message Committee meeting, chaired by Commissioner Karachi Syed Hasan Naqvi on Tuesday,...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 07:02am

Pakistan

Speedy justice: SC opens ‘court-annexed mediation centre’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday inaugurated its first Court-Annexed Mediation Centre, marking a...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 07:00am

Pakistan

PTI welcomes SC decision

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday welcomed a Supreme Court order directing that jailed former...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 06:39am

Pakistan

Iran-US conflict: PTI voices concerns over UAE targeting Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday put the UAE on the spot, raising concerns over...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 06:38am

Pakistan

Doctors recommend avoiding steroid creams to treat diaper rash

Doctors, dermatologists and paediatricians have advised parents to avoid using steroid creams to treat diaper rashes...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 06:32am

Pakistan

Russian, French envoys meet Dar

ISLAMABAD: Russian Ambassador to Pakistan, Albert Khorev, called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Minister informs NA: Work on new dams in Capital to be completed in 4 years to address water shortages

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday said two new dams would be completed within the...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Noreen Niazi meets IK in Adiala Jail

RAWALPINDI: After being kept incommunicado for nearly nine months, Noreen Niazi, the sister of former prime minister...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Syria FM heading to Islamabad today

DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will head to Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day visit, a...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Govt says will implement SC’s order about IK

ISLAMABAD: The government, Tuesday, announced in the Upper House of the Parliament to implement in “letter and...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

PM wants effective implementation of youth employment policy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered a monthly review of the implementation of National Youth...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

PM welcomes US tech giant: Google inaugurates first Pakistan office

ISLAMABAD: Google on Tuesday opened its first local office in Pakistan, marking a new phase in the US technology...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Provincial needs, price stability: TCP assigned one MMTs of wheat import task

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has tasked the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) with initiating the process...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Aleema’s plea seeking forensic examination of USB rejected

RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday rejected incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

COMSATS focuses on nanotech, advanced research

ISLAMABAD: The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) has...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

JI chief threatens shutdown if petrol prices remain high

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Tuesday warned the government that failure to reduce...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Public procurement: Minister says transparency must be ensured

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar has said that transparency, institutional...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan consistently demonstrated compassion for humanity: Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to humanitarian service, human...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

PM reviews Hajj preparations, stresses quality services for pilgrims

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the authorities to complete preparations for Hajj 2027...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Power firms face over 65,000 complaints to Ombudsman in 7 months

KARACHI: Electricity distribution companies accounted for more than 65,000 complaints lodged with Pakistan’s Federal...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Flood situation largely normal in Punjab: PDMA

LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab on Tuesday said that water flow in most rivers...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Number of children with HIV increases, seminar told

KARACHI: The Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

3rd in a row: AKUH gets Int’l Platinum Award for heart attack care

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has received its third consecutive Platinum Performance Achievement...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Sindh faces 61pc rainfall shortfall

HYDERABAD: Agricultural scientists and environmental experts have called for urgent measures to address the growing...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

People, armed forces stand as ‘shield’ against terrorists: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday said Pakistan’s people,...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Kamal announces nationwide expansion of Hepatitis-C screening

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday announced a nationwide expansion of Hepatitis-C...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Call for comprehensive review, scrutiny of honour-killing laws

ISLAMABAD: The General Assembly of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) expressed serious concern over the...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Historic reforms introduced in DRAP during current govt: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Tuesday that the reforms...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Barrister Mian Aamir made PPP’s CEC member

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, who also heads the Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarians (PPPP), has...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Hafiz Naeem warns of nationwide strike over fuel price hike

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Tuesday warned the government that the party could...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Public projects: CM for maximum progress within shortest possible time

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday directed prov-incial lawmakers to maintain close...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Punjab develops new mechanism to fix food prices: SACM

LAHORE: Punjab has developed a new mechanism for determining the prices of vegetables, fruits, greens, meat and...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) and the forecast for Wednesday (August 19 2026)....

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Mining sector: Punjab PA speaker seeks policy continuity

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has called for political consensus, policy continuity and...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Punjab to increase underground water tanks

LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique has said that under the Punjab Development Program (PDP),...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Bottle-feeding trend on the rise: ‘Only 20pc of newborns are breastfed within the first hour of life’

KARACHI: Hardly 20 percent of newborns in Pakistan are breastfed within their first hour of life, while inadequate...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Constituent College of GCU Hyderabad inaugurated

HYDERABAD: The Constituent College of Government College University Hyderabad (GCUH) was formally inaugurated,...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Saylani, Balochistan Social Welfare Dept sign MoUs

KARACHI: Saylani Welfare International Trust and the Social Welfare Department, Government of Balochistan, have...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

‘Operation Sindoor’: ISPR dismisses India’s ‘documentary’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Tuesday warned that any future Indian military adventurism would be met with a...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Proceedings must be concluded without delay: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that proceedings cannot be permitted to remain pending for an extended period...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

PM to unveil youth mobilisation initiative: minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to launch an unprecedented nationwide youth mobilisation drive on November 9, with Prime...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Fazl lauds SC’s decision to shift IK to hospital

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan

Ziarat, Harnai and Surab: At least 9 terrorists killed in Balochistan IBOs

ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed at least nine terrorists in separate intelligence-based operations in Ziarat,...

Updated 19 Aug, 2026 06:56am

Pakistan

PPP delegation condoles death of Gohar’s mother

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Tuesday visited the residence of PTI Chairman...

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 8	277.21
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 8	277.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 9	158.23
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 7	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 8	7,765.36
Nasdaq / Oct 8	27,193.34
Dow Jones / Oct 8	51,231.64
India Sensex / Oct 9	72,325.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 9	68,512.30
Hang Seng / Oct 9	24,111.88
FTSE 100 / Oct 9	10,523.83
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 9	25,056.57
France CAC40 / Oct 9	7,797.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 8	91.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 8	79.94
Petrol/Litre / Oct 9	398.96
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 9	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 9	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 9	4,175.87
Diesel/Litre / Oct 9	395.72

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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