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Pakistan - 2026-09-24

Pakistan deploys 'thousands of security forces' ahead of planned PTI's Islamabad protest

Pakistan

Pakistan deploys 'thousands of security forces' ahead of planned PTI's Islamabad protest

Information minister denies the city was being put under lockdown.

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:19pm

Pakistan’s Nida Sheikh featured among Fuller Project’s global water defenders

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Nida Sheikh featured among Fuller Project’s global water defenders

Fuller’s project focuses on growing water crisis and people working on ground to protect water resources

Published 24 Sep, 2026 04:54pm

Business leaders call for reforms to revive Karachi’s economy

Business & Economy

Business leaders call for reforms to revive Karachi’s economy

Farooq Afzal says Karachi's businesses need reliable infrastructure, enabling environment to remain competitive

Published 24 Sep, 2026 04:29pm

Pakistan Investor Summit: NIC Karachi signs four MoUs to expand startup support

Pakistan

Pakistan Investor Summit: NIC Karachi signs four MoUs to expand startup support

NIC Karachi's Investor Summit secured vital partnerships, significantly boosting Pakistan's innovation ecosystem and startup growth.

Published 24 Sep, 2026 02:41pm

Pakistan strikes 10 locations in Afghanistan after drone incursions: Tarar

Pakistan

Pakistan strikes 10 locations in Afghanistan after drone incursions: Tarar

Condemns “deliberate and unlawful” incursion into Pakistani territory by drones launched from Afghanistan

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 04:08pm

Iqra University stages ‘Media Unveiled 2026’

Pakistan

Iqra University stages ‘Media Unveiled 2026’

KARACHI: Iqra University’s Department of Media Science successfully staged “Media Unveiled 2026” with an impressive...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 07:37am

Summary moved to cabinet for purchase of 500 e-buses: Sharjeel

Pakistan

Summary moved to cabinet for purchase of 500 e-buses: Sharjeel

KARACHI: The Sindh Transport and Mass Transit Department has sent a summary to the provincial cabinet seeking...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 07:18am

Chairpersons of NCSW, PCSW: Special panel concerned over delay in appointment

Pakistan

Chairpersons of NCSW, PCSW: Special panel concerned over delay in appointment

ISLAMABAD: Special Committee on Gender Mainstreaming expressed serious concern over the continued delay in the...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Naqvi, Baker discuss ties, regional situation

Pakistan

Naqvi, Baker discuss ties, regional situation

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker met here on Wednesday to discuss...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Pakistan shoots down 8 Afghan drones

Pakistan

Pakistan shoots down 8 Afghan drones

PESHAWAR: Security forces have shot down eight drones after they entered Pakistani airspace from Afghanistan. The...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

PM reiterates his commitment to a polio-free Pakistan

Pakistan

PM reiterates his commitment to a polio-free Pakistan

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met Chair of the Gates Foundation Bill Gates wherein he...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Connell welcomed as new DCM at US Embassy

Pakistan

Connell welcomed as new DCM at US Embassy

ISLAMABAD: US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker has welcomed Catherine Connell as the new Deputy Chief of Mission...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

PTI’s ‘long march’: Rangers to be deployed on Punjab govt’s request

Pakistan

PTI’s ‘long march’: Rangers to be deployed on Punjab govt’s request

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly approved the Punjab government’s request to deploy Rangers...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Former Lt-Gen Noman named first SG of Makkah pact

Pakistan

Former Lt-Gen Noman named first SG of Makkah pact

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development in the implementation of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), Pakistan...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Dar urges OIC members to maintain unified position on Kashmir at UN

Pakistan

Dar urges OIC members to maintain unified position on Kashmir at UN

NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday highlighting the...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

PM reiterates importance of ties with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pakistan

PM reiterates importance of ties with Bosnia and Herzegovina

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterating the importance Pakistan attached to its...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Punjab steps up measures against rice residue burning

Pakistan

Punjab steps up measures against rice residue burning

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department has stepped up measures to prevent rice crop residue burning as part of...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Scientific identification of fake news: Research at PU earns world recognition

Pakistan

Scientific identification of fake news: Research at PU earns world recognition

LAHORE: Research conducted at Punjab University on the scientific identification of fake news and propaganda content...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Saudi leadership felicitated on National Day of KSA

Pakistan

Saudi leadership felicitated on National Day of KSA

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has felicitated the Saudi leadership and people on the National...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

SSUET participates in 28th ITCN Asia 2026

Pakistan

SSUET participates in 28th ITCN Asia 2026

KARACHI: Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) participated in the 28th ITCN Asia 2026, a...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

NA Speaker informs European delegates: ‘Afghanistan has become a hub of terrorism in region’

Pakistan

NA Speaker informs European delegates: ‘Afghanistan has become a hub of terrorism in region’

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq claimed that Pakistan has been grappling with the...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

CM commends traffic warden for returning cash bag

Pakistan

CM commends traffic warden for returning cash bag

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif had meeting with Traffic Warden Sohail Wazir Dogar and appreciated...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Security requires economic, institutional stability: expert

Pakistan

Security requires economic, institutional stability: expert

LAHORE: Foreign affairs expert Muhammad Mehdi has said that Pakistan’s national security cannot be defined by...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

JI will not give up its right until the PL is abolished: Naeem

Pakistan

JI will not give up its right until the PL is abolished: Naeem

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced that his party will not give up its right...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Gilani leaves for Belarus on official visit: Three-month ban on foreign travel subject to specified exceptions: Senate

Pakistan

Gilani leaves for Belarus on official visit: Three-month ban on foreign travel subject to specified exceptions: Senate

ISLAMABAD: A day after the Senate Secretariat announced that Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani approved a...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

PTI condemns raids on residences of two ministers

Pakistan

PTI condemns raids on residences of two ministers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) strongly condemns the raids conducted on the residences of two sitting...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

NCCIA books PTI’s Junaid over ‘anti-state’ remarks

Pakistan

NCCIA books PTI’s Junaid over ‘anti-state’ remarks

ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday registered a case against Pakistan...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

AJK announces schedule for vacant Kashmir Council seats

Pakistan

AJK announces schedule for vacant Kashmir Council seats

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission has issued the schedule for elections to four...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Condolence

Pakistan

Condolence

KARACHI: Jordan’s Honorary Consul General Yousuf Farukh, Special Assistant to the Sindh Chief Minister Hussain Aslam...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

AKUH urges women to see PMOS as a whole-body health issue

Pakistan

AKUH urges women to see PMOS as a whole-body health issue

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) marked PMOS Awareness Month this September by hosting a media...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Dar meets Greece FM

Pakistan

Dar meets Greece FM

NEW YORK: Pakistan and Greece on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen Pakistan-Greece...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Navy, PCG foil major smuggling attempt in Balochistan

Pakistan

Navy, PCG foil major smuggling attempt in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy (PN) and Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) have foiled a major smuggling attempt in Balochistan’s...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Unidentified individuals in plain clothes targeting PTI workers, leaders: KP CM

Pakistan

Unidentified individuals in plain clothes targeting PTI workers, leaders: KP CM

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has said that, over the past three to four days,...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

19 terrorists killed in IBOs in Quetta, Kech

Pakistan

19 terrorists killed in IBOs in Quetta, Kech

ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed 19 terrorists in multiple intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

CM launches Green Tractor Scheme’s 4th phase

Pakistan

CM launches Green Tractor Scheme’s 4th phase

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday launched the fourth phase of the Green Tractor Scheme...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

IPP welcomes JI’s decision to postpone ‘long march’

Pakistan

IPP welcomes JI’s decision to postpone ‘long march’

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Communications and President Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) Abdul Aleem Khan on...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

New mechanism for sanitation fee collection introduced

Pakistan

New mechanism for sanitation fee collection introduced

LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced a new mechanism for sanitation fee collection in urban areas across...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Gohar slams govt for ‘political victimisation’

Pakistan

Gohar slams govt for ‘political victimisation’

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has criticised the government over, what he...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

The Weather

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) and the forecast for Thursday (September 24 2026)....

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Pakistan is 'completely focused' on mediating end to Iran war, says PM Sharif at UN

Pakistan

Pakistan is 'completely focused' on mediating end to Iran war, says PM Sharif at UN

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Islamabad remained committed to mediating between...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 01:23am

PM Shehbaz, IMF chief meet on UNGA sidelines as Fund kicks off Pakistan review

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, IMF chief meet on UNGA sidelines as Fund kicks off Pakistan review

Kristalina Georgieva says 'continued reforms will help lift growth & improve people’s lives'

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 10:05am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 6	277.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 6	277.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 7	158.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 7	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 7	1.33
Euro to USD / Oct 7	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 5	3.89

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 6	7,818.93
Nasdaq / Oct 6	27,599.89
Dow Jones / Oct 6	51,521.28
India Sensex / Oct 7	72,642.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 7	70,237.46
Hang Seng / Oct 7	24,151.90
FTSE 100 / Oct 7	10,507.70
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 7	25,222.79
France CAC40 / Oct 7	7,808.25

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 7	394.83
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 7	90.22
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 7	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 7	372,458
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 7	4,143
Diesel/Litre / Oct 7	395.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 7	81.21

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Leaders

Stock	Price
Paramount Mod / Oct 7 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	15.80 ▲ 1.44 (10.03%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 7 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	23.39 ▲ 2.13 (10.02%)
Mandviwala / Oct 7 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.88 ▲ 7.72 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	74.09 ▲ 6.74 (10.01%)
Treet Corp / Oct 7 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	23.07 ▲ 2.1 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	44.56 ▲ 4.05 (10%)
Data Agro / Oct 7 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	92.55 ▲ 8.41 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 7 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	174.91 ▲ 15.9 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	39.94 ▲ 3.63 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 7 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	76.91 ▲ 6.99 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Oct 7 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	3.44 ▼ -0.48 (-12.24%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 7 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.57 ▼ -0.97 (-11.36%)
Asim Textile / Oct 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	81.72 ▼ -9.08 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 7 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	64.01 ▼ -7.11 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 7 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.33 ▼ -4.67 (-9.73%)
Noon Sugar / Oct 7 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	83.14 ▼ -7.42 (-8.19%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 7 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	262.16 ▼ -22.46 (-7.89%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	133.98 ▼ -11.07 (-7.63%)
S.S.Oil / Oct 7 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	401.66 ▼ -28.92 (-6.72%)
Century Ins. / Oct 7 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	56.28 ▼ -3.64 (-6.07%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,659,125 ▲ 0.45
Cnergyico PK / Oct 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,756,886 ▼ -0.2
Pak Refinery / Oct 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	44,141,519 ▼ -0.06
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 7 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	42,719,357 ▲ 0.04
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 7 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	30,549,672 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,045,805 ▲ 0
Dewan Cement / Oct 7 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	15,285,606 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 7 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	12,669,746 ▼ -0.06
Media Times Ltd / Oct 7 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	11,935,285 ▲ 0.4
TPL Properties / Oct 7 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11,557,812 ▲ 0.16

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