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Russian interior minister arrives in Pakistan on four-day visit

Pakistan

Russian interior minister arrives in Pakistan on four-day visit

This marks the first visit to Pakistan by a Russian interior minister

Published 12 Oct, 2026 09:12pm

Govt minister confirms KP CM, cabinet members in ‘preventive custody’

Pakistan

Govt minister confirms KP CM, cabinet members in ‘preventive custody’

President Zardari on Sunday declared a state of emergency and suspended KP govt

Published 12 Oct, 2026 07:02pm

Pakistan, Brazil military chiefs discuss strengthening defence cooperation

Pakistan

Pakistan, Brazil military chiefs discuss strengthening defence cooperation

Brazilian military chief receives Guard of Honour upon his visit to GHQ

Published 12 Oct, 2026 05:47pm

Prediction of rain with strong winds in most parts of country

Pakistan

Prediction of rain with strong winds in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD: Rain with strong winds and thunderstorms is expected in most areas of Upper and Central Punjab, as...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 06:10am

Pakistani diabetes medicines match multinational brands: experts

Pakistan

Pakistani diabetes medicines match multinational brands: experts

LAHORE: In Pakistan, where millions of families struggle to make both ends meet and cannot afford costly treatment,...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 06:03am

Peoples Skyview Housing Project: KDA DG orders fast-tracking

Pakistan

Peoples Skyview Housing Project: KDA DG orders fast-tracking

KARACHI: Karachi Development Authority’s (KDA) Director General Zain-ul-Abideen Ansari has ordered the acceleration...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 06:02am

Operational readiness of QRUs: DG EPA Punjab conducts surprise inspection

Pakistan

Operational readiness of QRUs: DG EPA Punjab conducts surprise inspection

LAHORE: Director General of the Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Abdullah Nayyer Sheikh, conducted a...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 06:01am

CM praises forces

Pakistan

CM praises forces

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has paid tribute to the security forces for foiling an...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 05:57am

Governor’s rule, Emergency imposed on KP

Pakistan

Governor’s rule, Emergency imposed on KP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Pakistan condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the latest terrorist attack by the Houthi militia targeting King Khalid...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Deployment of Army in KP notified

Pakistan

Deployment of Army in KP notified

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday approved the deployment of Pakistan army troops in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

FIA activates official helpline for travellers

Pakistan

FIA activates official helpline for travellers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has activated an official helpline 0303-5099581 for its...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Governor’s rule, emergency: Fazl terms move unconstitutional

Pakistan

Governor’s rule, emergency: Fazl terms move unconstitutional

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the federal government’s decision to impose governor’s rule, emergency and declare a state of...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

PSC’s 9th Annual HS&E Excellence Conference held

Pakistan

PSC’s 9th Annual HS&E Excellence Conference held

ISLAMABAD: As many as 26 organizations and 21 professionals were honoured for their contributions to workplace...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Human-centered approach key to transforming Karachi: PDP

Pakistan

Human-centered approach key to transforming Karachi: PDP

KARACHI: Expressing concern over deteriorating urban civic facilities in Karachi, Pasban Democratic Party (PDP)...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Governor’s rule: Many questions remain unanswered

Pakistan

Governor’s rule: Many questions remain unanswered

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again become a testing ground for the country’s selective commitment to...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Kundi chairs Advisory Council, vows action against terrorism

Pakistan

Kundi chairs Advisory Council, vows action against terrorism

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi chaired the first meeting of the Advisory Council at...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

JI chief opposes governor’s rule

Pakistan

JI chief opposes governor’s rule

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has opposed the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Costly medicines, chemotherapy: Around 25pc of JPMC cancer patients abandon treatment: officials

Pakistan

Costly medicines, chemotherapy: Around 25pc of JPMC cancer patients abandon treatment: officials

KARACHI: About 25 percent of cancer patients at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) abandon treatment because...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

PUC, allied bodies condemn Houthi attacks on Riyadh Airport

Pakistan

PUC, allied bodies condemn Houthi attacks on Riyadh Airport

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Ulema Council, the International Tazeem-e- Haramain Sharifain Council, and their allied...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Forces kill 12 terrorists; soldier martyred in Kurram

Pakistan

Forces kill 12 terrorists; soldier martyred in Kurram

RAWALPINDI: Security Forces foiled an infiltration attempt by Khwarij and Afghan Taliban from Afghanistan into...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Rehman Galian, Brandreth Road: WASA assures LCCI of early start to sewerage work

Pakistan

Rehman Galian, Brandreth Road: WASA assures LCCI of early start to sewerage work

LAHORE: Managing Director WASA Lahore has assured the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry that work to address...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

No compromise will be made on constitutional rights of KP: Asad

Pakistan

No compromise will be made on constitutional rights of KP: Asad

PESHAWAR: Secretary General of Tehreek Tahafuz Aeen Pakistan, central leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, former...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

More than 1,000 runners participate in IRU event

Pakistan

More than 1,000 runners participate in IRU event

ISLAMABAD: More than 1,000 runners, including women and children, participated in a five-kilometre race at the...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Daughters are blessing from Allah: Punjab CM

Pakistan

Daughters are blessing from Allah: Punjab CM

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her message on the Inter-national Day of the Girl Child, said...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Shaukat Khanum Karachi to open on Dec 29

Pakistan

Shaukat Khanum Karachi to open on Dec 29

KARACHI: Dr Aasim Yusuf, Chief Medical Officer of Shaukat Khanum Hospitals, briefed the media Sunday at the Karachi...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

CM Punjab condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh Airport

Pakistan

CM Punjab condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh Airport

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has strongly condemned the Houthi militia’s attack on King Khalid...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

The Weather

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (October 11 2026) and the forecast for Monday (October 12 2026)....

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Transporters demand protection from robberies on M-9 Motorway

Pakistan

Transporters demand protection from robberies on M-9 Motorway

HYDERABAD: President of the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI) Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui,...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Digital scholars programme expands to empower young women

Pakistan

Digital scholars programme expands to empower young women

KARACHI: As Pakistan prepares for an increasingly AI-driven future, a new phase of the Digital Scholars Programme...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Ghani calls for end to ethnic politics

Pakistan

Ghani calls for end to ethnic politics

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

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Climate challenges: SAU professor calls for Pak-Uzbek cooperation

Pakistan

Climate challenges: SAU professor calls for Pak-Uzbek cooperation

HYDERABAD: Stronger scientific cooperation and wider use of modern technology are essential to tackling climate...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

10,807 candidates appear in SU’s pre-entry test

Pakistan

10,807 candidates appear in SU’s pre-entry test

HYDERABAD: The Sindh University (SU) Jamshoro, and its four campuses — Thatta Campus, Laar Campus Badin, Shaheed...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

PTI says it is a ‘grave political blunder’

Pakistan

PTI says it is a ‘grave political blunder’

ISLAMABAD: The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday strongly condemned the federal government’s...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

11 KP districts: Govt notifies ‘area development secretariats’

Pakistan

11 KP districts: Govt notifies ‘area development secretariats’

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has notified setting up Area Development Secretariats in 11 designated districts...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Islamabad on high alert following political tensions

Pakistan

Islamabad on high alert following political tensions

ISLAMABAD: Follow-ing the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, law enforcement...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 27	277 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 27	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 28	157.82 ▼ -0.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 28	0.83 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 28	1.33 ▼ -0.002
Euro to USD / Oct 28	1.11 ▼ -0.0012
SOFR % / Oct 26	3.93 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 28	72,952.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 28	64,087.42
Hang Seng / Oct 28	23,062.60
S&P 500 / Oct 27	7,722.60
Nasdaq / Oct 27	26,477.81
FTSE 100 / Oct 27	10,686.54
Dow Jones / Oct 27	52,377.57
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 27	25,590.77
France CAC40 / Oct 27	7,887.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 28	379.25
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 28	101.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 28	4,033.94
Diesel/Litre / Oct 28	395.82
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 28	77.80
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 27	18,180
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 27	361,913

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / Oct 28 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	41.35 ▲ 3.76 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 28 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	87 ▲ 7.59 (9.56%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 28 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	43 ▲ 3.38 (8.53%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 28 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	105 ▲ 8.11 (8.37%)
Pak Oxygen Ltd. / Oct 28 Pakistan Oxygen Limited(PAKOXY)	379 ▲ 27.22 (7.74%)
Indus Dyeing / Oct 28 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	150 ▲ 10.76 (7.73%)
Waves Corporation / Oct 28 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	8.55 ▲ 0.6 (7.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Oct 28 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.69 ▲ 0.6 (7.42%)
Shahtaj Textile / Oct 28 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	129 ▲ 8.18 (6.77%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 28 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	25 ▲ 1.48 (6.29%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Oct 28 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	6.62 ▼ -1 (-13.12%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 28 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,133.86 ▼ -125.98 (-10%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Oct 28 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	18.05 ▼ -1.95 (-9.75%)
Bank of Khyber / Oct 28 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	24.35 ▼ -1.71 (-6.56%)
Ismail Ind. / Oct 28 Ismail Industries Limited(ISIL)	1,720 ▼ -108 (-5.91%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 28 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	155 ▼ -7.88 (-4.84%)
Crescent Textile / Oct 28 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	59 ▼ -2.93 (-4.73%)
B. F. Modaraba / Oct 28 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	21.50 ▼ -1.05 (-4.66%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 28 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	29.20 ▼ -1.25 (-4.11%)
Nishat Power / Oct 28 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	53.89 ▼ -2.08 (-3.72%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,761,322 ▲ 0.25
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 28 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	2,715,948 ▲ 3.38
Media Times Ltd / Oct 28 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	903,701 ▲ 0.23
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 28 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	863,492 ▼ -1.25
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 28 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	641,043 ▲ 1.48
MACPAC Films / Oct 28 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	518,595 ▲ 3.1
Waves Corporation / Oct 28 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	417,783 ▲ 0.6
Nishat ChunPow / Oct 28 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	358,372 ▼ -1.73
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	352,062 ▲ 0.02
Dandot Cement / Oct 28 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	313,393 ▲ 0.86

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Gold price per tola falls Rs1,300 in Pakistan

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