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PM Shehbaz briefs allied parties on KP situation, defends 'constitutional measures'

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz briefs allied parties on KP situation, defends 'constitutional measures'

Says conduct of PTI-led provincial government posed risk to economy

Published 13 Oct, 2026 10:19pm

Pakistan Army test-fires Fatah-2 extended-range hypersonic ballistic missile

Pakistan

Pakistan Army test-fires Fatah-2 extended-range hypersonic ballistic missile

President, PM and services chiefs commend the scientists and engineers on the successful test launch

Published 13 Oct, 2026 06:22pm

PM Shehbaz calls for more legal migration pathways for Pakistanis to Europe

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz calls for more legal migration pathways for Pakistanis to Europe

European Commissioner confident Pakistan’s efforts to expand legal migration and mutually beneficial labour mobility

Published 13 Oct, 2026 06:15pm

Sohail Afridi’s brother approaches high court over ‘abduction’ of non-functional KP CM

Pakistan

Sohail Afridi’s brother approaches high court over ‘abduction’ of non-functional KP CM

Seeks urgent hearing of petition

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:16pm

PM Shehbaz says wheat price to be announced after provincial consultations

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says wheat price to be announced after provincial consultations

Passes remarks while chairing the first meeting of the National Agriculture and Food Security Council

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:10pm

Govt says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency aimed at unified counterterrorism policy

Pakistan

Govt says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency aimed at unified counterterrorism policy

Says emergency in KP imposed under Constitution amid rising terrorism as there’s no room for two counterterrorism policies in one country

Published 13 Oct, 2026 01:22pm

At least four killed, dozens injured as Rehman Baba Express derails near Multan

Pakistan

At least four killed, dozens injured as Rehman Baba Express derails near Multan

14 coaches of Karachi-Peshawar train carrying nearly 1,000 passengers derail

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 05:18pm

PM forms body to oversee Centre’s KP affairs

Pakistan

PM forms body to oversee Centre’s KP affairs

ISLAMABAD: A day after the imposition of emergency measures and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Prime...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Governor’s rule, Emergency in KP: President summons NA, Senate sessions today

Pakistan

Governor’s rule, Emergency in KP: President summons NA, Senate sessions today

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned separately sessions of the National Assembly and Senate for today...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Hundreds of PTI workers, leaders detained in KP

Pakistan

Hundreds of PTI workers, leaders detained in KP

PESHAWAR: Authorities have detained hundreds of members of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party after...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

PTI says will challenge emergency, governor’s rule in PHC

Pakistan

PTI says will challenge emergency, governor’s rule in PHC

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Monday announced he would...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Dar defends imposition of emergency, governor’s rule

Pakistan

Dar defends imposition of emergency, governor’s rule

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday defended the federal...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Emergency, governor’s rule: JUI-F lawmaker moves resolution in Senate

Pakistan

Emergency, governor’s rule: JUI-F lawmaker moves resolution in Senate

ISLAMABAD: A lawmaker from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) has moved a resolution in the Senate Secretariat that...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Governor’s rule, emergency: PPPP’s SG says matter will be placed before parliament

Pakistan

Governor’s rule, emergency: PPPP’s SG says matter will be placed before parliament

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Secretary General Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari said that...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

ICT admin begins removal of containers

Pakistan

ICT admin begins removal of containers

ISLAMABAD: The district administration on Monday started the removal of at least a thousand containers placed around...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Seerat Endowment Fund announced

Pakistan

Seerat Endowment Fund announced

ISLAMABAD: On Prime Minister’s directions, the federal government has announced the establishment of a Seerat...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

PFUJ (Workers) ‘rejects’ imposition of governor’s rule

Pakistan

PFUJ (Workers) ‘rejects’ imposition of governor’s rule

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (Workers) has “rejected” the imposition of governor’s rule and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Punjab EPA intensifies pre-smog crackdown on brick kilns

Pakistan

Punjab EPA intensifies pre-smog crackdown on brick kilns

LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has intensified its pre-smog enforcement campaign, with 2,710...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Youth Innovation Competition: UMT students win Rs1m for developing DNA testing method

Pakistan

Youth Innovation Competition: UMT students win Rs1m for developing DNA testing method

LAHORE: Students from the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, have secured first position in a...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Two army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes

Pakistan

Two army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes

RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan Army pilots embraced martyrdom after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed due to a...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

PM directs development of Danish IT Park

Pakistan

PM directs development of Danish IT Park

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the development of the Danish IT Park in Islamabad into...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Oman’s FM arrives today

Pakistan

Oman’s FM arrives today

ISLAMABAD: Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Setting aside an order-in-original: No unlimited period for re-adjudication: apex court

Pakistan

Setting aside an order-in-original: No unlimited period for re-adjudication: apex court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled that setting aside of an original order by the appellate forum and remanding it...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

JI inaugurates road in New Karachi

Pakistan

JI inaugurates road in New Karachi

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) inaugurated Shahrah Khalid Hussain Johari in New Karachi on Monday, declaring that the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Industrial workers: Punjab launches mobile health services

Pakistan

Industrial workers: Punjab launches mobile health services

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated a mobile health programme comprising 65...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Maryam slams KP’s 13-year record

Pakistan

Maryam slams KP’s 13-year record

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday criticised the performance of successive governments in...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

CM e-bikes scheme sets new popularity record among youth

Pakistan

CM e-bikes scheme sets new popularity record among youth

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s “CM E-Bikes Scheme” has set new popularity records among young...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

National Grid Pakistan signs MoU with TEVTA Punjab

Pakistan

National Grid Pakistan signs MoU with TEVTA Punjab

LAHORE: The National Grid Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Technical Education and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Senate panel informed: 98 foreign-funded projects included in FY27 PSDP

Pakistan

Senate panel informed: 98 foreign-funded projects included in FY27 PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was informed that a total...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

MoFA, HEC sign MoU on integration of databases

Pakistan

MoFA, HEC sign MoU on integration of databases

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday witnessed the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

SBCA introduces town-wise system

Pakistan

SBCA introduces town-wise system

KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has introduced a town-wise administrative system in Karachi and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

CMA CGM’s vessel berths at KGTL

Pakistan

CMA CGM’s vessel berths at KGTL

KARACHI: CMA CGM’s vessel Marlin berthed at Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited (KGTL), carrying more than 2,000...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Romana Qadeer passes away

Pakistan

Romana Qadeer passes away

KARACHI: Romana Qadeer, wife of late businessman Alhaj Khawaja Qadeer Ahmed, mother of Khawaja Atique Ahmed, passed...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Commissioners of six KPK divisions changed in major reshuffle

Pakistan

Commissioners of six KPK divisions changed in major reshuffle

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered a major reshuffle in the provincial bureaucracy, announcing...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Women Tech Quest marks 10th edition with 1,000 participants

Pakistan

Women Tech Quest marks 10th edition with 1,000 participants

KARACHI: As many as 1,000 women took part in the 10th edition of Women Tech Quest (WTQ) 2026, a technology...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

The Weather

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (October 12, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (October 13, 2026)....

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Setting up of cricket stadium and sports arena: IHC seeks replies from govt, CDA to intra-court appeal

Pakistan

Setting up of cricket stadium and sports arena: IHC seeks replies from govt, CDA to intra-court appeal

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notices to the federal government, the Capital...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan, Brazil agree to strengthen defence cooperation

Pakistan

Pakistan, Brazil agree to strengthen defence cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Brazil have agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence and security cooperation, with a...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Court grants five-day remand of suspect in Laiba case

Pakistan

Court grants five-day remand of suspect in Laiba case

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday granted police a five-day physical remand of the main suspect in a case of...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Governor’s rule necessary to restore peace in KP: Muqam

Pakistan

Governor’s rule necessary to restore peace in KP: Muqam

PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s provincial president Amir Muqam...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

18 officers transferred in major KP police shuffle

Pakistan

18 officers transferred in major KP police shuffle

PESHAWAR: In a high level shake-up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, IG Zulfiqar Hameed has issued a notification for...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Water storage: Sindh CM visits Three Gorges Dam to study Chinese model

Pakistan

Water storage: Sindh CM visits Three Gorges Dam to study Chinese model

YICHANG (China): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the world-renowned Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Saylani, TiKA inaugurate modern vocational training centre

Pakistan

Saylani, TiKA inaugurate modern vocational training centre

KARACHI: Consul General of Türkiye in Karachi, Ergül Kadak, has said that working with Saylani on humanitarian and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

LDA seals 43 commercial properties

Pakistan

LDA seals 43 commercial properties

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has intensified its twin-pronged offensive against urban violations,...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Four NTU Faisalabad Faculty members named among world’s top 2pc of scientists

Pakistan

Four NTU Faisalabad Faculty members named among world’s top 2pc of scientists

FAISALABAD: Bringing pride to National Textile University Faisalabad, four distinguished faculty members have been...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Punjab EPA intensifies pre-smog crackdown on brick kilns

Pakistan

Punjab EPA intensifies pre-smog crackdown on brick kilns

LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has intensified its pre-smog enforcement campaign, with 2,710...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

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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 27	157.87 ▲ 0.22
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 27	0.83 ▲ 0.0009
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 27	1.33 ▼ -0.0034
Euro to USD / Oct 27	1.11 ▼ -0.0042
SOFR % / Oct 26	3.93 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 27	7,722.60
India Sensex / Oct 27	73,598.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 27	63,268.37
Nasdaq / Oct 27	26,477.81
Hang Seng / Oct 27	23,041.32
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
Diesel/Litre / Oct 28	395.82
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 27	100.12
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 27	18,180
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 27	361,913
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 27	4,065.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 27	78.06

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Leaders

Stock	Price
Security Investment Bank / Oct 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.74 ▲ 0.69 (11.4%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	37.59 ▲ 3.42 (10.01%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 27 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	23.52 ▲ 2.14 (10.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 27 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	96.89 ▲ 8.81 (10%)
Ghandhara Ind. / Oct 27 Ghandhara Industries Limited(GHNI)	1,061.16 ▲ 96.47 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 27 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	79.41 ▲ 7.22 (10%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Oct 27 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	23.66 ▲ 2.15 (10%)
Punjab Oil / Oct 27 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	165.08 ▲ 15.01 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 27 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	156.31 ▲ 14.21 (10%)
Descon Oxychem / Oct 27 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	31.28 ▲ 2.84 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Oct 27 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	7.62 ▼ -1 (-11.6%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 27 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	309.40 ▼ -34.37 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 27 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,259.84 ▼ -139.98 (-10%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 27 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	30.45 ▼ -3.38 (-9.99%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 27 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72.40 ▼ -8.01 (-9.96%)
TPL Insurance / Oct 27 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	71.98 ▼ -7.32 (-9.23%)
Crescent Textile / Oct 27 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	61.93 ▼ -6.06 (-8.91%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Oct 27 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	24.82 ▼ -1.99 (-7.42%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 27 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	49.40 ▼ -3.93 (-7.37%)
JS Rental REIT / Oct 27 JS Rental REIT(JSRR)	10.60 ▼ -0.74 (-6.53%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	54,027,359 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / Oct 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,699,217 ▲ 0.42
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	24,034,153 ▲ 0.08
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 27 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	11,043,297 ▲ 0.04
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Oct 27 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	10,949,106 ▲ 3.99
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,851,871 ▲ 0.38
MACPAC Films / Oct 27 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	9,021,157 ▼ -3.93
Dandot Cement / Oct 27 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	8,656,839 ▲ 2.22
Cordoba Logistics / Oct 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	7,996,769 ▲ 0.37
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Oct 27 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7,355,444 ▼ -0.28

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