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18th Constitutional Amendment

President reaffirms commitment to right to information

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the right of every citizen to access...

Devolved, only on paper?

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 05:47am

EDITORIAL: It turns out that sixteen years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment transferred major...

Too broke to obey the Constitution

Updated 26 Aug, 2026 06:25am

EDITORIAL: A federal government struggling to contain expenditure and repeatedly turning to foreign lenders is now...

PPP rejects proposal for federal control of Karachi

Published 12 Jun, 2026 08:06am

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders, constitutional experts and senior journalists on Thursday warned...

Punjab Assembly session: Motion sparks debate about constitutional governance, provincial autonomy

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 08:36am

LAHORE: An important adjournment motion addressing the deployment of federal officers in provincial positions was...

OPINION: Growth model and IMF conditionalities – IV

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:25am

In the ‘IMF [International Monetary Fund] Country Report No. 25/332’ it could be seen that for reaching the...

Bilawal speaks of threats to 18th Amendment, NFC Award

Published 01 Dec, 2025 06:03am

KARACHI On the 58th Foundation Day of his party, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed...

No one can revoke provincial rights guaranteed under 18th Amendment: Bilawal

Published 13 Nov, 2025 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that no one could revoke the...

MDCAT policy change: IHC issues notice to PMDC

Published 13 Nov, 2025 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notice to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) regarding...

Decentralization deferred: The unfulfilled promise of 18th Amendment and local governance

Updated 24 Jul, 2025 08:50am

In 2010, Pakistan passed the landmark 18th Constitutional Amendment, a legislative milestone that was widely hailed...

There’s urgent need to revitalise agri sector: minister

Published 21 Jul, 2025 05:37am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal has stressed the urgent...

Serious issues in Punjab govt’s stimulus programmes

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 07:40am

The Punjab government has recently announced two stimulus programmes for the people of the province in an overall...

Empowering LGs for better public service delivery

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:00am

Local government, as the name suggests, refers to a set-up established locally to cater to the needs of the public...

18th Amendment has helped improve healthcare in provinces: Gilani

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:17am

ISLAMABD: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the 18th Constitutional Amendment played a crucial...

18th Amendment, SC decisions: Aurangzeb advocates for AGP Act revision

Published 26 Nov, 2024 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb acknowledged the need for revising Auditor General of...

Governor’s rule: Bilawal speaks his mind

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 08:40am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that imposition of governor’s rule in a...

Ministries to provinces: Senate body recommends devolution

Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:06am

ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Devolution, unanimously, recommended the devolution of the Federal ...

Senate panel doubts govt assertion of decreased spending

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 08:07am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has expressed skepticism over the federal government’s claim of cutting down its...

Federal govt urged to abolish health, education ministries

Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:54am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution termed the recreation of Health and Education Ministries a...

18th Constitutional Amendment: ‘No plan to bring any change if PML-N comes into power’

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said on Monday it had no plan to bring any change to the 18th...

Centre mulling handing Discos over to provinces

Updated 13 May, 2023 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is mulling over to hand power Distribution Companies (Discos) to respective...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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