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World Bank clears USD70m for ‘Connected Punjab Programme’

Published 02 Jul, 2026 06:49am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved USD 70 million for the Connected Punjab Programme...

How AI can reshape Pakistani agriculture

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 08:05am

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered mobile agents are rapidly emerging as a game-changing technology for Pakistan’s...

Wikipedia won’t let AI edit articles: cofounder

Published 23 Jun, 2026 07:04am

LONDON: Wikipedia does not trust artificial intelligence enough to let it play a direct role in editing articles on...

NA body questions AI-based tax audit credibility

Published 18 Jun, 2026 06:40am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Wednesday raised questions over the credibility and...

Can oil derail AI?

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:56am

The US-Israeli war on Iran has already produced a surprisingly long list of unintended consequences. Shipping routes...

Pakistani consumers turning to AI to enhance shopping experience: report

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:46am

KARACHI: Pakistani consumers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to enhance their shopping...

Pakistan’s IT exports: momentum without depth

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan’s IT exports are one of the few bright spots in the external account. At a time when the country is...

The pope’s AI’s warning

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...

China, HK shares end lower as AI, property offset strong profit data

Updated 27 May, 2026 01:56pm

The Blue-Chip CSI300 Index was down 0.8% at market close

Embracing change and the new order

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Change and the speed of change have always been overwhelming. With each passing century and decades, the speed of...

Pope urges ‘disarming’ of AI in major manifesto

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited...

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—II

Updated 22 May, 2026 07:53am

Lower exports and FDI, together with an elevated conflict situation, overall slow down, and can even lower foreign...

Integrating AI into textile processing industry

Updated 22 May, 2026 07:55am

The transformation imperative The textile processing industry stands at the threshold of profound technological...

AI helping India's engineering hubs generate IP faster, Daimler Truck exec says

Published 20 May, 2026 05:23pm

India has long been a base for technology support and back-office functions for global companies

Conference on AI in healthcare held

Published 17 May, 2026 05:08am

LAHORE: Pakistan held its first national convening on artificial intelligence in healthcare at LUMS’ Syed Babar Ali...

AI’s threat to global finance

Updated 13 May, 2026 06:26am

EDITORIAL: A warning issued by the IMF on May 7 has injected fresh urgency into the debate surrounding artificial...

Punjab launches AI-driven ‘Suthra Punjab’ initiative ahead of Eidul Azha

Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif-led government has decided to introduce artificial intelligence...

Meta looks to raise up to USD25bn via bond sale: Bloomberg

Published 02 May, 2026 08:08am

WASHINGTON: Meta Platforms is looking to sell between USD20 billion and USD25 billion of investment-grade bonds,...

AI & 5G lead list: Ericsson outlines steps to accelerate digital economy

Published 02 May, 2026 08:03am

ISLAMABAD: M/s Ericsson has underscored the transformative role of advanced connectivity, artificial intelligence...

Virtual assets sector: PM for proper regulatory system

Updated 02 May, 2026 09:20am

LAHORE: The Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Bilal bin...

Investment sought in AI, robotics & blockchain

Published 01 May, 2026 06:47am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) and Minister of State, Bilal Bin...

AI tools developed to tackle maternal mortality

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:47am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s maternal mortality rate, estimated at approximately 186 deaths per 100,000 live births, has...

AI stocks drive South Korea, Taiwan to record highs

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:05am

BENGALURU: Equities in Taiwan and South Korea scaled record highs on Tuesday, driven by flows in AI companies, while...

Building an AI-ready workforce

Published 17 Apr, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: The government’s collaboration with Google on the AI Seekho 2026 initiative signals a rare moment of...

KP Govt approves establishment of AI Education Authority

Published 15 Apr, 2026 07:54am

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi has granted approval in principle to the...

Trump posts AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure, drawing outrage

Published 13 Apr, 2026 10:23pm

The post on Trump’s Truth Social platform came amid his escalating feud with Pope Leo, who has criticized the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran

The middle management itch

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

Linking pin. Fort holders. Shock absorbers. Vision translators. Values ambassadors. These were the role definitions...

UK and Ukraine look to sell drones as Starmer shows support for Zelenskiy

Published 18 Mar, 2026 12:33am

Four years on from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv has become a world leader in drone and anti-drone technologies

FCCI urges Tevta to formulate market-driven syllabus using AI

Published 05 Mar, 2026 07:48am

FAISALABAD: Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) should formulate market-driven syllabus...

Corporate and industrial espionage

Updated 05 Mar, 2026 06:19am

Espionage is called the oldest profession in the world – not the other one! Earlier, kingdoms, empires, monarchs...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 2	162.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 2	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 2	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 2	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 1	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 1	7,483.23
Nasdaq / Jul 1	26,040.03
Dow Jones / Jul 1	52,305.24
India Sensex / Jul 2	77,230.95
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 2	69,591.75
Hang Seng / Jul 2	23,031.90
FTSE 100 / Jul 2	10,492.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 2	25,048.62
France CAC40 / Jul 2	8,371.51

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	359,770
Petrol/Litre / Jul 2	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 2	67.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 2	4,061.83
Diesel/Litre / Jul 2	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 2	77.48

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Paramount Mod / Jul 2 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	15.48 ▲ 1.41 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 2 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	26.70 ▲ 2.43 (10.01%)
Rupali polyester / Jul 2 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	31.54 ▲ 2.87 (10.01%)
S.G.Power / Jul 2 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	96.97 ▲ 8.82 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 2 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	41.21 ▲ 3.75 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 2 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	28.27 ▲ 2.57 (10%)
Chashma / Jul 2 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	146.45 ▲ 13.31 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 2 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	27.16 ▲ 2.47 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 2 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	266.46 ▲ 24.22 (10%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	95.17 ▲ 8.65 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Pack Films / Jul 2 Tri-Pack Films Limited(TRIPF)	152.49 ▼ -16.21 (-9.61%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 2 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.10 ▼ -3.58 (-9.5%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 2 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	40.48 ▼ -4.14 (-9.28%)
Bawany Air Products / Jul 2 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	33.84 ▼ -3.27 (-8.81%)
Husein Industries / Jul 2 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	56.44 ▼ -5.4 (-8.73%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 2 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	8.52 ▼ -0.64 (-6.99%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 2 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	202.31 ▼ -13.95 (-6.45%)
Masood Textile / Jul 2 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	109.91 ▼ -7.08 (-6.05%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 2 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	715.07 ▼ -39 (-5.17%)
ICC Industries / Jul 2 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	13.68 ▼ -0.72 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jul 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	84,688,111 ▲ 0.51
B.O.Punjab / Jul 2 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	59,305,943 ▲ 0.46
Cnergyico PK / Jul 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,052,059 ▲ 0.18
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 2 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	36,072,347 ▼ -0.64
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 2 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	31,255,007 ▲ 0.11
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 2 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	30,380,645 ▲ 1.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	29,515,535 ▼ -0.01
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 2 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	25,810,023 ▲ 0.34
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	21,978,001 ▼ -0.04
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,406,901 ▲ 0.86

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