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Bab el Mandeb

PM warns India against weaponising water

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called for renewed diplomacy to end escalating...

Pakistan September inflation seen easing but energy pressures persist

Published 26 Sep, 2026 12:07pm

Elevated fuel and electricity costs continue to exert pressure, complicating the SBP's monetary policy decisions

Rice exports: insure the trade, not the freight

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

Pakistan exported 4.29 million metric tons of rice worth USD2.29 billion in FY2026. Applying last financial year’s...

Saudi defence fund speeds up maritime sector push following Houthi advance

Published 22 Sep, 2026 04:58pm

Saudi Arabia's MASNA Ventures fund is rapidly localizing US defence tech, focusing on autonomous and anti-drone systems to secure the region

Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands

Published 22 Sep, 2026 05:15am

RIYADH/DUBAI: Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from...

Strikes, road closures may cause Rs120bn daily economic loss: Aurangzeb

Updated 20 Sep, 2026 07:10pm

Estimated daily loss includes around Rs86 billion in services sector, Rs25 billion in industry and Rs9 billion in agriculture

Pakistan secures Sept fuel, eyes US crude via VLCC as conflict threatens fuel supplies

Published 16 Sep, 2026 02:53pm

Pakistan is considering sourcing crude from Oman and Fujairah, while also exploring Libya, the US, Western Africa/Nigeria and Kazakhstan

Saudi coalition says Houthi drone destroyed near Makkah

Updated 16 Sep, 2026 11:00am

The drone, intercepted on Tuesday evening, was the second Houthi attempt to target Makkah after a ballistic missile launch in July 2017

KSA issues brief alert over threats to Makkah, other cities

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city...

New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies

Updated 13 Sep, 2026 03:12pm

The British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said it had a report of ‌a projectile hitting a vessel as it moved through the Strait of Hormuz

IEA warns 2026 oil supply gap will widen

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

LONDON: Global oil supply and demand look set to fall further than previously expected this year, the International...

Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane

Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:43pm

Internationally recognised Yemeni govt says its forces pulled out of Perim and Houthis also took mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab

Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports

Published 11 Sep, 2026 07:56am

CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Houthis seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red...

Yemen's Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb Strait in new threat to shipping

Published 10 Sep, 2026 10:23pm

Fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces has intensified in recent days

Gulf shipping traffic via Hormuz below 10-day average, data shows

Published 03 Sep, 2026 10:37am

A laden VLGC exited the strait into the Gulf of Oman

Hormuz shipping unchanged amid US-Iran stalemate, data shows

Published 20 Aug, 2026 11:30am

Transits remained low amid conflicting claims between the US and Iran

Houthis say they attacked Saudi vessels off Yemen’s Mocha

Published 17 Aug, 2026 05:46pm

There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities

Shipping traffic at key Gulf waterways little changed on uncertain peace talks

Published 04 Aug, 2026 08:08am

Twenty vessels — 12 tankers and eight bulk carriers — passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Monday

QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker heads to Pakistan after exiting Hormuz, first in nearly three weeks

Updated 30 Jul, 2026 07:58pm

LSEG data shows it is currently heading to Port Qasim, Pakistan, with an estimated arrival date of July 31

When one chokepoint becomes two

Updated 30 Jul, 2026 07:56am

Oil markets have seen geopolitical scares before. More often than not, they fade as quickly as they emerge. Traders...

Oil jumps 7pc

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed about 7 percent on Wednesday as airstrikes resumed in the Middle East, adding to...

Aramco shuts Jizan oil refinery after Houthi attack

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:53am

NEW DELHI/LONDON: Saudi Aramco shut down its 400,000 barrel-per-day Jizan oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on July 27...

Oil prices settle at lowest in over a week

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 07:34am

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Monday, settling at their lowest levels in over a week, after the US abruptly suspended...

Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows

Published 27 Jul, 2026 08:14am

Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Sunday, the lowest level in months, the data showed

Japan August crude supplies fully covered despite ME disruption

The Houthis on Monday declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia

Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

DUBAI/RIYADH: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia,...

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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
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

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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