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Belt and road Initiative

Pakistan invites Belt and Road Initiative partners to CPEC Phase II

Published 10 Sep, 2026 11:57am

CPEC is positioning Pakistan as a major connectivity hub, says Jam

Jam attends opening ceremony of ‘Belt and Road Summit’ in HK

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan attended the opening ceremony of the 11th Belt and Road...

Leveraging BRI financing: Pakistan presents USD4.85bn climate investment plan

Published 21 Aug, 2026 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has presented a USD 4.85 billion climate investment plan to Chinese officials and business...

‘Belt & Road Trade & Investment Forum’: Pakistan advocates new phase of China-South Asia industrial cooperation

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

BEIJING: Pakistan has emphasized the need to advance China–South Asia economic cooperation from traditional trade...

Hong Kong–Central Asia connectivity: Pakistan’s strategic opportunity

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:37pm

Hong Kong’s outreach to Central Asia marks a new phase in China’s regional strategy, integrating Hong Kong’s...

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...

China export boost can help shrink Pakistan’s trade gap: experts

Updated 05 Feb, 2026 10:38am

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar urged Pakistani entrepreneurs and policymakers to focus on increasing exports to...

US move on Venezuela signals drift from WTO rules, experts warn

Published 29 Jan, 2026 06:32pm

World Trade Organisation mandatory for peaceful resolution of conflicts, an expert says

Iran, Turkiye agree to build key trade rail link

Published 30 Nov, 2025 08:15pm

It will cost roughly $1.6 billion and is expected to take three to four years to complete

CG inaugurates Chinese language course at LCCI

Published 12 Nov, 2025 06:02am

LAHORE: Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren emphasized the Growing importance of the Chinese language for ...

Afghanistan now in very advantageous position

Updated 12 Jul, 2025 07:32am

Afghanistan, long a theater of war and humanitarian crises, is re-emerging as a central node in the evolving...

Revival of SAARC: new regional order

Updated 05 Jul, 2025 08:13am

With the paralysis of The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) since 2016, South Asia’s dream...

China’s strategic ascent and future of regional power play

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

The recent trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in Beijing represents ...

Trilateral cooperation: CPEC to be extended to Afghanistan

Updated 22 May, 2025 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad, Beijing and Kabul have agreed to deepen Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation and extend...

FUUAST unveils book on Pakistan-Central Asia connectivity

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

KARACHI: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science, and Technology (FUUAST) has announced the publication of the...

SCO states urged to tackle terrorism issue: PM for international engagement with Afghan govt

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

ASTANA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to SCO objectives of peace and...

China on the verge of greatness

Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am

That the second half of the current century belongs to China is a strong probability, although the former Middle...

China, Saudi to expand trade and investment cooperation

Updated 10 Dec, 2023 03:28pm

BEIJING: China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih in Beijing...

Socioeconomic landscape in Pakistan: CPEC has transformational impact: Ahsan

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

BEIJING: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative ...

Putin praises ‘dear friend’ Xi, pitches Russia’s Northern Sea route

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:08am

BEIJING: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Belt and Road Initiative...

China’s Xi warns against decoupling, lauds Belt and Road at forum

Published 18 Oct, 2023 10:44am

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against decoupling from China as he opened the Belt and Road Initiative...

CPEC a practical manifestation of win-win cooperation: PM

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

BEIJING: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, one of the...

Renewable energy: China can sculpt a sustainable blueprint for Pakistan

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: On the 10th anniversary of China’s influential Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the evolving partnership...

PM Kakar to attend Belt and Road Initiative forum in China next week

Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:50pm

The premier will hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

CPEC projects: Direct investment worth $25.4bn attracted from China in 10 years

Published 10 Jul, 2023 07:53am

BEIJING: The projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a flagship project of the Belt and Road...

Gwadar Port: China Exhibition, Trading Centre completed in record six months

Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The China Exhibition and Trading Centre has been completed in a record time of six months at Gwadar Port...

PM in Beijing to discuss debt, CPEC

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 10:12am

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also expected to discuss security issues

PM foresees further deepening of strategic ties

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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