Topic

British Council

KP records major gains in children’s reading, numeracy skills

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

PESHAWAR: More than 97,000 children across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have shown significant improvements in reading and...

Pakistan seeks probe into alleged Cambridge paper leak

Published 14 May, 2026 01:21pm

Demands transparency in the Cambridge exam paper leak investigation, as officials debate whether it was theft or a system breach

17th edition of Karachi Literature Festival begins

Updated 07 Feb, 2026 07:47am

KARACHI: The 17th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) 2026 opened at the Beach Luxury Hotel on a sombre note with a...

British Council hosts Education Symposium 2025

Updated 04 Nov, 2025 07:56am

ISLAMABAD: The British Council Pakistan hosted the Education Symposium 2025, a full-day gathering of educators,...

Four-day leadership workshop on climate change concludes

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am

HYDERABAD: Climate change is inevitable, and its adverse impacts on lives are evident. Changing lifestyles and...

Russia accuses British Council of spying for Ukraine

Published 22 Feb, 2024 12:50am

MOSCOW: Russia's FSB on Wednesday said the British Council, a UK agency in charge of education and culture, has been...

SED, British Council hold workshop

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

LAHORE: Emphasizing the importance of joint efforts in ensuring the education and welfare of special children...

Pakistan’s digital ‘Museum of Food’ launched

Published 12 Sep, 2023 07:06pm

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Google Arts & Culture, and British Council join hands to launch digital hub

Cambridge exams to resume from tomorrow

Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am

ISLAMABAD: The British Council has announced the resumption of all Cambridge exams from Monday, May 15, as per...

British Council cancels all examinations across Pakistan for Wednesday, May 10

Updated 09 May, 2023 10:25pm

The British Council on Tuesday cancelled all Cambridge examinations scheduled for Wednesday, May 10, 2023, amid an...

British Council announces winners of Study UK Alumni Awards

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

LAHORE: The British Council held its ninth annual Study UK Alumni Awards ceremony in Lahore, celebrating the...

British Council-led programme holds forum on gender-based violence

Published 11 Dec, 2022 04:02am

ISLAMABAD: The British Council-led Aawaz II programme organised its sixth learning and development forum in the...

British Council to host ‘Going Global Asia Pacific Conference’ in Singapore

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

SINGAPORE: The British Council announced its Going Global Asia Pacific Conference, which provides a strategic forum...

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

Published 11 Oct, 2022 04:29pm

PARIS: All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William...

Beaconhouse inks MoU with British Council for access to digital library

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

KARACHI: Beaconhouse, under its recently introduced hybrid A Level school Homebridge, has signed a Memorandum of...

Marking 75 years of Pakistan at the V&A Museum in London

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 04:49pm

Pakistani interdisciplinary artist Osman Yousefzada debuts installation works at Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London

‘Saahil ki Kahaaniyan’: Art show depicts climate change impact on coastal areas

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:47am

KARACHI: The British Council and Koel Gallery have partnered to launch the ‘Saahil ki Kahaaniyan - Stories from ...

British Council, V&A museum hold exhibition to mark 75th anniversary of Pakistan

Published 02 Aug, 2022 07:29am

KARACHI: The British Council and Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) have launched What is Seen and What is Not by...

UHS, Sheffield varsity launch training programme for medical teachers

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am

LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) in collaboration with the University of Sheffield, UK, has launched ...

BC partners with PoliNations, Yousuf Bashir Qureshi Studios Institute

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

ISLAMABAD: British Council is partnering with PoliNations on the Pakistan-UK New Perspectives Season to mark the ...

Pak/UK Season Perspective programme: British Council hosts art expo for schoolchildren

Updated 29 May, 2022 09:41am

KARACHI: As part of Commonwealth Connections (CWC), the “Pakistan/UK Season 2022 Perspective” programme is a...

British Council cancels O/A level exams in Islamabad, Rawalpindi on May 25

Published 24 May, 2022 09:43pm

Authority says exams in other parts of the country will continue as per schedule

"As more reports have come in, It is obvious that outside the exam centres the compliance is poor," Mahmood tweeted.
Cambridge examinations started from Monday across Pakistan.

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Oct 1 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	13.46 ▲ 1.22 (9.97%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Oct 1 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.31 ▲ 0.53 (9.17%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	123.99 ▲ 10.03 (8.8%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Oct 1 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	19.50 ▲ 1.47 (8.15%)
Ideal Dynamics / Oct 1 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	52 ▲ 3.91 (8.13%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	6.19 ▲ 0.46 (8.03%)
First IBL Mod. / Oct 1 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	16.01 ▲ 1.17 (7.88%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	126.99 ▼ -37.02 (-22.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 1 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.55 ▼ -0.89 (-10.55%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 1 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37 ▼ -4 (-9.76%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 1 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	303 ▼ -32.4 (-9.66%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.80 ▼ -4.77 (-9.43%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	33.20 ▼ -2.65 (-7.39%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	161.20 ▼ -10.25 (-5.98%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46 ▼ -2.92 (-5.97%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 1 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	81.92 ▼ -5.1 (-5.86%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	52,756,384 ▲ 0.46
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,300,150 ▼ -2.9
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	14,704,613 ▲ 0.12
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13,435,516 ▲ 1.43
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	7,994,171 ▲ 0.22
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	7,573,156 ▲ 1.04
Media Times Ltd / Oct 1 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	6,004,023 ▲ 0.08
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	5,598,289 ▲ 0.02
Aisha Steel Mills / Oct 1 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	5,291,507 ▲ 0.4
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,246,088 ▲ 0.15

British Council

Most Popular