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Playing with fire

Updated 18 Jul, 2026 06:00am

You are driving along merrily on a busy road when suddenly something pops up on your dashboard and you are jolted to...

Upbringing, character- building of kids: CM pays tribute to parents’ sacrifices

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has paid tribute to the unparalleled sacrifices made by parents in...

Over 2.7m children under five facing acute malnutrition

Published 01 May, 2026 06:44am

LAHORE: Over 2.7 million children under five in Pakistan face acute malnutrition, even as one province charts a...

Zinc deficiency under-recognised health issue in Pakistan: survey

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 07:18am

KARACHI: Zinc deficiency is a widespread but under-recognized public health issue in Pakistan, with significant...

The education funding gap

Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am

Pakistan’s latest education financing report lays bare a hard truth: the country’s constitutional promise of...

Federal Budget: Danyal for greater allocation of resources for children

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:09am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Danyal Chaudhry has called for...

Dar chairs meeting on Autism Centre of Excellence

Updated 15 Jan, 2026 06:56am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired the first...

Japan approves grant for improving child healthcare

Published 14 Jan, 2026 05:56am

ISLAMABAD: Japan will provide a grant of JPY 2.91 billion (USD18.62 million approximately) for the improving child...

Finding of nearly 20m out-of-school children: concern voiced

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:05am

KARACHI: Maulana Bashir Farooq Qadri, Founder and Chairman of Saylani Welfare International Trust, has expressed ...

PM announces completion of Autism Excellence Centre in a year

Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:25am

ISLAMABAD: In a bold move to revolutionize support for children with autism, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced...

Education in Pakistan: Call to advance efforts for quality, inclusive

Published 26 Nov, 2025 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: A National Policy Advocacy Workshop – “Voices for Education: From Evidence to Action” on Tuesday...

Rocket launcher shell explosion kills 4 kids in Kandhkot

Published 25 Nov, 2025 07:21am

KANDHKOT: Four children were killed and another was injured on Monday when a rusted rocket launcher shell exploded...

38 worshippers rescued: 50 children in Nigeria escape after kidnapping

Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am

LAGOS: At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped...

Experts say raising children is a societal imperative

Published 16 Oct, 2025 07:57am

KARACHI: A critical global conversation on safeguarding and shaping the future of the next generation began as the...

NFL launches book to raise awareness of climate action in children

Published 12 Oct, 2025 07:02am

KARACHI: In an effort to promote environmental consciousness among young readers, National Foods Limited (NFL) has...

New recipes help mothers ward off malnutrition

Published 06 Sep, 2025 06:38am

Clutching their hungry babies, a group of mothers mix a semolina dish under the guidance of a teacher, an attempt to...

Filicide in Karachi

Updated 23 Aug, 2025 01:48pm

Karachi is in the grip of violent incidents the likes of which we have not seen in many years. Innocent people...

42pc kids of META region want to become bloggers: survey

Published 07 Aug, 2025 07:05am

ISLAMABAD: An international cyber security company has found that 42 percent of children surveyed from Pakistan,...

Violence against children: CM Complaint Cell takes action

Published 01 Aug, 2025 07:53am

LAHORE: “Protection of life, property and self-respect of people is among the priorities of Chief Minister Punjab...

‘Skills for Life’ programme across 15 schools being launched

Published 25 Jul, 2025 06:12am

LAHORE: In a significant step toward empowering children through sports-based learning, BARD Foundation has ...

Education in freefall

Published 30 Jun, 2025 07:11am

EDITORIAL: With nearly two-thirds of Pakistan’s 240 million people under the age of 30, the country stands at a...

The manhole menace

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

Another child falls into a manhole to lose his life to these gaping open death traps that should better be named as...

Rs23bn TSG allowed for immunisation drive

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Monday approved a technical supplementary grant (TSG)...

Punjab CM takes notice of torture on homeless women

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:56am

LAHORE: “Women and children are my red line; any kind of violence at any level is highly intolerable. Safety and...

‘89pc of parents use gadgets to entertain, occupy their children’

Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:02am

ISLAMABAD: A survey of a global cyber security company revealed that 89 percent of parents use gadgets to entertain...

UK surgeons to perform heart surgeries of children

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

LAHORE: A delegation of British cardiac surgeons will be visiting the University of Child Health Sciences and the...

Over 2m children vaccinated in Lahore

Published 08 Feb, 2025 07:42am

LAHORE: On the fourth day of special anti-polio campaign, the Lahore district administration achieved a milestone...

Trafficking, forced labour, begging: Senate body discusses protecting abandoned children

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation discussed the matter of protecting abandoned/unclaimed...

Babies born into hunger

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:10am

EDITORIAL: Various surveys conducted by international agencies show that nearly 40 percent of children under five...

Parenting in disruptive times

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:34am

What happens when your daughter messages you with lol written at the end? If you are a baby boomer parent you will...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 28	278.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 28	277.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 29	163.55
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 29	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 29	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 28	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 28	7,428.78
Nasdaq / Jul 28	24,876.91
Dow Jones / Jul 28	52,747.32
India Sensex / Jul 29	77,603.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	61,689.86
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25,684.44
FTSE 100 / Jul 29	10,884.40
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 29	25,391.76
France CAC40 / Jul 29	8,409.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 28	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 28	366,457
Petrol/Litre / Jul 29	335.81
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 29	82.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 29	4,042.26
Diesel/Litre / Jul 29	388.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 29	80.52

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Reliance Ins. / Jul 29 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	13.37 ▲ 1.22 (10.04%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 29 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	19.99 ▲ 1.82 (10.02%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 29 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	32.20 ▲ 2.93 (10.01%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 29 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	68.05 ▲ 6.19 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 29 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.25 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 29 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	25.19 ▲ 2.29 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 29 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	161.39 ▲ 14.67 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 29 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	154.37 ▲ 14.03 (10%)
Suraj Cotton / Jul 29 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	151.82 ▲ 13.8 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,203.44 ▼ -133.71 (-10%)
National Silk / Jul 29 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	275 ▼ -29.1 (-9.57%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 29 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	13.55 ▼ -1.25 (-8.45%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 29 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	30.89 ▼ -2.37 (-7.13%)
Pak Engineering / Jul 29 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	700 ▼ -50 (-6.67%)
JS Investments / Jul 29 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	43.05 ▼ -2.78 (-6.07%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 29 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	50.11 ▼ -3.17 (-5.95%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 29 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	52.72 ▼ -3.28 (-5.86%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 29 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	61.20 ▼ -3.8 (-5.85%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 29 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	17,120 ▼ -1050 (-5.78%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,834,330 ▼ -0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	37,559,140 ▼ -0.01
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 29 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	29,559,018 ▲ 0.03
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 29 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	27,396,237 ▲ 0.51
TPL Properties / Jul 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	16,445,548 ▲ 0.08
Samba Bank / Jul 29 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	15,382,006 ▲ 0.78
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,459,234 ▼ -1.06
Pak Refinery / Jul 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,653,723 ▼ -1.1
At-Tahur Ltd. / Jul 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	8,584,525 ▲ 1.7
Itanz Technologies / Jul 29 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	8,070,590 ▲ 1.05

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