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EDITORIAL: The rapid erosion of secular India

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 07:16am

EDITORIAL: Religious freedom for minority communities, particularly Muslims and Christians, is under growing threat...

Trump takes Christmas Eve shot at ‘radical left scum’

Published 26 Dec, 2025 07:54am

PALM BEACH, (United States): US President Donald Trump seized on the occasion of Christmas Eve to assail opposition...

King Charles calls for more compassion in Christmas speech

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:28am

LONDON: Britain’s King Charles III called for “compassion and reconciliation” at a time of “division” across the...

CDF interacts with Christmas congregation

Published 26 Dec, 2025 05:46am

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir attended...

Country belongs to all of its citizens: PM

Published 26 Dec, 2025 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed that Pakistan belongs to all its citizens and that...

Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:26am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an...

Govt committed to inclusive growth, interfaith harmony: minister

Published 25 Dec, 2025 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division), Ali Pervaiz Malik, graced Christmas celebrations on...

Public holiday on 25th

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed on December 25, 2025 (Thursday) being public holiday on...

OPINION: The wedding game-changer

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:17am

The wedding season has arrived in Karachi with a bang. It usually coincides with the holiday season in the West. As...

Churches: Fool proof security, cleanliness assured on Christmas

Published 18 Dec, 2025 07:14am

KARACHI: Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi has assured that special arrangements are being made for fool proof...

Foolproof security to be ensured on Christmas

Updated 17 Dec, 2025 08:09am

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has assured the Christian community in the province of full security for their holy...

Advance pay, pensions for Christian employees

Published 16 Dec, 2025 07:59am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to disburse pay and pensions for December in advance to federal...

Christmas celebrations: CJP, judges join Christian employees, security staff

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and the President of...

Christian employees to get advance salary, pension on 18th

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

KARACHI: On the eve of Christmas 2025 all Christian employees of Sindh government and the pensioners (including...

US holiday sales growth to be muted this year, forecasts show

Published 15 Oct, 2025 09:23am

US retailers are bracing for a subdued holiday shopping season this year as the economic fallout from President...

UK midcaps end higher but rate jitters persist

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

LONDON: The UK’s midcap stocks ended higher on Thursday, rebounding from a more-than-eight-month low touched...

Russia’s Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia

Published 07 Jan, 2025 11:52am

The patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on...

Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

Published 26 Dec, 2024 12:09pm

BANDA ACEH: Tearful mourners prayed Thursday as ceremonies began across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who died...

WCLA celebrates Christmas with Christian staff

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:20am

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) on Wednesday celebrated Christmas with its Christian staff across...

Christmas, Quaid-e-Azam Day: Security beefed up in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:52am

ISLAMABAD: The security of twin cities of Islamabad and Rawapindi remained on high alert on the eve of Christmas and...

National prosperity: PM commends Christian community’s role

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:49am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday acknowledged the contributions made by Christian community for...

Naqvi praises services of Pope for social, economic justice

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:34am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi met with Archbishop Germano Penemote, the Ambassador of the...

Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ in Christmas appeal

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

ROME: Pope Francis called Wednesday for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address,...

Thousands attend Christmas charity dinner in Buenos Aires

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

BUENOS AIRES, (Argentina): Some 3,000 homeless people sat down for a festive Christmas charity dinner on Tuesday in...

COAS highlights Christians’ contributions to national development

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 08:59am

RAWALPINDI: General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), joined the Christian community in...

Maryam vows to establish peaceful, prosperous Punjab

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 09:01am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that they are establishing such a Punjab where...

Punters throng London’s historic Christmas meat auction

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

LONDON: Meat traders flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield...

Santa Claus global flight to deliver presents underway

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:14pm

Santa Claus took off early Christmas Eve aboard his reindeer-powered sleigh to deliver presents around the world....

Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:04pm

LONDON: The Church of England’s second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on...

Christmas fair promoter killed during celebration in Mexico

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:33am

MEXICO CITY: The promoter of one of the largest Christmas fairs in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero was shot...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.91
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	7,609.78
Nasdaq / Jun 2	27,093.90
Dow Jones / Jun 2	51,307.79
India Sensex / Jun 3	73,756.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,452.45
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,630.80
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,342.09
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,951.88
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,180.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	94.92
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,463.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.39
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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