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Covid

Conversion of absence into EOL: Sanction of competent authority indispensable: SC

Published 26 Apr, 2026 02:16am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that the entitlement of conversion of absence into Extraordinary Leave (EOL)...

Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump

Published 01 Jan, 2026 07:36am

Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and...

US FDA memo links 10 child deaths to COVID vaccines

Updated 30 Nov, 2025 05:51am

NEW YORK: The US Food and Drug Administration said that at least 10 children had likely died “because of”...

Islamabad needs policy agility

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

Islamabad seems a bit too busy these days. Last week, there was celebration of a circular debt restructuring deal...

Leading with versatility

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:24am

Turbulence. Volatile. Uncertainty. Unrest. Upheaval. Up and down. Disruptive. These are the times that were the...

In search of contentment

Published 02 Jul, 2025 06:50am

In a rush. In pursuit. In self-doubt. In agony. In ecstasy. In chaos. These are some words that depict our life or...

Power (generation) struggle continues

Updated 27 Jun, 2025 03:41am

After a robust 22 percent year-on-year jump in electricity generation in April 2025, May barely moved the...

WHO pandemic treaty

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 06:09am

EDITORIAL: The recent landmark agreement reached by member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents...

The LSM sector

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has been a major recipient of subsidies - utilities (electricity tariff) including...

Imbalance–the seed of unhappiness

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:23am

It is too much. I want to get out of it. There is no break. I am divided. These expressions have a familiar ring....

Global food prices since the pandemic

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:44am

EDITORIAL: Ordinarily a 2.1pc dip in world food commodity prices over the course of a year, as was the case in 2024...

Beware the tides of 2025

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

It is the silver jubilee year. The millennials are the bygones. Gen Zee is up close and present. The Alphas are the...

Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how...

As poor nations’ default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 04:31pm

LONDON: The punishing post-COVID wave of sovereign defaults has finally crested, with the likes of Ghana, Sri Lanka...

Covid subsidy to consumers: NA body summons KE CEO over non-payment

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on industries and production has summoned the K-Electric CEO...

Stirring up the soul, is it?

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that...

China’s Q1 GDP growth solid but March data shows feeble demand

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:53am

BEIJING: China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some...

The blessed and the not-so-blessed economies

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

The world economy is in transition. The richest economies were exposed during Covid. Their might of resources was...

Novavax settles dispute with international vaccine group Gavi

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

NEW YORK: Novavax has agreed to pay back international vaccine group Gavi at least $475 million in cash or vaccines...

15 cases of JN.1 Covid variant detected

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Tuesday, confirmed Pakistan has detected...

Covid again

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

EDITORIAL: Now that it’s pretty clear that the Covid virus is making a comeback across the world – particularly...

Passengers coming from abroad: Govt decides to conduct Covid testing

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

ISLAMABAD: Following the emergence of a new variant, JN-I, of Covid-19 globally, the government of Pakistan has...

Outlook 2024-I

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated....

Pfizer sues Poland and Hungary over Covid debts

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

BRUSSELS: Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech are suing the governments of Poland and Hungary alleging they...

Misplaced optimism about economy

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Given elections are scheduled for early February, a few months into 2024 spring will bring into public life a new...

Exports: a recovery rooted in fundamentals?

Published 29 Nov, 2023 08:46am

It took 22 months for the stock of banking credit against foreign bill discounting schemes to double from its Covid...

China’s industrial profits extend gains as outlook improves

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms extended gains for a third month in October, adding to signs of a...

PTI issues ‘white paper’ on state of economy

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government put the fast dwindling economy of the country on the path of...

Fragile state of preparedness

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

EDITORIAL: One would have thought that the recent brush with Covid would force the global community to be better...

Durable solution

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

EDITORIAL: Yet another Pakistani prime minister hit the nail on the head – caretaker PM Kakar this time – as he...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 9	278.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 9	278.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 9	160.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 9	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 9	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 9	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 9	7,386.65
India Sensex / Jun 9	73,918.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 9	65,416.63
Nasdaq / Jun 9	25,678.82
Hang Seng / Jun 9	24,565.90
FTSE 100 / Jun 9	10,227.33
Dow Jones / Jun 9	50,872.11
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 9	24,433.06
France CAC40 / Jun 9	8,203.43

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 9	89.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 9	389,534
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 9	4,242.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 9	75.30
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.39 ▲ 0.86 (13.17%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 9 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	9.67 ▲ 1 (11.53%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 9 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	10.25 ▲ 1 (10.81%)
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	9.06 ▲ 0.83 (10.09%)
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11.31 ▲ 1.03 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 9 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	25.69 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Redco Textile / Jun 9 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	28.68 ▲ 2.61 (10.01%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 9 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.86 ▲ 5.17 (10%)
Cherat Packaging / Jun 9 Cherat Packaging Limited(CPPL)	83.72 ▲ 7.61 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 9 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	38.73 ▲ 3.52 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 9 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	25.72 ▼ -2.86 (-10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 9 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	79.08 ▼ -8.79 (-10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 9 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	69.56 ▼ -7.71 (-9.98%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.32 ▼ -0.99 (-8.04%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 9 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.06 ▼ -1.43 (-7.73%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 9 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	63.15 ▼ -5.25 (-7.68%)
Shakarganj / Jun 9 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	122.02 ▼ -7.83 (-6.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.86 ▼ -0.85 (-5.78%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 9 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	17.34 ▼ -1.03 (-5.61%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jun 9 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	161.83 ▼ -9.17 (-5.36%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,532,004 ▲ 1.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 9 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	50,805,586 ▲ 1.3
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	46,226,087 ▲ 0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,502,243 ▲ 0.01
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 9 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	23,147,389 ▲ 0.42
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 9 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	19,523,819 ▲ 2.13
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 9 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	16,241,622 ▲ 0.31
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	16,207,570 ▲ 0.83
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,047,600 ▼ -0.99
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	15,523,458 ▲ 0.17

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