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DAVOS 2026

Top Hamas leader rejects disarmament or ‘foreign rule’

Published 09 Feb, 2026 05:11am

DOHA: A senior Hamas leader said Sunday that the Palestinian movement would not surrender its weapons nor accept...

OPINION: The unraveling world order and Pakistan

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 07:27am

It appears that the global world trade order is on the verge of collapse. What we are witnessing today is not an...

Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’: Pakistan among founding members

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

KARACHI: United States President Donald Trump’s newly formed “Board of Peace” on Wednesday announced 26...

EDITORIAL: ‘Board of Peace’: Pragmatism over idealism

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 09:06am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, while predictably drawing sharp...

Trump’s WEF speech eases some tensions

Updated 26 Jan, 2026 06:58am

Last week, Greenland was the center of attention in the global financial markets. However, Donald Trump’s appearance...

Digital Pakistan session at Davos: CEO inDrive highlights mobility, fair-tech as catalysts for digital transformation

Published 25 Jan, 2026 07:14am

LAHORE: At the Digital Pakistan session at Davos, Arsen Tomsky, Founder and CEO of inDrive, discussed Pakistan’s...

From Gaza to Greenland: Five big takeaways from Davos 2026

Published 24 Jan, 2026 10:15am

Nearly 3,000 leaders from more than 130 countries, including Pakistan, participated in WEF meetings

IMF managing director praises Pakistan’s economic reforms

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 07:22am

ISLAMABAD: Managing Director International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva praised Pakistan government’s...

Issues facing PTCL properties: Dar in Dubai to hold talks with Etisalat

Published 24 Jan, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dubai on Friday on an official visit to...

France trolls US, Russia misinformation on X

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 06:03am

PARIS: When top US diplomat Marco Rubio criticised European culture on X this week, a team at the French foreign...

OPINION: Davos 2026: No longer heavy on discussion and light on outcomes

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 09:05am

For much of its history, the World Economic Forum’s annual meetings at Davos were criticised as elite gatherings...

DAVOS 26: Hitachi India to hire over 5,000 in infrastructure, energy and tech bets

Published 23 Jan, 2026 07:06pm

The hiring drive is part of a wider strategy to capitalize on surging investment in India’s energy and rail sectors

DAVOS 26: World order changing, not rupturing, finance chiefs say

Published 23 Jan, 2026 05:40pm

“I’m not exactly on the same page as Mark,” European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

DAVOS 26: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia strengthen economic & bilateral ties

Updated 23 Jan, 2026 04:29pm

Pakistan’s Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister, Khalid Al-Falih, on...

DAVOS 26: Exports and productive use of debt key to economic growth, says Aurangzeb

Updated 23 Jan, 2026 12:57pm

Debt is not inherently negative if deployed productively, according to finance minister

DAVOS 26: Bill Gates, Aurangzeb discuss health, tax digitisation

Updated 23 Jan, 2026 07:54am

The finance minister acknowledges the Gates Foundation’s longstanding engagement in Pakistan, particularly its role in polio eradication

DAVOS 26: Staffing company Manpower sees global hiring stabilising after tough 2025

Published 22 Jan, 2026 05:24pm

With an improving economic outlook in Europe and a very strong economic outlook for the United States

Pakistan, other world leaders sign Trump’s Board of Peace charter

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 08:48pm

Officials from Bahrain, Morocco, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Hungary, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, UAE sign document

DAVOS 26: Nestlé to expand operations in Pakistan with $60mn investment

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 03:46pm

Nestlé intends to use Pakistan as a regional manufacturing and export hub

NATO’s Rutte says Arctic talks with Trump will focus on keeping Russia, China out

Published 22 Jan, 2026 01:27pm

Trump’s ambitions have put strain on the NATO alliance

China defends wind power strategy after Trump’s criticism at Davos

Published 22 Jan, 2026 01:24pm

China defended its wind power development and reinforced its commitment to promote global green and low carbon transition

DAVOS 26: Pakistan to enter Chinese market with green Panda bond by month-end, says Aurangzeb

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 08:51pm

Finance minister says debt, in itself, is not inherently negative, provided it is deployed productively

DAVOS 26: Aurangzeb holds key meetings with ADB president, aviation sector leader

The prime minister said key macroeconomic indicators are showing a clear positive trend

Trump tells Davos that Europe is heading in wrong direction

Published 21 Jan, 2026 07:27pm

“I love Europe and I want to see Europe go good, but it’s not heading in the right direction,” Trump said

Finance minister, Visa president discuss innovation in payments sector

Published 21 Jan, 2026 06:22pm

The latter expresses a strong interest in supporting the country’s next phase of growth through secure payment solutions, innovation, and knowledge transfer

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	278.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	278.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 13	162.12
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 13	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 13	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 11	3.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 10	7,575.39
Nasdaq / Jul 10	26,281.61
Dow Jones / Jul 10	52,637.01
India Sensex / Jul 13	76,965.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 13	67,242.73
Hang Seng / Jul 13	24,213.72
FTSE 100 / Jul 13	10,484.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 13	25,085.36
France CAC40 / Jul 13	8,327.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 10	370,744
Petrol/Litre / Jul 13	310.71
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 13	73.36
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 13	4,074.64
Diesel/Litre / Jul 13	323.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 13	81.42

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Bank / Jul 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	24.24 ▲ 20.17 (495.58%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	9.80 ▲ 1 (11.36%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 13 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 13 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	18.91 ▲ 1.72 (10.01%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 13 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	30.87 ▲ 2.81 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 13 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,289.71 ▲ 208.16 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 13 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10%)
Premium Textile / Jul 13 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	551.67 ▲ 50.15 (10%)
Service Textile / Jul 13 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	63.48 ▲ 5.77 (10%)
GOC (Pak) / Jul 13 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	150.78 ▲ 13.71 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 13 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.18 ▼ -0.61 (-12.73%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	53.56 ▼ -5.95 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 13 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	358.31 ▼ -39.81 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	206.20 ▼ -22.91 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Jul 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	70.45 ▼ -7.83 (-10%)
Quetta Textile / Jul 13 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.60 ▼ -1.72 (-9.93%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 13 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	11.35 ▼ -1.24 (-9.85%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 13 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	96 ▼ -9.39 (-8.91%)
Samba Bank / Jul 13 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	13.51 ▼ -1.27 (-8.59%)
Ideal Spinning / Jul 13 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	50.70 ▼ -4.32 (-7.85%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	157,961,616 ▲ 0.38
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	64,217,399 ▲ 0.01
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 13 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	43,779,365 ▲ 0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jul 13 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	42,635,513 ▲ 0.28
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,589,201 ▼ -0.16
Pak Refinery / Jul 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	26,870,070 ▲ 0.71
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,264,529 ▼ -0.03
Balochistan Glass / Jul 13 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	16,916,878 ▲ 1.17
LSE Capital / Jul 13 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	15,169,701 ▼ -0.22
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,894,771 ▼ -3.04

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