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Diwali

Delhi air quality at ‘hazardous’ levels after Diwali fireworks

Updated 21 Oct, 2025 10:01pm

NEW DELHI: Air quality in India’s capital New Delhi deteriorated to hazardous levels on Tuesday with readings the...

Sindh govt greets Hindu community on Diwali

Published 20 Oct, 2025 05:50am

KARACHI: On behalf of the Government of Sindh, Spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani has extended warm greetings to the Hindu...

Sindh PA extends warm greetings to Hindu community on Diwali

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly extended warm greetings to the Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali with ...

Firecracker ban defiance makes New Delhi the world’s most polluted city

Published 01 Nov, 2024 11:02am

NEW DELHI: New Delhi topped charts on Friday as the world’s most polluted city after revellers defying a ban on...

Diwali fireworks could worsen air in Indian capital, despite fewer farm fires

Published 29 Oct, 2024 10:32pm

NEW DELHI: Fireworks set off during celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, could further worsen air...

Death toll in Indian firework factory rises to 11

Published 07 Feb, 2024 01:02pm

NEW DELHI: The death toll in a firework factory explosion in India has risen to 11 and the two owners have been...

India’s Modi leads consecration of grand Ram temple in Ayodhya

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 02:32pm

AYODHYA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration on Monday of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord...

Bilawal celebrates Diwali in Mithi, steps up election campaign

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

MITHI: In an apparent jab at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) whose leaders have been granted...

Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

Published 13 Nov, 2023 10:40am

NEW DELHI: Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with...

Indian shares hit three-week highs in special Diwali session

Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:31am

BENGALURU: Indian shares scaled three-week highs in a special one-hour “muhurat” trading session on Sunday to...

Zardari greets Hindu community on Diwali

Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am

ISLAMABAD: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) Asif Ali...

Diwali, Guru Nanak’s 553rd birth anniversary celebrated in Lahore

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am

LAHORE: In order to express solidarity with the Hindu and Sikh communities, the Cosmopolitan Club of Lahore...

Death toll rises to 135 in Indian bridge collapse as rescue operations continue

Published 01 Nov, 2022 10:32am

MORBI: The death toll from an Indian foot bridge collapse rose to 135 on Tuesday with search operations entering a...

Post-Diwali Delhi wakes to toxic firecracker smog

Published 25 Oct, 2022 01:14pm

NEW DELHI: New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail...

Diwali today

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

HYDERABAD: The Hindu community will celebrate “Diwali” (a festival of lights) on Monday (October 24) in the city...

Hindu community celebrates Diwali

Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am

LAHORE: The Human Rights and Minorities Affairs (HR&MA) Department Punjab in collaboration with a...

India’s Nov gasoil sales growth slows

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

NEW DELHI: India’s daily gasoil consumption grew 7% in November from the previous month, preliminary sales data of...

India logs slimmest rise in COVID-19 cases in 543 days despite festivals

Published 23 Nov, 2021 01:16pm

NEW DELHI: India reported 7,579 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years...

The party's over: Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

NEW DELHI: New Delhi residents woke up on Friday under a blanket of smog darkening the city, the most dangerous air...

Bollywood stars return to India's big screens after more than a year

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

MUMBAI: Bollywood stars are returning to India's big screens after more than a year, with the film industry hoping...

UK unveils Gandhi coin to mark Diwali

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 06:53pm

LONDON: Britain on Thursday unveiled a new commemorative coin to mark Diwali, celebrating the life and legacy of...

Asia Gold: India returns to premium

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

MUMBAI: Physical gold flipped back to premiums in India this week as key festivals ushered in jewellery buying, ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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