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Several drugs, vaccines disappear from market due to price fixation deadlock

Published 12 Mar, 2026 02:14am

KARACHI: Several essential medicines including advanced immunotherapy drugs used in cancer treatment, vaccines and...

German defence academy: Probe launched into drug use

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

BERLIN: Germany’s armed forces have launched an investigation into illicit drug use at a military academy, the...

Huge quantity of illicit drugs, weapons seized in ICT

Published 26 Dec, 2025 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies on Thursday claimed to have detained 27 individuals and confiscated significant...

Drugs recovered

Published 04 Oct, 2025 06:12am

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), conducting 8 operations across the country, recovered as many as 24.9...

PPMA refutes reports of medicine shortage

Published 05 Sep, 2025 05:53am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has dismissed as “alarmist and...

Steps taken to deal with drug abuse challenge: Azma

Published 23 Jul, 2025 08:18am

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture, Azma Bokhari, has said that there is no place for drug addicts...

Medicines that hinder rather than help healing

Published 05 Jul, 2025 05:57am

EDITORIAL: The report that about one-fifth of generic medicines’ samples tested by researchers at the University ...

Spurious, sub-standard drugs: NA body grills DRAP

Published 30 May, 2025 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination...

Price deregulation improves access to medicines, helps stabilise industry

Updated 12 May, 2025 02:23pm

KARACHI: The price deregulation of non-essential medicines in early 2024 has improved access to medicines and...

DRAP issues alert for spurious drugs treating nerve pain, spinal cord

Published 23 Apr, 2025 05:50am

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) as a part of continued crackdown against...

A generation adrift

Published 06 Mar, 2025 07:18am

Wars are not always fought on battlefields; some battles are waged within societies, silently corroding their...

ICT Police nab 60 criminals; drugs, illegal weapons recovered

Published 27 Jan, 2025 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police apprehended 60 outlaws involved in different criminal activities...

Drugs seized in Khyber district

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am

PESHAWAR: The police have claimed to have separately seized 15 kilogram of hashish and approximately 500 drug ...

Adverse drug reactions: DRAP implements ‘Industry e-Reporting System’

Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:24am

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has officially announced implementation of Industry...

Navy successfully conducts major anti-narcotics operation

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy successfully conducted a major anti-narcotics operation, seizing a large cache of ...

Shipping from Bangkok: Drugs worth approx $14000 recovered from parcel

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 07:46am

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs, Jinnah Airport, on Thursday recovered a substantial quantity of drugs, worth...

Medicines: Non-availability, black-marketing cause surge in mental diseases

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: While expressing serious concerns over increase in mental diseases in the country, leading pharma ...

UAF, ANF hold antinarcotics awareness seminar

Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:01am

FAISALABAD: As many as 2.5 lakh people lose their lives every year due to drug related issues in the country. The...

Authorities directed to remove seven batches of drugs immediately

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to purge drug market of spurious/falsified drug products the Drug Regulatory Authority of...

Sindh decides to strengthen Excise & Narcotics Control Dept

Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:24am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to further strengthen the Excise & Narcotics Control Department in...

Int’l Day Against Drug Abuse: Experts for implementing steps to effectively deal with challenge of drug addiction

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

ISLAMABAD: Health experts Wednesday urged the government to address issue of cigarette smoking and implement robust...

Launch of Phase II of the Maritime Security Project – funded by the U.S. Government

Published 14 Jun, 2024 07:29am

KARACHI: The Government of Pakistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched ‘Improved...

Students: Sharjeel says govt plans to conduct random tests for drugs

Published 07 May, 2024 08:03am

KARACHI: Minister for Information, Excise, Taxation, Narcotics Control, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam...

Pakpattan police recover drugs worth Rs2.26m

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

LAHROE: In a concerted effort to combat drug trafficking and addiction, the Pakpattan Police have undertaken a...

Pakistan’s listed pharma sector sees earnings go down 42% YoY in 2023

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 04:16pm

Decline attributed to decrease in gross margin, higher finance cost, says brokerage house

Customs seizes smuggled drugs worth Rs115m

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	125.36 ▲ 11.4 (10%)
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.93 ▲ 26.08 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Premier Sugar / Oct 1 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	388.99 ▲ 33.18 (9.33%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.60 ▼ -6.02 (-9.17%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Imperial Limited / Oct 1 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.55 ▼ -2.14 (-8.67%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	45.01 ▼ -3.51 (-7.23%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	140 ▼ -10.32 (-6.87%)
Agro Processors & Atmospheric / Oct 1 Agro Processors & Atmospheric Gases Ltd(SOYASUP)	28.70 ▼ -2.06 (-6.7%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	145 ▼ -10 (-6.45%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	81,588,900 ▲ 0.42
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,454,850 ▼ -2.9
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,818,242 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,663,503 ▼ -0.14
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	15,616,317 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,161,605 ▲ 1.43
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11,168,306 ▲ 0.21
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,095,042 ▼ -0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	10,914,305 ▲ 0.03
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,049,434 ▼ -1.42

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