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The local govt void

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s democratic evolution is in many ways the story of its failure to truly devolve power, which...

K-Electric postpones EOGM, expands directors to 13

Published 11 Mar, 2026 10:05am

Says the government intends to exercise its shareholder right to nominate or elect directors to the board

Nov 23 by-polls: ECP invites applications for postal ballot votes

Published 21 Oct, 2025 07:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has invited applications from voters wishing to cast their ...

LGs—devolution on hold

Updated 13 Oct, 2025 06:40am

EDITORIAL: The idea of government at the grassroots — a defining feature of functional democracies — has...

ECP issues by-polls schedule: Elections on 4 NA, 2 Punjab PA seats on Oct 5

Published 22 Aug, 2025 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: By-elections on six legislative seats that fell vacant due to the disqualification of Pakistan...

Decision to boycott by-elections not final: PTI Senator

Published 16 Aug, 2025 08:05am

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Senator Ali Zafar has said that the decision to boycott the...

Power versus people

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:54am

There is a standoff between power and people, each holding on to its domain. In a democratic dispensation, power...

Fortifying goodwill, protecting gains

Published 25 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Abigail Adams, mother of John Quincy Adams (a founding father and the sixth president of the USA) wrote to him at ...

Pakistan govt presents Rs28.77bn charged expenditures

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 08:24am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government presented Rs28.774 trillion charged expenditure including in demands for grants...

‘Ball of Confusion’

Published 23 Jun, 2025 07:04am

“Ball of Confusion” is a 1970 hit song by a US band called The Temptations, and is an example of the...

Mexicans elect their judges under shadow of organised crime

Published 02 Jun, 2025 06:13am

MEXICO CITY: Mexico began unprecedented elections Sunday allowing voters to choose their judges at all levels, in a...

PTI leader demands PM resign, renews call for fresh elections

Published 21 Mar, 2025 08:12am

ISLAMABAD: Former speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser demanded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif resign, and...

Light of hope

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:24am

Regardless of how violently the wick of hope flickers due to changing dynamics and the burden of past misdeeds, it...

Why PTI didn’t raise poll rigging issue in parliament, asks SC

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court questioned why the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) do not raise concerns in the Senate...

Reforming structural flaws in FPTP system: FAFEN for immediate parliamentary, political action

Published 24 Feb, 2025 08:08am

ISLAMABAD: The representativeness of Pakistan’s electoral outcomes has not shown any improvement over the past two...

How Dasti manages to contest elections, asks ECP

Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday questioned how Jamshed Dasti, a member of the...

Resolution to hold election in 2026: 4th All Pakistan Chambers Presidents’ Conference held

Published 16 Feb, 2025 02:53am

LAHORE: The “4th All Pakistan Chambers Presidents’ Conference” was successfully held at the Rahim Yar Khan...

Intra-party: elections case ECP directs PPP to submit response

Published 14 Feb, 2025 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday directed Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to submit...

Women in elections

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

EDITORIAL: It’s heartening to note that the share of female voters in the total polled votes in 2024 saw a “marked...

Contesting multiple seats: Constitutional bench dismisses plea seeking ban

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to ban the candidates from...

SC rejects plea, arguing outcome of elections decided by the votes cast

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench dismissed a petition seeking an order that only candidates who...

‘Judicial dictatorship’ established in country: Punjab PA Speaker

Updated 15 Oct, 2024 08:41am

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan on Monday said that there is evidence that some respected...

India’s ruling party set to lose two state elections, exit polls show

Published 06 Oct, 2024 06:52pm

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition...

PSMA-PZ elections 2024-26 held

Published 06 Oct, 2024 02:44am

LAHORE: Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam of Pattoki Sugar Mills has been elected Chairman Pakistan Sugar Mills Association...

Sri Lanka economy slows ahead of presidential elections

Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:08am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economic growth slowed, government data showed Sunday, days ahead of the first presidential...

France’s Le Pen urges fresh polls next year

Published 14 Sep, 2024 09:16pm

PARIS: The parliamentary leader of France’s far-right National Rally party on Saturday called for fresh elections...

ECP holds Islamabad LG poll schedule ‘in abeyance’

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: What implies, yet again, the postponement of the long-delayed local government polls in the federal...

JUI-F seeks time from ECP to carry out intra-party elections

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) has sought time from the electoral entity for completing its ...

Rs33.5bn incurred on Feb 8 elections: ECP

Updated 27 Aug, 2024 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: As much as 33.5 billion rupees were incurred on the controversial February 8 general elections that saw...

Calling for fresh elections – but not yet

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

EDITORIAL: Coming from the PPP, a major ally of the ruling PML-N, it is a startling suggestion. The party secretary...

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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 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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