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‘Quantum computing and Pakistan’s future’

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper in recent days. Similarly, the energy sector could...

Israel-US war against Iran: More than 30m to be pushed back into poverty: UN

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:03am

BANGKOK: More than 30 million people will be pushed back into poverty by the impacts of the Iran war including...

Leaders flock to China over ME war

Published 16 Apr, 2026 07:45am

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, Chinese state...

Revamping IPPs: lessons from international practices

Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:39pm

Pakistan’s energy sector has long been a key contributor to the country’s economic growth and development, but it...

Iran closes offices, schools over cold, energy shortage

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

TEHRAN: Iran announced the closure of offices and schools in many provinces across the country on Sunday due to a...

Invest in renewable energy

Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am

The recent upsurge in circular debt (CD) accumulation coincided with the signing of “take-or-pay” contracts for...

Remittances staying buoyed

Published 14 May, 2024 09:33am

The need for overseas Pakistanis to send in remittances is never overestimated in Pakistan as there never is a time...

Discussions continue on IP gas pipeline project: US

Updated 29 Feb, 2024 09:34am

WASHINGTON: A day after the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project gets a go-ahead from the caretaker cabinet, the State...

FO defends procurement of crude oil from Russia

Updated 16 Jun, 2023 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday defended Pakistan’s procurement of “affordable” crude oil from Russia as a...

KSA warns sanctions, under-investment may cause energy shortages

Updated 06 Feb, 2023 11:45am

DUBAI: Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman warned on Saturday that sanctions and underinvestment in ...

Discounted Russian oil not ‘a reality,’ says Bilawal

Published 16 Dec, 2022 07:42am

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is seeking “to address the energy shortfalls and difficulties we’re facing,” Foreign...

Business community worried over policy rate hike

Published 29 Nov, 2022 07:00am

KARACHI: Leaders and members of the United Business Group (UBG) have expressed their serious concern over the policy...

Exporters resent energy shortages

Updated 17 Nov, 2022 09:21am

KARACHI: Exporters on Wednesday complained about the energy shortages, saying that the federal coalition government...

Deep anxiety pervades Pakistan

Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:48am

EDITORIAL: Businesses are not happy. Growing economic and political uncertainty is causing an adverse impact on...

ECB again eyes jumbo rate hike to ‘tame inflation beast’

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is expected to set aside recession worries and deliver another jumbo interest...

After near miss last winter, energy supplies need more attention

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

LONDON: Near misses can make systems safer and more reliable if they reveal previously hidden weaknesses and...

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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 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	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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