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Kashmir issue at international level: Senate body urges FO to enhance lobbying efforts

Updated 17 Dec, 2025 08:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan & SAFRON has urged the Foreign...

‘Sri Lanka aims to double tourism by 2030’

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

KARACHI: Sri Lanka is projecting a major surge in tourism, aiming to double its international arrivals from 2.5...

Forum examines Pakistan’s foreign ties with China & US

Updated 30 Nov, 2025 07:18am

LAHORE: A significant event examining Pakistan’s foreign relations with China and the United States took place...

Govt’s privatisation agenda: Dar reviews progress

Published 16 Nov, 2025 03:15am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired an inter-ministerial meeting to...

NA panel discusses issues related to foreign affairs

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 07:12am

ISLAMABAD: The 10th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was held Tuesday at the...

Dr Fouzia Siddiqui’s passport: IHC directs Foreign Affairs secy to ensure return

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the Foreign Affairs secretary to ensure the return of Dr Fouzia...

Defence, trade, health and energy: Trump Admin engagement plan in final stages

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 03:59pm

Representatives from all ministries requested to give their feedback/updates on the status of pending issues as well as any new proposals for the new US government in writing

Bangladesh, Pakistan to take major steps aimed at improving relations

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 02:56pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh are set to improve their bilateral relations in all fields including trade,...

Situation in Islamabad: Pakistan rejects Afghanistan’s stance

Published 08 Oct, 2024 07:08am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday rejected the “frivolous statement” from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...

Various Divisions: NA approves 9 demands for grants worth Rs145.32bn

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 08:22am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved nine demands for grants worth Rs145.32 billion to meet expenditures of the...

FO terms US Congress’ resolution ‘unconstructive’

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Affairs Ministry states US House of Representatives’ Resolution 901 on the political...

Airports’ outsourcing: Bid submission timeline extended till May 15th

Updated 16 Mar, 2024 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Steering Committee on Outsourcing of Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore Airports decided...

Pakistan calls on world to hold Israel accountable for attacks on Gaza hospitals

Updated 16 Nov, 2023 11:04pm

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch says Pakistan is appalled by Israeli incursion at Al-Shifa hospital

Speakers for fine-tuning foreign policy

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)...

Afghanistan urges Pakistan to release ‘thousands of containers’ from port

Updated 15 Nov, 2023 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Tuesday to release thousands of containers of imports it said were stuck at...

Chinese power cos: MoFA asks MoF and PD to resolve payment issue

Updated 09 Nov, 2023 04:08pm

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked Ministry of Finance and Power Division to resolve payment...

Sealed copy of ‘cipher’ returned to MoFA

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division has reportedly returned, sealed, the most talked about Cipher number 89 to the...

Azad Pattan, Kohala HP projects: Chances of achieving FC slim

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 08:33am

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has stated that probability of achieving...

US-led NATO forces: Pakistan concerned at weapons left behind in Afghanistan

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: A day after deadly cross-border attacks in Chitral and Torkham, Pakistan expressed serious concerns over...

Reciprocity of extradition requests: Cabinet directs ministry to collect data

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Interior to collect data on reciprocity of extradition...

SIFC initiative: 4 key areas: diplomatic missions briefed about opportunities

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: A briefing session for the resident diplomatic missions in Islamabad on the Special Investment...

Pakistan, China deliberate on developments in South Asia

Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am

ISLAMABAD: Senior officials of Pakistan and China have held deliberations on the developments in South Asia and the...

A commentary about AML Act

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 07:13am

AML Authority law, The Parliament legislated on July 3, 2023, the National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter...

Minister discusses human resource export to EU

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar chaired a meeting of Pakistan’s envoys in the ...

Press conference: Moscow seeks explanation from Pakistan over denial of participation

Updated 21 Jul, 2023 10:45am

ISLAMABAD: Russia, on Thursday, sought an explanation from Pakistan over the alleged denial of covering a joint...

Bilawal to visit UK

Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:23am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is to visit United Kingdom (UK) in the last week of the current...

Third-party participation in CPEC: draft modalities finalised

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:29pm

Minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal directs CPEC Secretariat to get approval before sharing input draft modalities with MoFA

US-India joint statement: US deputy chief of mission summoned

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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