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Overseas Pakistanis: PM takes stock of initiatives for enhanced services

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to make embassy services more accessible and efficient for overseas Pakistanis, Prime Minister...

US-Iran technical talks expected to resume next week: FO

Published 24 Jun, 2026 09:29pm

FO spokesperson says June 30 remains the most likely date for the talks

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Interior Minister wants the Foreign Ministry now?

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

“All hail President Trump.” “He is getting majorly trashed by the Israelis and the powerful and very rich Zionist...

US, Iran inch closer to deal, timing remains unclear

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:47am

Trump wrote on Truth Social that after a framework deal is signed, the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies that Iran has blocked, would immediately be 'open to all'

Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

ROME/JERUSALEM/PARIS: Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid...

Pakistan says Afghanistan jet crash claim ‘totally false’

Published 01 Mar, 2026 02:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said on Saturday that claims by Afghan military and police of downing a...

Dar to attend OIC extraordinary session

Updated 10 Jan, 2026 07:06am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, left for Saudi Arabia to...

Pakistan rejects Israel’s recognition of ‘Somaliland’

Published 29 Dec, 2025 05:16am

ISLAMABAD: As many as 21 Islamic states including Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have...

Objectionable language against CDF: UK’s acting HC issued strong demarche

Published 27 Dec, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministry on Friday issued strong demarche to UK’s acting High Commissioner in connection with the...

Air India seeks China route over Xinjiang as Pakistan airspace closure triggers heavy losses

Published 19 Nov, 2025 10:49am

Financial toll from ban on Indian carriers flying over Pakistan mounts

Diplomatic missions: financial malfeasance?

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

EDITORIAL: The culture of extravagance, disregard for fundamental principles of financial probity, and failure to...

North Korean leader emphasises importance of strengthening naval power

Published 08 Sep, 2024 10:28am

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the importance of strengthening naval power as he toured a naval...

Russia invites Afghanistan’s Taliban to major economic forum

Updated 27 May, 2024 03:14pm

MOSCOW: Russia has invited Afghanistan’s Taliban to its biggest annual economic forum as Moscow moves to remove a...

Ex-foreign secy testifies before special court: Cypher’s copy wasn’t returned to foreign ministry till Sept 2022

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

ISLAMABAD: The former foreign secretary Sohail Mahmood on Monday testified that the cypher copy had not been ...

China says ‘opposes and condemns’ actions that harm civilians in Israel violence

Published 09 Oct, 2023 02:39pm

BEIJING: China said Monday it “opposes and condemns” violence against civilians in Israel and the Palestinian...

Pakistan condemns India’s decision to hold G20 meetings in IIOJK

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday condemned India’s decision to hold Group of 20 meetings in the disputed Himalayan...

Dr Aafia’s case: IHC asks foreign ministry to take up issue with US ambassador

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked the foreign ministry to take up the Dr Aafia Siddiqui release...

Hina Rabbani Khar meets interim Afghan government leadership on one-day Kabul trip

Updated 29 Nov, 2022 06:47pm

Khar set to meet many other high-ranking officials, including interim govt's commerce and finance ministers

Islamabad regrets 'conjectural allegations' after Taliban say Pakistan allowed US drones to use its airspace

Published 29 Aug, 2022 01:07am

KABUL: The Taliban's acting defence minister said on Sunday that Pakistan had allowed US drones to use its airspace...

North Korea says Ukraine can’t talk about sovereignty while aiding US

Published 15 Jul, 2022 09:23am

SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Ukraine has no right to raise sovereignty issues after...

Draft roadmap on ‘Pak-France bilateral cooperation’ prepared

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared draft roadmap aimed at reinvigorating and enhancing Pakistan- France ...

Talks with TTP: All decisions must be made by Parliament: Bilawal

Published 11 Jun, 2022 08:47pm

Foreign Minister says PPP will be reaching out to allied parties to create consensus on the way forward

French diplomats strike over plan for their ‘extinction’

Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:26am

PARIS: French diplomats staged a one-day strike Thursday to protest a plan by President Emmanuel Macron to strip...

KU blast: Pakistani top leadership show solidarity with China: foreign ministry

Published 06 May, 2022 06:03am

BEIJING: Pakistani top leadership’s show of solidarity with China over killing of Chinese citizens in Karachi once...

PPP interested in foreign ministry: Rana

Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:30am

ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Punjab province, Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said the consultation...

German aid group battles to evacuate Afghans who worked with army

Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:12pm

BERLIN: Ahmad, a 30-year-old Afghan who worked for the German military, is now in hiding in Kabul in fear of his...

A ‘number’ of British citizens detained in Afghanistan: UK

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

KABUL: A “number” of British nationals are being detained in Afghanistan, the UK government said Saturday, ...

Durand Line 'incidents' will be addressed via diplomatic channels: Taliban spokesman

Published 04 Jan, 2022 09:45pm

Taliban FO spokesperson says issue has given rise to need for authorities of two sides to address the problem

Afghan Taliban appoint new envoy to run embassy in Pakistan

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05pm

PESHAWAR/KABUL: The Taliban government has sent an envoy to run the Afghan embassy in the Pakistan capital,...

Indian atrocities: Black Day to be observed on 27th

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will observe Black Day against Indian atrocities in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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