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PM reiterates his commitment to a polio-free Pakistan

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met Chair of the Gates Foundation Bill Gates wherein he...

‘Beyond the breastfeeding campaign’

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 06:16am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled “Beyond the breastfeeding campaign” carried by the newspaper on...

Strongest shields against hepatitis among children described

Published 18 Sep, 2026 06:40am

LAHORE: Timely vaccination of newborns, provision of clean drinking water and the use of safe medical equipment...

‘Beyond the breastfeeding campaign’

Published 18 Sep, 2026 05:15am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled “Beyond the breastfeeding campaign” carried by the newspaper...

Obesity emerges as major health challenge

Published 07 Sep, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: With estimated around 38 million Pakistanis are currently living with obesity, health professionals have...

Pak-China healthcare cooperation offers major opportunities

Published 28 Aug, 2026 08:11am

LAHORE: Healthcare has the potential to become a major pillar of Pakistan-China economic cooperation, with joint...

Internet should inform medical decisions, not prescribe them

Published 28 Aug, 2026 06:17am

I would like to share my views on the growing influence of the internet on medical decisions. The internet has...

WHO council for partnership with public, private sectors launched

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO), along with Pakistan and 20 prominent business leaders, has launched...

105 essential medicines: Delays in price revisions triggers shortages

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

KARACHI: More than two years after Pakistan’s drug pricing regulators recommended price revisions for 105...

Provincial Cabinet approves KP Health Policy 2026

Published 10 Jul, 2026 08:08am

PESHAWAR: Provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Policy 2026, the...

Quitting smoking entirely best option for protecting health: experts

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

KARACHI: Health experts are clear and consistent: smoking is harmful, and quitting entirely remains the best option...

The anaemia challenge

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

EDITORIAL: The findings of the WOMAN-2 study, presented in the report “The Missing Evidence: Anaemia, Postpartum...

Over Rs18.5bn spent on extending free treatment in Punjab

Published 26 Jun, 2026 04:33am

LAHORE: Free treatment worth over Rs 18.5 billion has been extended to the patients under all special health...

HIV: Time to act

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised at the recent community dialogue in Karachi over the growing number of HIV infections...

KP allocates Rs334bn for health sector

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:06am

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 334 billion for health in fiscal year 2026-27. Of the...

Health spending: the cost of neglect

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

EDITORIAL: The latest Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 presents a disturbing picture of the country’s public health...

Family medicine: PMDC makes mandatory to establish separate depts

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: In line with the World Health Organization (WHO) frameworks on family medicine, Pakistan Medical and...

Health essentially a provincial subject

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

First things first. Health is essentially a provincial subject after the passage of the 18th Constitutional...

Investing in health sector: tax incentives to modernize pharmaceutical sector

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:02am

The pharmaceutical sector is a strategic nation al asset: it safeguards public health, generates export earnings and...

Critical role of nurses and midwives highlighted

Published 08 May, 2026 08:11am

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery Pakistan (SONAM, PK), together with the Aga Khan...

AI tools developed to tackle maternal mortality

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:47am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s maternal mortality rate, estimated at approximately 186 deaths per 100,000 live births, has...

Zinc deficiency under-recognised health issue in Pakistan: survey

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 07:18am

KARACHI: Zinc deficiency is a widespread but under-recognized public health issue in Pakistan, with significant...

Punjab CM launches free cardiac surgery programme

Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the Chief Minister Cardiac Surgery Programme to...

19m Pakistanis with hypertension unaware of their disease

Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am

KARACHI: Around 19 million Pakistanis are living with hypertension without knowing it, exposing millions to a silent...

Federal Budget: Danyal for greater allocation of resources for children

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:09am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Danyal Chaudhry has called for...

Pharma firms introduce advanced medications to help patients control diabetes, obesity

Updated 25 Feb, 2026 05:57am

KARACHI: Pharmaceutical firms in Pakistan recently introduced advanced GLP-1- and GIP-based medications for people...

Rs15bn JIC to provide latest cardiac facilities: Punjab govt taking emergency services to next level

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 07:33am

LAHORE: The Punjab government is building a state-of-the-art Jinnah Institute of Cardiology in Lahore with an amount...

CM's Stroke Programme: Free treatment facilities of over Rs3bn to be extended

Published 20 Feb, 2026 06:28am

LAHORE: Under the Chief Minister’s Stroke Program, free treatment facilities worth over Rs 3 billion will be...

Diabetic patients can fast under medical guidance: Dr Naseeruddin

Published 17 Feb, 2026 06:03am

KARACHI: A comprehensive and informative awareness seminar titled “How Diabetic Patients Can Fast; In Light of...

International Obesity Conference 2026: Experts declare obesity major public health threat

Published 27 Jan, 2026 06:54am

HYDERABAD: The Head of the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Professor Dr. Sadiq Memon, organized the...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

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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