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Higher Education Commission

Sindh University approves Rs9.44bn budget

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

HYDERABAD: The Syndicate of the University of Sindh has approved budget estimates amounting to Rs9.44 billion for...

Pakistan wins bronze medals at Physics Olympiad

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan achieved another milestone in international science competitions by winning three bronze medals...

Pakistan wins three bronze medals at 56th International Physics Olympiad

Updated 12 Jul, 2026 08:36pm

Pakistan has been participating in International Physics Olympiad since 2001

Govt committed to improving legal education, says Tarar

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Saturday said the government was committed...

HEC Commission deliberates on wide range of policy matters

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

ISLAMABAD: The 47th meeting of the Commission, the apex governing body of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), was...

Overseas Pakistanis Summer Scholars Programme: Nearly 2,000 applications from 54 states received: Ahsan

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, announced that...

Cyber defence: Public, private entities told to set up ‘SOCs’ in 6 months

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s national cyber defence agency - National Cyber Emergency Response Team (PKCERT), has directed...

Rethinking Pakistan's higher education model

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:46pm

The Supreme Court has issued a verdict to halt the appointment of PhDs and faculty to administrative positions,...

GCWUS marks Anti-Drug Day with host of activities

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

SIALKOT: Government College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS) on Saturday organized a series of awareness and...

GCUF, UK varsity sign MoU

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

FAISALABAD: The Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...

UHS advocates for raising standards of scientific publishing

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has launched a coordinated effort, to improve the quality,...

PM expresses satisfaction over record May remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:32am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over a record USD 4.3 billion in...

Education investment key for Pakistan’s future: PA Speaker

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmed Khan has said that investing in world-class education is an essential...

Major chunk of PSDP will go to infrastructure projects

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated the largest share — 65 percent, or Rs729.9 billion — of the proposed...

PSDP-2025-26: Ministry releases Rs833.34bn for uplift projects (July to April)

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised a total of Rs833.34 billion...

Education, skills, employment: PM reaffirms commitment to empowering youth

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to empowering the...

President’s Trophy Grade-II Gold to begin today

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday announced the schedule of the President’s Trophy Grade-II Gold,...

HEC Chairman visits GCUF

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

FAISALABAD: Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, visited...

HEC chairman inaugurates National Centre for Composite Materials at NTU Faisalabad

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

FAISALABAD: Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Akhtar (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC)...

NAEAC team reviews five SAU programmes

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

HYDERABAD: The academic departments at Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam came under detailed review as a...

Pakistan should align its governance of technical sectors with global standards: IEEEP

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

KARACHI: In a forceful call for reform, the Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Pakistan (IEEEP)...

HEC awards 3,946 need-based scholarships in 2024-25

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: In addition to its merit-based local and foreign scholarship initiatives, the Higher Education Commission...

Jul-Mar period: 70.4pc of PSDP allocation disbursed

Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: In July-March 2026, Public Sector Development Programme’s expenditure (disbursement) was 70.4 percent of...

Concern voiced over decline in cotton production

Published 15 Apr, 2026 06:01am

HYDERABAD: Leading national and international experts, policymakers and progressive growers on Tuesday voiced...

HEC chief underscores need for strengthening education-industry link

Published 12 Apr, 2026 05:10am

LAHORE: Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr. Niaz Ahmed visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and...

VC UAF, HEC chief discuss areas of quality education, research

Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am

FAISALABAD: University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali called on Higher Education...

NA passes 7 bills; amendments proposed by JUI-F rejected

Published 11 Mar, 2026 05:25am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed seven bills, including one government bill and six private...

Reform package for power sector: ECC clears Rs9.7bn TSGs for ministries

Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday approved technical supplementary...

Senate panel approves two bills

Published 28 Feb, 2026 04:56am

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training on Thursday approved two pivotal...

Fourth phase of PM’s Youth Laptop Scheme: Distribution of laptops among students of SAU commences

Published 26 Feb, 2026 04:57am

HYDERABAD: The distribution of laptops among students of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam has commenced...

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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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