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Hormuz

Energy crisis becoming economic security crisis

Updated 09 Nov, 2026 06:22am

Pakistan has spent decades struggling with an energy crisis that has cost us industrial competitiveness, discouraged...

Iran says return to war benefits ‘no one’

Published 04 Nov, 2026 06:48am

TEHRAN: Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that a return to war would benefit “no one”, hours after...

Turkiye to host Pakistan, European, ME diplomats today

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

ISTANBUL: Top European diplomats will hold talks in Istanbul Friday with their counterparts from Turkiye, Saudi...

Hormuz could be ‘redundant’ in five years: HSBC

Published 21 Oct, 2026 02:29am

DUBAI: Investment in alternative logistics routes in the Gulf to mitigate the impact of the Iran war could make the...

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

Published 14 Oct, 2026 08:00am

Tehran has tried to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz since the US ‌and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28

IRG say struck tanker transiting Hormuz via ‘illegal route’

Published 10 Oct, 2026 04:39am

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that they had struck a tanker attempting to take an “illegal...

Trump expects new Iran talks

Updated 28 Sep, 2026 05:35am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week,...

Crude oil exports via Hormuz at 33.7m barrels

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

SINGAPORE: Crude oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz reached 33.7 million barrels so far in the week starting...

Pakistan secures another Qatari LNG cargo via Hormuz: report

Published 21 Sep, 2026 11:56am

Vessel is expected to reach Pakistan’s LNG import facility by Tuesday

Iran says struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 08:46pm

The Islamic republic wants to charge ships for passage, attacking vessels it accuses of attempting to circumvent its preferred route

Pakistan secures Sept fuel, eyes US crude via VLCC as conflict threatens fuel supplies

Published 16 Sep, 2026 02:53pm

Pakistan is considering sourcing crude from Oman and Fujairah, while also exploring Libya, the US, Western Africa/Nigeria and Kazakhstan

Sisi, MBS call for free navigation in the Red Sea

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

SANAA: Saudi Arabia and Egypt’s leaders called on Tuesday for free navigation in the Red Sea, after Riyadh vowed a...

Hormuz shipping traffic remains below 10-day average at weekend, data shows

Published 14 Sep, 2026 11:32am

Meanwhile, the vital East-West oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which has helped relieve the logjam in the Strait of Hormuz

A ceasefire in fine print

Updated 08 Sep, 2026 07:15am

EDITORIAL: The renewed exchange of US and Iranian strikes has pushed a war that had already defied every promise of...

Some oil companies to avoid ships on Iran blacklist, sources say

Published 26 Aug, 2026 10:09am

Iran has previously attacked several of the tankers, including the Wedyan, Mombasa B and Al Bahyah

Hormuz ship crossings hover in single digits, data shows

Published 21 Aug, 2026 08:09am

Thursday’s tally of seven commodity ships was half that of Wednesday, Kpler data showed

Hormuz shipping unchanged amid US-Iran stalemate, data shows

Published 20 Aug, 2026 11:30am

Transits remained low amid conflicting claims between the US and Iran

Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran

Updated 20 Aug, 2026 06:09pm

Iran remains open to dialogue with the US, says an adviser to Iran's supreme leader

Pakistan refiner Cnergyico expands US crude imports amid Hormuz disruption

Published 17 Aug, 2026 03:17pm

Cnergyico is also considering spot purchases against longer-term contracts with Vitol and other suppliers

Oil rises on Iran war stalemate; near-term potential for further gains seen limited

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:27pm

Brent crude futures were up 34 cents, or 0.38%, at $88.86 a barrel

Trump says US will ‘keep’ Hormuz control

Published 13 Aug, 2026 02:16am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of...

Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz

Published 04 Aug, 2026 10:57am

Trump said the talks were under way on Monday, warning of a 'last chance' for Tehran to sign a good deal

Shipping traffic at key Gulf waterways little changed on uncertain peace talks

Published 04 Aug, 2026 08:08am

Twenty vessels — 12 tankers and eight bulk carriers — passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Monday

Tanker struck by ‘unknown projectile’ off Oman: UKMTO

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

DUBAI: An “unknown projectile” struck a tanker off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Saturday, as...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens to block more vital seaways

Updated 15 Jul, 2026 12:38pm

This comes as Trump orders renewed Iran blockade

US, Iran battle over strategic Strait of Hormuz

US officials said this week they would hold a formal signing ceremony for the US-Iran agreement ‌in Geneva

Three Saudi-flagged supertankers sail through Hormuz after Iran deal signed, data shows

Published 18 Jun, 2026 01:49pm

The sailings from Saudi ports were the biggest departures through the strait in weeks

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Trump threatened Iran five times

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

“How often did the little boy cry wolf when the villagers stopped coming to his assistance?” “What in the world….”...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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