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Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad

Pakistan will defend water rights through forums: Tarar

Published 01 Oct, 2026 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday issued a blunt warning to India against any...

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to boost bilateral trade to $200mn in two years

Updated 02 Sep, 2026 07:14pm

Both countries finalised agreements on transit trade

Morocco’s remarkable economic progress highlighted

Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:05am

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies...

US Congressional delegation visits ISSI

Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized an in-house discussion with the US...

Regional challenges: Iran’s envoy for greater bilateral cooperation

Published 25 Jul, 2026 04:38am

ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam on Friday called for greater bilateral cooperation between Pakistan...

Moin assumes charge as DG ISSI

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Moin ul Haque has assumed charge of Director-General of the Institute of Strategic Studies...

Minister outlines govt’s approach to CPEC phase-II

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, has outlined the...

ISSI hosts book launch ceremony of Hali’s ‘Defence and Diplomacy’

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 12:18pm

KARACHI: The India Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised the book launch...

Poland ready to share developmental experience, tech expertise: Sikorski

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:33am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Radosaw Sikorski has reaffirmed that Poland stands ready to share its...

Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad commemorates Tunisia’s Independence Day

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies ...

Moot urges US to expand ties with Pakistan

Published 23 Nov, 2024 07:13am

ISLAMABAD: Participants at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)’s roundtable on “Pak-US Relations”...

ISSI signs MoU with CSAI at IOS RAS

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the...

German team briefed on ISSI’s research work, outreach

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

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

ISSI holds ‘web celebration’ of Independence Day

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) Ambassador Sohail Mahmood has said...

‘CPEC remains at the core of Pakistan-China relationship’

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

ISLAMABAD: The transformational China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of President Xi...

Muttaqi too clever by half

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

EDITORIAL: When it comes to the Pakistan-centric terror outfit, the so-called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the...

Three books launched at CPSC event

Published 08 Mar, 2023 07:44am

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a...

Sohail Mahmood assumes charge as ISSI chief

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Sohail Mahmood (retd) has assumed charge as director-general of the Institute of Strategic...

ISSI launches ‘Voices on Kashmir’ report: All govts have passionately advocated cause of Kashmir: FO

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

ISLAMABAD: There is a political and national consensus in Pakistan on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and all past ...

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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 / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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