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Japan to provide $16.4mn to strengthen flood protection in Pakistan

Published 07 Sep, 2026 02:08pm

The project will focus on the improvement and strengthening of the Old Abad Bund in Larkana

Japan govt approves record budget, including for defence

Published 27 Dec, 2025 07:27am

TOKYO: The Japanese government approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday, to pay for...

Japanese government bond yields retreat after strong 10-year note auction

Published 03 Jun, 2025 11:48am

TOKYO: Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds sank on Tuesday, reversing an earlier rise, after results of an...

Japan PM Ishiba mulls Trump trade meeting before G7, says Yomiuri newspaper

Published 01 Jun, 2025 02:01pm

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting Washington to meet President Donald Trump...

Japan’s economy grows faster than expected in Q4 on strong capex

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:10am

TOKYO: Japan’s economy expanded an annualised 2.8% in the October-December quarter, government data showed on...

Japan to release emergency rice reserves to fight runaway inflation

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

TOKYO: The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot ...

Japan’s economy minister vows to coordinate policy with BOJ

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:01am

TOKYO: Japan’s government will closely coordinate policy with the central bank as the economy is at a critical stage...

Tokyo urges govt to lift import curbs on auto makers

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 03:08pm

ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government has urged Islamabad to ensure the safety of personnel working on Official...

Toyota backs Japanese space startup Interstellar to mass-produce rockets

Published 07 Jan, 2025 08:32am

A Toyota, research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production...

Japan planning $87bn extra budget to fund stimulus package, paper says

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:22am

TOKYO: The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen...

Clean drinking water: Alkhidmat Foundation, Japanese govt ink MoU

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

LAHORE: In a significant step toward enhancing access to clean drinking water in Pakistan’s industrial regions,...

‘Forced’ export of cars: Japan threatens to move WTO

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, Japanese government threatened Pakistan to take the case for forcing its three car...

Japan launches auction for two offshore wind power projects

Published 22 Jan, 2024 09:21am

TOKYO: The Japanese government launched a third major round of auctions on Friday to select operators for two new...

Japan inks deal to buy 400 long-range missiles from US

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

TOKYO: Japan signed a deal with its ally the United States on Thursday to buy 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles as it...

PMD signs agreement on weather radar in Multan

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has signed an agreement with the Consortium of Japan Radio Co,...

Japan calls for power saving for Tokyo households, industries during summer

Published 09 Jun, 2023 09:39am

TOKYO: The Japanese government on Friday called for households and industries around Tokyo to save electricity in...

TDAP, Jetro vow to derive maximum benefit from MoU

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

KARACHI: International Marketing Development Division of TDAP organized a meeting of Secretary TDAP with the...

Japanese govt donates X-ray machine to Alkhidmat

Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am

KARACHI: The Japanese government has donated a latest x-rays machine to Alkhidmat Karachi to help the citizens...

Japan finance minister vows to win market confidence in debt management

Published 17 Jan, 2023 09:58am

TOKYO: Japan will strive to maintain market confidence by conducting responsible debt management, Finance Minister...

Japan extends loan to Punjab power sector project

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government extended the project loan effective period up to 31 December 2024 of ongoing loan...

EFP recognises foodpanda facilitating women’s empowerment

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

KARACHI: foodpanda, one of the leading q-commerce and delivery companies in the country, has been recognised by the...

Japan to offer low-interest loans for LNG procurement

Published 29 Sep, 2022 11:55am

TOKYO: The Japanese government will provide support through public financial institutions to help utilities secure...

Japan govt official denies reports that PM to call for 3% wage hike next year

Published 26 Nov, 2021 09:55am

TOKYO: A Japanese government official has denied media reports that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will propose that...

TSMC, Sony to invest $7bn for new Japanese chip plant

Published 10 Nov, 2021 10:37am

TOKYO: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it would build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan...

China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait

Updated 19 Oct, 2021 10:13am

TOKYO: A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan's main island and...

JGB yields track US peers higher

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields rose on Friday, tracking peers in the United States which advanced after a...

JGBs little changed

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

TOKYO: Most Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Friday but the European Central Bank's dovish...

JGB yields follow Treasury yields higher

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields ticked higher on Friday, in line with a rise in Treasury yields ahead of a ...

Japan signs debt suspension agreements

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the government of Japan Tuesday signed debt suspension agreements ...

Tokyo asks China to end Covid-19 anal swabs for Japanese

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:53am

Officials in China have used anal swabs to test people it considers at high-risk of contracting Covid-19, including residents of neighbourhoods with confirmed cases as well as some international travellers.

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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	387.54
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	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	125.36 ▲ 11.4 (10%)
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)	57.32 ▲ 5.2 (9.98%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 1 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	36.25 ▲ 2.97 (8.92%)

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%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.06 ▼ -6.56 (-10%)
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%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.27 ▼ -3.58 (-9.99%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Oct 1 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	107.10 ▼ -11.73 (-9.87%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 1 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	460 ▼ -46.86 (-9.25%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 1 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37.30 ▼ -3.7 (-9.02%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	90,928,812 ▲ 0.1
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	35,459,488 ▲ 0.09
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,955,899 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	24,168,342 ▼ -0.16
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,541,556 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	18,121,959 ▲ 0.02
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,553,142 ▲ 1.43
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,253,756 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,081,445 ▼ -0.04
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	14,631,904 ▼ -1.9

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