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Khwaja Asif

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who used to threaten powerful people publicly?

Published 04 Feb, 2026 05:49am

“The government needs to focus on what matters most.” “Indeed and you must appreciate Shehbaz Sharif (SS) who met...

Asif says criminal nexus behind unrest in Balochistan after oil smuggling crackdown

Published 02 Feb, 2026 07:09pm

Alleges that a well-organised corruption ring had been selling smuggled Iranian oil at inflated prices in Karachi

Govt under fire for salary hike for top parliamentarians while minimum wage remains static

Published 12 Jun, 2025 01:14pm

The federal government’s decision to significantly raise the salaries and financial perks of top parliamentary...

West ignores Modi’s terror links for economic gains, says Pakistan’s Asif

Updated 08 May, 2025 11:06pm

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif blasted the West for hypocrisy in its treatment of Indian Prime Minister...

Asif anticipates higher PIA valuation in second privatization round following EASA decision

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 08:16pm

Development will allow PIA to recapture European traffic, says aviation minister

Military’s role in politics

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

EDITORIAL: Sparks flew in the National Assembly on Monday when Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub accused the...

Dialogue and cooperation?

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has made it very clear, and rightly so, that it does not want any sort of escalation in the...

Corps commanders’ meeting

Published 21 Jul, 2023 07:08am

EDITORIAL: It’s important to consider the backdrop for a proper understanding of the most important signals to ...

Budget doesn’t help govt broaden tax base

Published 19 Jun, 2023 07:08am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lamented the missed opportunity to broaden the tax base in the...

The economic impasse

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a nine-member committee under the chairmanship of Defense...

Presidential intrusion

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

EDITORIAL: Why don’t the leaderships on both sides of the national political divide look around – how can they ...

Time to take on the TTP

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am

EDITORIAL: The moment of truth has arrived in the wake of the terrorist strike on a Peshawar mosque that left 101...

‘National consensus against terrorism’

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

EDITORIAL: Defence Minister Khwaja Asif is spot on that a national consensus is desperately needed as terrorism...

We must put our house in order, says Asif after Peshawar mosque bombing

Updated 31 Jan, 2023 09:27pm

Defense Minister says we need to rise above political, religious, and sectarian differences to defeat the menace of terrorism

Minister for Defence says there is no deadlock between Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari over the issue

Russia ready to supply wheat amid looming food insecurity: Khawaja Asif

Updated 17 Sep, 2022 06:01pm

Defence minister says Putin has also invited PM Shehbaz to Russia

A ‘national issue’ indeed

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:52am

EDITORIAL: Now that increasing TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) presence in KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), and increasing...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.10 ▼ -14.19 (-9.44%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.01 ▼ -2.04 (-8.48%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	92 ▼ -8.51 (-8.47%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	34 ▼ -3.14 (-8.45%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	133 ▼ -11.01 (-7.65%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	100,524,273 ▲ 0.48
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,644,619 ▲ 4.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	28,561,477 ▲ 0.16
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	26,020,841 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,355,729 ▼ -0.15
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,415,506 ▲ 0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,479,326 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,621,165 ▼ -0.33
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,036,168 ▲ 0.75
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	11,385,026 ▲ 0

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