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Lawfare against the media

Updated 09 Nov, 2026 06:18am

EDITORIAL: The findings of Freedom Network’s latest Impunity Report 2026 should serve as a wake-up call for...

Media asked to play proactive role in strengthening public accountability

Published 07 Nov, 2026 06:51am

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

Safety laws, unsafe journalists

Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

EDITORIAL: The findings of Freedom Network’s report, “From Safety on Paper to Safety in Practice”, highlight a...

World Press Freedom Day: Govt urged to repeal PECA, lift curbs on media

Published 04 May, 2026 06:44am

KARACHI: Journalists, political leaders, labour representatives and civil society activists on Sunday marked ‘World...

Media urged to strengthen responsible reporting practices

Published 05 Dec, 2025 08:04am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers urged the media to strengthen responsible reporting practices and adopt digital verification...

PM reiterates commitment to press freedom

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Sunday, reiterated that the Government of Pakistan is firmly...

Saving public interest journalism

Published 25 Sep, 2025 06:29am

EDITORIAL: In a recent joint statement, 11 leading economists — including Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and ...

Senate passes Journalists and Media Professionals Bill

Published 22 Jul, 2025 08:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Upper House of the Parliament has unanimously passed the Protection of Journalists and Media...

US media stocks fall as Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films

Published 05 May, 2025 05:20pm

American media stocks tumbled on Monday after President Donald Trump unveiled a 100% tariff on all movies produced...

Israel urged to give media ‘unrestricted’ Gaza access

Updated 04 May, 2025 07:23am

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Foreign Press Association Saturday called on Israel to allow news media “unrestricted”...

News outlets reject Trump accusations of USAID media ‘payoff’

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

NEW YORK: Several major news outlets including Politico and the Associated Press have rejected unsubstantiated...

Zero tolerance for injustice against media workers: Azma

Published 29 Jan, 2025 07:56am

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has reiterated that any injustice towards media workers will not be...

PECA Amendment Bill: Media body writes letter to Senate panel

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 10:18am

KARACHI: The Joint Action Committee of media bodies consisting of PBA, APNS, CPNE, AEMEND and PFUJ has addressed the...

Print making a comeback

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:53am

Don’t have the exact date but print media first appearing in the form of newspaper dates back to the 17th ...

Media under siege globally

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

EDITORIAL: The global media environment, over the last decade, has experienced a significant shrinking of space for...

Indictment of Asif Merchant: Miller advises media to consult Dept of Justice for details

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 07:42am

WASHINGTON: US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has advised media to consult the Department of Justice...

Ahsan clarifies govt’s approach to media

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Sunday that the...

MoF, FBR direct officials not to engage with media

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 01:31pm

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have directed their officials not to engage...

General elections: PEMRA advises media to abide by ECP code of conduct

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority on Thursday advised national electronic media to abide by...

Nilofer for proactive role of media to mitigate GBV issue

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Nilofer Bakhtiar said media can...

First Lady urges media to promote positivity in society

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

ISLAMABAD: First Lady Samina Alvi on Saturday called upon the media to broadcast programs which promote positivity ...

Four-point resolution passed: Urgent steps urged to counter violence against journalists in Sindh

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

KARACHI: Media and its stakeholders in Sindh have demanded a set of urgent initiatives to fast track the countering...

Unforgivable crimes

Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:31am

EDITORIAL: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi informed the Senate the other day that as many as...

RTI law: CPDI, SIC hold conference on challenges, way forward

Published 31 Dec, 2022 07:28am

KARACHI: The Centre for Peace and Development Initiative (CPDI), in collaboration with Sindh Information Commission...

Democracy, free media reinforce each other: PM

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that democracy and media freedom reinforce each other and go hand...

Punjab by-polls: Umar shares PTI strategy with media

Published 17 Jul, 2022 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar, central secretary general Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) visited Central Secretariat and ...

CPEC: Media urged to tell true stories, spread positive energy

Published 03 Jun, 2022 07:49am

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Charge d’Affaires Pang Chunxue said that there is a need to encourage the strengthening of...

e-passport launched: PM decides to share letter with ‘allies’, media

Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to share/show threat letter to/with a group of senior journalists...

PECA Ordinance: a weapon against freedom of expression?

Published 26 Feb, 2022 08:01pm

Various stakeholders have raised concerns over the potential of abuse of the law against criticism of government policies and individuals

Fawad thanks media for demonstrating responsibility in recent crisis

Updated 02 Nov, 2021 11:42am

Minister says if the media does not show responsibility in such crises, the problems of governments can aggravate

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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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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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