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Middle East war

China's Wang urges Middle East dialogue in meetings with Iranian, Saudi officials

Updated 02 Nov, 2026 11:57pm

China's foreign minister urges Iran, Saudi Arabia to pursue political solutions, dialogue for Middle East peace

Oman rescues 25 from burning ship, Iran halts tankers

Published 31 Oct, 2026 05:33am

MUSCAT: Oman said on Friday it rescued 25 sailors from a merchant ship that was targeted and set ablaze, as Iran...

Qatari delegation in Tehran for talks

Published 31 Oct, 2026 05:33am

TEHRAN: A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported, as...

Oil majors reap bumper profits

Published 30 Oct, 2026 06:58am

LONDON: Oil and gas giants Shell and TotalEnergies on Thursday reported soaring quarterly net profits as the Middle...

Qatar ruler, Iran president discussed war, Hormuz in Moscow meeting

Published 27 Oct, 2026 07:43pm

Qatar and Iran's leaders met in Moscow, with Qatar calling for a new regional security framework and Iran needing to demonstrate good faith for peace

UAE reports oil spill from tanker

Published 24 Oct, 2026 05:32am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates reported an oil spill from a tanker off its coast on Friday, as numerous vessels in...

Oil tanker on fire after hitting mine in Hormuz: Iran's Guards

Published 17 Oct, 2026 02:07pm

An oil tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine, intensifying the conflict in the critical global shipping lane

Iraq says lost USD60bn as Mideast war hits oil exports

Published 17 Oct, 2026 07:00am

BAGHDAD: Iraq has lost around USD60 billion during the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on...

Saudi coalition strikes Yemen oil sites after Houthi attacks

Updated 14 Oct, 2026 04:59am

SANAA: The Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthis struck oil sites across western Yemen on Tuesday including in...

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...

Oil prices settle higher

Published 10 Oct, 2026 04:39am

HOUSTON: Oil prices settled higher on Friday as Hurricane Isaias churned toward the northern Gulf of Mexico and oil...

Iraq says gets US exemption for Iranian flights

Published 03 Oct, 2026 06:59am

BAGHDAD: The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq’s holy...

Govt considers allowing private firms to directly import LNG: report

Published 01 Oct, 2026 06:43am

KARACHI: Pakistan is considering allowing power plants and other private companies to directly import liquefied...

IMF programme’s fourth review

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:08am

The fourth review of the IMF Extended Fund Facility and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility is to commence...

How cheap drones are rewriting the economics of war

Published 28 Sep, 2026 10:53pm

In May 2026, a Ukrainian interceptor drone costing roughly $2,000 chased down a Russian Shahed over Kyiv. The Shahed...

Riyadh schools adopt remote learning for a week

Updated 28 Sep, 2026 05:38am

RIYADH: Parents across Riyadh received messages from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to...

Nearly 86,000 flee fighting in Yemen: UN

Published 14 Sep, 2026 04:59am

GENEVA: Flaring fighting between government forces and Houthi in Yemen has displaced nearly 86,000 people, the...

Pressure on Iran at critical, dangerous stage: Pezeshkian

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

NEW DELHI: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that pressure on his country from the United States...

Oil prices hit six-week high

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 07:37am

Brent futures settled at $97.92, up 0.9%, while WTI rose 1.7% to $93.03

US warns countries to cut ties with Iran or face secondary sanctions

Published 24 Aug, 2026 11:09pm

Unveils 'economic D-Day' that aims to give final warning to countries to sever their business ties with Iran

Oil prices settle near 4-week high

Updated 20 Aug, 2026 07:42am

Brent crude settled at $91.62, up 0.7%. WTI rose 1.1% to $85.83

US policy measures and lessons for Pakistan

Published 17 Aug, 2026 04:46am

On 29 July 2026 Axios – a publication with known ties to the Trump White House – reported that US President Trump,...

India sets targets for oil companies to boost cooking gas output amid Middle East war

Published 16 Aug, 2026 06:08pm

India mandates 63,810 MT daily cooking gas production from refineries, a strategic move to bolster domestic supplies amid global instability

Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:48am

DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed dozens of Saudi-supported government troops in missile and drone attacks...

The balance of payments

Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

The SBP has released recently the statistics on the external balance of payments of Pakistan, both on an annual and...

Houthis say hit Saudi Arabia as Trump weighs harder Iran strikes

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 12:50pm

Houthis accuse US ally of 'dangerous escalation' after it strikes military targets belonging to the group

US House votes to curb Trump’s Iran war powers but Senate backs president

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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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