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Pakistan secures Sept fuel, eyes US crude via VLCC as conflict threatens fuel supplies

Published 16 Sep, 2026 02:53pm

Pakistan is considering sourcing crude from Oman and Fujairah, while also exploring Libya, the US, Western Africa/Nigeria and Kazakhstan

Nations meet to discuss fossil fuel exit

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am

BRUSSELS: Around 60 governments, including Brazil, Germany, Canada and Nigeria, will hold the first international...

Beyond traditional markets: Pakistan’s untapped export frontier in Africa

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:02am

For decades, Pakistan’s export strategy has relied heavily on traditional partners in the West, the Middle East, and...

Iran war weighs on global economy as IMF moot starts

Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am

LONDON: Alarm over the impact of the Iran war on the global economy grew on Monday with more countries announcing...

Nigerian airstrike hits market, 200 feared dead

Published 13 Apr, 2026 07:38am

MAIDUGURI, (Nigeria): At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market while...

Gunmen kill 60 in northwest Nigeria

Published 09 Apr, 2026 05:48am

KANO (Nigeria): Gunmen have killed at least 60 people across several remote villages in northwest Nigeria this week,...

PSO appoints Abdus Sami interim CEO as Syed Taha leaves for K-Electric

Published 30 Mar, 2026 03:13pm

Sami is an MBA from LUMS

Iranian players hold schoolbags in protest over slain girls

Published 28 Mar, 2026 04:28am

BELEK: Iran’s men’s national soccer team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their anthem played ahead of a...

KE appoints Syed Taha as New CEO

Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am

KARACHI: K-Electric Limited (KE) has appointed Syed Taha as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 15,...

Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100

Published 17 Mar, 2026 11:51am

The three blasts, which struck on Monday evening, came after an attack on a military post overnight Sunday to Monday

Pakistan, India most vulnerable from oil shock as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate

Published 09 Mar, 2026 10:55am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices surged about 20% in early trade on Monday, hitting their highest since July 2022, as the...

Gunmen kill at least 25 in twin attacks in Nigeria

Published 26 Feb, 2026 04:57am

KANO (Nigeria): At least 25 people were killed and several houses torched after gunmen attacked two villages late on...

Nine Nigerian children freed after church kidnapping

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

LAGOS: Nine children abducted at gunpoint from a Roman Catholic church in central Nigeria last week have been freed,...

Nigeria edge Egypt on penalties for third place at Cup of Nations

Published 18 Jan, 2026 11:27am

Nigeria had the ball in Egypt’s net twice but the efforts from Paul Onauchu in the first half and Ademola Lookman after the break were ruled out

OPINION: Global uncertainty fuelling economic turmoil

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 09:22am

One week short of his full year in office President Trump’s economic policies (prohibitive tariffs as well as...

Impressive Nigeria outplay Algeria to book semi-final spot

Published 11 Jan, 2026 10:48am

Adams increased Nigeria’s lead 10 minutes later as Osimhen unselfishly fed him the ball and he took it round Zidane before placing it into an empty net

Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

LAGOS: Armed gangs have raided a village in a north-central Nigerian state where hundreds of schoolchildren were...

Nigeria arrests 22 Indian ship crew members in drug bust

Published 04 Jan, 2026 09:28pm

The seizure was made on January 2 aboard MV Aruna Hulya which "originated from Marshall Islands, says NDLEA spokesman

UAE shares slip in thin trade

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:10am

DUBAI: Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates slipped on Friday, but ended the week higher with a rebound in oil...

US says it struck Islamic State in northwest Nigeria

Published 26 Dec, 2025 11:22am

The US military’s Africa Command said the strike was carried out in Sokoto state in coordination with the Nigerian authorities and killed multiple ISIS militants

Emerging markets best showcase of digital resilience

Published 25 Dec, 2025 06:17am

In the global race toward digital transformation, it is no longer the wealthiest, technologically advanced nations,...

Suicide bomber kills five soldiers in northeast Nigeria

Published 17 Dec, 2025 06:12am

MAIDUGURI (Nigeria): A suicide bomber struck a military position in northeastern Nigeria near the border with...

Lagos’ first Street Art festival celebrates the city’s vibrancy

Published 13 Dec, 2025 01:58pm

We believe art shouldn’t be confined to galleries and museums

Elon Musk says DOGE ‘somewhat successful’ but would not do it again

Published 10 Dec, 2025 08:24am

Musk led the DOGE team in seeking to slash the federal government’s budget and workforce in the first five months of Trump’s second term

Pakistan calls for operationalising D-8 Preferential Trade Agreement

Updated 03 Dec, 2025 09:20pm

Islamabad signs D-8 Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism

Dangote signs contract with EIL to double refining capacity

Published 26 Nov, 2025 04:33pm

MUMBAI: Nigeria’s Dangote has signed a contract with Engineers India Ltd to help double its refining capacity to 1.4...

UN urges Nigeria to take ‘all lawful measures’ to halt kidnappings

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:03pm

At least 402 people, most of them schoolchildren, have been abducted in the states of Niger since 17 November

Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts

Published 25 Nov, 2025 02:04pm

Violence has escalated in 2025, with attacks by insurgents including al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

38 worshippers rescued: 50 children in Nigeria escape after kidnapping

Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am

LAGOS: At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped...

Gunmen kidnap 52 students from Catholic school in Nigeria, local TV reports

Published 21 Nov, 2025 01:52pm

A statement from the Niger state government confirmed there had been a kidnapping but said the number of abducted pupils was still being checked

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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