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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

Nigeria studying Pakistan’s revenue model during high-level visit

Published 20 Nov, 2025 10:50am

Aurangzeb apprised the Nigerian delegation of Pakistan’s macroeconomic progress

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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 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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