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Pakistan Science Foundation

‘Give me loan and leave me alone’

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

Till October 1958, Pakistan was debt free. As a nation, we lived within our means. There were simplicity and...

Pakistan needs metals

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

It is back to the basics. No country can survive or compete on imported metals. In a recent meeting with the finance...

Scale down the govt

Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am

The recent oil crisis has seriously strained economy of the country. Massive expenditure cuts are required to keep...

China’s goal: technical self-reliance by 2030

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

China’s march forward continues. The People’s Republic has embarked on an economic transition based on technological...

MoST proposes Rs10bn allocation for 38 projects

Published 25 Feb, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) proposed Rs10 billion for a total of 38 projects, including...

UAP, Chinese varsity join hands for research collaboration

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 06:39am

PESHAWAR: University of Agriculture Peshawar (UAP) and Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University China signed a...

Those who draw salary must serve

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

Salary is paid against work. Financial compensation is tied to performance of duties. In the United States when the...

National standards the pathway to development

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 06:43am

Standards are a basic requirement for product development. Considering their importance, Pakistan Standards...

Developing the mineral sector of Pakistan

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

On August 04, 2021 I was waiting to meet the Federal Secretary Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources to...

Developing the semiconductor industry

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

After being a part of the team that developed Intel’s Pentium microprocessor, I returned to my motherland in the...

The President pleads for merit

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

In one of his last speeches as President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi pleaded for merit. Yes, no society can advance...

The energy rip-off

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Once an energy surplus country today it faces a circular debt of Rs 5.725 trillion, in addition to the power...

MoS&T, PSF lock horns over giving charge of senior post to junior officer

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) have locked horns over...

7th international research conference held at Wah varsity

Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am

WAH CANTT: The University of Wah (UW) hosted its 7th Multi-Disciplinary Student Research International Conference...

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Commodity

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