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Pakistani women

All sectors: Ahsan for empowering women through equal opportunities

Published 15 May, 2026 07:53am

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

The economy women built while no one was looking

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

Some of the most disciplined financial leadership in Pakistan does not happen in boardrooms, banks, or balance...

KP govt unveils Women Empowerment policy 2026-2030

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:56am

PESHAWAR: The KP government has formally launched the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Women Empowerment Policy (2026–2030). The...

Advisor highlights role of women in uplift

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:50am

KARACHI: Women play a fundamental role in the development, stability and prosperity of society, said Sindh Chief...

President, PM vow to ensure conducive environment for women

Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed commitment to ensure a conducive...

WEXNET Peshawar inaugurated

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 05:36am

PESHAWAR: WEXNET Peshawar was formally inaugurated in a prestigious ceremony, marking a significant milestone in...

BISP chief inspects distribution of free SIM cards among women

Published 21 Dec, 2025 07:37am

KARACHI: Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, reviewed the process of...

Invisible hands and visible inequality in Pakistan’s agriculture

Updated 16 Dec, 2025 07:08am

Agriculture forms the backbone of Pakistan’s rural economy, and within this system, women are indispensable...

Slow fashion, strong women: the story behind ‘Love Handmade’

Updated 27 Nov, 2025 02:27pm

Entrepreneurship in Pakistan comes with unpredictable turns, economic shifts, cultural barriers, environmental disasters. But it’s the women I work with who keep me steady

Chairman Senate reaffirms elimination of violence against women

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to eliminating all forms of...

Int’l Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women: Empowerment & protection of women prerequisite for just & progressive society: NA Speaker

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said on Monday that Islam upholds the dignity of women and...

FPCCI VP for channelising women to support country’s economy

Published 31 Oct, 2025 07:30am

FAISALABAD: Pakistan’s economy could be speedily stabilised and financial challenges can be overcome by...

Afghans marrying Pakistani women: SC suspends PHC’s citizenship ruling

Published 31 Oct, 2025 06:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court suspended a verdict of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) wherein it was construed that...

Sindh’s Pink Scooty initiative sets a new example

Updated 26 Oct, 2025 06:46am

What is the cost of a dream? For many women in Pakistan it is often the fare of a bus ticket, the availability of a...

Financing a women-led future

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:38am

In a development with far-reaching implications for Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan has officially adopted the...

Wage employment: Women in Pakistan earn significantly less than men: study

Published 18 Jul, 2025 08:02am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani women in wage employment earn significantly less than men —by approximately 25 to 30 percent,...

CM pays glowing tributes to women diplomats

Published 25 Jun, 2025 07:07am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif in her message on the “International Day of Women in ...

Bridging the gender gap

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 06:40am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s position at the bottom of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap for 2025, ranked...

Unbanked and unseen

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am

EDITORIAL: It should be unthinkable that in 2025, just 14 percent of women in Pakistan are financially included. Yet...

Ritual of lip service

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

EDITORIAL: International Women’s Day has come and gone, but for half of Pakistan’s population, the struggle for...

Over 75pc of Pak women suffer from calcium deficiency

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am

KARACHI: Over 75 percent of Pakistani women suffer from calcium deficiency due to poor dietary habits and...

How a driving school programme empowers Pakistani women

Published 30 Dec, 2024 02:23pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani student Laiba Rashid, 22, hopes her life will change once she learns how to drive a...

Disenfranchised women

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:31am

EDITORIAL: Whilst its management of the February 8 general elections remains clouded by controversy, the Election...

Govt committed to providing equal opportunities to women: PM

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:01am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today reaffirmed the commitment to ensuring that women in Pakistan are...

Session on gender-based violence held

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:27am

HYDERABAD: Syeda Qurat-ul-Ain Shah, Senior Psychologist of Women Development Department Hyderabad has said that the...

Status of women development in Pakistan–I

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:23am

The global advocacy for strategic human development has intensified for the last 30 years. The developing countries...

Amid Pakistan’s economic crisis, women take charge in the workplace

Published 09 Sep, 2024 01:14am

KARACHI: Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger -- the sight of a woman riding a...

Confronting the malnutrition crisis

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:12am

EDITORIAL: The state of women’s health in Pakistan has long been undermined by governmental neglect and deeply...

41pc Pakistani women anaemic: survey

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

ISLAMABAD: The National Nutrition Survey report ‘Cost of In Action Tool’ revealed that more than 41 percent of...

LCCI holds ‘Ba-Kamaal Aurat’: Role of women in economic development highlighted

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) organized a convention titled “Ba-Kamaal Aurat” aimed...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 4	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 4	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	159.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 4	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 4	7,584.31
Nasdaq / Jun 4	26,830.96
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 4	51,561.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,944.95
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,244.29
India Sensex / Jun 5	74,364.43
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	66,812.85
Hang Seng / Jun 5	24,982.27

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 4	402,335
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,470.19
Petrol/Litre / Jun 5	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	93.10
Diesel/Litre / Jun 5	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	7.76 ▲ 1 (14.79%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jun 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.41 ▲ 1 (13.5%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	8.98 ▲ 1 (12.53%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 5 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	17.57 ▲ 1.6 (10.02%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	20.54 ▲ 1.87 (10.02%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 5 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	16.70 ▲ 1.52 (10.01%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 5 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	60.80 ▲ 5.53 (10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 5 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	99.80 ▲ 9.07 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 5 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	99.09 ▲ 9.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
Sanghar Sugar / Jun 5 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	115.16 ▼ -11.77 (-9.27%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	41.18 ▼ -3.81 (-8.47%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 5 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.66 ▼ -1.87 (-8.3%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 5 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	30.08 ▼ -2.62 (-8.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 5 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	166.02 ▼ -14.04 (-7.8%)
Sana Ind / Jun 5 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	38.92 ▼ -2.8 (-6.71%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 5 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	22.10 ▼ -1.52 (-6.44%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	69.55 ▼ -4.65 (-6.27%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 5 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	50 ▼ -3.33 (-6.24%)
Husein Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	34.01 ▼ -1.99 (-5.53%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	16,821,713 ▲ 0.44
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	16,610,882 ▲ 1
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	16,315,121 ▲ 0.4
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 5 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	16,053,690 ▼ -0.11
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 5 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,107,668 ▲ 0.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,739,279 ▲ 0
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 5 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	11,695,007 ▲ 1.52
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 5 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	10,364,397 ▲ 0.88
Waves Corporation / Jun 5 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	9,867,979 ▲ 0.72
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	9,667,340 ▼ -0.17

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