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Peca

Criminalisation of dissent

Published 10 May, 2026 02:24am

PECA's controversial application, despite 11 cancelled FIRs, weaponizes the legal process against journalists, fostering fear and self-censorship, undermining critical reporting.

Human rights missing

Updated 08 May, 2026 08:38am

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP’s) annual report on the state of human rights in the country is...

IHC rules CII lacks authority on criminal culpability

Updated 06 May, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared that the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has no constitutional...

World Press Freedom Day: Govt urged to repeal PECA, lift curbs on media

Published 04 May, 2026 06:44am

KARACHI: Journalists, political leaders, labour representatives and civil society activists on Sunday marked ‘World...

Punjab signs 15m euros solar energy grant accord with German bank

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:27am

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday signed a 15 million euros grant agreement with the German Development Bank,...

Court reissues non-bailable arrest warrants for KP CM

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday reissued non-bailable arrest warrants for Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

PECA amendments can’t be suspended through interim order: IHC

Published 10 Feb, 2026 06:10am

ISLAMABAD: Judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas observed that the amendment to ...

Gender committee urges govt to fast-track PECA institutionalisation

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The Special Committee on Gender Mainstreaming expressed serious concern over delays by relevant...

Social media posts case: Mazari, Hadi handed 17-year jail term each

Published 25 Jan, 2026 07:02am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, Advocate ...

NCCIA case: Non-bailable arrest warrants issued for KP CM

Published 04 Jan, 2026 02:41am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Case against Imaan, husband: court adjourns hearing till 8th

Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: A local court hearing a controversial tweet case against human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her...

Non-bailable arrest warrants for Mazari, husband suspended

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday suspended the non-bailable arrest warrants issued for human rights lawyer Imaan...

Accused gets 7 years RI over blackmailing girl

Published 01 Nov, 2025 06:03am

FAISALABAD: Additional Sessions Judge/Judge Special Court Anti-Rape Muhammad Iqbal Haral has awarded 7 years ...

Alleged anti-state remarks: Hearing against Mazari, husband put off till 16th

Published 14 Oct, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: A local court hearing a case filed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) over alleged...

Court grants bail to Imaan Mazari, husband

Published 12 Sep, 2025 06:48am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday granted pre-arrest bail to human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her...

Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act: Senate body orders withdrawal of 378 cases

Published 11 Sep, 2025 06:18am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information, chaired by Senator Syed Ali Zafar, on Wednesday declared ...

PECA Amendment Act 2025: IHC asks petitioners to clarify changes

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) asked the petitioners’ lawyers to clarify changes in the Prevention of...

Declared PO can still testify in other cases: LHC

Published 06 Jul, 2025 02:42am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that a person declared a proclaimed offender in one case can still ...

Challenging JIT under PECA: IHC dismisses PTI leader’s plea

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Tuesday, dismissed Sheikh Waqas Akram’s petition challenging the Joint...

Governor meets CPNE delegation, seeks mechanism to check fake news

Updated 18 May, 2025 08:02am

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that the Pakistan People’s Party is committed to upholding...

JI warns govt against using PECA

Published 16 May, 2025 03:06am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has emphasized the need to curb fake news but warned the...

World Press Freedom Day: PPF draws attention to alarming patterns of intimidation

Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

KARACHI: In 2025, journalists and media professionals in Pakistan find themselves amid an ever-tightening landscape...

Press freedom in peril

Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

EDITORIAL: As the world observes World Press Freedom Day today (May 3), Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) damning...

Journalist charged with online disinformation granted bail

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday approved the post-arrest bail of journalist Waheed Murad in a case registered...

Journalist charged with disinfo sent to FIA remand

Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Wednesday granted Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) two-day physical remand of...

Omar decries curbs on freedom of expression

Published 24 Mar, 2025 05:33am

PESHAWAR: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan alleged here on Sunday that no one is ...

Post-arrest bail plea of PTI’s activist adjourned till 24th

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday hearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Haider Saeed’s post-arrest bail...

SCBA, journalist bodies condemn PECA

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the journalists bodies condemned and disapproved the PECA...

KPC decides to host major event against PECA on March 1

Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:17am

KARACHI: In a decisive move against the recently passed PECA Amendment Act 2025, journalist bodies, legal experts,...

Peca 2025: Journalists vow to widen struggle

Published 14 Feb, 2025 08:58am

KARACHI: The representatives and activists resolved during a roundtable discussion hosted by the Human Rights...

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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