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A growing challenge to water security

Published 29 Sep, 2026 04:48am

The findings by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development should serve as a wake-up call for...

Business degree in global trade

Updated 19 Aug, 2026 07:19am

No country in the world produces every requirement on its own and that is why global trade is the medium for...

Learning from China’s economic philosophy and policy — II

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:30am

The same book ‘How China escaped shock therapy: the market reform debate’ by Isabella M. Weber pointed out that...

Hepatitis emergency

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:32am

EDITORIAL: The grim statistics released by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on this year’s World Hepatitis Day...

Energy storage key to Pakistan’s industrial future: experts

Published 14 Jul, 2026 06:31am

LAHORE: Industry leaders and policymakers have highlighted the importance of advanced energy storage technologies in...

Mechanization key to boost agri productivity: AGTL CEO

Published 02 Jul, 2026 07:18am

LAHORE: Greater agricultural mechanization is essential to improving farm productivity, increasing crop yields and...

11.5pc policy rate hard to justify with expected 8pc inflation

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Pakistan’s monetary policy is increasingly being asked to do too much. It is carrying the burden of stabilising...

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

EDITORIAL: The devastating forest fire that recently swept through the Kotli Sattian area of Murree district in...

Budget: annual ritual of fiscal survival

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

Pakistan’s budget can be interpreted in five words: “A Ritual of Fiscal Survival.” This raises a more fundamental...

Autos: The end of an era begins with a test

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:01am

Pakistan’s automobile industry is ending FY26 with momentum on its side just as policymakers prepare to rewrite the...

Plea challenging capacity payment mechanism for IPPs dismissed

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:22am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the capacity payment...

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s investment climate was already struggling long before the latest Business Confidence Index...

Auto policy: Striking the right balance

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The Auto Policy 2026-31 is yet to be finalized, and every stakeholder is lobbying hard. Local assemblers want to...

Policymakers must stop treating textile as yesterday’s industry

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Pakistan’s textile industry has changed dramatically over the last decade. Yet much of the policy discourse remains...

Tax collection: a system designed to fail

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Pakistan’s repeated failure to meet tax collection targets is not merely a fiscal problem; it...

Gulf dependence clouds remittance outlook

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:24am

EDITORIAL: The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan present a mixed picture of the country’s...

Supporting SMEs and exports: govt still searching for roadmaps

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:01am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s latest directive to formulate a “comprehensive roadmap” for supporting...

Pakistan’s next economic test

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan’s economic policy discourse over the past year has been dominated by the imperative of stabilisation — and...

Power crisis, familiar failures

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s power shortfall crossing 11,000MW again exposes the old fault line in the sector: generation...

A business climate hobbled by reform stasis

Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s business environment remains far from conducive to formal, compliant activity – pushing...

Global pressure on Pakistan’s energy landscape

Updated 21 Apr, 2026 07:38am

At a time when global energy markets are under stress because of tensions involving Iran and the wider Gulf,...

The high cost of policy uncertainty

Updated 16 Apr, 2026 10:03am

EDITORIAL: As deliberations on the upcoming budget gather pace, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s recent...

Concern voiced over decline in cotton production

Published 15 Apr, 2026 06:01am

HYDERABAD: Leading national and international experts, policymakers and progressive growers on Tuesday voiced...

Experts pinpoint challenges in green energy push

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am

KARACHI: Policymakers, industry leaders, academics, researchers and climate advocates gathered on Tuesday to review...

Austerity in times of crisis

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

Fiscal discipline is more essential in times of geopolitical uncertainty and economic uncertainty. Pakistan is at...

31st Pakistan HVACR International Expo & Conference: Message from Akbar Zaheer, Convener Conference

Published 11 Feb, 2026 04:48am

It gives me great pleasure to welcome industry professionals, engineers, policymakers, and stakeholders to the HVAC...

The ‘Export Emergency’

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:15am

It has been a year since the launch of the Uraan Pakistan project, which named exports as a top national priority....

EDITORIAL: India’s ‘year of crisis’

Updated 11 Jan, 2026 08:14am

EDITORIAL: India’s “year of crisis” is no longer a regional talking point; it has been registered by the wider...

Foster investment inflow: Policymakers urged to remove power sector hurdles

Published 09 Jan, 2026 05:41am

ISLAMABAD: Energy sector experts and industry executives on Thursday urged policymakers to remove bottlenecks,...

Need for adopting district-based model of economy underlined

Published 23 Nov, 2025 03:14am

LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) leader S M Tanveer has urged policymakers ...

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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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