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Politics, perseverance and public service: the leadership journey of Maryam Nawaz

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:16am

Politics is fundamentally a journey of struggle, perseverance, and public service. Unfortunately, a particular...

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...

PM holds meetings with MQM leaders

Published 27 Mar, 2026 08:55am

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid on Thursday a one-day visit to Karachi, where he held separate meetings...

Grand Peace Jirga: KP CM for unified strategy to eradicate terrorism

Updated 13 Nov, 2025 08:51am

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi has emphasized the urgent need for a...

Maryam Nawaz cannot be blackmailed or intimidated

Published 19 Oct, 2025 03:35am

A state simultaneously embodies the role of both a mother and a father. It cannot always behave with the tenderness...

PTI abstains: Political leadership briefed about situation

Updated 05 May, 2025 09:44am

KARACHI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry and...

Leadership — intellect or wisdom?

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 06:27am

Intelligence matters for leadership. Its presence is seen as a guarantee for good leadership to prevail. The premise...

PM forms 8-member body

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday constituted an eight-member negotiations committee to hold...

NA speaker invites govt, opposition for talks

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Sunday invited both the government and opposition party...

PPP, PML-N, JUI-F leaders discuss proposed amendment

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:00am

LAHORE: The top leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl...

Political ‘surrender’ of 1958 that shook the foundations of Pakistan

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 07:18am

History is full of accounts of surrender and retreat. In the American Civil war (1861-1865) Confederate General in...

Establishment of constitutional court agreed upon by all leaders: Speaker

Published 21 Sep, 2024 07:51am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq emphasised that the initiative to establish a constitutional court...

Political turmoil & reset for unity

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

As one of nine nuclear-armed states of the world, Pakistan plays a significant role in regional geopolitics. ...

Political art on trucks hurt by preference for posters

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

PESHAWAR: Colourful trucks with paintings of political leaders that once dotted country’s roads and highways ahead...

Security and stability in country: Religious leaders say fully support army

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 09:15am

LAHORE: The leaders from diverse religious backgrounds and schools of thought on Sunday convened at the ‘Seerat...

Asad Umar, Ali Wazir and Imaan Mazari arrested

Updated 21 Aug, 2023 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: The ‘crackdown’ on human rights advocates and political leaders continues — this time with the arrest of...

Hard reset and a lost generation

Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am

No better time than election season to make the case – very controversial one, it turns out – that Pakistan’s...

A grand dialogue

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am

It has been generally noticed in the course of history of mankind that when a people face great upheavals and...

PM invites IK, others to APC on terrorism, economy

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: In a major development in the country’s political arena, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called...

FPCCI holds another conference to formulate ‘national economic plan’

Published 11 Jan, 2023 07:11am

KARACHI: As the country grapples with severe economic challenges, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce ...

Social engineering

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

The phrase ‘social engineering’ is basically about changing or influencing a person’s thinking, attitude, and...

Government slams assassination attempt

Updated 04 Nov, 2022 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Political leaders belonging to the ruling coalition including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan...

A new political accord

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan is now seventy-five. In these long years there were very few occasions when a genuine joy was felt by the...

In sum, President stresses urgency of election date

Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:52am

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi said that political polarisation should be stopped and all political leaders and...

Political impasse can be ended only through dialogue: CJP

Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said a purely political impasse does not have legal solutions...

Silver lining in sight?

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

The political drama continues. Arguments and moral positions switch in matter of days for politicians and media...

PTI urged to promote culture of civilised language among youths

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am

ISLAMABAD: Political leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-N and Awami National Party on Saturday urged the leadership ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41
Petrol/Litre / Oct 2	387.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 2	400.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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