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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...

Let’s re-start

Published 11 Feb, 2026 04:48am

“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on...

Merz warns great power politics makes world ‘a dangerous place’

Published 23 Jan, 2026 07:45am

DAVOS: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that the international order is “unravelling at a...

Reconciliation: an option never to lose

Published 31 Dec, 2025 06:40am

I had just entered college, and in those growing years, I would passionately watch every single speech and press...

‘Thus passes the glory of the earth’

Updated 03 Dec, 2025 06:21am

‘Sic transit gloria mundi’ is a Latin idiom I learnt in my first year of college during the English literature...

Barrister Umair formally starts political journey

Published 26 Oct, 2025 05:51am

LAHORE: Barrister Umair Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar, the son of Malik Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar, President PML-N Lahore and...

Rare earth: politics, promise and peril

Published 25 Oct, 2025 05:54am

As China tightens its export grip, Pakistan’s mineral wealth is back in global focus. This puts to test...

Price of peace

Published 08 Oct, 2025 06:12am

On an extremely wintry but sunny Sunday morning, Saleem Jan, the President of the Bank where I worked and I were...

Crafting the leadership narrative

Updated 01 Oct, 2025 07:52am

Words. Lines. Paragraphs. Sente nces. Phrases. They uplift you and they put your down. They do and they undo. They...

A new contract: how Pakistan can end politics of poverty

Published 05 Aug, 2025 07:38am

“There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the upper.” Victor Hugo, Les...

Future of politics closely tied to IK: Fawad

Published 22 Jul, 2025 07:44am

LAHORE: Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry has stated that the future of Pakistani politics is closely tied to...

End of politics?

Published 01 Jul, 2025 06:54am

Since the Pahalgam attack on April 22, politicians have almost disappeared from prime-time TV shows in Pakistan. The...

Is Khan being released?

Published 20 May, 2025 06:36am

Excitement is in the air. Something is about to happen. A domestic ceasefire may be in the offing. Talk of some deal...

Women lawmakers, civil society demand end to symbolic representation in politics

Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am

PESHAWAR: Women parliamentarians, civil society actors, and policy experts gathered at a high-level roundtable ...

The Gandapur Game

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

He is up to something. No one knows what it is. Perhaps not even himself. Welcome to the deliciously mysterious ...

Talking to Adiala

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:20am

They flew in from America, rushed to Aabpara, traipsed across to Adiala then jetted back to America. And the net...

Politics and economy

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The...

Govt needs to revisit its strategy in relation to PTI

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

How unfortunate it is that the hawks seem to have prevailed on doves in the government side as defence minister...

Region: BD throws up opportunities

Published 15 Feb, 2025 06:30am

In a major development, India has extended its security base and offensive capability and outreach beyond its...

Politics over economics

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am

This is the second of a two-part series on Pakistani administration’s focus on domestic factors while ignoring...

Strength of nations lies in politics and culture: Bilawal

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 06:53am

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has emphasised that the strength of a nation...

Governor raps Bushra for tarnishing women’s politics

Published 28 Nov, 2024 05:45am

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that Bushra Bibi is tarnishing women’s politics. “I...

Our messy politics and foreign interventions

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:31am

EDITORIAL: Diaspora Pakistanis disturbed by our increasingly intolerant politics have effectively been using their...

PM calls for shunning ‘politics of agitation’

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: As the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold a protest rally in Islamabad on November...

IK denies reports of Bushra’s joining politics

Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:41am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan on Friday said that his wife Bushra Bibi...

When business starts politicking

Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:12am

“I want to leave, it is getting too political”. “I cannot breathe, it is choking”. “Nothing I say gets...

Punjab power politics

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to reduce electricity bills by 14 rupees per unit for those consuming...

Protests, politics and the ‘un’-social media

Updated 15 May, 2024 06:34am

The best way to control is to make people mindless. The best way to keep them mindless is to keep them illiterate...

PPP-P leader terms May 9 2023 ‘darkest day in the history of Pakistan’

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said that May 9 ...

‘Govts must complete their tenures for country’s stability’

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary affairs analyst Dilawar Hussain has said that for political and democratic stability in the...

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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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