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The matter of constitutional reforms

Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:03am

A debate on some large-scale constitutional reforms has been underway since last few weeks when a statement was made...

Representation without taxation

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:02am

EDITORIAL: The opposition expressed by lawmakers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the imposition of taxes in the merged...

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...

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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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