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Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 10:03am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wanted to see the alliance expand, and that Egypt was a potential candidate to join, among others

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Türkiye agree to treat attack on one as attack on all

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 08:52pm

Agreement aimed at strengthening collective deterrence against any act of aggression, says FO

NATO leaders meet in Ankara after Trump rekindles disputes over Iran, Greenland

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:36am

The 32 NATO leaders met for a dinner on Tuesday evening but the main session of their summit takes place on Wednesday

PM urges Turkish businessmen to invest in key sectors

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday invited Turkish businessmen and investors to invest in...

Turkish police force ousted opposition out of headquarters as crisis deepens

Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am

ANKARA: Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party’s headquarters to...

Behind Trump defence of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights

Updated 20 Nov, 2025 11:28am

Nearly all recent US administrations have worked with leaders with poor human rights records in order to advance US interests

Turkey plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin fighters, Bloomberg News reports

Published 23 Sep, 2025 12:15pm

Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin fighters and also...

Turkish companies ‘paying the bill’ as political crisis roils economy

Published 30 Mar, 2025 07:32am

ISTANBUL: Turmoil unleashed by the arrest of Turkey’s leading opposition figure last week has sent shockwaves...

Large crowds rally in Istanbul over jailing of Erdogan’s main rival

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

ISTANBUL: Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested in Istanbul on Saturday against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem...

Turkey’s opposition elects interim Istanbul mayor

Published 27 Mar, 2025 08:02am

ANKARA: Istanbul’s opposition-run municipal council on Wednesday elected an interim mayor to run the city, after...

Simsek tells investors market strains will be managed

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:45am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan told a call with...

Smart money runs first

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 05:50am

Even by the turbulent standards of emerging markets, the past week was a master class in how quickly capital can...

Erdogan says protests over jailing of Istanbul mayor are ‘movement of violence’

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor had...

Turkiye detains Erdogan’s main rival in what opposition calls ‘coup’

Published 19 Mar, 2025 03:09pm

ISTANBUL: Turkiye authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival on Wednesday on charges...

Turkiye ski resort fire kills 76, guests forced to jump from windows

Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:28am

KARTALKAYA: A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkeiye Bolu mountains killed 76 people and injured dozens on Tuesday,...

Tayyip Erdogan says Turkiye stands with Lebanon in light of tensions with Israel

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:24pm

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkiye stood in solidarity with Lebanon in light of growing...

PM Shehbaz, President Erdogan reaffirm further cementing bilateral ties between Pakistan, Turkiye

Updated 16 Jun, 2024 09:38pm

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday reaffirmed their...

Turkiye to impose stocks, crypto assets transaction tax, official says

Published 05 Jun, 2024 12:31pm

ANKARA: Turkiye has almost finalised work on imposing a transaction tax on the purchase and sale of stocks and...

Erdogan opens former church to Muslim worshippers

Published 07 May, 2024 07:59am

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Monday reopened a mosque converted from an ancient Orthodox church in Istanbul for Muslim...

Erdogan and Abbas to discuss delivering aid to Gaza, Turkiye source says

Published 04 Mar, 2024 03:15pm

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan is set to discuss Turkiye efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza with...

Turkiye central bank net reserves drop some $6bn last week

Published 23 Jan, 2024 12:32pm

ISTANBUL: The Turkiye Central Bank’s net reserves slid around $6 billion last week to $23.5 billion, four bankers’...

Turkiye central bank ready to take action if needed

Published 15 Jan, 2024 10:14am

ANKARA: Turkiye central bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said at an investor meeting late last week that the bank is...

Turkiye lira hits 30 vs dollar milestone after years-long slide

Published 11 Jan, 2024 02:08pm

ISTANBUL: The Turkiye lira hit a new record low beyond 30 to the dollar on Thursday after losing more than a third...

Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread

Updated 07 Jan, 2024 10:02pm

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/AMMAN: Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading...

Turkiye lira hits record low 29 versus dollar

Published 11 Dec, 2023 01:09pm

ISTANBUL: Turkiye lira touched a new all-time low of 29 to the dollar on Monday and it is down 35% so far this year...

Turkiye central bank total reserves hit record high of $140bn

Published 05 Dec, 2023 12:25pm

ISTANBUL: The Turkiye central bank’s total reserves rose $3.5-3.8 billion last week to a record level exceeding $140...

Turkiye’s central bank total reserves hit record high $136.5bn

Published 28 Nov, 2023 01:08pm

ANKARA: The Turkiye’s central bank total reserves rose $2 billion last week to a record level of $136.5 billion,...

Arab and Muslim leaders demand immediate end to Gaza war

Published 12 Nov, 2023 11:15am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries called on Saturday for an immediate end to military operations in...

Turkey’s inflation to fall to 44% just before Erdogan faces voters

Published 03 May, 2023 10:19am

ISTANBUL: Turkish annual inflation is seen slowing to 44% in April, just before landmark elections in which living...

Turkiye central bank takes fresh measures to support de-dollarisation

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 02:35pm

ISTANBUL: The Turkish central bank took fresh steps on Friday in line with its goals to boost de-dollarisation and...

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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

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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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