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Mly conditionally supports the creation of new provinces?

Published 30 Sep, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: The military would support any political decision to create additional provinces if it improves...

7.6m registrations made under a special fuel relief scheme

Published 30 Sep, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s special fuel relief scheme has crossed a major milestone, with around 7.6...

Devolution process reviewed: Body concerned at federal control of Discos

Published 29 Sep, 2026 04:48am

ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of the Functional Committee on Devolution expressed serious concern over the failure to...

Information, upon request

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:02am

EDITORIAL: When the best-performing provincial government in a national assessment complies with only 59 percent of...

4.79m tokens redeemed: Fuel relief scheme registration reaches 5.9m mark

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

ISLAMABAD: More than 5.9 million citizens have been registered under the Prime Minister’s Fuel Relief Scheme, with...

Federal capital: IHC places restrictions on political protests

Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled that no political party, political leader, provincial government or...

No protester will be allowed to enter Islamabad: Naqvi

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 06:35am

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday warned that, following the Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict,...

PM announces cuts to fuel use, govt spending

Published 18 Sep, 2026 05:15am

Fuel subsidy introduced for low and middle-income groups, providing Rs100 per litre relief for motorcycles, rickshaws, 800cc vehicles

Devolved, only on paper?

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 05:47am

EDITORIAL: It turns out that sixteen years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment transferred major...

Around Rs1.5trn revenue gap: Govt mulls PL replacement with new tax steps

Updated 12 Sep, 2026 05:24pm

Govt examining higher FED, regulatory duties on luxury imports, high-end consumption

Divided below, sovereign above

Updated 12 Sep, 2026 07:54am

The year is 1858. Undivided India is a patchwork of kingdoms, principalities and districts, and on paper power...

New map for old problems?

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s present governance structure has failed to deliver adequately to a population of around...

Key measures to support exports: Ministries, provinces directed to maintain momentum

Published 11 Sep, 2026 08:40am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired an inter-ministerial meeting...

Creation of new provinces: Parliamentary debate to be held in October: Minister

Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry announced that parliamentary debate on...

New provinces: Opposition warns govt against ‘hasty decision’

Published 08 Sep, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Monday warned the government against making any hasty decision on the creation of new...

Sindh PA rejects division of Sindh, creation of new provinces

Published 04 Sep, 2026 05:29am

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution rejecting any move to divide Sindh or...

Creation of new provinces: ‘Any decision without consensus would fail to yield positive results’

Published 03 Sep, 2026 07:01am

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza said on Wednesday that while the...

Pakistan needs cities that grow, not provinces that govern

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

Pakistan’s administrative reform debate begins from the wrong premise. We keep asking how many provinces the country...

IPP calls for creation of new provinces

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

LAHORE: The creation of new provinces cannot be the political agenda of any single political party; rather, it is a...

BOI set to expand BFCs’ network to provincial level

Updated 25 Aug, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI) is set to expand its network of Business Facilitation Centres (BFCs) to the...

Budgetary outcomes of provincial govts

Published 25 Aug, 2026 04:54am

The four Provincial governments of Pakistan combined account for a sizeable part of the consolidated public...

New provinces, old governance?

Updated 19 Aug, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan’s debate over new provinces is ultimately a debate about governance, representation, and the distribution...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There must be no new provinces?

Updated 19 Aug, 2026 05:41am

“Can you define politics?” “Depends on where you are.” “Perhaps in years past but at present it depends on the...

Division of Sindh: No new province possible, says Saeed

Published 18 Aug, 2026 05:07am

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Social Security Saeed Ghani on Monday once again...

Fiscal deficit falls to 22-year low in FY26

Updated 14 Aug, 2026 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fiscal deficit fell to a 22-year low of 2.6 percent of GDP in fiscal year 2025-26, supported...

Governance structure in Pakistan—II

Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:00am

Status in other countries Before moving further, it would be advantageous to see the administrative units in various...

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...

Governance structure in Pakistan—I

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:34am

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has stated at the Pakistan Economic Summit held on 29-30 July in Islamabad...

Fiscal federalism in Pakistan

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 05:47am

The World Bank has recently published a report on Strengthening Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan. This report has come...

New provinces talks after Imran’s release: Raja

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:16am

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja on Thursday said that discussions...

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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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