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Railways to outsource five more trains

Published 17 Jun, 2026 06:56am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) on Tuesday announced the outsourcing of five more trains for Rs10.75 billion as...

PM calls for bringing railways back on track

Published 16 Jan, 2026 05:52am

Highlights need for private sector help

Railways must prioritise freight growth

Published 31 Dec, 2025 06:28am

EDITORIAL: Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi’s recent declaration that Pakistan Railways is on course to achieve Rs100...

Pakistan, UAE discuss cooperation on railway modernisation

Published 03 Oct, 2025 02:04pm

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed opportunities to enhance cooperation in upgrading...

Minister inaugurates new rake for railcar at Pindi station

Published 23 Sep, 2025 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Monday formally inaugurated a new rake for the...

Railways’ land retrieved but what about KCR’s?

Published 09 Sep, 2025 05:43am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Railways’ latest reform push places a welcome emphasis on property recovery, digitisation and...

Finance ministry, Railways, power sector benefiting from SAP platforms: Saquib Ahmad

Published 08 Sep, 2025 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Saquib Ahmad, Country Managing Director, SAP Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Bahrain, and former OICCI...

Safety of passengers and tracks: Abbasi directs Railways to submit report in 10 days

Published 20 Aug, 2025 03:24am

LAHORE: In order to ensure the safety of the passengers and Railways tracks, Federal Minister for Railways Hanif...

Mafias encroach upon 7.7pc of land of railways, NA told

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that Pakistan Railways oversees a land bank of approximately...

Panel on rightsizing reviews matters of railways, maritime affairs ministries

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Rightsizing of the federal government reviewed matters related to rightsizing of...

Minister unveils plan aimed at modernising Railways

Published 30 Jun, 2025 05:58am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi has announced a comprehensive roadmap to modernize...

Karachi handles 99pc of country’s cargo through roads: Call to shift road freight to railways

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

KARACHI: Divisional Superintendent Pakistan Railways Mehmood ur Rehman Lakho has said that Karachi handles 99 ...

Egypt working to integrate railways into Asia-Europe trade

Published 26 May, 2025 05:56am

CAIRO: Egypt is working to integrate the country into a railway network connecting Asia and Europe, but a...

Pakistan Railways slashes train fares by 20% for Eid-ul-Fitr

Published 22 Mar, 2025 09:52pm

The Ministry of Railways has announced a 20% reduction in train fares across the country for Eid-ul-Fitr 2025. While...

PM emphasises commitment to bolster ties with Uzbekistan

Published 14 Mar, 2025 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday emphasised Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening collaboration...

ML-1 project: Chinese experts to visit in Feb-end

Published 05 Feb, 2025 07:59am

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Chinese experts would visit Pakistan in late February and the financial plan of the Main...

PM asks PR to modernise its infrastructure

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed Pakistan Railways to modernise its infrastructure and...

Railways official apprised about issues facing KP traders

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am

PESHAWAR: Chairman Standing Committee of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce on Railways and Dryport, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi...

To prevent repeat of Quetta tragedy: NA panel directs Railways to enhance stations security

Published 05 Dec, 2024 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Wednesday, while expressing serious concerns over inadequate security arrangements...

Two Railways police officers dismissed from service

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:29am

LAHORE: The Inspector General Railways Police has dismissed two officers for being involved in gross negligence of...

‘Railways introduces affordable AC travel, cuts fares’

Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways’ CEO Aamir Ali Baloch Sunday announced exciting plans to enhance the travel ...

Railways signs accord for laying optical fiber cables

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) entered into strategic agreements with two companies, one Chinese and one...

Parliamentary panel informed: Upgradation of PR ML-1 project to be carried out in phases under CPEC

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:14am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Friday, was informed that the upgradation of the Pakistan Railway (PR) ML-1 ...

Railways to expedite anti-encroachment operations across country

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 04:47am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee’s Subcommittee on Railways meeting was held on Thursday to...

Railways adopts high flash point HSD oil

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has committed to using high flash point High-Speed Diesel (HSD) oil, opting for...

Railways reduces fares by 25pc

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) in a bid to facilitate commuters has announced to reduce fares by 25 percent for...

‘Railways in a mess’

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Railways in a mess” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The...

Railways in a mess

Updated 30 May, 2024 06:53am

EDITORIAL: One need only look at the books of Pakistan Railways to understand why it is in such a financial mess. As...

Quetta to Karachi: Railways urged to introduce non-stop train

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

QUETTA: Advisor to the Chief Minister on Environment, Naseem-ur-Rehman in meeting with DS Railways demanded that the...

PSO & Railways inaugurate fuel management system

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

KARACHI: Marking a momentous occasion in the nation’s transportation infrastructure, the country’s leading ...

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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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