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SBCA launches awareness drive

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

KARACHI: In view of the upcoming monsoon season, the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has intensified its...

Ban on approving land use changes lifted: FCC recalls SC orders regarding demolition of some commercial buildings in Karachi

Published 10 Jul, 2026 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has recalled the Supreme Court’s orders directing the demolition...

Immediate evacuation of dilapidated buildings ordered

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

KARACHI: In a decisive move to avert potential loss of life, the Karachi administration has ordered immediate...

Karachi: Kunda culture, collusion and collapse of urban order

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

Karachi’s residential neighborhoods are no longer merely under pressure—they are under siege. What is unfolding...

Sindh govt outlines steps to deal with challenge of dilapidated buildings

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

KARACHI: A high-level meeting on dangerous and dilapidated buildings was held at the Commissioner Office under the...

Residents urged to vacate unsafe buildings

Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am

Karachi: In view of the forecast of possible rains, Provincial Minister for Local Government, Housing & Town...

KDA: Payment of salaries, pension top priority: Nasir Shah

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:05am

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah chaired the 1199th...

Delay in execution of projects: SBCA announces crackdown against builders

Published 06 Mar, 2026 08:29am

KARACHI: In a major move to protect allottees and restore confidence in the construction sector, the Sindh Building...

SBCA transformation: Reform & enforcement framework unveiled

Published 22 Feb, 2026 02:31am

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, on Saturday, announced a comprehensive reform...

Housing sector: Expert for efficient execution of fire safety reforms

Updated 04 Feb, 2026 08:04am

KARACHI: Saad Abdul Wahab, fire and life safety expert and CEO of Grow Safe (Private) Limited, has emphasized on a...

Gul Plaza fire is one of the worst tragedies in the history of Karachi: JI

Published 22 Jan, 2026 04:57am

KARACHI: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi, Monem Zafar has said that the Gul Plaza incident is one of the worst...

Meeting reviews performance of anti-corruption dept

Published 11 Jan, 2026 03:26am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to take strict action against corruption complaints received against...

SBCA declares 715 buildings structurally unsafe

Published 19 Dec, 2025 06:07am

KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority’s technical committee on dangerous buildings has released a list of...

Operations against dangerous buildings, illegal constructions continue

Published 10 Dec, 2025 03:28am

KARACHI: On the special instructions of Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, aggressive...

Single Window Facility in Hyderabad: SBCA officially issues first challan

Published 28 Nov, 2025 06:17am

KARACHI: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has officially issued the first challan through its newly launched...

Over 100 projects approved by SBCA

Published 28 Nov, 2025 06:17am

KARACHI: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) on Thursday granted approvals and permissions for more than 100...

Dangerous buildings: SBCA directed to complete survey

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi, Syed Hassan Naqvi, has directed the Sindh Buildings Control Authority (SBCA) to...

SBCA issues notices to marriage halls

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

KARACHI: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) Director General Muzammil Halipoto has issued important...

Increasing illegal constructions: Investigation against responsible SBCA officials directed

Published 22 Nov, 2025 07:25am

KARACHI: On the instructions of Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Director General of...

SBCA operation against dangerous, illegal buildings continues

Published 08 Nov, 2025 05:59am

KARACHI: Sindh Building Control Authority continues its operation against dangerous and illegal buildings in the ...

Pakistan Green Buildings initiative: Experts recommend very coordinated, long-term efforts

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

KARACHI: For transforming “Pakistan Green Buildings” initiative into a reality and making it a big national...

Dangerous buildings, illegal constructions: SBCA launches ‘decisive’ operation

Updated 03 Oct, 2025 08:01am

KARACHI: On the directives of Provincial Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Director General Sindh...

Karachi’s urban landscape collapsing institutionally

Published 17 Jul, 2025 03:32am

EDITORIAL: For all the death and despair it caused, the Lyari building collapse may finally have shaken the system...

Sindh govt’s swift response to the Lyari tragedy

Updated 12 Jul, 2025 07:41am

The collapse of Fotan Mansion in Lyari, Karachi, on July 4, 2025, was a heartbreaking tragedy that claimed 27 lives...

Unsafe buildings

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 07:08am

EDITORIAL: The tragic collapse of a residential building in Lyari, which has claimed at least 27 lives, has once...

Story without an end

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:52am

There is a dark story in Pakistan that is narrated in a random, sporadic, and heartbreaking manner. It is a story...

The Karachi building collapse

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:46am

Though the Sindh government has placed the head of Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) under suspension ...

SBCA DG suspended after Lyari building collapse

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:12am

KARACHI: Sindh government has suspended the Director General of Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) following ...

SBCA chief removed after Lyari building collapse triggers public outcry

Updated 07 Jul, 2025 10:29pm

In the aftermath of a deadly building collapse in Lyari that left at least 27 people dead, the Sindh government has...

Karachi building collapse: death toll climbs to 19

Published 06 Jul, 2025 02:42am

KARACHI: The death toll from the collapse of a five-storey residential building in Karachi’s Lyari Baghdadi area...

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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 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	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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