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Sadiq for further strengthening parliamentary ties with EU

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said there was a need to further strengthen parliamentary...

WHO council for partnership with public, private sectors launched

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO), along with Pakistan and 20 prominent business leaders, has launched...

Major chunk of PSDP will go to infrastructure projects

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated the largest share — 65 percent, or Rs729.9 billion — of the proposed...

Parliamentary procedures: Speaker underscores critical role of youth participation

Published 22 May, 2026 07:20am

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq emphasised the critical role of youth participation in...

Experts suggest effective control over tax evasion in tobacco sector

Published 05 Apr, 2026 02:32am

LAHORE: Effective control over tax evasion in the tobacco sector can significantly reduce the revenue deficit and...

Women exit BISP: PIDE study finds no evidence of decline in household well-being

Published 19 Mar, 2026 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: A research study conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) found that, contrary...

Country can transition to clean, largely fossil-free power system by 2040: LUMS

Published 13 Mar, 2026 09:09am

LAHORE: A new technical study released by the LUMS Energy Institute (LEI) concludes that Pakistan can transition to...

Energy plans to be assessed through analytical modelling: PD

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: While appreciating and acknowledging the suggestions made by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government regarding...

Federal Budget: Danyal for greater allocation of resources for children

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:09am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Danyal Chaudhry has called for...

Poverty & economic inequality escalate in 7-year span: Ahsan

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s poverty rate has increased under the...

OPINION: Rethinking Pakistan’s smog crisis

Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:32am

Outdoor air pollution is a prominent environmental health problem that affects not only the low and middle income...

Who won at PSX’s Top 25 Companies Awards?

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 12:37pm

Bank Alfalah, Millat Tractors and EFU Life Assurance among recipients of prestigious award

Karachi’s first biogas plant to work from 15th

Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:48am

KARACHI: The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board’s first biogas plant, developed to utilise Karachi’s substantial...

USD14.7m earned through carbon credits: Sindh CM unveils over Rs1trn record development outlay

Published 28 Nov, 2025 06:17am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday presided over a meeting to review the provincial...

Investors want evidence of seriousness from Pakistan before making major commitments: SIFC official

Updated 28 Nov, 2025 01:54pm

ISLAMABAD: Secretary of the Apex Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), Dr Jehanzeb Khan,...

NA panel questions ‘definition’ of public debt

Published 20 Nov, 2025 03:13am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division voiced concerns regarding the...

The poverty reboot: skills, access, and local power

Published 10 Nov, 2025 06:12am

When the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the promise of “Zero Poverty by...

Islamabad reaches out to Poland for GSP+ support

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to safeguard its critical trade benefits with the European Union (EU), Islamabad has reached out...

World Standards Day: Message from Khalid Hussain Magsi, Federal Minister for Science & Technology

Published 14 Oct, 2025 06:12am

On World Standards Day, we celebrate the invisible force that drives quality, innovation, and trust: international...

UNDP, PRMPU hold workshop

Published 25 Sep, 2025 07:58am

LAHORE: With Pakistan facing a widening development financing gap and increasing climate vulnerabilities, mobilising...

Mission-oriented governance

Published 29 Aug, 2025 06:31am

‘The Federalist Papers are published following the Constitutional Convention. …The papers, particularly those...

Polycrisis and South-South cooperation

Published 22 Aug, 2025 06:46am

The world is facing the existential threat of climate change crisis. Since this crisis, along with many others,...

Aurangzeb reviews progress on key social impact initiatives

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to accelerate government’s development agenda, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator...

SBP’s over-cautious and lopsided monetary policy

Updated 01 Aug, 2025 05:10pm

In their August 2024 published article ‘Understanding the international rise and fall of inflation since 2020’ in...

Austerity, current account surplus, & economic resilience

Updated 25 Jul, 2025 08:15am

Recently, the Prime Minister reportedly lauded economic performance with regard to country achieving current account...

Dar urges urgent global financial reforms to save SDGs at UN Forum

Published 22 Jul, 2025 08:05am

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar delivered a strong call for sweeping global financial reforms...

Toyota Pakistan leads mangrove plantation drive

Published 21 Jul, 2025 05:37am

KARACHI: In alignment with the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 and its commitment to the Sustainable Development...

Defeating war mafias

Published 20 Jul, 2025 03:02am

“Every dollar spent on war is a dollar stolen from education, health, and climate resilience,” warned UN...

Meeting SDGs by 2030: progress and challenges

Updated 18 Jul, 2025 08:20am

Around halfway mark since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2023, the United Nations...

Debt crisis and SDGs

Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am

’Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health, and 2.1 billion...

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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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