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NA passes seven private members’ bills

Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed seven private members’ bills, including the Corporate Social...

Pakistan seeks $26bn investment in 35 UNDP-backed projects

Published 06 Oct, 2026 10:38pm

Country aims to eliminate poverty, protect earth, and bring peace and health to all people by year 2030

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...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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