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Speakers spell out challenges posed by climate change

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar spelled out serious challenges posed by climate change, saying that climate change...

‘Water becomes threat to peace and security in region’

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar said that the entire South Asian region faces the threat of the “Akhand Bharat”...

Mothers, children: Climate change increasingly triggering mental health crisis

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

ISLAMABAD: Climate change is increasingly triggering a mental health crisis among Pakistani mothers and children,...

Time to fully entrench tobacco track and trace system

Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am

The recent debate on discontinuing Paki stan’s Tobacco Track and Trace System (TTS) demands sober reflection, not...

Cut in sales tax on milk in budget: Food security minister proposes Tax Policy Unit of MoF, FBR

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has strongly proposed Tax...

MENAP region: ME conflict may create ‘significant’ economic slowdown: IMF

Updated 02 May, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Dr Mahir Binici, Resident Representative of International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Pakistan, has said that...

Rana Tanveer speaks at SPDI seminar: ‘Competitive, inclusive value chain for pulses critical for ensuring food security’

Updated 13 Mar, 2026 11:45am

ISLAMABAD: A competitive and inclusive value chain for pulses is critical for ensuring food security, and only a 30...

CCP and SDPI sign MoU

Published 23 Jan, 2026 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) have...

SDPI expresses deep sorrow over Dr Shamshad’s death

Published 29 Dec, 2025 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) has expressed profound sorrow over the sudden death of...

UNFPA’s official explains criticality of data-driven development planning

Published 24 Dec, 2025 06:21am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stands at a pivotal moment in its demographic evolution, where it must either capitalise on the...

Experts for recognising digital rights as fundamental HRs

Published 16 Dec, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Speaking at a seminar, experts from the legal community, media, education, law enforcement, and ...

Climate change is a ‘living issue’, says Naveed

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must move beyond rhetoric and urgently strengthen homework, coordination, and institutional...

BR RESEARCH: The circular economy imperative

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 07:20am

Pakistan is running out of space to keep growing the old way. For years, our economy has followed a simple pattern:...

Editorial: Economy: stability alone isn’t enough

Updated 12 Nov, 2025 07:45am

EDITORIAL: While government ministers do not tire of touting Pakistan’s hard-earned economic stability, achieved...

Editorial: Impediments to inclusive growth

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 12:25pm

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) representative to Pakistan Mahor Binici while addressing a ...

IMF official highlights impediments to growth

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: Mahir Binici, the IMF Resident Representative for Pakistan, has said that Pakistan needs to increase its...

Environmental stewardship, water security: Ahsan, Musadik praise Coca-Cola Pakistan’s efforts

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Dr Ahsan Iqbal and Minister for Climate Change Dr Musadik Malik...

Climate finance key to protecting Pakistan’s economy and environment: Aurangzeb

Updated 07 Nov, 2025 09:27am

Says Pakistan has secured $1.3 billion climate financing agreement with IMF

‘Telecom remains backbone of digital infrastructure’

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

ISLAMABAD: “Telecom remains the backbone of digital infrastructure,” said Zaheer Mehdi, Group Chief Corporate...

Lower debt-servicing charges likely to help govt save Rs500bn

Updated 06 Nov, 2025 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expecting to save up to Rs500 billion in the current fiscal year 2025-26 on account of lower...

28th Sustainable Development Conference: Ahsan for unified ‘Global South Compact for Sustainable Development’

Published 05 Nov, 2025 06:25am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal called for a unified...

Accelerated growth a must to raise per capita income: Qaiser

Published 05 Nov, 2025 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh said that value-addition and export-led...

SDPI holds dialogue: Regulatory sandbox to reform power sector subsidy regime proposed

Published 23 Oct, 2025 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: Experts proposed a regulatory sandbox to reform the power sector subsidy regime through solar integration...

‘Suspension of IWT to hike electricity cost’

Published 21 Sep, 2025 04:51am

KARACHI: Dr Khalid Waheed, Research Fellow at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), has cautioned ...

Plan chalked out to check price hike in Pakistan

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 04:06pm

Members of the committee tasked with examining the root causes of inflation in line with their respective Terms of Reference

PepsiCo Pakistan organises ‘Misal-e-Basti’ policy dialogue

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 17 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	37.27 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
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%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.72 ▲ 9.79 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (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%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.61 ▼ -0.98 (-27.3%)
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%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.25 ▼ -16.69 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.81 ▼ -1.2 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 17 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 17 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.54 ▼ -0.78 (-9.38%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	85,782,795 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,049,582 ▼ -0.58
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,330,537 ▲ 2.9
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,918,262 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,198,734 ▼ -0.26
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,536,542 ▼ -1.23
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,404,498 ▼ -0.3
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,314,007 ▼ -0.39
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,439,447 ▼ -0.13
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,367,016 ▲ 0.47

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