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Merz under pressure as two more German states go to the polls

Published 20 Sep, 2026 10:53am

The ⁠poll put the SPD on 37%, the AfD on 36%, the far-left Left Party on 9% and the environmental Greens on 5%

Germany may withhold info from AfD-led state govts

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Sunday that the federal government is considering withholding...

Romanian govt collapses after no-confidence vote

Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am

BUCHAREST: Romanian lawmakers toppled Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s pro-EU government in a no-confidence vote on...

Merz fails to be elected chancellor by German parliament

Published 06 May, 2025 01:25pm

BERLIN: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become...

Scholz named party’s top candidate for German elections

Published 26 Nov, 2024 07:06am

BERLIN: Germany’s Olaf Scholz was Monday officially named to lead his Social Democrats into February elections, ...

Germany’s conservatives on track to win key state vote

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

BERLIN: Germany’s conservative CDU party was on track to win a regional election in North Rhine-Westphalia on...

German Chancellor Scholz’s SPD party faces test in key state vote

Published 15 May, 2022 11:10pm

BERLIN: Germans went to the polls in Germany’s most populous state on Sunday in a vote that poses an early test for...

Germany’s conservatives on track to win vote in northern state

Published 08 May, 2022 10:33am

BERLIN: Germany’s conservatives look set to come first in a regional election in the northern state of...

Germany’s Social Democrats elect two new leaders

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

BERLIN: Germany’s governing Social Democrats on Saturday elected a centrist and a left-wing figurehead as its two...

Olaf Scholz: Germany's staid but steady next chancellor

Published 08 Dec, 2021 10:48am

BERLIN: Often described as austere and even robotic, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz nonetheless managed to inspire...

As Merkel bows out, Europe seeks new leader

Published 01 Dec, 2021 10:21am

BERLIN: Angela Merkel's departure from the political stage after 16 years as chancellor has not only ushered in a ...

Merkel looks on as Germany's newly elected parliament convenes

Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:50am

BERLIN: Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel watched from a visitors' gallery on Tuesday as a new, more...

Merkel urges compromise at start of tough coalition talks

Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am

BERLIN: Outgoing German chancellor Angela Merkel made an implicit call on politicians to overcome their differences...

SPD-led German coalition doable by year end, party co-leader says

Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:16am

BERLIN: A three-way German government led by the Social Democrats (SPD) should be ready to take office by the end of...

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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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

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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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