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اردو

Oct 13, 2026 اردو

Print Edition BR Markets Dollar to PKR

Daily Petrol Prices Intl Oil Prices Iran-US war Gold Rates Podcasts PSX Notices

Topic

Tabish Hashmi

What’s up with McDonald’s latest ad campaign in Pakistan?

Published 13 Oct, 2026 08:39pm

If consumers increasingly associate an international brand with a political controversy, reminding them that its local operations support Pakistani farmers and workers offers an alternative way to think about the business.

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 12	277.17 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 12	276.97 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 13	158.34 ▼ -0.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 13	0.83 ▼ -0.001
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 13	1.32 ▲ 0.001
Euro to USD / Oct 13	1.12 ▲ 0.0014
SOFR % / Oct 8	3.87 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 12	7,807.24
Nasdaq / Oct 12	27,245.90
Dow Jones / Oct 12	51,850.55
India Sensex / Oct 13	72,387.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 13	67,292.39
Hang Seng / Oct 13	24,073.62
FTSE 100 / Oct 13	10,733.43
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 13	25,424.71
France CAC40 / Oct 13	7,868.99

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 13	395.37
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 13	92.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 13	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 13	377,945
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 13	4,177.96
Diesel/Litre / Oct 13	396.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 13	80.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / Oct 13 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	5.68 ▲ 0.7 (14.06%)
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 13 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8.68 ▲ 1 (13.02%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	8.96 ▲ 0.98 (12.28%)
Kohinoor Mills / Oct 13 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	9.63 ▲ 1 (11.59%)
Khalid Siraj / Oct 13 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
EMCO Industries / Oct 13 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	50.89 ▲ 4.63 (10.01%)
Pak.Int.Cont.. / Oct 13 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	48.04 ▲ 4.37 (10.01%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	56.64 ▲ 5.15 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 13 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	51.82 ▲ 4.71 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 13 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	1.03 ▼ -0.16 (-13.45%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72.63 ▼ -8.07 (-10%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 13 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	23.24 ▼ -2.58 (-9.99%)
Janana De Malucho / Oct 13 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	123.50 ▼ -13.69 (-9.98%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Oct 13 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	22.69 ▼ -2.51 (-9.96%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 13 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	37.43 ▼ -4.01 (-9.68%)
P.T.C.L. / Oct 13 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	51.99 ▼ -5.19 (-9.08%)
ARM Green Industries / Oct 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	51.19 ▼ -4.66 (-8.34%)
Stylers International / Oct 13 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	44.38 ▼ -3.42 (-7.15%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Oct 13 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	110.31 ▼ -8.21 (-6.93%)

Stock	Volume
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 13 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	32,283,936 ▼ -0.16
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 13 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	21,848,428 ▼ -0.3
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	19,528,177 ▼ -0.01
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 13 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	14,917,614 ▲ 0.16
Cres.Star Ins. / Oct 13 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	14,578,968 ▲ 0.7
P.T.C.L. / Oct 13 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	13,423,693 ▼ -5.19
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Oct 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	13,135,144 ▲ 0.33
S.G.Power / Oct 13 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	12,966,145 ▲ 1.24
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	12,046,638 ▼ -0.01
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 13 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	10,188,784 ▲ 1