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Saudi Arabia opens Umrah to all visa holders

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 09:01am

RIYADH: In a major development, Saudi Arabia has announced that all visa holders, including those with personal,...

DGPR PID Karachi felicitated after performing Umrah

Published 18 Jul, 2025 06:21am

KARACHI: DGPR PID Karachi Irum Tanweer was graced with bouquet of flowers by the officers of Press Information...

Umrah or Hajj: Govt seeks CII’s guidance on ‘Mehram requirement’ for female pilgrims

Published 15 Jul, 2025 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: The government has sought Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)’s guidance to decide that whether Mehram...

PM, Field Marshal perform Umrah

Published 07 Jun, 2025 05:17am

JEDDAH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir have performed Umrah along with members of the...

Umrah ‘crisis’ emerges: Saudi curbs hit Pakistanis hard

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:51am

KARACHI: Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis are unable to perform Umrah during the last Ashrah of Ramazan, due to...

PM performs Umrah

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday performed Umrah, along with his high-level...

Maryam leaves for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:47am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has left here for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. President PML-N...

PIA announces reduction in Umrah fares

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

LAHORE: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a reduction in Umrah fares. According to a PIA...

Non-filers allowed to go to KSA for Hajj or Umrah

Updated 30 Jun, 2024 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The amended Finance Bill 2024 has allowed non-filers to go abroad for Hajj or Umrah. The amendments in...

Punjab CM returns home after performing Umrah

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

LAHORE: The caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday returned to Pakistan after performing Umrah. The...

Hajj, Umrah: governor says will bear expenses of people aged 75 years and over

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has announced to bear expanses of Hajj and Umrah for persons above 75...

5PFT announces initiative to make Hajj, Umrah affordable

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

KARACHI: 5th Pillar Family Takaful Limited (5PFTL), a pioneering force in the Takaful sector with a vision to ...

Taking their begging bowls to foreign soil

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

In recent days, as many as 16 alleged beggars trying to travel to Saudi Arabia for begging were arrested at Multan....

Multan airport: FIA intercepts, offloads another ‘beggar gang’

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am

MULTAN: A group of beggars bound to Saudi Arabia under the guise of Umrah pilgrims were intercepted and offloaded on...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to enhance aviation cooperation

Published 21 Aug, 2023 10:23pm

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed an Air Services Agreement to enhance cooperation in the aviation sector and...

Saudi authorities praised for reducing Umrah insurance cost

Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials and pilgrims on Sunday praised the Saudi authorities for their efforts to make Umrah...

Saudi Arabia aims for 70 million tourism visits this year

Published 09 May, 2022 08:18pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia aims to exceed 70 million tourist visits this year after drawing 62 million last year, a tourism...

Umrah pilgrims: KSA cancels 14-day waiting period

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pilgrims wishing to perform Umrah will no longer be required to wait for 14 days to book for the ritual,...

Saudi Arabia cancels 14-day waiting period for Umrah pilgrims

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:53pm

Pilgrims who wish to perform Umrah will no longer be required to wait for 14 days to book for the ritual, according...

Grand Mosque in Makkah drops social distancing

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 01:35pm

MAKKAH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying...

KSA to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month closure

Published 31 Jul, 2021 02:27am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a...

Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closure

Updated 30 Jul, 2021 10:39am

Currently only immunised pilgrims resident in Saudi Arabia are eligible for Umrah permits

Pakistan for inclusion of some Chinese vaccines on list approved by S. Arabia

He said as per arrangement return airfare inclusive of all relevant taxes for economy class from Karachi will be Rs 91,000 and that from other cities would be Rs 96,000.

KSA allows all airlines to bring Umrah and visit visa passengers

Published 06 Nov, 2020 12:38pm

The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation has issued formal orders for permission to all airlines.

Third phase of Umrah pilgrimage begins today

Published 01 Nov, 2020 09:20am

The barricade placed around the Kaaba and the holy Black Stone will remain in its place and visitors will be prevented from touching them

PIA to bolster flights to KSA amid Umrah resumption

Published 28 Oct, 2020 01:09pm

The development comes after Pakistan announced it will accept applications for Umrah from the nationals from November 1 under the new regulations, in wake of the Saudi government's announcement to start Umrah pilgrimage for international pilgrims.

Pakistan to start accepting Umrah applications from Nov 1

Published 27 Oct, 2020 05:00pm

Pakistanis will be able to submit their application for Umrah pilgrimage under the new regulations

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (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%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
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%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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