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SU, UNFPA launch academic initiative to combat gender-based violence

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

HYDERABAD: In a landmark step towards strengthening gender-responsive education and safeguarding mechanisms in...

‘Understanding of budget documents essential for legislation’

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

LAHORE: Effective oversight of public resources is a guarantee of a strong democracy while a proper understanding of...

UNFPA commends Pakistan for removing taxes on contraceptives

Published 17 Jun, 2026 06:53am

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Luay Shabaneh, Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to Pakistan, has welcomed...

Kamal highlights importance of population control

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal said that family planning is the gateway to...

Population-resource balance key to sustainable development: Sindh PA members

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

KARACHI: Government and opposition members of the Sindh Assembly stressed in a key policy meeting ahead of the...

Chairman PMYP unveils tailored YDI to supercharge youth policy

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

ISLAMABAD: In a pivotal conclave at the Prime Minister’s Office, Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP)...

CJP tells UN officials: Credible justice system key to achieving sustainable development, democracy

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 08:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi emphasised that a strong and credible justice system is ...

EDITORIAL: Confronting the population challenge

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 02:58pm

EDITORIAL: The statement by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) comes at a critical moment for Pakistan as...

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...

Women, child protection: Sindh CM meets Punjab legislators; discusses laws

Updated 05 Nov, 2025 07:55am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, during a meeting with a delegation of Punjab parliamentarians...

World Population Day: Message from Dr Natalia kanem, UNFPA executive director

Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am

Create choices, not barriers, for young people to thrive. Our human population is the subject of growing interest -...

UN team applauds community initiatives at Thar Block II

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 06:43am

KARACHI: A high-level United Nations delegation, comprising James Roberts Okoth, Senior Programme Manager, FAO and...

NHPP 2025-34: Minister shares key priorities with stakeholders

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:10am

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad has shared key...

PM spells out ways to achieve women’s emancipation

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 04:54pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirming his commitment to gender equality said women’s...

Sindh CM, UNFPA delegation discuss NFC formula

Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in his meeting with a delegation from the United Nations Fund for...

Climate change and pandemics: Minister calls for facilitating cross-border data sharing

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has called for facilitating cross-border data...

Key aspects of OSPCs implementation plan discussed

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

KARACHI: A meeting was held by the Multi-Sectoral Coordination Committee Technical Working Group-IV on...

Sindh govt to address population growth thru UNFPA support: CM

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:37am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, in a follow-up meeting with the UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and...

Correcting data constraints linked to improved policy direction

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 10:45am

ISLAMABAD: Chief Statistician Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Dr Naeem Uz Zafar on Saturday said there was an...

Refresher course on CLMIS for population welfare officers held

Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:22am

LAHORE: A refresher course on Centralized Laboratory Management Information System (CLMIS) for capacity-building...

Population welfare: UNFPA, Punjab govt agree to collaborate

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

LAHORE: A delegation from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the World Bank, and the United Nations...

‘International Day to End Fistula’ observed

Published 24 May, 2024 07:09am

LAHORE: The world is observing the International Day to End Fistula on May 23, when millions of women are compelled...

‘Anti-Rape Crises Centre’ in PIMS opened

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Jane Marriot together with Chairperson for the Special Committee on Anti-Rape...

UNFPA, STEP, Australian HC celebrates IDPD

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Special Talent Exchange Programme (STEP) in joint ...

PIDE, UNFPA reveal women’s underappreciated, unacknowledged role in economy

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

ISLAMABAD: Joint research studies carried out by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the UN...

Data requirements: PBS workshop to ‘ensure more comprehensive understanding’

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

KARACHI: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday held 2nd workshop of a series, in collaboration with the...

UN agencies call for ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout Gaza

Published 21 Oct, 2023 11:06pm

U.N. agencies called on Saturday for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza after 20 ...

Experts for ‘swift actions’ to deal with burgeoning population challenge

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

ISLAMABAD: Expressing serious concerns over rapidly growing population of the country, the speakers at an event on...

Second National Media Fellowship officially launched

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

KARACHI: The official launch of the second National Media Fellowship (NMF), an innovative step aimed at addressing...

CJP highlights the enormity of population growth challenge

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial emphasized the need for a comprehensive strategy to...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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