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Country records significant decline in polio cases

Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:55am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a significant decline in polio cases, from 74 in 2024 and 31 in 2025 to four in...

Beyond the breastfeeding campaign

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

The figures on breastfeeding in Pakistan shared at a recent media awareness and sensitisation workshop organised by...

Sindh health minister advocates sustainable expansion of EPHS

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, has called for scaling up the Essential Package of Health...

Governor urges youth to harness technology for Pakistan’s progress

Published 13 Sep, 2026 02:36am

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi on Saturday urged young people to make full use of modern...

Aurangzeb meets Gates Foundation delegation

Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met a high-level Gates Foundation...

UNICEF praises Punjab govt’s child protection initiatives

Published 10 Sep, 2026 08:26am

LAHORE: Punjab is the first province to approve a comprehensive Child Protection Policy for safeguarding the rights...

Protecting children online

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 06:35am

EDITORIAL: The findings of UNICEF report on the scale of online sexual exploitation and abuse of children should...

At least 1.5m child surfers faced abuse in a single year: UNICEF

Published 05 Sep, 2026 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: At least 1.5 million internet-using Pakistani children aged 12-17 years, or 6.25 percent, have faced...

SDPI, UNICEF organise discussion on future financing

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: With provincial fiscal space tightening and demand for essential services rising, government...

USD1.2m contributed to strengthen maternal and newborn health

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

LAHORE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and UNICEF announced USD1.2 million contribution to...

‘Black smoke’ chokes maternity ward as PIMS fire kills 14 infants

Published 28 Aug, 2026 05:28am

ISLAMABAD: A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday killing 14 infants, Pakistan...

LDA approves Rs88.6bn budget for 2026-27

Published 20 Aug, 2026 04:19am

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA)’s governing body approved a budget of Rs 88.613 billion for LDA and...

Bottle-feeding trend on the rise: ‘Only 20pc of newborns are breastfed within the first hour of life’

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

KARACHI: Hardly 20 percent of newborns in Pakistan are breastfed within their first hour of life, while inadequate...

Ahsan calls for betterment in child nutrition, maternal health

Published 13 Aug, 2026 02:16am

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

Bharath stresses need for a national health emergency response system

Published 12 Aug, 2026 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, on Tuesday,...

BISP organises World Breastfeeding Week

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: BISP, with the support of UNICEF, WHO, WFP and MNHSRC organised the World Breastfeeding Week 2026 launch...

AI arriving in Pakistan as mirror

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:30am

Pakistan’s relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) is usually framed as a question of adoption: how fast can...

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health: Balochistan govt signs MoU with National AI Hub at LUMS

Published 08 Aug, 2026 08:02am

LAHORE: The Balochistan government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National AI Hub for Maternal,...

Experts warn of health impacts of sub-optimal breastfeeding

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:21am

LAHORE: While only 45pc of newborns in Pakistan were put to breast milk within the first hour of life, experts...

EU-funded BES-II: Over 760,000 children access quality education

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: Over 760,000 children in Balochistan accessed quality education through expanded learning opportunities...

WHO pre-validates KP: Pakistan moves closer to eliminating neonatal tetanus

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has moved closer to eliminating neonatal tetanus, as the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

‘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...

Water collection globally: Women, girls spend 250m hours every day

Published 17 Jun, 2026 06:48am

ISLAMABAD: Women and girls spend 250 million hours every day on water collection globally, over three times more...

‘PurAzm Pakistan’ launched to expand economic opportunities for youth

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:49am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday launched PurAzm Pakistan, a national platform designed to expand access to...

Middle East war hammering aid supply chains: UN

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

GENEVA: Even if the Middle East war stopped immediately, disrupted global humanitarian supply lines would not...

Iran war disruption threatening delivery of lifesaving supplies for children, UN says

Published 02 Jun, 2026 05:41pm

Nearly 100 days after the outbreak of the Iran war, heightened insecurity around key Gulf shipping routes has driven up fuel prices and insurance premiums

Eleven children killed, injured every 24 hours in Lebanon, UN says

Published 29 May, 2026 05:47pm

77 children have been killed or injured in the last seven days, UNICEF says

Measles outbreak kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh

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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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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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