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United Nations Development Programme

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Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:41am

ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said that around 3.3 million jobs may have been affected by...

Vulnerable communities: Japan to provide UNDP with USD400,000 for Punjab

Published 21 Apr, 2026 05:10am

ISLAMABAD: Japan will provide the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with USD400,000 for strengthening...

Punjab formulating ‘first’ energy policy

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: The Punjab government is working on formulating the province’s first comprehensive energy policy along with...

UNDP presents project to govt: Idea floated for scalable ‘behind-the-meter’ storage market

Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has presented a project to the Government of Pakistan...

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Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am

CAIRO/GAZA: The United Nations Development Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that...

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 ...

Ex-Fata areas merged with KP: JICA gives USD3.5m for improving governance, public services

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:45am

ISLAMABAD: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided USD 3.5 million to strengthen local...

Trump signals possible sanctions relief for Syria

Published 12 May, 2025 11:23pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering offering sanctions relief to Syria as it seeks...

UN says ‘significant’ deaths in strike on one of its Gaza compounds

Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:47pm

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The United Nations said several people have been killed and wounded in strikes on a UN facility...

Donor conference seeks to rally quake aid for Turkiye, Syria

Published 20 Mar, 2023 11:40am

BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday will host a conference in Brussels aimed at ramping up funds from international donors to...

Pakistan among countries urgently need debt relief: UN

Updated 11 Oct, 2022 10:29am

GENEVA: Cascading global crises have left 54 countries -- home to more than half of the world's poorest people -- in...

Afghan quake relief focus shifts to long term

Published 27 Jun, 2022 04:11pm

Most pressing need is for cash to enable those affected to buy basic materials to rebuild their lives, says deputy president of the Afghan Red Crescent Society

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

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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