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US to impose $100,000 fee per year for H-1B visas, in blow to tech

Published 20 Sep, 2025 11:22am

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON: The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year...

Pakistan-Bahrain relationship highlighted: President urges adoption of modern visa mechanisms

Published 11 Sep, 2025 08:12am

ISLAMABAD: Underscoring the importance of Pakistan–Bahrain relations, President Asif Ali Zardari urged the ...

Trump admin moves to tighten duration of visas for students

Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:50am

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration aims to tighten the duration of visas for students, cultural exchange visitors...

Pakistan, UAE discuss visa issues facing Pakistanis

Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am

ABU DHABI: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the United Arab Emirates and met with UAE’s Deputy Prime...

FPCCI sounds the alarm: Major decline in workers’ remittances expected

Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:36am

KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI) sounded the alarm, saying there is a fear...

Twin cities: ‘All Afghans except those holding valid visas must leave by 28th’

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that ...

Beggar mafias

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

EDITORIAL: It has been going on for quite some time. As part of an organised activity men and women using pilgrim...

EU team concerned over fraudulent entries on Google Maps

Published 28 Dec, 2024 06:52am

ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) delegation in Islamabad has expressed serious concern over the presence of...

Senate panel discusses ‘unofficial visa restriction’ issue

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:24am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development focused on thorough...

84 visas issued to Indian Yatrees

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued 84 visas to a group of Indian Yatrees (pilgrims) for their visit to the sacred Shri...

FIA arrests six passengers with fake European visas

Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Unit conducted a successful operation at Islamabad...

No visa-free entry for Indians, Afghans, Cabinet told

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has informed the Cabinet that Indian and Afghan nationals are not included in...

PM announces series of significant visa reforms

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 10:01am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Sunday, announced a series of significant visa reforms that will allow...

Investment visas

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

EDITORIAL: SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) is in the news again, like it’s often been over the last...

South Korea boosts visas for skilled workers amid labour shortages

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

SEOUL: South Korea aims to issue a record number of visas for foreign skilled workers this year, as the justice...

CPEC, non-CPEC projects: Punjab govt claims ‘365 Chinese are working on expired visas’

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Punjab reportedly stunned high level officials by claiming that 365 Chinese Nationals...

China restarts issuing visas to Japanese citizens

Published 30 Jan, 2023 06:54am

TOKYO: The Chinese embassy in Tokyo announced Sunday that it would resume issuing visas to Japanese citizens. The...

Covid-19: China suspends issuing visas in Japan, S Korea

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:59am

BEIJING: China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, after announcing it would...

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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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