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PM orders PIMS overhaul in 3 months

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered authorities to overhaul the Pakistan Institute of...

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...

Obesity emerges as major health challenge

Published 07 Sep, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: With estimated around 38 million Pakistanis are currently living with obesity, health professionals have...

Govt approves prices for 52 advanced life-saving drugs

Updated 25 Aug, 2026 05:34am

The Pakistan government has approved prices for 52 new essential medicines including those used to treat diseases...

More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DRC

Published 23 Aug, 2026 02:33am

KINSHASA: More than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) late...

Number of children with HIV increases, seminar told

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

KARACHI: The Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation...

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...

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...

WHO council for partnership with public, private sectors launched

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO), along with Pakistan and 20 prominent business leaders, has launched...

Pakistan offers strong Investment opportunities in Pharmaceutical sector: Kamal

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for national health services, regulations and coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal on...

Pakistan, ILO, WHO to support 20,000 health workers

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, in collaboration with international donor agencies, has launched an initiative to support...

Turning up the heat: a simple line of defence for a resilient future

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

KARACHI: Every summer, headlines focus on temperatures. Record-breaking heat. Heatwave alerts. Urban temperatures...

Cardiologists urge people to monitor blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels regularly

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Cardiologists have stressed on the importance of regularly monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels -...

HIV: Time to act

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised at the recent community dialogue in Karachi over the growing number of HIV infections...

19 Punjab districts free of polio virus: CM praises health dept, international partners

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday lauded the health department, international partners...

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...

Family medicine: PMDC makes mandatory to establish separate depts

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: In line with the World Health Organization (WHO) frameworks on family medicine, Pakistan Medical and...

Arithmetic of neglect

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan is a country of contradictions. It possesses nuclear weapons but cannot guarantee a child a functioning...

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...

International Blood Donor Day marked: CM urges youth to donate blood

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday urged the public, particularly young people, to actively...

Electronic cigarettes: FED on e-liquid raised to Rs16,500

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:07am

ISLAMABAD: Under the Finance Bill 2026-27, the federal government has increased Federal Excise Duty on e-liquid for...

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...

Tobacco consumption declines: survey

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:23am

ISLAMABAD: Overall tobacco consumption in Pakistan has recorded a decline of 15.7 percent between 2014 and 2024,...

Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response catching up: WHO

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a “big head-start”, the World Health Organization chief...

Tobacco taxation regime: FED collection in FY2025-26 triggers fresh debate: WHO policy

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recently released policy brief reviewing that Federal Excise Duty...

Why Pakistan needs enforcement before another cigarette tax hike

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Every year before the federal budget, Pakistan hears the same prescription from tobacco-control campaigners: raise...

First Pakistani pharma company recognized by PIC/S for injections, eye drops

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 07:08pm

KARACHI: In a historical development, a Pakistan-based pharmaceutical company has secured the prestigious PIC/S...

Deregulation of non-essential medicines leads to 34pc increase in pharma exports

Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am

KARACHI: Deregulation of non-essential medicines in 2024 has led to a 34 percent increase in pharmaceutical exports,...

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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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