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World - 2026-07-17

World

UN chief condemns attacks on civilian sites in Iran-US war

The Secretary General remains deeply concerned by the continuing military escalation between Iran and the United States of America

Published 17 Jul, 2026 11:23pm

South Asia

India joins select group of nations operating hydrogen-powered trains

They produce only heat and water vapour as by-products, a cleaner alternative to traditional diesel locomotives

Published 17 Jul, 2026 07:25pm

Stocks

Dubai index hits five-week low on U.S.-Iran escalation

Dubai’s main index dropped 1.4% to a five-week low

Published 17 Jul, 2026 07:19pm

Middle East

US, Iran each attack infrastructure in risky escalation

US strikes bridges, airport in Iran; Tehran responds by hitting power, desalination plant in Kuwait

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:52pm

South Asia

India derivatives turnover slides in July as funding curb, higher taxes bite

Average daily futures and options turnover fell 27.1% to 1.7 trillion Indian rupees ($17.65 billion)

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:38pm

Middle East

Pakistan, Kuwait discuss expanded defence pact: report

Talks remain at early stage

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:33pm

World

Andy Burnham elected new Labour leader, now set to be UK PM

Promises to spread power away from Westminster

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:28pm

South Asia

India to launch headline services output index within months, statistics secretary says

'We are hoping that within the next few months we should be able to bring out a headline number also, with or without additional sectors,' Saurabh says

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:15pm

Asia

New Zealand confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in native bird

New Zealand reported its first confirmed detection on Wednesday, in a brown skua found near Wellington

Published 17 Jul, 2026 11:33am

Middle East

Iran's IRGC say they targeted US command centre in Syria, state media reports

IRGC said on Friday they had attacked a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria

Published 17 Jul, 2026 11:31am

Middle East

Qatar says Iranian missile attack thwarted, child injured

Several explosion-like sounds were heard in the capital Doha as a government security alert was sent to mobile phones

Published 17 Jul, 2026 11:19am

Asia

North Korea calls Seoul a 'puppet' for its role in US maritime exercise

The exercise is billed as the world’s largest international maritime exercise and is held every two years

Published 17 Jul, 2026 10:52am

Middle East

Iran launches fresh attacks after sixth day of US strikes

Tehran resumed its blockade of the strait and Washington again blockaded Iranian ports from Wednesday

Published 17 Jul, 2026 10:45am

Asia

China's Xi promotes China's commitment to AI access in speech at Shanghai conference

Xi also spoke of China's role in ensuring equity of access to AI capacity building for ‌developing ⁠countries in order to prevent the creation of 'new historical injustices' in AI

Published 17 Jul, 2026 08:17am

USA

US military says it completed latest strikes on Iran, marking 6th consecutive night of attacks

Trump this week reiterated threats to hit Iranian energy targets while also threatening to target bridges next week

Published 17 Jul, 2026 08:14am

World

Houthis threaten attacks on Saudi oil facilities

SANAA: Yemen’s Houthis warned on Thursday they will target Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities and other infrastructure if...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Middle East

US strikes in Iran hit airport, bridges and railway station

Casualties from attacks in southern Iran

Updated 17 Jul, 2026 10:46am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 30	278.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 30	277.81
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	160.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 30	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 30	7,437.63
Nasdaq / Jul 30	25,122.18
Dow Jones / Jul 30	52,208.06
India Sensex / Jul 31	77,976.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,572.25
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,812.60
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,970.86
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,860.54
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,567.09

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 30	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 30	366,457
Petrol/Litre / Jul 31	335.06
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	81.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,081.14
Diesel/Litre / Jul 31	390.62
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.07

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	5.97 ▲ 0.55 (10.15%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
East West Ins. / Jul 31 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	49.99 ▲ 4.52 (9.94%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	181.01 ▼ -18.99 (-9.5%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	40.20 ▼ -3.8 (-8.64%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	151.50 ▼ -12.78 (-7.78%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 31 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	211 ▼ -16.17 (-7.12%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.15 ▼ -1.71 (-6.61%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jul 31 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.77 (-6.49%)
JS Investments / Jul 31 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	43.21 ▼ -2.62 (-5.72%)
Apna Microfin. / Jul 31 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	22.12 ▼ -1.3 (-5.55%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	26.50 ▼ -1.54 (-5.49%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	145,929,447 ▲ 0.07
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,634,161 ▼ -2.27
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	47,208,098 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,313,030 ▼ -0.03
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,620,111 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,359,854 ▲ 0.01
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	15,302,174 ▲ 0.16
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	14,088,674 ▲ 0.53
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,508,620 ▲ 2.17
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	11,786,017 ▲ 0.55

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