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World - 2026-10-05

South Asia

Swiss president visits India to boost trade ties

India and Switzerland solidified a major trade deal, boosting Indian exports and attracting significant Swiss investment

Published 05 Oct, 2026 09:06pm

Middle East

East-West oil pipeline pumping halted after new attack: Saudi energy sector source

Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline halted again by an attack on a pumping station, raising concerns about the kingdom's energy security

Published 05 Oct, 2026 07:33pm

Europe

US and German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on light and brain

Nobel laureates developed optogenetics, a technique that uses light to precisely switch individual nerve cells on or off, revealing brain function

Published 05 Oct, 2026 07:15pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses edge up on energy relief, fading Fed hike odds

Dubai’s main share index added 0.1%

Published 05 Oct, 2026 07:06pm

Europe

US removes bombers from UK base at centre of suspected Iranian plot

US B-1 bombers have been removed from a key UK air base following the arrest of five men suspected of terror plot, straining US-UK relations

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:25pm

Middle East

Yemeni government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Yemeni government forces are battling Houthi to regain control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital global shipping lane

Published 05 Oct, 2026 04:55pm

Middle East

Fitch says Saudi Arabia's 2027 pre-budget statement flags Iran war fiscal pressures

Saudi Arabia projected a fiscal deficit of 4.9% of GDP in 2026

Published 05 Oct, 2026 04:38pm

Middle East

Co-pilot planned flydubai attack before hired by airline, two Israeli officials say

UAE authorities and flydubai have not publicly disclosed the co-pilot’s identity

Published 05 Oct, 2026 12:30pm

USA

US Coast Guard suspends search for people on crashed medical aircraft

The Coast Guard said that after it found debris late on Saturday from a Gulfstream jet traveling to Boston from Bermuda

Published 05 Oct, 2026 11:47am

South Asia

India, US have reached a plateau in trade talks, Indian finance minister says

Giving or taking more beyond that plateau would be 'very, very difficult' for both countries, Sitharaman said at an event in New Delhi

Published 05 Oct, 2026 10:44am

Europe

Russian air strikes targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region, governor says

Russian air strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-biggest city, killed one person and injured six others, Mayor Ihor Terekhov

Published 05 Oct, 2026 10:39am

USA

US military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing four

US strikes on such vessels in ‌the ⁠Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed more than 220 people

Published 05 Oct, 2026 08:14am

Europe

UK Green party adopts ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

LONDON: The UK’s left-wing Green party voted Sunday to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual conference,...

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:09am

World

Iranian minister quits, replaced by oil executive

TEHRAN: Iran’s oil minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and been replaced by the country’s top oil executive, the...

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:09am

World

Houthis say they hit Saudi sites with missiles, drones

ADEN: The leader of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against...

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 06:47am

World

Russia says it hit Kyiv bridge, two vessels in Black Sea

MOSCOW: Russia hit on Sunday the Northern bridge over the Dnipro river in Kyiv, targeting a route used to transport...

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:09am

Middle East

Iran tells US there is no military solution to ME war

TEHRAN: Iran’s top diplomat insisted on Sunday that there would be no military solution to the United States’ war...

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:09am

South Asia

Protests intensify in India over demands for election chief to quit

NEW DELHI: Thousands of youth protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai on Sunday to demand...

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:09am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.06 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	157.56 ▼ -0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.82 ▼ -0.0018
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.34 ▲ 0.0004
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.12 ▲ 0.001
SOFR % / Oct 20	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 22	73,651.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	63,133.40
Hang Seng / Oct 22	22,903.08
FTSE 100 / Oct 22	10,682.55
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 22	25,335.99
France CAC40 / Oct 22	7,814.18
S&P 500 / Oct 21	7,757.17
Nasdaq / Oct 21	26,702.86
Dow Jones / Oct 21	52,856.09

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	379.31
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	98.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,380
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	4,087.86
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	390.11
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 22	81.36
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 22 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	17.67 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
Kohinoor Energy / Oct 22 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	15.83 ▲ 1.44 (10.01%)
Nishat (Chun.) / Oct 22 Nishat Chunian Limited(NCL)	41.86 ▲ 3.81 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Oct 22 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	46.48 ▲ 4.23 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	311.21 ▲ 28.29 (10%)
Crescent Textile / Oct 22 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	67.97 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 22 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	23.86 ▲ 2.17 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 22 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,728.17 ▲ 157.11 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	116.95 ▲ 10.63 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 22 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	66.45 ▲ 6.04 (10%)

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / Oct 22 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	32.82 ▼ -3.65 (-10.01%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 22 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	67.59 ▼ -7.51 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 22 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	407.11 ▼ -45.23 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 22 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	65.83 ▼ -7.31 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Oct 22 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	18.63 ▼ -2.06 (-9.96%)
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	47.07 ▼ -5.18 (-9.91%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Oct 22 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	426.10 ▼ -46.07 (-9.76%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	182.20 ▼ -19.08 (-9.48%)
JS Rental REIT / Oct 22 JS Rental REIT(JSRR)	10.56 ▼ -0.89 (-7.77%)
Bolan Casting / Oct 22 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	68.73 ▼ -5.78 (-7.76%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	25,877,567 ▼ -4.76
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	23,190,905 ▼ -0.17
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,159,640 ▼ -0.03
MACPAC Films / Oct 22 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	16,065,120 ▼ -7.31
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	12,140,405 ▼ -5.18
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 22 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	12,014,519 ▲ 0.14
TPL Properties / Oct 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	9,173,571 ▼ -0.13
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Oct 22 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	8,601,470 ▼ -2.45
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	8,304,239 ▼ -1.69
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 22 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	7,307,083 ▼ -0.01

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