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World - 2026-10-06

USA

Iran drone plot fears led US to remove bombers from UK base, US officials say

Iran has denied any involvement in any alleged plot at RAF Fairford

Published 06 Oct, 2026 07:53pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets slip as geopolitical risks weigh

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index outperformed, rising 1.1%

Published 06 Oct, 2026 07:47pm

Asia

North Korea warns of stronger action toward South Korea over mine blast accusations

Pyongyang threatens "immediate and powerful counteraction" against South Korea following blame for a border landmine blast

Published 06 Oct, 2026 05:32pm

Europe

Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests

French student protests escalate with 6,100 arrests and hundreds injured, forcing government pledges amid national unrest

Published 06 Oct, 2026 04:25pm

Europe

'Ghost particle' hunter Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize

Halzen realised that ice at the South Pole could be used to track neutrinos

Published 06 Oct, 2026 03:35pm

Middle East

Two Saudi airports targeted on Monday as fighting with Yemen's Houthis escalates

Saudi Arabia’s airports in Jazan and Najran were targeted in two attacks on Monday evening

Published 06 Oct, 2026 01:18pm

Asia

Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says

Police said the man was in New Zealand between November 2018 and May 2019 on a six-month student visa

Published 06 Oct, 2026 12:02pm

Asia

Malaysia says around 10,000 Myanmar nationals sent home since January

Myanmar has been in turmoil since a 2021 coup triggered a nationwide civil war

Published 06 Oct, 2026 11:56am

South Asia

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

Demonstrators want election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 06:36pm

Europe

Ukraine's drones kill one, injure six in Moscow region, governor says

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said earlier that Russia downed most of the 650 drones launched towards the capital overnight

Published 06 Oct, 2026 11:29am

Asia

South Korea says preparing response to force North Korean apology over DMZ blast

South Korea is also calling on Pyongyang to come to the table to discuss the misalignment of the Military Demarcation Line

Published 06 Oct, 2026 08:22am

USA

Trump expands access to tax-exempt diesel fuel

Prices for the fuel integral to trucking goods have risen in response to the US-Israeli war on Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Published 06 Oct, 2026 08:17am

World

ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers...

Published 06 Oct, 2026 06:31am

South Asia

Voter list row: India court seeks explanations from election body

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court ordered the government and the national election body on Monday to explain...

Published 06 Oct, 2026 06:29am

Europe

Spain’s PM calls snap election after housing bill defeat

MADRID: Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called a snap election for November 29, after...

Published 06 Oct, 2026 06:26am

Middle East

Yemeni govt regains control of Bab el-Mandeb

RIYADH: Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the...

Published 06 Oct, 2026 06:22am

Middle East

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Saudi airports, Aramco refinery; no Saudi confirmation

There was no immediate Saudi confirmation

Published 06 Oct, 2026 02:31am

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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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