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World - 2026-10-09

Middle East

UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight

A flydubai co-pilot's plot to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight into Ben Gurion airport, inspired by 9/11, was foiled by his colleague

Published 09 Oct, 2026 09:54pm

USA

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court hours after former judge wins Nobel

Court denounces move as “assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order" and called on its 125 member states to take action to defend it.

Published 09 Oct, 2026 09:30pm

Stocks

UAE stocks end mixed as easing Iran tensions lift Dubai

Dubai’s benchmark index snapped a three-session losing streak to close 0.3% higher

Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:34pm

USA

Trump administration freezes green cards for Microsoft, IT firms, probes universities

US suspends Microsoft and major IT firms from green-card programs, also probing top universities, to combat alleged visa fraud

Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:10pm

Middle East

Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan

Diplomat Thomas Barrack faces ethics concerns for reportedly pushing his business partner's firm into a major Iraq-Syria oil pipeline project, violating federal impartiality rules

Published 09 Oct, 2026 03:59pm

Markets

World economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2026, UN trade body says

Global economic growth is forecast to slow to 2.6% by 2026, with the Middle East crisis and AI boom creating significant challenges

Published 09 Oct, 2026 03:44pm

Europe

South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize, worth 12 million Swedish crowns, or about $1.2 million, is due to ‌be ⁠presented in Oslo on December 10

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 03:01pm

Middle East

Three Saudi nationals killed in attacks on Riyadh airport, aviation authority says

Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday they had attacked the airport with two cruise missiles

Published 09 Oct, 2026 01:59pm

South Asia

India deploys thousands of police ahead of election protest

Protesters, including from the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement, are calling for mass rallies in New Delhi on Saturday

Published 09 Oct, 2026 12:22pm

USA

Venezuela's Machado calls for elections by July, FT reports

Machado also called for transparency in the management of proceeds from Venezuela’s oil sales, which are being overseen by Washington

Published 09 Oct, 2026 11:43am

Europe

Ukraine strike kills two in Russia's Belgorod, TASS says

A drone attack on the central region of Kaluga also injured nine, it added

Published 09 Oct, 2026 11:32am

Asia

Malaysia closes schools in several states, territories due to haze

Malaysia’s Air Pollutant Index classifies air quality as “unhealthy” from ‌101 ⁠to 200, 'very unhealthy' from 201 to 300, and 'hazardous' above 300

Published 09 Oct, 2026 07:57am

Europe

UK PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in local election

Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of the local council, won the by-election in the central London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras with 12,292 votes

Published 09 Oct, 2026 07:53am

Europe

Ex-prince Andrew search warrants quashed after police accept legal error

LONDON: British police on Thursday said that search warrants they secured to search properties linked to Andrew...

Published 09 Oct, 2026 06:20am

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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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