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World - 2026-10-12

USA

Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

Deal to cut fuel prices sparks bipartisan outcry, as critics warn it undermines sanctions and aid for Ukraine

Published 12 Oct, 2026 08:46pm

Stocks

Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index dropped 0.7%

Published 12 Oct, 2026 07:23pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia faces new missile and drone fire after major attacks on airports

Ongoing Houthi attacks keep Riyadh airport closed, signaling a significant escalation in the Saudi-Yemen conflict

Published 12 Oct, 2026 07:15pm

USA

US launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, reports

Federal authorities raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, probing her immigration paperwork in an ongoing criminal investigation

Published 12 Oct, 2026 06:03pm

Energy

Saudi Arabia eyes raising its pipeline oil export capacity to 10 million bpd, energy minister says

Saudi Arabia plans a major expansion of its crude export pipeline network, targeting 10 million bpd capacity through strategic investments

Published 12 Oct, 2026 05:50pm

USA

Americans Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on stabilising economies

Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel economics prize for models that help central banks stabilize global economies

Published 12 Oct, 2026 05:03pm

Financial

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3% but brings massive disruption

IMF warns AI is a 'slow-moving tsunami' set to profoundly transform how we work, live, and how governments generate revenue

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:41pm

Markets

India inflation jumps to 5.54% in Sept, strengthening case for further rate hikes

India's September inflation reached 5.54%, driven by food and transport costs, intensifying pressure on the central bank for more rate hikes

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:23pm

South Asia

India opposition parties march to Supreme Court against election chief

Massive protests erupt in India as opposition challenges the removal of over 130 million names from voter lists, sparking unrest against the government

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:18pm

Middle East

Iran says it will reply to US response on Hormuz proposal once review over

Iran reviews the US response on the Strait of Hormuz, as negotiations remain stalled over differing priorities for discussion

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:12pm

Middle East

Saudi energy minister says kingdom must make 'serious' response to attacks

The statement comes after Yemen’s Houthis step up attacks on the kingdom

Published 12 Oct, 2026 01:16pm

Middle East

Riyadh airport to cancel about 60% of flights on Monday after deadly attacks

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh cancelled 99.7% of all scheduled flights on Sunday, according to Cirium

Published 12 Oct, 2026 01:06pm

Asia

China condemns attacks on Riyadh airport

China expresses 'serious concern' about the escalation in the conflict

Published 12 Oct, 2026 12:33pm

Middle East

Israeli fire kills two people in Gaza, medics say

The Israeli military said it targeted a militant in the area, without giving further information

Published 12 Oct, 2026 12:06pm

South Asia

As rising waters flood homes and temples, villagers protest India's $87 billion river-linking project

The government has offered residents along the Ken River in Panna district at least 1.25 million Indian rupees per hectare

Published 12 Oct, 2026 11:56am

Europe

Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport

One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack on Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday

Published 12 Oct, 2026 10:54am

Asia

China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties

China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its territory, an ⁠assertion strongly rejected by the government in Taipei

Published 12 Oct, 2026 08:20am

USA

FAA tells US airlines to exercise caution in Saudi Arabia flights, citing safety risks

US carrier Delta Air Lines is set to begin direct flights to Riyadh on October 23 from Atlanta.

Published 12 Oct, 2026 08:17am

Asia

North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test

The ballistic missiles, which appeared to be of different types, were fired at around 9:20 a.m. from near Pyongyang

Published 12 Oct, 2026 08:11am

Middle East

One dead in new attack on Saudi airport, a day after Houthi strike kills 13

Saudi-led coalition forces in ‌Yemen said an unidentified projectile had targeted Riyadh's international airport Terminal 4 on Sunday, causing a fire

Published 12 Oct, 2026 08:07am

Asia

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits Indonesia's Minahasa, EMSC says

EMSC earlier pegged the earthquake ‌at ⁠a magnitude of 5.8, before downgrading it to 5.3 ⁠magnitude

Published 12 Oct, 2026 07:53am

Middle East

Riyadh airport hit by fresh Houthi strike

RIYADH: A fresh Houthi strike hit Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, a day after an attack claimed by the...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Middle East

Saudi, Iranian FMs discuss regional tensions

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the latest regional escalation...

Updated 12 Oct, 2026 05:11am

Africa

Djibouti boat wreck leaves 139 migrants dead, 84 missing

NAIROBI: At least 139 migrants died, including 15 children, and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank while...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

South Asia

Protesters detained as ‘cockroach’ leaders released

NEW DELHI: Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

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Forex
World
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%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Oct 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	83.61 ▲ 7.6 (10%)
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%)

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / Oct 22 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	32.82 ▼ -3.65 (-10.01%)
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%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 22 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	63.76 ▼ -7.05 (-9.96%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 22 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.51 ▼ -0.83 (-9.95%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Oct 22 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	49.02 ▼ -5.25 (-9.67%)
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	47.27 ▼ -4.98 (-9.53%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	183 ▼ -18.28 (-9.08%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 22 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	69 ▼ -6.1 (-8.12%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 22 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	85 ▼ -7.01 (-7.62%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,356,972 ▼ -3.99
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,587,456 ▼ -0.14
MACPAC Films / Oct 22 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	16,036,302 ▼ -7.31
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,837,712 ▼ -0.02
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	10,257,156 ▼ -4.98
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 22 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	9,387,668 ▲ 0.12
TPL Properties / Oct 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,390,512 ▼ -0.07
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	6,948,896 ▼ -1.43
Nishat ChunPow / Oct 22 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	6,918,742 ▼ -2
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 22 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	6,597,504 ▼ -0.01

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