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World - 2026-10-17

Africa

Egypt's Sisi asks parliament to authorise support for Saudi Arabia

Egypt joined the Saudi-led intervention in 2015, although its role has largely focused on securing Red Sea shipping routes

Published 17 Oct, 2026 09:57pm

Middle East

Iran backs 'political process' to resolve Saudi-Houthi conflict: FM Araghchi

Tehran denies involvement in Houthi attacks and calls for regional cooperation, emphasising shared security or insecurity

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 09:13pm

South Asia

India's food regulator proposes ban on added sugars in infant foods

Says proposed measure aims to reduce infants’ exposure to added sugars and address health risks linked to childhood obesity

Published 17 Oct, 2026 05:38pm

South Asia

India's 'cockroach' movement founder released a day after detention

Abhijeet Dipke had been detained on Friday

Published 17 Oct, 2026 05:30pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka suffers nationwide electricity blackout

Says engineers were working to fix a fault affecting the entire grid, and suspected excess solar power had caused the breakdown

Published 17 Oct, 2026 05:17pm

Europe

Tear gas, clashes hit French cities in cost-of-living protests

Student-led movement broadens into nationwide protests over inequality and public spending

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 06:06pm

USA

Actor Selma Blair did not intend harm on flight, spokesperson says

LOS ANGELES: A representative for Selma Blair, who was arrested this week and charged with assault for actions on a...

Published 17 Oct, 2026 02:24pm

Middle East

Oil tanker on fire after hitting mine in Hormuz: Iran's Guards

An oil tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine, intensifying the conflict in the critical global shipping lane

Published 17 Oct, 2026 02:07pm

World

Delegates walked out of IMF steering committee meeting when Russian official spoke, sources say

Nearly a dozen nations walked out of an IMF meeting as Russia's finance minister spoke, signaling ongoing global discord over the Ukraine conflict

Published 17 Oct, 2026 01:18pm

USA

Trump waives key Russia-related sanctions, tariffs before they take effect under new law

US President waived Russia sanctions, a move welcomed by Moscow but criticized by US lawmakers for betraying Ukrainian partners

Published 17 Oct, 2026 01:07pm

World

IMF members call for more support amid war shocks, 'advanced intelligence' risks

IMF members stress supporting nations with sustainable debt and reforms, facing financial challenges amid global unrest

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 01:47pm

Asia

IMFC chair Al-Jadaan says all members supported chair's statement despite walkout

IMF chair Al-Jadaan: Walkout during Russia's speech was minor; all members backed the final statement, achieving meeting goals

Published 17 Oct, 2026 12:53pm

USA

IMF's Georgieva says regulators must watch risk from non-banks, cyberattacks and fraud

IMF and World Bank's annual meetings in Bangkok this week were marked by both optimism and worry

Published 17 Oct, 2026 12:46pm

Europe

Russian air strike on Ukraine's Kherson kills one person, injures 19, governor says

KYIV: A Russian air strike on Kherson in southern Ukraine killed one person and injured 19 others, governor...

Published 17 Oct, 2026 12:38pm

South Asia

Bangladesh is battling measles. It's a 'real warning' to other nations

Bangladesh reported 202,000 cases, 1,147 deaths 2026 so far

Published 17 Oct, 2026 07:12am

Middle East

Riyadh, other areas: Saudi-led coalition intercepts missiles, drones

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday that it intercepted missiles and drones over...

Published 17 Oct, 2026 06:55am

USA

Democrats outraise Republicans despite Musk’s midterm millions

WASHINGTON: Democratic candidates have outraised Republican rivals by huge margins in key US congressional races,...

Published 17 Oct, 2026 06:45am

USA

Shooter kills teacher, three children at Oregon school

BEND, (United States): A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school...

Published 17 Oct, 2026 06:38am

World

Zelenskiy blasts Trump’s diesel deal

BRUSSELS/KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took aim on Friday at US President Donald Trump’s diesel deal...

Published 17 Oct, 2026 06:30am

South Asia

India detains ‘cockroach’ founder, student leaders

NEW DELHI: Police detained India’s ‘cockroach’ movement founder Abhijeet Dipke, student leaders and supporters on...

Published 17 Oct, 2026 06:20am

USA

White House press secretary Zacharia fired in less than a week after facing criticism

Zacharia was "let go" and is "transitioning out" of the press secretary position

Published 17 Oct, 2026 01:22am

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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 21	158.12 ▼ -0.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 21	0.82 ▼ -0.0007
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 21	1.34 ▲ 0.0015
Euro to USD / Oct 21	1.12 ▼ -0.0006
SOFR % / Oct 20	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 21	7,757.17
India Sensex / Oct 21	73,709.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 21	64,621.24
Nasdaq / Oct 21	26,702.86
Hang Seng / Oct 21	23,651.87
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	10,752.88
Dow Jones / Oct 21	52,856.09
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	25,645.04
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,921.68

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	382.02
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	389.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 21	98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 21	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 21	4,111.26
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 21	81.83

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Oct 21 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	17.11 ▲ 1.56 (10.03%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	36.47 ▲ 3.32 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	106.32 ▲ 9.67 (10.01%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 21 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	79.40 ▲ 7.22 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Oct 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	79.78 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 21 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	70.81 ▲ 6.44 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,571.06 ▲ 142.82 (10%)
Nishat (Chun.) / Oct 21 Nishat Chunian Limited(NCL)	38.05 ▲ 3.46 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 21 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	109.52 ▲ 9.96 (10%)
TPL Insurance / Oct 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	60.73 ▲ 5.52 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Oct 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	75.10 ▼ -8.34 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.14 ▼ -8.13 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 21 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	53.78 ▼ -5.97 (-9.99%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.76 ▼ -3.45 (-9.53%)
Pak Engineering / Oct 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	742.24 ▼ -69.66 (-8.58%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	178.26 ▼ -15.78 (-8.13%)
Reliance Weaving / Oct 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	159.45 ▼ -12.09 (-7.05%)
Nagina Cot. / Oct 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	79.88 ▼ -6 (-6.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Oct 21 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.06 ▼ -0.15 (-6.79%)
Husein Industries / Oct 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	45.95 ▼ -3.21 (-6.53%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,411,748 ▼ -1.56
Cnergyico PK / Oct 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,074,313 ▲ 0.11
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,682,754 ▼ -0.1
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	14,975,519 ▲ 3.16
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	12,896,316 ▲ 0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,760,734 -
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Oct 21 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	8,204,539 ▲ 4.48
TPL Properties / Oct 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,693,762 ▼ -0.28
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 21 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	7,534,201 ▼ -0.07
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	7,428,959 ▼ -8.13

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