World / Middle East

Yemen's Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 10:28pm

Proposal on fees discussed with Iranian officials

Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, destroy medicine storage warehouses

Published 01 Aug, 2026 09:56pm

Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Gaza since agreeing last October to a US-mediated ceasefire

UN says Israeli demolitions in Lebanon 'deeply concerning'

Published 01 Aug, 2026 09:12pm

The statement comes a day after the Israeli military carried out large overnight detonations near a UNESCO-listed castle

US embassies urge citizens to 'consider departing' Middle East

Published 01 Aug, 2026 06:37pm

The Middle East war broke out on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran

Turkiye, Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal

Published 01 Aug, 2026 06:00pm

Pipeline to Turkish port of Ceyhan currently carries around 170,000 bpd

Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan

Published 31 Jul, 2026 08:39pm

A committee established by Trump's Board of Peace to govern Gaza oversees the process of storing Hamas's weapons, Hamas officials

UAE stocks rise as earnings boost sentiment

Published 31 Jul, 2026 08:10pm

Dubai’s main index edged 0.1% higher

Trump says deal reached to disarm Hamas, Israeli support for plan remains uncertain

Published 31 Jul, 2026 10:37am

A Board of Peace official gave an estimate of 200 to 320 days, but a US official played down that timeline

Drone strike near Suez Canal raises new security threat

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 08:09am

US military says it hit dozens of targets in Iran overnight • IRGC says it struck US assets in Jordan and Kuwait
Saudi Arabia joins US strikes, also warns against further escalation

Saudi Arabia unveils plans for multinational maritime defence coalition

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 05:48am

Saudi defence ministry says 14 countries, including Pakistan, Turkiye, and Egypt issued joint statement supporting proposed coalition

Most Gulf markets ease as hostilities resume between the US and Iran

Published 30 Jul, 2026 07:08pm

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index reversed early losses to finish 0.4% higher

Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill four

Published 30 Jul, 2026 06:15pm

Since the fragile truce came into effect last October, Israel has continued carrying out near-daily air and artillery strikes

Jordan's army says shot down 5 Iranian missiles

Published 30 Jul, 2026 04:16pm

Jordan shot down five Iranian missiles, reigniting US-Iran hostilities as both sides launched retaliatory strikes, ending a brief pause in fighting

Kuwait says Iranian strike hits Chinese company building, kills 1

Published 30 Jul, 2026 01:39pm

The heinous Iranian aggression targeted a building belonging to a Chinese company in the north of the country

Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza, including two children, amid new ceasefire push

Published 30 Jul, 2026 12:39pm

The Israeli military said both strikes targeted Hamas

US military says it hit dozens of Iran's IRGC targets

Updated 30 Jul, 2026 09:45pm

Iran’s state media reported that three people were killed in US strikes on Qeshm Island

US strikes Iran as widening war engulfs more countries

Updated 30 Jul, 2026 12:27pm

Strikes are powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attacks on US forces based in the Middle East, says US

US-Saudi strikes hit Iran-backed targets in Iraq: Drone hits US storage tanker at Egyptian port

Updated 30 Jul, 2026 07:51am

Iran's missile attacks on US forces in Jordan

US issues new Iran-related curbs targeting insurers, more tankers

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday issued another round of Iran-related sanctions, taking aim at Iran’s...

Drone hits gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port

Published 29 Jul, 2026 10:03pm

The drone hit floating storage tanker Energos Winter, causing a fire that then spread to another vessel, Gaslog Salem

Saudi bourse leads Gulf losses on rising regional tensions

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:45pm

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index declined 1.3%

Yemen says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:06pm

Narrow maritime artery a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to international market

Trump says US to hit Iran 'hard' after attack on bases in Jordan: Fox News

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:56pm

US President vowed the US military would hit Iran "hard" following a missile attack on US bases in Jordan

Tehran rejects Omani proposal for Hormuz control

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:40am

Rejection of Oman's equal division plan due to security concerns

Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:34pm

Tehran has yet to respond to Omani proposals, intended to serve as basis for ending disruption to trade through strait caused by Iran war

Iran says anyone receiving its frozen funds as compensation won't be allowed through Hormuz

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:11pm

Military command spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaqari rejects U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that ships damaged by Iran

Most Gulf bourses in red awaiting Iran talks, Fed decision

Published 28 Jul, 2026 06:47pm

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index dropped 0.9%

Israel says US bombers used its bases to strike Iran

Published 28 Jul, 2026 04:38pm

Fighting between US and Iran has been paused since Friday after 13 nights of US strikes

Trump says US and Tehran having 'good talks' as drones hit Iran's neighbours

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:33am

Washington abruptly suspended a two-week campaign of air strikes on Iran on Saturday in Trump's latest strategic U-turn in the five-month-old conflict

Pro-Iran groups in Iraq, Houthis attack KSA: Trump says ‘good chance’ of progress in talks

Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

The critical issue of Strait of Hormuz control

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
India Sensex / Jul 31	78,094.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,362.02
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,884.43
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,868.05
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,629.24
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,509.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	84.67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,046.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.79
Petrol/Litre / Aug 2	336.03
Diesel/Litre / Aug 2	392.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.04 ▲ 0.62 (11.44%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	148.54 ▼ -15.74 (-9.58%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.84 ▼ -2.2 (-7.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.56 ▼ -0.74 (-7.18%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.04 ▼ -1.82 (-7.04%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.12 ▼ -2.88 (-6.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 31 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.76 ▼ -0.57 (-6.11%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 31 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	77.70 ▼ -4.87 (-5.9%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 31 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	830.44 ▼ -48.56 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	178,796,682 ▲ 0.04
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,740,502 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,456,921 ▲ 0.13
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,675,508 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,842,886 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,454,195 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,353,328 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,658,286 ▲ 1.15
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22,266,613 ▲ 0.66
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,805,902 ▲ 3.51

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