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Middle East

US lawmakers slam State Dept over lack of help for Americans stuck in Mideast amid Iran war

Department urged Americans across 14 ‌countries in Middle East to immediately depart region

Published 03 Mar, 2026 10:55pm

Middle East

Ukraine offers Gulf states air defence swap

Israeli, US strikes on Iran triggered retaliatory Iranian strikes – including with drones – across region

Published 03 Mar, 2026 10:42pm

Middle East

Macron to address nation on Middle East war

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday speak to the nation about the war in Iran and its consequences, the...

Published 03 Mar, 2026 09:31pm

Middle East

China FM tells Israel counterpart Beijing opposes strikes on Iran: state media

War in Middle East started over weekend with US and Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:58pm

Middle East

Saudi Aramco seeks to reroute crude away from Strait of Hormuz, sources say

Saudi Arabia produced just over 10 million bpd of crude in January

Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:49pm

Middle East

Israeli military says Iranian missiles hit central Israel

Search and rescue forces, together with numerous emergency teams, are currently operating at the impact sites in central Israel

Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:41pm

Middle East

At least 30,000 displaced in Lebanon by Middle East war: UN

Israel continuing to carry out air raids, particularly on Beirut’s southern suburbs and south of the country, after issuing evacuation warnings to residents

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:59pm

Energy

Global oil and gas shipping costs surge as Iran vows to close Strait of Hormuz

Benchmark freight rate for the very large crude carriers (VLCCs) used to ship 2 million barrels of oil from the Middle East to China

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:28pm

Middle East

Drone hits fuel tank at Oman’s Duqm port

The attack comes a day after Qatar halted its production of liquefied natural gas - about a fifth of global supply

Published 03 Mar, 2026 01:56pm

Middle East

Gaza fuel running short after Israel closes borders amid Iran war

Gaza is rapidly running out of its limited fuel supply and stocks of food staples may become tight, officials say

Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:17am

Middle East

How Dubai’s safe-haven status is being put to the test

Iran's strikes challenge Dubai's safe-haven status

Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:41am

Middle East

Qatar shoots down 2 Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft from Iran

DOHA: Qatar’s air force shot down two aircraft inbound from Iran on Monday, Doha’s defence ministry said in a...

Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:02am

Middle East

US embassy in Riyadh hit by drones, Saudi defence ministry says

A loud blast was heard and flames were seen at the US embassy in Riyadh early on Tuesday morning

Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:21am

Middle East

Fuel tanker ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after drone strike, Iran Revolutionary Guards say

Iranian media claimed vessel hit was supplying fuel to US Navy

Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:39am

Middle East

Iran conflict disrupts global shipping as tankers are stranded, damaged

Shipping disruption in Gulf sparks oil and gas price jump

Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:43am

Middle East

Israel and US will ensure Iran does not have nuclear capabilities, Israeli U.N. envoy says

Danny Danon accused Iran of "lashing out in desperation"

Published 03 Mar, 2026 12:39am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 16	277.11 ▼ -0.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 16	276.91 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 19	158.09 ▲ 0.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 19	0.82 ▲ 0.0002
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 19	1.33 ▲ 0.0007
Euro to USD / Oct 19	1.12 ▼ -0.0009
SOFR % / Oct 15	3.89 ▲ 0.01
UK LIBOR % / Dec 5	4.96 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 19	74,474.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 19	64,534.03
FTSE 100 / Oct 19	10,792.04
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 19	25,345.15
France CAC40 / Oct 19	7,850.20
S&P 500 / Oct 16	7,659.44
Nasdaq / Oct 16	26,140.03
Hang Seng / Oct 16	24,186.83
Dow Jones / Oct 16	52,002.41

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 19	386.30
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 19	100
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 19	18,380
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 19	4,183.35
Diesel/Litre / Oct 19	396.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 19	80.62
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 16	377,774

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine / Oct 19 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	9.60 ▲ 1 (11.63%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 19 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	13.27 ▲ 1.21 (10.03%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 19 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	21.20 ▲ 1.93 (10.02%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 19 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	75.85 ▲ 6.9 (10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 19 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
EMCO Industries / Oct 19 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	39.60 ▲ 3.6 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 19 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,298.40 ▲ 118.04 (10%)
Pak Engineering / Oct 19 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	782.11 ▲ 71.1 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 19 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	87.86 ▲ 7.99 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 19 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	90.51 ▲ 8.23 (10%)

Stock	Price
Orient Rental / Oct 19 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	10.97 ▼ -1.24 (-10.16%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 19 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	58.52 ▼ -6.5 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 19 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	459.78 ▼ -51.09 (-10%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 19 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	49.88 ▼ -5.54 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 19 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	90.30 ▼ -10.03 (-10%)
Century Insurance (R) / Oct 19 Century Insurance Company Limited (Right)(CENIR)	20.24 ▼ -2.19 (-9.76%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 19 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	210.37 ▼ -22 (-9.47%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 19 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	31.38 ▼ -3.27 (-9.44%)
Kohat Textile / Oct 19 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	94.77 ▼ -9.39 (-9.01%)
Metro Steel / Oct 19 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.32 ▼ -2.13 (-8.71%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	52,931,490 ▲ 1.86
Cnergyico PK / Oct 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,789,820 ▲ 0.03
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 19 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	14,356,517 ▲ 2.24
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,246,538 ▼ -0.01
Saif Power Ltd. / Oct 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	10,648,108 ▲ 0.18
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 19 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	9,592,809 ▲ 0.11
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,512,363 ▼ -0.08
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 19 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	9,313,517 ▼ -0.05
TRG Pak Ltd / Oct 19 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,932,053 ▲ 1.25
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	8,372,243 ▲ 0.06

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