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SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11%

Decision taken in view of the evolving macroeconomic outlook and flood-related uncertainty

Sports

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World

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Business & Finance

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Sports

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Markets

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Pakistan

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Markets

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Pakistan

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SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11%

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Pakistan’s first-ever Trade Dispute Resolution Commission begins operations

State Bank’s MPC to meet today

Sales tax digital integration: FBR likely to extend deadline

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 15	281.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 15	281.51
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 15	147.48
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 15	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 15	1.36
Euro to USD / Sep 15	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 12	6,584.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 12	44,768.12
Nasdaq / Sep 12	22,141.10
Dow Jones / Sep 12	46,834.22
India Sensex / Sep 15	81,832
Hang Seng / Sep 15	26,430.42
FTSE 100 / Sep 15	9,273.97
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 15	23,781.23
France CAC40 / Sep 15	7,885.23

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 12	16,180
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 12	331,361
Petrol/Litre / Sep 15	264.61
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 15	63.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 15	3,644.73
Diesel/Litre / Sep 15	269.99
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 15	66.82

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Sep 15 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	8.47 ▲ 1 (13.39%)
AN Textile Mills / Sep 15 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / Sep 15 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	51.33 ▲ 4.67 (10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 15 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	22.52 ▲ 2.05 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 15 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	26.40 ▲ 2.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Textile / Sep 15 Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited(KTML)	57.56 ▼ -239.83 (-80.64%)
Mandviwala / Sep 15 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	106.41 ▼ -11.82 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Sep 15 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	178.42 ▼ -19.82 (-10%)
Grays Leasing / Sep 15 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	35.77 ▼ -3.97 (-9.99%)
Shadman Cotton / Sep 15 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.10 ▼ -5.02 (-9.11%)

Stock	Volume
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Sep 15 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	77,815,694 ▲ 1
B.O.Punjab / Sep 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	58,227,128 ▲ 0.76
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 15 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	53,409,117 ▼ -0.05
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Sep 15 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	47,963,248 ▼ -0.06
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 15 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	34,827,815 ▲ 0.63

Qatar’s Minister of Culture welcomes PM Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival in Qatar

Pakistan urges UNSC to hold Israel accountable for ‘unprovoked aggression’ against Qatar

PM Shehbaz Sharif meets Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 15	281.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 15	281.51
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 15	147.48
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 15	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 15	1.36
Euro to USD / Sep 15	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 12	6,584.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 12	44,768.12
Nasdaq / Sep 12	22,141.10
Dow Jones / Sep 12	46,834.22
India Sensex / Sep 15	81,832
Hang Seng / Sep 15	26,430.42
FTSE 100 / Sep 15	9,273.97
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 15	23,781.23
France CAC40 / Sep 15	7,885.23

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 12	16,180
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 12	331,361
Petrol/Litre / Sep 15	264.61
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 15	63.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 15	3,644.73
Diesel/Litre / Sep 15	269.99
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 15	66.82

Govt won’t allow hoarding: Aurangzeb

Five-year used vehicles: TPB okays commercial import with 40pc extra duty

SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11%

Stocks surge at bourse as SBP maintains status quo

FC HQ being relocated to Islamabad

Pakistan’s first-ever Trade Dispute Resolution Commission begins operations

State Bank’s MPC to meet today

Sales tax digital integration: FBR likely to extend deadline

Business & Finance

Clover Pakistan to acquire COCO filling stations from parent firm

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Gold prices remain unchanged in Pakistan

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Business & Finance

Poland’s $100mn oil & gas investment in Pakistan set for expansion

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Currency

Pakistan rupee to remain stable in short run; but what’s next?

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Updated 15 Sep, 2025 04:32pm

Money & Banking

SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11%

Decision taken in view of the evolving macroeconomic outlook and flood-related uncertainty

Updated 15 Sep, 2025 04:41pm

Currency

Floods fuel US dollar shortage, threatens Pakistani rupee’s rally: Bloomberg

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Business & Finance

Floods 2025 inflict $2bn losses to Pakistan, raise inflation, fiscal risks: report

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Currency

Pakistani rupee registers 27th consecutive gain against US dollar

Currency settles at 281.52 against US dollar

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BR Research

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Pakistan

Two new polio cases from KP push Pakistan’s 2025 tally to 26

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‘Severe dengue outbreak’ feared in Karachi, Lahore, eight other cities: PMD

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Pakistan

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Pakistan

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Pakistan

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Europe

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Published 15 Sep, 2025 12:56pm

Africa

Gaza aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg departs Tunisia

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Europe

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USA

Trump vows national emergency in Washington, DC over ICE dispute

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Europe

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Editorials

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