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Updated 02 Oct, 2026 11:53pm

Govt raises petrol price by Rs2.10, diesel by Re0.30 per litre

New prices effective for next three days

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Updated 02 Oct, 2026 11:01pm

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Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 6% YoY to $3.6bn in September 2026

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 10:47pm

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Govt-opposition talks adjourned till tomorrow after day-long negotiations

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 04:41pm

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Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold

Published 02 Oct, 2026 09:45pm

Pakistan

Defence committee meeting under Makkah pact to be held soon in Riyadh: Dar

Published 02 Oct, 2026 08:23pm

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Oil prices drop as Europe agrees to release diesel reserves

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 09:41pm

Pakistan

Pakistan calls Houthi attack on Madinah power station a grave provocation

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 03:13pm

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PSX: KSE-100 settles nearly 500 points lower

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 06:51pm

Markets

Cargo stacks up as Pakistan seizes containers to block capital routes

Published 02 Oct, 2026 01:57pm

Pakistan

Four Pakistani crew rescued after MV Honour 25 hijacking to reach home Saturday: Dar

Published 02 Oct, 2026 04:34pm

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 2	277.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 2	277.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 2	157.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 2	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 2	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 2	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 1	3.87

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 1	7,666.45
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,909.70
Nasdaq / Oct 1	26,871.60
Dow Jones / Oct 1	50,926.56
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 2	68,326.72
Hang Seng / Oct 2	24,012.97
FTSE 100 / Oct 2	10,443.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 2	24,999.92
France CAC40 / Oct 2	7,858.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 2	92.52
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	377,774
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 2	4,189.29
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 2	77.51
Petrol/Litre / Oct 3	392.76
Diesel/Litre / Oct 3	399.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Oct 2 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.21 ▲ 1 (16.1%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Oct 2 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	12.38 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 2 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.88 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 2 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	19.87 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	17.25 ▲ 1.57 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	35.70 ▼ -3.97 (-10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 2 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.96 ▼ -4.55 (-10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 2 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	112.10 ▼ -12.46 (-10%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 2 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	418.57 ▼ -46.51 (-10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 2 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	39.63 ▼ -4.4 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 2 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	41,237,338 ▲ 0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	37,879,624 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	29,509,030 ▲ 1.57
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	28,164,214 ▼ -2.61
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 2 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	25,036,855 ▼ -0.26

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 2	277.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 2	277.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 2	157.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 2	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 2	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 2	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 1	3.87

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 1	7,666.45
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,909.70
Nasdaq / Oct 1	26,871.60
Dow Jones / Oct 1	50,926.56
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 2	68,326.72
Hang Seng / Oct 2	24,012.97
FTSE 100 / Oct 2	10,443.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 2	24,999.92
France CAC40 / Oct 2	7,858.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 2	92.52
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	377,774
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 2	4,189.29
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 2	77.51
Petrol/Litre / Oct 3	392.76
Diesel/Litre / Oct 3	399.64

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