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Washington, Tehran hold technical talks in Doha, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan

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Pakistan inflation hits 11.1% in June 2026

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SECP allows asset managers to launch ESG-focused mutual funds

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Published 01 Jul, 2026 08:44pm

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects India's remarks on anti-terror operations in Afghanistan

Published 01 Jul, 2026 08:28pm

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Buying rally continues at PSX, KSE-100 settles above 184,000

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 06:24pm

Pakistan

Cashless payments go live at all passport offices across Pakistan: Naqvi

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:23pm

Pakistan

Pakistan successfully intercepts 4 drones launched by Afghan Taliban

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 08:07pm

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US, Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 04:28pm

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Pakistan eyes fully Shariah-compliant financial sector from 2028

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Import of large number of items: RD rate capped at 20pc by FBR

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Gold price per tola drops by Rs4,100 in Pakistan

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Gold price per tola drops Rs5,200 per tola in Pakistan

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30pc additional RD slapped on used vehicles

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,897.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Hang Seng / Jul 1	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,472.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,081.59
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,366.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	3,986.22
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.40

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 1 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.65 ▼ -4.25 (-9.91%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.11 ▼ -1 (-8.26%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.76 ▼ -1.36 (-7.11%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	161.43 ▼ -11.04 (-6.4%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.43 ▼ -1.24 (-6.3%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,666,150 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	77,111,046 ▲ 1.22
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,752,273 ▲ 6.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,698,338 ▲ 0.33
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	24,952,487 ▲ 1.98

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,897.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Hang Seng / Jul 1	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,472.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,081.59
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,366.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	3,986.22
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.40

Import of large number of items: RD rate capped at 20pc by FBR

KOEN seeks Islamabad’s support as $1bn hydropower projects face uncertainty

Gold price per tola drops by Rs4,100 in Pakistan

Transactions above Rs100m in 6 months to be thoroughly scrutinized

Gold price per tola drops Rs5,200 per tola in Pakistan

Pakistan inflation hits 11.1% in June 2026

30pc additional RD slapped on used vehicles

Iran says held first meeting with Oman on managing Hormuz

Buying rally continues at PSX, KSE-100 settles above 184,000

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Updated 01 Jul, 2026 06:38am

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Pakistan inflation hits 11.1% in June 2026

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Frontier Ceramics Limited: performance and outlook

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Gold price per tola drops Rs5,200 per tola in Pakistan

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