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Govt cuts petrol price by Rs2.71, diesel by Re0.03 per litre

New prices effective for Wednesday, October 14

PM defends steps in relation to ‘turbulent’ KP

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

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Updated 14 Oct, 2026 04:59am

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Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

Generation, transmission & distribution: Power regulator urges govt to repeal five existing rules

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Cashless drive: Govt tightens digital payments oversight, plans tax reforms

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

JCP extends term of SHC’s constitutional benches

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

IMF projects 3.5pc growth, 9.9pc inflation

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IMF sees Pakistan's inflation rising to 9.9% in 2027 as growth slows

Filing of Income Tax returns: FBR chairman urged to further extend deadline to Nov 15

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 13	277.16 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 13	276.96 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 13	158.36 ▼ -0.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 13	0.83 ▼ -0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 13	1.33 ▲ 0.0045
Euro to USD / Oct 13	1.12 ▲ 0.004
SOFR % / Oct 9	3.87 -

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 13	7,805.45
India Sensex / Oct 13	73,033.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 13	67,777.52
Nasdaq / Oct 13	27,204.38
Hang Seng / Oct 13	24,345.22
FTSE 100 / Oct 13	10,650.33
Dow Jones / Oct 13	51,670.10
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 13	25,259.90
France CAC40 / Oct 13	7,827.63

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 13	94.90
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 13	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 13	377,945
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 13	4,156.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 13	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Oct 14	392.66
Diesel/Litre / Oct 14	396.82

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / Oct 13 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	5.68 ▲ 0.7 (14.06%)
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 13 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8.68 ▲ 1 (13.02%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	8.96 ▲ 0.98 (12.28%)
Kohinoor Mills / Oct 13 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	9.63 ▲ 1 (11.59%)
Khalid Siraj / Oct 13 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 13 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	1.03 ▼ -0.16 (-13.45%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72.63 ▼ -8.07 (-10%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 13 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	23.24 ▼ -2.58 (-9.99%)
Janana De Malucho / Oct 13 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	123.50 ▼ -13.69 (-9.98%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Oct 13 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	22.69 ▼ -2.51 (-9.96%)

Stock	Volume
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 13 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	32,283,936 ▼ -0.16
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 13 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	21,848,428 ▼ -0.3
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	19,528,177 ▼ -0.01
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 13 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	14,917,614 ▲ 0.16
Cres.Star Ins. / Oct 13 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	14,578,968 ▲ 0.7

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 13	277.16 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 13	276.96 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 13	158.36 ▼ -0.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 13	0.83 ▼ -0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 13	1.33 ▲ 0.0045
Euro to USD / Oct 13	1.12 ▲ 0.004
SOFR % / Oct 9	3.87 -

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 13	7,805.45
India Sensex / Oct 13	73,033.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 13	67,777.52
Nasdaq / Oct 13	27,204.38
Hang Seng / Oct 13	24,345.22
FTSE 100 / Oct 13	10,650.33
Dow Jones / Oct 13	51,670.10
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 13	25,259.90
France CAC40 / Oct 13	7,827.63

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 13	94.90
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 13	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 13	377,945
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 13	4,156.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 13	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Oct 14	392.66
Diesel/Litre / Oct 14	396.82

Oil prices ease as traders monitor Russian diesel deal, Saudi attacks

Income tax returns: FBR urged to grant more time for submission

Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

At least four killed, dozens injured as Rehman Baba Express derails near Multan

Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks

Gold price per tola gains Rs900 in Pakistan

Govt decreases petrol price by Rs2.93, increases diesel's by Re0.61 per litre

IMF sees Pakistan's inflation rising to 9.9% in 2027 as growth slows

Filing of Income Tax returns: FBR chairman urged to further extend deadline to Nov 15

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