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Published 29 Jul, 2026 10:55pm

Diesel price up Rs2.24, petrol's down Re0.75 per litre

New prices will be effective for Thursday

Business & Finance

Fed holds rates steady; three policymakers dissent in favor of a hike

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 11:22pm

Markets

Oil jumps nearly 7% on escalating Middle East airstrikes

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 08:53pm

Business & Finance

SECP imposes Rs4.73bn penalties during Feb-Jun for corporate violations

Published 29 Jul, 2026 11:17pm

Pakistan

Factory fire brought under control near Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Maymar

Published 29 Jul, 2026 11:36pm

World

Drone hits gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port

Published 29 Jul, 2026 10:03pm

Pakistan

Pakistan welcomes Kuwait's ratification of 2023 defence cooperation agreement

Published 29 Jul, 2026 10:06pm

Markets

ECC approves steering committee for wheat import mechanism

Published 29 Jul, 2026 09:42pm

World

Yemen says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:06pm

Markets

Selling grips PSX, KSE-100 closes nearly 1,600 points lower

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:51pm

Pakistan

Kuwaiti FM meets Field Marshal Munir, discusses regional security, bilateral ties

Published 29 Jul, 2026 09:15pm

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Property demand, prices surge across Pakistan’s major cities

Oil jumps nearly 7% on escalating Middle East airstrikes

Selling grips PSX, KSE-100 closes nearly 1,600 points lower

Property demand, prices surge across Pakistan’s major cities

Gold price per tola drops Rs1,000 in Pakistan

Pakistani rupee records improvement against US dollar

Tehran rejects Omani proposal for Hormuz control

Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say

PM Shehbaz approves amendments to Pakistan Oil Refining Policy 2023, orders swift implementation

Govt admits rise in power sector circular debt by Rs61bn

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 28	278.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 28	277.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 29	163.55
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 29	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 29	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 28	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 28	7,428.78
Nasdaq / Jul 28	24,876.91
Dow Jones / Jul 28	52,747.32
India Sensex / Jul 29	77,603.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	61,689.86
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25,684.44
FTSE 100 / Jul 29	10,884.40
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 29	25,391.76
France CAC40 / Jul 29	8,409.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 28	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 28	366,457
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 29	82.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 29	4,042.26
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 29	80.52
Petrol/Litre / Jul 30	335.81
Diesel/Litre / Jul 30	388.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 29 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	10.18 ▲ 1 (10.89%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 29 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.63 ▲ 0.98 (10.16%)
Reliance Ins. / Jul 29 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	13.37 ▲ 1.22 (10.04%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 29 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	11.08 ▲ 1.01 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,203.44 ▼ -133.71 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 29 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	29.94 ▼ -3.32 (-9.98%)
National Silk / Jul 29 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	273.85 ▼ -30.25 (-9.95%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 29 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.39 ▼ -2.47 (-9.55%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 29 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	158.50 ▼ -16.16 (-9.25%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,656,206 ▼ -0.19
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 29 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	50,224,225 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	48,951,979 ▼ -0.02
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 29 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	40,353,000 ▼ -0.03
TPL Properties / Jul 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	18,561,709 ▲ 0.03

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 28	278.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 28	277.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 29	163.55
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 29	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 29	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 28	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 28	7,428.78
Nasdaq / Jul 28	24,876.91
Dow Jones / Jul 28	52,747.32
India Sensex / Jul 29	77,603.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	61,689.86
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25,684.44
FTSE 100 / Jul 29	10,884.40
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 29	25,391.76
France CAC40 / Jul 29	8,409.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 28	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 28	366,457
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 29	82.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 29	4,042.26
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 29	80.52
Petrol/Litre / Jul 30	335.81
Diesel/Litre / Jul 30	388.38

Oil jumps nearly 7% on escalating Middle East airstrikes

Selling grips PSX, KSE-100 closes nearly 1,600 points lower

Property demand, prices surge across Pakistan’s major cities

Gold price per tola drops Rs1,000 in Pakistan

Pakistani rupee records improvement against US dollar

Tehran rejects Omani proposal for Hormuz control

Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say

PM Shehbaz approves amendments to Pakistan Oil Refining Policy 2023, orders swift implementation

Govt admits rise in power sector circular debt by Rs61bn

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Kids Who Work : Unilever Pakistan calls on businesses to invest in early career exposure

Initiative aims to bridge the gap between classrooms and the reality of corporate life

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PM directs FBR to roll out digital production monitoring in five more sectors by December

Individuals and businesses involved in informal economic activities and tax evasion should be identified, says PM

Published 29 Jul, 2026 03:56pm

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Pakistani rupee records improvement against US dollar

Settles at 277.82 against greenback

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 09:04pm

Challenge SEZ secures financing for Phase-I development

Closing paves the way for the commencement of large-scale development activities

Published 29 Jul, 2026 02:44pm

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Clover Pakistan enters EV charging business

Clover Pakistan has been appointed as the exclusive distributor and stockist for Pakistan for CITA-UK

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Monetary policy: the hold is defensible, the comfort less so

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PM seeks stronger Pakistan-Kuwait economic cooperation during Kuwaiti FM's visit

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Drone hits gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port

The drone hit floating storage tanker Energos Winter, causing a fire that then spread to another vessel, Gaslog Salem

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Yemen says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

Narrow maritime artery a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to international market

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Europe

Spain PM says coming hours 'decisive' for ending fires

Emergency services have been working since last Thursday to put out the blaze in the Madrid region

Published 29 Jul, 2026 08:47pm

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Trump says US to hit Iran 'hard' after attack on bases in Jordan: Fox News

US President vowed the US military would hit Iran "hard" following a missile attack on US bases in Jordan

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:56pm

South Asia

India lower house passes bill raising penalties for exam leaks

The legislation would double the maximum jail term for those involved in leaking exam papers to 10 years

Published 29 Jul, 2026 04:40pm

Pakistan urgently needs data protection framework, guidelines for AI use in healthcare and financial services, says Densight Labs CEO

Irish police say a man in his 50s dies after a single-vehicle motorcycle collision in the west of Dublin

Published 29 Jul, 2026 04:48pm

Life & Style

Cucurella gets tattoo of Spain coach to honour World Cup promise

Miraz’s captaincy exit comes after Bangladesh ODI series defeat against Zimbabwe earlier this month

Published 29 Jul, 2026 09:07pm

Sports

'My time has passed': Neymar doubles down on Brazil retirement

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Published 29 Jul, 2026 12:04pm

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FIFA plans to sell stakes in $20 billion subsidiary to run World Cup, angering UEFA

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