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Print - 2024-09-27

Tirah valley predicament

Tirah valley predicament

EDITORIAL: It’s about time the government and the security establishment put their heads together and did ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 07:07am

National Urban Planning Framework: Minister for greater collaboration between govts to make cities safer

National Urban Planning Framework: Minister for greater collaboration between govts to make cities safer

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal called for greater...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 07:01am

Minister oversees infrastructural development of housing project

Minister oversees infrastructural development of housing project

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada held a site visit of Sky Gardens housing...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 07:00am

Maritime reforms

Maritime reforms

EDITORIAL: Week after week now the maritime sector has made its case for reforms, arguing how a turnaround would...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:38am

South Korea surges in UN innovation index

South Korea surges in UN innovation index

GENEVA: South Korea made the biggest jump among the world’s 10 most innovative economies in the UN’s annual...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

NY mayor charged with bribery, fraud in bombshell indictment

USA

NY mayor charged with bribery, fraud in bombshell indictment

NEW YORK: New York’s scandal-plagued mayor Eric Adams was federally charged Thursday with crimes including wire...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Palestinian leader calls for world to stop sending Israel weapons

Middle East

Palestinian leader calls for world to stop sending Israel weapons

UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Thursday on the international community to stop sending...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Iraqi drone hits Israel’s Eilat port

Middle East

Iraqi drone hits Israel’s Eilat port

DUBAI: The British security firm Ambrey said on Thursday that one of two drones launched by the Islamic Resistance ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

East River Digital and JD Technology forge strategic partnership

East River Digital and JD Technology forge strategic partnership

KARACHI: East River Digital, a leading digital marketing agency in Pakistan, has announced a strategic partnership...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Navy celebrates World Maritime Day 2024

Navy celebrates World Maritime Day 2024

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy celebrated World Maritime Day (WMD) 2024, with this year’s theme ‘Navigating the Future:...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

ADB signs $500m education funding pact with IFFEd

ADB signs $500m education funding pact with IFFEd

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Facility for...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Greaves Pakistan’s Diversified Product Portfolio

Greaves Pakistan’s Diversified Product Portfolio

TEXT: Greaves Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited is a turn key solution provider which has continuously diversified its ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

GFG’s Commitment to Sustainability

GFG’s Commitment to Sustainability

TEXT: The GFG Group is highly committed to the people, environment, and climate of Pakistan, consistently taking...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Ghulam Faruque Group

Ghulam Faruque Group

TEXT: Ghulam Faruque Group (GFG) ranks amongst the most prominent industrial and commercial business houses in...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Greaves Solar –

Greaves Solar –

TEXT: Promoting Energy Independence Through Innovative Solar Energy Solutions Greaves Solar is a strategic ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Intelligent Renewable Microgrid

Intelligent Renewable Microgrid

TEXT: Game-changing technology for a more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy system In 2020, while...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Over the past decade, Pakistan’s solar energy sector has seen significant growth

Over the past decade, Pakistan’s solar energy sector has seen significant growth

TEXT: 1. Can you provide an overview of the growth of the solar energy sector in Pakistan over the past decade? What...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Solar Power-An Energy Resilience

Solar Power-An Energy Resilience

TEXT: Pakistan is a country with a population of more than 240 million which has been dealing with increasing energy...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan Goes Solar: Saleem Khan Tanoli CEO Fakt Exhibitions (Pvt.) Ltd.

Pakistan Goes Solar: Saleem Khan Tanoli CEO Fakt Exhibitions (Pvt.) Ltd.

TEXT: Fakt Exhibitions has proudly organized Solar Pakistan for the last 17 editions, the leading platform dedicated...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan Goes Solar: Aamer Raza Executive Director & CEO Greaves Pakistan Private Limited

Pakistan Goes Solar: Aamer Raza Executive Director & CEO Greaves Pakistan Private Limited

TEXT: Greaves Solar, we are committed to provide top-quality solar and energy storage solutions that meet global...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

The Weather

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (September 26, 2024) and the forecast for Friday (September 27, 2024)...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

SC conundrum continues as CJP censures judge

SC conundrum continues as CJP censures judge

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa delineated 11 reasons for replacing Justice Munib Akhtar in the...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Talk with ‘establishment’ to be a futile exercise: IK

Talk with ‘establishment’ to be a futile exercise: IK

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan said that dialogue with the...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Abbas tells PM: Since 1948 Pakistan’s position has remained unchanged

Abbas tells PM: Since 1948 Pakistan’s position has remained unchanged

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday strongly condemning the ongoing atrocities by the Israeli forces...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Contract signed to sell JF-17 fighter jets to Azerbaijan

Contract signed to sell JF-17 fighter jets to Azerbaijan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed a contract with Azerbaijan for the sale of JF-17 Block-III fighter aircraft. In a...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

SPAARC-foodpanda partner for road safety plan

SPAARC-foodpanda partner for road safety plan

KARACHI: The Sindh Police Accident Analysis and Research Center (SPAARC) has taken a significant step towards...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

RUDA seals multiple shops, plazas & hotels

RUDA seals multiple shops, plazas & hotels

LAHORE: In an anti-commercialization operation against defaulters at Saggian falling in its jurisdiction the Ravi...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan: President recommends Nishan-i-Imtiaz (posthumous)

Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan: President recommends Nishan-i-Imtiaz (posthumous)

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has recommended the conferment of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (posthumous) upon late...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

PM meets Bill Gates, lauds BMGF continued support

PM meets Bill Gates, lauds BMGF continued support

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Bill Gates, founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

PITB, PID sign contract

PITB, PID sign contract

LAHORE: The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and the Punjab Irrigation Department (PID) signed a contract...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Medicines: Non-availability, black-marketing cause surge in mental diseases

Medicines: Non-availability, black-marketing cause surge in mental diseases

ISLAMABAD: While expressing serious concerns over increase in mental diseases in the country, leading pharma ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

No compromise on governance issue in universities: Governor

No compromise on governance issue in universities: Governor

LAHORE: Announcing that no compromise will be made on governance issues in the universities, Punjab Governor Sardar...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

FATF evaluations

FATF evaluations

India’s progress in combating illicit finance was brought into focus on September 18, 2024, with the release of ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Poor reflection of economic history by policymakers

Poor reflection of economic history by policymakers

‘A World Bank study of 177 sovereign external and domestic debt defaults found that five years after successful...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Trump’s Achilles’ heel: immigrant voters

Letters

Trump’s Achilles’ heel: immigrant voters

During his last debate with Kamala Harris, Donald Trump made two fundamental mistakes. First, his tirade against the...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Dengue alert issued

Dengue alert issued

KARACHI: The Met Office issued a dengue alert on Thursday, warning that the mosquito-borne fever could surge during...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Overdue decisions in the power sector

Overdue decisions in the power sector

The performance of the most capital-intensive sector of the country considered as the backbone of the economy leaves...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Saudi ambassador meets Dar

Saudi ambassador meets Dar

ISLAMABAD: The ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy on Thursday called on Foreign...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

SCBA delegation meets Bilawal

SCBA delegation meets Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday met with Pakistan Peoples Party ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan must leverage its friendship with China: Hina

Pakistan must leverage its friendship with China: Hina

KARACHI: Former Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday said that it is crucial for...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Sri Lanka shares end flat

Stocks

Sri Lanka shares end flat

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed largely flat on Thursday, as a decline in information technology stocks ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Wall St rises on AI optimism after Micron’s upbeat forecast

Stocks

Wall St rises on AI optimism after Micron’s upbeat forecast

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose in choppy trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting an intraday...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks all-time closing high on China stimulus boost

Stocks

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks all-time closing high on China stimulus boost

PARIS: European shares jumped on Thursday, with China-exposed stocks such as luxury and miners outperforming on news...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

China stocks leap as Beijing pledges more stimulus

Stocks

China stocks leap as Beijing pledges more stimulus

SHANGHAI: Stock markets in China and Hong Kong jumped on Thursday, led by gains in the embattled property sector, as...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Gulf markets end mixed on China stimulus

Stocks

Gulf markets end mixed on China stimulus

DUBAI: Stock markets in the Gulf ended mixed on Thursday helped by news of aggressive economic stimulus from China,...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Nikkei jumps nearly 3pc as chip heavyweights advance

Stocks

Nikkei jumps nearly 3pc as chip heavyweights advance

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average jumped nearly 3% on Thursday as chip giants Tokyo Electron and Advantest...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

PSX slips from historic peak

Rates

PSX slips from historic peak

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday witnessed a volatile session and closed on a negative note due to...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Opening of forex accounts: SIFC working on simplifying mechanism

Opening of forex accounts: SIFC working on simplifying mechanism

Karachi: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is working on simplifying the mechanism for opening the...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Extension in filing of income tax returns predicted

Extension in filing of income tax returns predicted

ISLAMABAD: Tax experts have strongly predicted extension in filing of income tax returns beyond the September 30th...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Gold prices continue uptrend

Commodities

Gold prices continue uptrend

KARACHI: The local and international gold prices continued its uptrend to new heights on Thursday as the global...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

US natgas prices up

Energy

US natgas prices up

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures held near a 13-week high on Thursday as the market waited for direction from a...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Japanese rubber futures climb

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures climb

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose over 1% on Thursday on hopes of fresh fiscal stimulus measures from top...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Gold prices near record high

Commodities

Gold prices near record high

NEW YORK: Gold prices rebounded and looked set to scale a fresh peak on Thursday, on mounting expectations for...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Copper strides after China unveils fiscal stimulus

Commodities

Copper strides after China unveils fiscal stimulus

LONDON Copper prices surged to their strongest in 3-1/2 months on Thursday, propelled by hopes of firmer metals...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Activities of Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 152,648 tonnes of cargo comprising 58,242 tonnes of import cargo and 94,406...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Thai rice export prices lower

Commodities

Thai rice export prices lower

BENGALURU/MUMBAI/BANGKOK/HANOI AND BANGLADESH: Thai rice export prices fell to a more-than-one-year low this week...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Palm oil hits five-month high on India demand, supply worries

Commodities

Palm oil hits five-month high on India demand, supply worries

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures hit a five-month high, surging more than 2% on Thursday’s close, driven ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Chicago wheat rises

Commodities

Chicago wheat rises

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat gained more ground on Thursday, with prices climbing to their highest in almost two weeks ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Cotton spot rates

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday, (September 26, 2024)...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Spot rate sheds Rs700 per maund

Cotton & Textile

Spot rate sheds Rs700 per maund

LAHORE: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Thursday decreased the spot rate by Rs...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Iron ore futures consolidates

Commodities

Iron ore futures consolidates

BEIJING: Prices of iron ore futures consolidated on Thursday after a two-session rally, as the frenzy propelled by...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

PMEX daily trading report

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Wednesday at PMEX, the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS and indices was recorded at PKR 26.690...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

LME official prices

Rates

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Wednesday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Kibor interbank offered rates

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Thursday (September 26, 2024). ========================== ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan on...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Dollar's rate in interbank market

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Thursday (September 26, 2024). ======================== Open ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Thursday (September 26, 2024)....

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Shipping Intelligence

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (September 26, 2024)....

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Lahore Paper Market Rates

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Thursday (September 26, 2024). =======================================...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Thursday (September 26, 2024). ====================================...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Govt set to announce revised deals with IPPs

Govt set to announce revised deals with IPPs

ISLAMABAD: The government is reportedly set to announce revised agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs),...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Nepra approves Rs352bn revised investment plan for NTDC

Nepra approves Rs352bn revised investment plan for NTDC

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved three years’ revised investment...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Power tariff: Nepra projects massive increase

Power tariff: Nepra projects massive increase

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), on Thursday, projected massive increase in...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

RLNG supplies: SNGPL’s SOS to PD over power sector underpayment

RLNG supplies: SNGPL’s SOS to PD over power sector underpayment

ISLAMABAD: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has sent SOS to the Petroleum Division against less ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Govt securities: FD notifies new buyback programme

Govt securities: FD notifies new buyback programme

ISLAMABAD: The government has notified changes in existing buyback programme and enhanced its scope from existing...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Foreign investors: Jul-Aug profit repatriation jumps 459pc YoY

Foreign investors: Jul-Aug profit repatriation jumps 459pc YoY

KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors posted a healthy growth of 459 percent during...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Govt braces for ‘transitional pain’

Govt braces for ‘transitional pain’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Thursday it would have to go through “transitional pain” after the International...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

IMF refutes 11pc loan demand report

IMF refutes 11pc loan demand report

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that it did not ask Pakistan to get a commercial loan...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

China, UAE, Saudi Arabia: Pakistan wins additional financing assurances: IMF

China, UAE, Saudi Arabia: Pakistan wins additional financing assurances: IMF

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has received “significant financing assurances” from China, Saudi Arabia and the United ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

MPs for closure of refineries using Euro-2 standard

MPs for closure of refineries using Euro-2 standard

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday called for the closure of oil refineries producing Euro-2 and below...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Jam urges KP govt to revisit levy of infrastructure cess

Jam urges KP govt to revisit levy of infrastructure cess

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal has requested the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government to reconsider imposition of...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Systems Ltd wins ‘Top IT Services Exporter Award’

Companies

Systems Ltd wins ‘Top IT Services Exporter Award’

KARACHI: Systems Limited has once again marked its success at the P@SHA ICT Awards 2024 by securing the esteemed Top...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Acquisition of Telenor Pakistan: PTCL and IFC-led syndicate celebrate historic financing deal

Acquisition of Telenor Pakistan: PTCL and IFC-led syndicate celebrate historic financing deal

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) led...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Govt compelled to take effective steps: ‘Power sector holds people, economy hostage for last 30 years’

Govt compelled to take effective steps: ‘Power sector holds people, economy hostage for last 30 years’

KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

PHMA elects Abdul Hameed as zonal chairman

Industry

PHMA elects Abdul Hameed as zonal chairman

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has elected new office-bearers for the...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Office-bearers for PYMA elected

Industry

Office-bearers for PYMA elected

KARACHI: Muhammad Saqib Good Luck, Muhammad Tahir, Altaf Haroon, Muhammad Usman Afzal has been elected as Chairman,...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

PMPKL exports raw tobacco worth $48m over past five years

PMPKL exports raw tobacco worth $48m over past five years

LAHORE: Philip Morris Pakistan (PMPKL) has exported raw tobacco worth $48 million over the past five years, driven ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Reissuance of show-cause notices after 19 years illegal: FTO

Taxes

Reissuance of show-cause notices after 19 years illegal: FTO

LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has held that reissuing show-cause notices after 19 years, without...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Large-scale triaxial machine made functional at Wapda’s CMTL

Industry

Large-scale triaxial machine made functional at Wapda’s CMTL

LAHORE: The large scale triaxial machine, the largest of its type in Pakistan, has been successfully made functional...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

SBP to conduct auctions for MTBs buyback

SBP to conduct auctions for MTBs buyback

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that it will conduct the auctions for the buyback of...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

63pc SMBs expect economy to improve in next 12 months

63pc SMBs expect economy to improve in next 12 months

KARACHI: Approximately 63 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Pakistan are highly optimistic,...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

FTO cancels ‘illegal’ auction for imported vehicle by Customs Karachi

Taxes

FTO cancels ‘illegal’ auction for imported vehicle by Customs Karachi

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), while canceling an illegal auction of an imported vehicle, reprimanded...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Dollar down in choppy trade

Money & Banking

Dollar down in choppy trade

NEW YORK: The dollar was down in choppy trading on Thursday after a host of US data indicated a relatively healthy...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Asian currencies: Singapore dollar gains

Money & Banking

Asian currencies: Singapore dollar gains

BENGALURU: The Singapore dollar gained on Thursday after strong industrial production data boosted growth prospects,...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 26	277.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 26	277.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 26	144.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 26	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 26	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 26	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 25	5,722.26
Nasdaq / Sep 25	18,082.21
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	8,268.70
Dow Jones / Sep 25	41,914.75
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	18,918.50
France CAC40 / Sep 25	7,565.62
India Sensex / Sep 26	85,406.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 26	38,726.92

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 25	18,435
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 25	239,287.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 26	69.09
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 26	2,661.99
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 26	73.50
Petrol/Litre / Sep 27	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
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