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Pakistan

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Business & Finance

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LIIBS 2025 concludes: Criticality of unified approach, consistency of reforms, technology highlighted

ISLAMABAD: At the 8th Leaders in Islamabad Business Summit 2025, themed Navigating the Unknown, came to a powerful...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan

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Business & Finance

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Business & Finance

Fields of technology, digital economy: Pakistan, Japan agree to enhance cooperation

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Bridging the digital divide

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Pakistan

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Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz invites US tech giant Afiniti to launch call center in Pakistan

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Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:09pm

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Published 14 Mar, 2025 05:39am

Pakistan

Google Pakistan empowers women through digital skills initiatives

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Updated 10 Mar, 2025 07:40am

Opinion

Battleground Artificial Intelligence: the rise of intelligent machines

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UAE-based Disrupt.com announces $100mn in AI-first ventures

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Technology

Country shines at Web Summit Qatar 2025

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Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:23am

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Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:21am

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Digital Nation Act: a critique

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Pakistan

Three-day conference on science, technology, industry 5.0 concludes

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Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

Pakistan

Gilani calls for climate finance, tech transfer

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Published 08 Feb, 2025 07:35am

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Pakistan’s path to a future-ready economy

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	281.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	281.35
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	144.45
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.33
Euro to USD / May 8	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5,631.28
Nasdaq / May 7	17,738.16
Dow Jones / May 7	41,113.97
India Sensex / May 8	80,773.90
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	36,928.63
Hang Seng / May 8	22,772.13
FTSE 100 / May 8	8,563.33
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	23,254.02
France CAC40 / May 8	7,658.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	305,984
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	58.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	3,339
Cotton US¢/pound / May 8	67.25
Petrol/Litre / May 9	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 9	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 8 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	20.44 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 8 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	7,032.03 ▲ 639.28 (10%)
Gillette Pak / May 8 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	237.19 ▲ 21.56 (10%)
Khyber Textile / May 8 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	668.07 ▲ 60.73 (10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / May 8 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	48.40 ▲ 4.4 (10%)
Shakarganj / May 8 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	63.25 ▲ 5.75 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / May 8 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	21.69 ▲ 1.93 (9.77%)
Calcorp Ltd / May 8 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.74 ▲ 3.58 (9.63%)
Olympia Mills / May 8 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	41.95 ▲ 3.45 (8.96%)
Shield Corp. / May 8 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	287.76 ▲ 23.24 (8.79%)

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 8 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	1.82 ▼ -0.77 (-29.73%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / May 8 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	2.43 ▼ -0.67 (-21.61%)
Grays Leasing / May 8 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	3.79 ▼ -1 (-20.88%)
Cresent Jute / May 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	2.41 ▼ -0.63 (-20.72%)
Kohinoor Spining / May 8 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.94 ▼ -0.93 (-19.1%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.49 ▼ -0.73 (-17.3%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 8 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	5 ▼ -1 (-16.67%)
Chenab Ltd / May 8 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	4.85 ▼ -0.97 (-16.67%)
Tri-Star Power / May 8 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.17 ▼ -0.95 (-15.52%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 8 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	2.33 ▼ -0.42 (-15.27%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	93,253,525 ▼ -0.12
Kohinoor Spining / May 8 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	28,484,361 ▼ -0.93
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,065,550 ▼ -0.3
B.O.Punjab / May 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,764,712 ▼ -0.5
Fauji Cement / May 8 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	19,664,828 ▼ -2.99
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,599,374 ▼ -0.86
Maple Leaf Cement / May 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,535,579 ▼ -6.22
Sui South Gas / May 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	15,067,745 ▼ -3.25
Pak Int.Bulk / May 8 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	14,901,402 ▼ -0.79
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 8 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	13,416,966 ▼ -1.33

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