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India orders X to block 8000+ accounts including international news outlets

X (formerly Twitter) announced on Thursday that it had received orders from the Indian government to block over...

Published 08 May, 2025 11:29pm

Pakistan

Security sources say Indian reports of Pakistan’s attack in IIOJK ‘fake’

Pakistan security sources on Thursday refuted claims by Indian media that Pakistan had launched drone attack in the...

Updated 08 May, 2025 10:09pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Chinese-made jet brought down at least two Indian fighter aircraft, US officials say

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on...

Updated 08 May, 2025 10:06pm

Pakistan

India dropped 3 projectiles on Amritsar to implicate Pakistan: Dar

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday India dropped three projectiles in Amritsar in...

Published 08 May, 2025 08:05pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $118mn to $10.33bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $118 million on a weekly basis,...

Published 08 May, 2025 07:43pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz asserts Pakistan’s ‘right to act in self-defense’ in call with US Secretary of State

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received a telephone call from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, during...

Updated 08 May, 2025 07:48pm

Markets

Gold price per tola falls Rs4,200 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan fell on Thursday in line with their decline in the international market. In the local...

Updated 08 May, 2025 07:00pm

Business & Finance

Flight operations resume at Karachi airport

Flight operations at the Karachi Jinnah International Airport were resumed, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA)...

Updated 08 May, 2025 10:58pm

Pakistan

Punjab schools to remain closed till May 11 amid Indian aggression

The Punjab government on Thursday announced the closure of all public and private educational institutions across...

Published 08 May, 2025 05:44pm

Pakistan

West ignores Modi’s terror links for economic gains, says Pakistan’s Asif

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif blasted the West for hypocrisy in its treatment of Indian Prime Minister...

Updated 08 May, 2025 11:06pm

Pakistan

S&P warns of elevated credit risks amid soaring Pakistan-India military tensions

S&P Global Ratings, an American credit rating agency, on Thursday warned that heightened tensions between...

Published 08 May, 2025 01:13pm

Business & Finance

Cherat Cement, Shirazi Investments plan to acquire majority stake in Rafhan Maize

Cherat Cement Company Limited (CCCL) and Shirazi Investments (Private) Limited have expressed their intention to...

Published 08 May, 2025 12:45pm

Pakistan

25 Indian drones shot down, at least one dead: ISPR

Says wreckage of the Israeli-made Harop drones being recovered from various regions of Pakistan

Updated 08 May, 2025 01:58pm

Pakistan

Pakistan confirms use of Chinese J-10C jets to repel Indian aggression

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday confirmed that Pakistan deployed Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets in its...

Published 08 May, 2025 11:39am

Business & Finance

Emirates airline posts record annual profit on strong travel demand

Says it is most profitable aviation group globally in 2024-25 reporting period

Updated 08 May, 2025 03:02pm

Markets

Bloodbath at PSX: KSE-100 closes nearly 6,500 points lower amid Pakistan-India escalation

Benchmark index sheds 6,482.21 points or 5.89%

Updated 08 May, 2025 11:03pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from May 7, 2025

Published 08 May, 2025 08:42am

Pakistan

Death toll from Indian missile attacks rises to 31, says DG ISPR

Armed forces authorised by NSC to respond to Indian aggression at time, manner of their choosing, says military spokesperson

Updated 07 May, 2025 11:42pm

Pakistan

India ‘will have to suffer the consequences’, says PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan was determined to avenge every drop of blood of its...

Updated 07 May, 2025 11:13pm

Pakistan

French official confirms Pakistan downed at least one Indian Rafale jet

A high-ranking French intelligence official disclosed to CNN on Wednesday that Pakistan had successfully downed an...

Published 07 May, 2025 09:55pm

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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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