Pakistan’s main stock index, KSE-100, fell sharply by 1587.06 points by 11:10am on Tuesday. This was a 0.91% drop from Monday's close of 174,453.93 points, leaving the index at 172,866.87 points. Traders moved shares worth Rs7.25 billion with a volume of over 112 million shares. On Monday, the index had already declined more steeply by over 5,000 points or 2.87%. Topline Securities said the fall was driven by foreign outflows and rising political noise, which hurt investor confidence and increased selling pressure. Leading active stocks included K-Electric Limited, which fell 3.81% to Rs7.82 on a volume of 50.55 million shares. Worldcall Telecom Limited remained stable at Rs1.53 with 15.75 million shares traded. The Bank of Punjab lost 3.91% to Rs31.95 with 10.49 million shares traded. On the positive side, Metropolitan Steel Corporation gained 10.02% to Rs23.05, 786 Investments rose 10.01% to Rs19.67, and Javedan Corporation preferred shares increased 10% to Rs127.68. Heavy decliners included LSE Capital Limited, down 22.47% to Rs1.38, Engro Powergen Qadirpur, down 10.01% to Rs27.69, and Chashma Sugar Mills, down 10% to Rs87.76.