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NTC generates Rs40 billion through anti-dumping duties in 25 years

Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission (NTC) has generated Rs40 billion through anti-dumping duties on the import of...

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World

Ukraine, US to meet in Riyadh after Russia-US Black Sea ceasefire talks

RIYADH: Ukrainian and US delegations are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia following Russia-US talks...

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Business & Finance

Govt expects CPI inflation to lower further in March

Ministry of Finance expects slight uptick in April

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World

Israeli military says it strikes targets at two Syrian bases

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it struck targets at two Syrian military bases, “Tadmur and T4”, in the...

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Markets

Australian shares end little changed as miners fall offsets broader gain

Australian shares ended Tuesday’s session nearly unchanged as a decline in heavyweight mining stocks overshadowed...

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World

Russia and US to have talks with UN involvement, negotiator says

MOSCOW: Talks between Russia and the United States were challenging but useful and the United Nations and other...

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World

White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with a journalist at The Atlantic

WASHINGTON: Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a...

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Sports

Brazil will beat Argentina up in World Cup qualifier, says Raphinha

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s forward Raphinha has spiced up their highly-anticipated World Cup qualifying clash away to...

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Sports

Brisbane to build main stadium on parkland for 2032 Summer Games

SYDNEY: A new 60,000-seat stadium and a national aquatics centre will be built in an inner city Brisbane park for...

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Sports

Raducanu happy to have found her spark again during Miami run

Emma Raducanu said she had rediscovered her competitive spirit at the Miami Open this week after the Briton won four...

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Markets

Pakistan’s Sapphire Textile to acquire minority stake in UK-based RTS Textiles

Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, one of the country’s leading textile manufacturers, is set to expand its...

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Sports

Gauff falls on tough day for Americans in Miami

Coco Gauff lost to unseeded Magda Linette 6-4 6-4 on Monday as she missed out on a place in the Miami Open...

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World

Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes New Zealand’s South Island

WELLINGTON: A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as...

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Technology

China’s Xiaomi raises $5.5 billion in share sale as EV plans ramped up

China’s Xiaomi Corp said on Tuesday it had raised $5.5 billion in an upsized share sale as the company pushes...

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Business & Finance

Thailand car production drops 13.6% y/y in February

BANGKOK: Car production in Thailand dropped 13.62% in February from a year earlier to 115,487 units due to weaker...

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Markets

Buying returns to PSX, KSE-100 gains nearly 300 points

After suffering a massive loss of over 2,000 points in the previous session, positive sentiments returned to the...

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Markets

Indonesia central bank says rupiah weakness reflects global, domestic factors

JAKARTA: The Indonesian rupiah’s fall to its lowest level against the dollar since June 1998 reflects both global...

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Markets

Altern Energy Limited calls for early termination of PPA due to operational losses

Altern Energy Limited has submitted a request to the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited (CPPA), for...

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Markets

London copper edges lower as firmer dollar weighs

NEW DELHI: Copper prices in London were marginally lower on Tuesday as a stronger dollar weighed, but a further fall...

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Markets

Yuan drops to two-week low despite PBOC’s efforts as dollar firms

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan fell to a two-week low against the US dollar on Tuesday, as the central bank’s support...

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Markets

South Korean shares fall as losses in chipmakers overshadow automakers’ rally

The benchmark KOSPI was down 11.49 points, or 0.44%, at 2,620.58

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Markets

Malaysian palm oil falls, tracking rivals

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a third session on Tuesday, tracking rival vegetable oils in the...

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Markets

Gold inches lower as Trump eases tariff threats, Fed cautious on rate cut

Gold edged down on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump stated that not all of his proposed tariffs would take...

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Markets

Wheat futures dip on favourable weather; traders eye Russia-Ukraine talks

BEIJING: Chicago wheat futures dropped on Tuesday, as improved weather forecasts in crucial growing regions tempered...

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Markets

Intra-day update: rupee remains stable against US dollar

Currency hovers at 280-281 level in inter-bank market

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Sports

Delhi’s Du Plessis has no complaints about impact player rule

BENGALURU: The Indian Premier League’s impact player rule has divided opinion since being introduced in 2023 but...

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Technology

Alibaba says to begin re-hiring, sees signs of start of AI bubble in the US

HONG KONG: Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai said on Tuesday the tech giant would recommence hiring, emboldened with...

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World

Russia says two journalists, driver, killed in Ukraine’s targeted strike

A targeted Ukrainian artillery strike on Monday killed six people including two journalists and their driver who...

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Markets

Record debt sale from Indian states to send bond yields higher

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields are expected to edge higher in early deals on Tuesday, as states are set to...

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Markets

Mari Energies begins hydrocarbon production from Khyber Pakhtukhwa

Mari Energies Limited, formerly Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MARI), has commenced hydrocarbon production from...

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Markets

India’s benchmarks open higher as tariff fears eases

India’s benchmark indexes opened higher on Tuesday as tariff worries eased after US President Donald Trump said that...

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Markets

Japan’s Nikkei bounces as US tariff fears ease, yen softens

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed more than 1% on Tuesday as indications that impending US tariffs against...

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Markets

Asian stocks rise on easing tariff worries; dollar perks up

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, taking cues from the Wall Street, as the prospect of narrower-than-feared...

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Markets

Data lifts dollar as Trump talks tariffs

SINGAPORE: The dollar hit a three-week high on the yen early on Tuesday and was firm across the board after some...

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Markets

Oil prices little changed as investors weigh impact of Trump tariffs

TOKYO: Oil prices barely moved on Tuesday as investors weighed the impact of US tariffs on countries buying oil and...

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Pakistan

COAS Munir’s mother passes away: PMO

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir’s mother has passed away, according to a statement from the Prime...

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BR Research

LSM slumber deepens

Twelve out of 22 LSM sub-sectors shrank in January 2025, extending the diffusion index’s sub-50 streak to five...

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BR Research

Clover Pakistan Limited

Clover Pakistan Limited (PSX: CLOV) was incorporated in Pakistan as a publicly listed company in 1986. The company...

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Pakistan

Severe drought threatens Sindh, Balochistan

KARACHI: Large parts of southern Pakistan are facing severe to extreme drought conditions, according to the latest...

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Pakistan

Govt hospitals in Punjab: CM Maryam for free supply of medicines

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed to ensure immediate payment of dues of government...

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Pakistan

CM pays surprise visits to different areas of Lahore

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif reviewed cleanliness under “Suthra Punjab Programme,” while...

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Pakistan

CM suspends Jinnah Hospital’s MS, principal over complaints

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday visited Jinnah Hospital and directed to suspend MS for...

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Pakistan

‘Academia should come up with advanced solutions’

FAISALABAD: The academia should come up with out-of-the-box solutions to cater the needs of modern era and address...

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Pakistan

Key infrastructure projects: Azerbaijan keen to invest $2bn, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was informed that...

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Pakistan

No compromise on Sindh’s interests: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Monday said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will ...

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Pakistan

Fazl says concerned at law & order situation in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman expressed deep concern over the current law...

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Pakistan

IHC restores IK’s twice-a-week jail meetings

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday restored Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s jail...

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Pakistan

Recovery of Noorani’s two brothers: IHC summons IGP Islamabad in response to petition filed by mother

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Monday, summoned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad to ...

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Pakistan

US diplomat meets Gilani: ‘Mutual trust, respect should be defining principles of Pakistan-US relationship’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan wants to have better and constructive relations...

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Pakistan

Around 50 Afghan children sent back, says Landi Kotal PS SHO

ISLAMABAD: Local police and administration said on Monday that around 50 arrested Afghan children, who had illegally...

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Pakistan

Interim bail of IK’s wife extended in 7 cases

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday extended the interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

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Pakistan

BISP chairperson meets World Bank team

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson BISP Rubina Khalid held a meeting with BISP skill development team and representatives from...

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Pakistan

PTI criticises govt policies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) strongly criticised the government on Monday for detaining political...

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Pakistan

Alkhidmat to sponsor education of 35 Palestinian students

KARACHI: A group of 35 Palestinian students has arrived in Pakistan to pursue higher education, with Alkhidmat...

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Markets

PSX attains ISO certification for ISMS

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has achieved the ISO 27001:2022 certification, the internationally...

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Sports

David Warner to lead Karachi Kings in PSL-10

LAHORE: Former Australian opener David Warner has been appointed as the skipper of Karachi Kings for the upcoming...

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Pakistan

Fawad Ghaffar Soomro appointed as MD STEVTA

KARACHI: The Sindh government has appointed Fawad Ghaffar Soomro as the new Managing Director of the Sindh Technical...

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Pakistan

Gates Foundation congratulates Kamal for appointment as Minister

ISLAMABAD: The Gates Foundation has extended its congratulations to Syed Mustafa Kamal on his recent appointment as...

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Business & Finance

Manufacturing of coaches for Railways: ICF signs accord with Chinese company

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Carriage Factory (ICF) has entered into an agreement with the Chinese company, Changchun Car...

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Business & Finance

Minister, Dutch envoy discuss trade cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and the Dutch Ambassador to Pakistan Henny Fokel de Vries...

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Business & Finance

KATI president recommends reforms to expand tax net

KARACHI: Junaid Naqi, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), has recommended that tax...

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Pakistan

Digital technology, AI, ICT development: Pakistan, China agree to strengthen cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to strengthen cooperation in digital technology, artificial intelligence,...

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Pakistan

Magistrates: PITB, PPRA conduct e-procurement training session

LAHORE: The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), in collaboration with the Punjab Procurement Regulatory...

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Pakistan

PTA, FIA crackdown on illegal issuance of SIM cards

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with the Federal Investigation Agency...

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Editorials

Weightage of population in NFC

EDITORIAL: Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb while presiding over a meeting on National Health and Population...

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FY26 Budget proposals: Businesses urge govt to gradually reduce GST rate

Pakistan Business Council recommends reduction in withholding taxes for exporters to minimise impact on cash flow of their business

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Business & Finance

Return filing deadline extended

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended date for filing of Sales Tax and Federal Excise return...

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PM orders third-party audit of Ramazan relief package

ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure transparency in distribution of the funds, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday...

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IRS & PCS officials: Transfer to admin pool not on any directive by PM

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s transfer orders (during April 2024) of over a dozen senior officers of the...

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Pakistan

APNS announces Eid holidays

KARACHI: “Muhammad Athar Kazi, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has announced that...

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Large number of civil servants to be sent to ‘surplus pool’

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to send a large number of civil servants to a “surplus pool” in line with the...

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Umrah ‘crisis’ emerges: Saudi curbs hit Pakistanis hard

KARACHI: Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis are unable to perform Umrah during the last Ashrah of Ramazan, due to...

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Pakistan

Aurangzeb leaves for China

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has left for China to attend Boao Forum for Asia...

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World

Mob ransacks Indian comedy venue after politician ridiculed

MUMBAI: A mob ransacked a club in India’s financial capital after a stand-up comedian ridiculed one of the city’s...

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World

BD court orders seizure of Shakib’s assets

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court ordered the seizure of cricketer Shakib Al Hasan’s assets in the latest legal headache...

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Pakistan

Peasant groups demand govt give state land to landless farmers

LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, Anjuman Mazareen Punjab and representatives of various other peasants’...

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	8,638.01
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	22,852.66
France CAC40 / Mar 24	8,022.33
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 24	272,633
Petrol/Litre / Mar 25	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Diesel/Litre / Mar 25	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Sanghar Sugar / Mar 25 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	50.71 ▲ 4.61 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)
D.M. Textile / Mar 25 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▲ 5.39 (9.36%)
JS Global Banking / Mar 25 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	20.23 ▲ 1.71 (9.23%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Mar 25 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	12.30 ▲ 1 (8.85%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	251.10 ▼ -25.78 (-9.31%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 25 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	32.57 ▼ -3.02 (-8.49%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 25 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	300.01 ▼ -26.96 (-8.25%)
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.73 ▼ -0.77 (-8.11%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 25 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)
Khairpur Sug. / Mar 25 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	116.56 ▼ -8.44 (-6.75%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▼ -0.9
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	21,449,184 ▼ -4.7
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▼ -0.04
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▼ -0.22
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.03
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,025,424 ▼ -0.02
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.5
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	8,185,031 ▼ -0.25

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