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Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Key requirement for conventional banks removed

KARACHI: In a major move, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday removed the Minimum Profit Rate (MPR)...

Banks start scrapping monthly fee on large deposits

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 08:54am

Jul-Oct: $1.723bn borrowed from multiple sources

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 09:25am

Standardising financial regimes: Aurangzeb highlights importance

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 09:21am

‘Winter package’ to be made available to KE consumers as well: govt

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 08:52am

Oct FCA: CPPA-G hints at refunding Rs2.6bn to consumers

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 09:22am

Foreign investors: Jul-Oct profit repatriation soars 66pc to $807.2m YoY

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 08:55am

15 agreements, MoUs inked between Pakistan, Belarus

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 08:51am

800 PTI workers arrested: Gandapur, Bushra ‘flee protest site’ amid crackdown

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 08:50am

Karachi’s businessmen decide to launch ‘Air Karachi’

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 09:23am

PTI’s tree tsunami programme: Audit exposes Rs5.2bn mismanagement

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 09:27am

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Pakistan

In pictures: PTI supporters push towards Islamabad’s D-Chowk

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No talks with PTI, says Naqvi after party supporters reach D-Chowk

PTI protest: info minister says Afghan nationals among those arrested in Islamabad

PTI protest: Bushra Bibi says will not leave D-Chowk without Imran Khan

PM Shehbaz, COAS Munir offer funeral prayer of martyred rangers officials in Rawalpindi

Mohsin Naqvi says ‘hidden force’ behind PTI protest in Islamabad

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Naqvi rules out talks with PTI, says ‘a woman behind all chaos’

Bloodbath at PSX: KSE-100 sees biggest single-day decline, plummets over 3,500 points

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

Nov revenue collection target: FBR may go for ‘additional measures’

SBP makes key revisions to Minimum Profit Rate requirements, Islamic banking guidelines

Gold price per tola falls Rs4,300 in Pakistan

Gold price per tola falls Rs4,100 in Pakistan

The costs of solar rush

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 27	152.46
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 27	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 27	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 26	6,021.63
India Sensex / Nov 26	80,004.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 26	38,152.61
Nasdaq / Nov 26	19,175.58
Hang Seng / Nov 26	19,249.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 26	8,258.61
Dow Jones / Nov 26	44,860.31
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 26	19,295.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 26	17,685
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 26	239,716
Petrol/Litre / Nov 27	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 27	68.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 27	2,637.94
Diesel/Litre / Nov 27	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	101,636,133 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	92,023,190 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	73,320,431 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	54,116,789 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	54,088,119 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

No talks with PTI, says Naqvi after party supporters reach D-Chowk

PTI protest: info minister says Afghan nationals among those arrested in Islamabad

PTI protest: Bushra Bibi says will not leave D-Chowk without Imran Khan

PM Shehbaz, COAS Munir offer funeral prayer of martyred rangers officials in Rawalpindi

Mohsin Naqvi says ‘hidden force’ behind PTI protest in Islamabad

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 27	152.46
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 27	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 27	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 26	6,021.63
India Sensex / Nov 26	80,004.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 26	38,152.61
Nasdaq / Nov 26	19,175.58
Hang Seng / Nov 26	19,249.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 26	8,258.61
Dow Jones / Nov 26	44,860.31
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 26	19,295.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 26	17,685
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 26	239,716
Petrol/Litre / Nov 27	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 27	68.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 27	2,637.94
Diesel/Litre / Nov 27	255.14

Naqvi rules out talks with PTI, says ‘a woman behind all chaos’

Bloodbath at PSX: KSE-100 sees biggest single-day decline, plummets over 3,500 points

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

Nov revenue collection target: FBR may go for ‘additional measures’

SBP makes key revisions to Minimum Profit Rate requirements, Islamic banking guidelines

Gold price per tola falls Rs4,300 in Pakistan

Gold price per tola falls Rs4,100 in Pakistan

The costs of solar rush

Oh, Textiles! What business you are in?

Business & Finance

2024-11-27-04-06

PKR saving deposits: IBIs required to pay profit equivalent to 75pc of WAGY of all pools

KARACHI: In a significant move aimed at boosting returns for savers, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked the... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

BR Research

Power sector: Private Sector Participation is a must

Pakistan’s power sector is an enigma that continues to hold back the country’s economic potential. Despite...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:04am

2024-11-27-03-28

Govt tells World Bank: Agri tax legislation to be completed in next Jan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tuesday, apprised the World Bank ... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-27-03-28

Dollar bonds slide

LONDON: Pakistan’s sovereign dollar bonds slid on Tuesday, Tradeweb data showed, as deadly clashes between... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

BR Research

Cement: Of veiled truths and open secrets

Significant journalistic hours have been spent lauding the financial performance of cement companies in this column,...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:00am

Industry

2,300 Chinese companies operating in Pakistan: VP PCJCCI

LAHORE: Zafar Iqbal Vice President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), said during a... Published 27 Nov, 2024 07:26am

Industry

UBG raises questions over govt’s power relief ‘winter package’

KARACHI: S M Tanveer, patron-in-chief of the United Business Group (UBG) has raised questions regarding the... Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:09am

Industry

PRGMEA for a collaborative approach to policymaking

LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has emphasized the need... Published 27 Nov, 2024 07:23am

2024-11-27-01-16

PHMA urges govt to help ensure smooth gas supply

LAHORE: While expressing serious concerns over the threats of gas supply termination and notices of additional... Published 27 Nov, 2024 07:29am

Industry

Animal fodder, processing of fruits and vegetables sectors: Pakistan embassy hosts B2B matchmaking meeting

BEIJING: Pakistan Embassy Beijing, in collaboration with the Board of Investment (BOI), successfully hosted the ... Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:34am

BR Research

Agha Steel Industries Limited

Agha Steel Industries Limited (AGHA) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2013 and was...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:57am

BR Research

The costs of solar rush

The adaptation of solar energy in the electricity mix is happening in Pakistan at one of the fastest pace in the...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 08:35am

BR Research

TPL Trakker (Private) Limited

TPL Trakker (Private) Limited (PSX: TPLT) was incorporated in Pakistan in December 2016 as a private limited...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 08:20am

BR Research

SME financing: ‘he’s just not that into you!’

Consider the following: an entry-level tech worker in Silicon Valley can get a higher spending limit on credit cards...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 09:02am

Pakistan

2024-11-27-03-28

No talks with PTI protesters: govt

ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of secret talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan, the... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-27-03-28

Six killed as protesters reach D-Chowk

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of loyalists of Imran Khan, the incarcerated ex-prime minister and founding chairman of ... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-27-03-28

Troops deployed in Islamabad’s ‘Red Zone’

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday deployed army in the Red Zone to manage the unrest during the ongoing Pakistan... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-27-03-28

Infiltration attempt from Afghan border thwarted

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists near... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-27-03-28

PM condemns attack on LEAs personnel

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on law enforcement personnel, saying... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-27-01-16

President condemns attacks on police, Rangers

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari expressed regret over the loss of precious lives in the clash between... Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:16am

World

2024-11-27-03-28

Babayev blames rich countries for ‘imperfect’ deal

PARIS: The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was “imperfect”, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-27-03-28

UN member states honour record number of killed aid workers

UNITED NATIONS: More than 100 UN member states called Tuesday for the protection of humanitarian aid workers, who ... Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Europe

NATO reaffirms support for Ukraine following Russian ballistic missile launch

BRUSSELS: NATO members on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for Ukraine during talks with the country’s officials... Published 26 Nov, 2024 11:10pm

Europe

New Russian missile fired at Ukraine carried warheads without explosives, sources say

KYIV: A new ballistic missile fired by Russia at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week carried multiple warheads... Published 26 Nov, 2024 10:59pm

South Asia

Modi’s party distances itself from India’s Adani amid opposition protests

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Editorials

The economic cost of political unrest

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has claimed that protests cost the country 190 billion rupees...

All’s not well in the ruling coalition

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Challenges facing SEZs, other productive sectors

EDITORIAL: Aleem Khan, Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatisation and Communications, has issued a...

Addressing the turmoil in Kurram

EDITORIAL: With a week-long ceasefire being agreed upon between warring tribes in the violence-wracked Kurram...

Social unrest in times of economic discontent

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Opinion

Expense or an asset?

Andleeb Abbas

Do a survey of companies. Ask the leadership a question-“What are your biggest assets”? Almost all of them will...

Imperative need for strong national apex body for cotton

Sajid Mahmood

The cotton sector serves as the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, providing essential raw material to the textile...

Banking malpractice: penalising depositors and undermining economic growth

Dr Murtaza Khuhro

The recent decision by several banks in Pakistan to levy fees on high-value deposits has sparked nationwide debate ...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: One party’s fact is another’s lie?

Anjum Ibrahim

“Two facts are patently evident…” “If you are talking about politics in the Land of the Pure, then I...

Level of external inflows

Dr Hafiz A Pasha

The level of external inflows into Pakistan is of vital importance in ensuring a ‘safe’ level of foreign ...

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Haier named official partner of Australian Open for 2025-2027

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ICC to decide fate of Pakistan’s Champions Trophy on Friday

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PCB postpones remaining Sri Lanka A matches against Shaheens amid PTI protest

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