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ECC approves Rs20 billion to purchase 10 million vaccine doses

The government aims to vaccinate 10 million people in June

Published 31 May, 2021 10:09pm

Sports

Sarfaraz Ahmed set to travel to Abu Dhabi after visa clearance

Sarfaraz is among 6 individuals to have received permission for the travel.
Seven more players and officials have yet to receive travel clearance from the UAE authorities.

Published 31 May, 2021 05:05pm

Sports

Ehsan Mani refutes reports of his resignation

Mani said all the reports regarding his resignation are 'made up.'
He is currently in the UAE to represent Pakistan in the ICC Board meeting on June 1.

Published 31 May, 2021 02:49pm

Pakistan

PDM rejects electoral reforms, announces new round of anti-government protests

Fresh round of protests to start from July 4
Alliance chief, Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, wants ECP to formulate reforms after meeting all political parties

Updated 29 May, 2021 10:05pm

Sports

Question mark hovers over Tokyo Olympics and fans' presence at event

Entry of foreign spectators was already barred amid fears of the spread of the virus with international travel
Local fans could now also be banned from attending in-person

Updated 29 May, 2021 10:10pm

Sports

Remainder of IPL 2021 to take place in September-October in UAE, confirms BCCI

The Indian cricket board has also requested the ICC to rejig the schedule for T20 World Cup to accommodate IPL.
The tournament was suspended on May 4 due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the bio-secure bubble.

Updated 29 May, 2021 04:17pm

Sports

Juventus replace manager Pilro with Allegri after just one season

Former manager Massimiliano Allegri has replaced Pirlo on the post.
Allegri will sign a contract on Thursday.

Updated 28 May, 2021 07:54pm

Sports

English players to miss remainder of IPL for Pakistan series

The remaining matches of IPL are scheduled to start from September 18.
England's tour to Pakistan and Bangladesh coincides with the IPL schedule.

Published 28 May, 2021 04:31pm

Sports

Naseem Shah returns to PSL bio-secure bubble with PCB permission

Naseem Shah had been released from the isolation set up at a local hotel in Lahore after producing a six-day-old PCR test report.
He has been allowed to rejoin the bubble after testing negative for Covid-19 48 hours prior to the integration in the bubble.

Published 28 May, 2021 03:13pm

Business & Finance

MG Motors reopens booking for HS variant, but increases price by Rs300,000

The CBUs of this premium SUV will now cost Rs5,749,000 against its previous price of Rs5,449,000.

Published 27 May, 2021 08:51pm

Pakistan

SC registrar returns govt review petition against Justice Isa verdict with objection

The Registrar Office objected that a review could not be conducted twice for the same case.
The government said it will not be deterred by the objection and shall ‘re-file the petition in due course of time.’

Updated 26 May, 2021 11:04pm

Sports

PSL 6: PCB sorts out visa problems after departure gets delayed by 24 hours

A late-night message by the UAE authorities regarding the delay in the visa issuance forced PCB to cancel the flights.
However, the board confirmed on Wednesday that a large number of visas have been issued to foreign and local players, support, and technical staff.

Updated 26 May, 2021 05:59pm

Business & Finance

Booking of Haval SUVs stops in Pakistan

Global chip shortage derails company’s plans to sell CBUs in the country.

Updated 26 May, 2021 05:08pm

Pakistan

Army's top brass concerned over cross border attacks

The Corps Commanders Conference (CCC) took serious note of the recent cross-border attacks from Afghanistan.
The forum also expressed hope that Afghan soil will not be used against Pakistan.

Updated 25 May, 2021 05:48pm

Sports

Quetta's Anwar Ali out of PSL 6 after testing positive for Covid-19

Ali is the second Gladiators' player after Naseem Shah to be ruled out of the PSL 6.
Their absence will further weaken Quetta Gladiators' already fragile bowling attack.

Updated 25 May, 2021 03:41pm

Sports

Pakistan’s boxers miss out, but Indians find their way to the Asian championship

UAE ban on flights from Pakistan forces athletes to miss out on the major event
However, ‘intervention’ from the Indian embassy allows the entry of participants from a neighboring country.

Updated 25 May, 2021 03:19pm

Sports

Shahid Afridi ruled out of the remainder of PSL 6 with back injury

Khan will not accompany Multan Sultans to Abu Dhabi when the squads take flights on May 26.
Sultans have picked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s left-arm-spinner Asif Afridi as his replacement.

Updated 24 May, 2021 08:32pm

Business & Finance

Hyundai Nishat recalls over 1,600 Tucsons in Pakistan

The company says ABS malfunction could ‘potentially short-circuit.’
It advises taking the vehicle to Hyundai dealerships.

Published 24 May, 2021 06:59pm

Sports

PSL 6 schedule to be pushed by a couple of days

The teams were likely to depart for Abu Dhabi on May 22, however, the bookings were canceled due to the last-minute clearance from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government.
Now that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received all exemptions it requested, the league is back on track with teams departing for the venue on May 26.

Updated 21 May, 2021 08:44pm

World

Canada likely to extend travel ban on India, Pakistan

A statement from Health Canada said that the government was monitoring the situation and may extend the travel ban to continue to protect Canadians.
Air Canada spokesperson, Peter Fitzpatrick, said that they have postponed the existing flight suspension to India until June 22, without mentioning Pakistan.

Updated 21 May, 2021 07:42pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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