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Pakistan

Dar, Malaysian FM discuss bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting today with Minister of Foreign...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:45am

Pakistan

Chief of Naval Staff opens Golf Championship

KARACHI: The Opening Ceremony and Media Brief of 28th Chief of the Naval Staff Open Golf Championship, scheduled ...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:09am

Business & Finance

MCB Bank posts highest-ever 1H PBT of Rs62.7bn

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of MCB Bank Limited (MCB) in its meeting under the Chairmanship of Mian Mohammad...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:00am

Pakistan

Commonwealth secretary- general visits NUST

ISLAMABAD: The National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) welcomed a senior delegation of the...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 07:53am

Pakistan

UAF delegates visit Washington State University

FAISALABAD: University of Agriculture Faisalabad’s five-member delegation visited the Washington State University...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 07:51am

Pakistan

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Economic, social, environmental and geopolitical impacts discussed

QUETTA: The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS), a think tank, in collaboration with Sardar Bahadur Khan...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 07:44am

Markets

KE dismantles illegal underground cables in Korangi

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) continued its crackdown on electricity theft and defaulters with the support of law...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 07:05am

Business & Finance

Ufone 4G announces ‘Franchise Health Insurance Programme’

KARACHI: Pakistani telecom company, Ufone 4G has announced the launch of an industry-first “Franchise Health...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

Year ended June 30, 2024: LCI announces 330pc final cash dividend

KARACHI: Following the meeting of the Board of Directors, Lucky Core Industries Limited (the “Company”) ...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

Dagha underscores need for ‘substantial’ policy rate cut

KARACHI: Chairman Policy Research Advocacy Council of Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PRAC-KCCI) ...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 07:29am

Pakistan

Regent Plaza Hotel formally handed over to SIUT

KARACHI: Formal agreement signing and transfer of the title and possession was carried between SIUT (Sindh Institute...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 07:18am

Markets

Pakistan’s Artistic Milliners announces acquisition of VF Factory in Mexico

KARACHI: Pakistan’s textile giant Artistic Milliners announced on Tuesday that it has acquired VF’s Dickies de...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 11:31pm

Pakistan

Aseefa visits family of late Nazir Dhoki

ISLAMABAD: The First Lady of Pakistan and Member of the National Assembly, Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, visited the family...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:44am

Pakistan

Finance minister meets PARCO team

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a delegation led...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:39am

Pakistan

Punjab Governor meets President

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, on Monday, called on President Asif Ali Zardari. During the...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Pakistan

NTU observes Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir

FAISALABAD: National Textile University Faisalabad (NTU) observed Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir on August 5, 2024...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 08:18am

Markets

Extension in bill payments

KARACHI: Due date for KE bills due in July and August have been extended by 10 days as applied in other distribution...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 07:41am

Pakistan

Status of engagement with P3A: Kearney team updates Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with the delegations...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 07:23am

Pakistan

Minister reviews performance of maritime entities

KARACHI: Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Minister for Maritime Affairs, chaired a performance review meeting here to assess the...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 06:12am

President for resolution of IPP issue thru consensus

FAISALABAD: IPPs is a ticklish issue which needs to be resolved by evolving consensus among all stakeholders, said...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 6	278.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 6	278.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 6	157.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 6	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 6	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
FTSE 100 / Jan 3	8,223.98
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 3	19,906.08
France CAC40 / Jan 3	7,282.22
India Sensex / Jan 6	78,130.84
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 6	39,307.05

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 3	243,488.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 6	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 6	73.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 6	18,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 6	2,627.79
Diesel/Litre / Jan 6	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jan 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jan 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	15.16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 6 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	250.10 ▼ -4.84 (-1.90%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jan 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	73,230,816 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jan 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	57,326,691 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Jan 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,376,196 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	48,486,153 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 6 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,351,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,018,900 ▲ 0.00
Bank Makramah / Jan 6 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,268,257 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 6 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	32,625,743 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Jan 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,761,290 ▲ 0.00

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