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Pakistan

Delegation of Google for Education meets PM

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of Google for Education, headed by Managing Director Kevin Kells, met Prime...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Technology

Symmetric 50G-PON technology: PTCL announces country’s inaugural trial

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Com-pany Limited (PTCL), the country’s largest telecom and ICT services...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

World

French journalist leaves India after permit not renewed

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Indian authorities to immediately renew French reporter...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

770 illegal gas connections removed as SSGC continues crackdown

KARACHI: SSGC continued to demonstrate zero tolerance against gas theft incidences in its franchise provinces of...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

FICEC launches operations in 10 cities

KARACHI: Faysal Islami Currency Exchange Co. (FICEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Faysal Bank Ltd. (FBL) officially...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

Charitable hospitals: PIMA urges govt to retain sales tax exemption

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has expressed serious concern over the federal government’s...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

Business & Finance

Javed Malik organises Global Business Forum in UAE

DUBAI: The Global Business Forum 2024 brought together delegates from over 30 countries in Dubai under the auspices...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

Pakistan

Deceased Sichuan Normal University teachers: Investiture ceremony held in remembrance

ISLAMABAD: In a solemn investiture ceremony held Friday, three Chinese teachers of Sichuan Normal University were...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am

Pakistan

Pakistan Food Festival inaugurated at Chengdu

CHENGDU: The Pakistan Food Festival was inaugurated Friday at the prestigious Shangri-La Hotel in Chengdu,...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am

Pakistan

Two high-yielding GM sugarcane varieties approved

FAISALABAD: The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of Pakistan under Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Islamabad...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am

Markets

Eid-ul-Azha holidays: FESCO sets up emergency centres

FAISALABAD: On the special directives of the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 07:42am

Pakistan

SSGC removes 2,500 illegal gas connections, three held

KARACHI: SSGC’s relentless pursuit of gas theft miscreants has continued in the Company’s franchise provinces of...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 07:14am

Business & Finance

BoK inaugurates women-centric Islamic Banking branch in Hayatabad

PESHAWAR: Bank of Khyber (BoK) announced the inauguration of the very first women-centric Islamic Banking branch in...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

Environmental problems, food security challenges: ‘Strategy is needed to stop rampant expansion of cities

FAISALABAD: The rampant expansion of cities is turning lush green agricultural fields into cement and concrete...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:56am

Pakistan

APNS rejects 10pc GST on newsprint

KARACHI: The APNS strongly rejects imposition of 10pc GST on import of newsprint and urges upon the Federal...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Business & Finance

Budget has failed to live up to our expectations: PBC

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) here Wednesday said that expecting a single year’s budget to cure all the...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

First Steering body’s meeting on IDEAS held at Expo Centre

KARACHI: The inaugural Steering Committee meeting regarding International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) was...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

Bilal made Convener of National Parliamentary Taskforce on SDGs

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly of Pakistan Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has appointed Member National Assembly Bilal ...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Business community demands further cut in policy rate

LAHORE: Business community has demanded further cut in the policy rate to facilitate growth of industrial sector....

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Proposed amendments in FTR & NTR rejected by textile sector

FAISALABAD: Value added textile sector has out rightly rejected the proposed amendments in Final Tax Regime (FTR) ...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 8	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 8	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 8	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 8	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 7	5,909.03
Nasdaq / Jan 7	19,489.68
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,245.28
Dow Jones / Jan 7	42,528.36
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,340.57
France CAC40 / Jan 7	7,489.35
India Sensex / Jan 8	77,786.54
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 8	40,008.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 7	236,625
Petrol/Litre / Jan 8	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 8	74.85
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 8	2,650.51
Diesel/Litre / Jan 8	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 8 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.21 ▲ 0.32 (11.07%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jan 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	10.41 ▲ 1.00 (10.63%)
Idrees Tex. / Jan 8 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	15.68 ▲ 1.43 (10.04%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 8 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	12.38 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 8 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jan 8 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	14.29 ▲ 1.30 (10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 8 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	60.58 ▲ 5.51 (10.01%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	296.12 ▲ 26.92 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 8 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	904.95 ▲ 82.27 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 8 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	15.15 ▼ -2.18 (-12.58%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 8 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4 ▼ -0.50 (-11.11%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	78.82 ▼ -8.76 (-10.00%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 8 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	292.37 ▼ -32.48 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	133.71 ▼ -14.86 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 8 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	178.53 ▼ -19.84 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 8 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	156.38 ▼ -17.38 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 8 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	24.23 ▼ -2.69 (-9.99%)
National Silk / Jan 8 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,088,624 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Jan 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	76,600,722 ▼ -0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,707,217 ▼ -0.21
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 8 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	36,987,542 ▼ -0.41
Sui South Gas / Jan 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,354,890 ▲ 2.33
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 8 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	27,144,749 ▼ -2.85
Pak Refinery / Jan 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,452,864 ▼ -2.53
B.O.Punjab / Jan 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,768,455 ▼ -0.23
Pak Elektron / Jan 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,370,180 ▼ -0.42

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