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Business & Finance

Dubai a ‘natural’ fit for Pakistanis looking to buy property abroad

Pakistanis have a huge interest in buying real estate in Dubai due to factors including proximity and “close ties”...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:04am

Technology

Flying and self-driving taxis: Dubai embraces the future of transport

There is also talk of delivery robots - four-legged, semi-human vehicles that can deliver online purchases and medical supplies

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:54am

Perspectives

Karachi to Khanaspur: road-tripping across Pakistan

Pakistan having one of the weakest passports in the world and a fast-weakening currency are not the only reasons not...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 05:33pm

Business & Finance

‘Third party communication’: Bykea apologises for ‘inappropriate messaging’

At around mid-day on Tuesday, Bykea users received two unfortunate notifications

Updated 13 Jun, 2023 03:49pm

Perspectives

Want to know about the state of Pakistan’s economy? Don’t ask ChatGPT

Right off the bat it says its response is 'based on the information available up to my knowledge cutoff date in September 2021'
Situation, however, has changed dramatically in the last year and a half

Updated 20 Apr, 2023 09:48pm

Life & Style

Legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer set to enthral audiences as part of Dubai Shopping Festival

A staple of the winter season in the emirates, the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), the world’s longest-running retail...

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 12:39pm

Life & Style

Deep Dive Dubai: the deepest swimming pool has cars, motorcycles and a toilet

Whether you’re an average swimmer who’s always dreamed of exploring the depths of the sea, or a certified and...

Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:23am

Life & Style

Popular chain Tau’s chooses Dubai as first step to international expansion

Tau’s opened in Karachi in 2017 as a one-stop shop for authentic desi cuisine and catering. Five years later, ...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Perspectives

Sidra Humaid case: classic Ponzi scheme that highlights women’s financial vulnerabilities

Social media is in uproar with posts about a woman named Sidra Humaid who allegedly ran over a hundred online...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 07:52pm

Dubai’s ‘Global Village’ marketing executive lauds theme, design of Pakistan pavilion

Executive Marketing Director particularly excited about art shop set up by a Pakistani man who has a PhD in physics

Updated 24 Nov, 2022 04:05pm

Technology

Dubai’s SmartCrowd is using tech to give Pakistanis ‘transparent’ way of investing in properties

App, which is expanding into Pakistan, is aimed at locals and expats
Founder says it could potentially even be linked to Roshan Digital Accounts

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am

Life & Style

5 things to do in Dubai as winter approaches

From BBQs at the Al Qudra Lake to football fan zones and Christmas markets, Dubai is the place to be this winter
Pakistani legends Abida Parveen (December 9) and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (December 29) can be caught live at the Coca-Cola Arena

Published 18 Nov, 2022 07:11pm

Life & Style

‘Design week’ cements Dubai’s status as new culture capital of the world

If ever there was proof needed that the emirate is a melting pot of culture and art, a visit to Dubai Design Week is...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am

World

With ‘synthetic data’, Dubai has both privacy and value in mind

Datasets that once remained under lock and key because of privacy concerns can now be used to meet the ever-growing appetite for larger, higher quality data

Updated 05 Nov, 2022 04:23pm

Technology

Dubai is showing rest of the world the metaverse is here

Emirates recently hosted the World Metaverse Show and the Dubai Metaverse Assembly, while companies at GITEX showcased tech in all its glory

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 02:10pm

Technology

Edkasa: the startup using TikTok to spark students' love for learning

Founder says startup is ‘opposite of Airlift’ when it comes to making a little funding go a long way

Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:31pm

Markets

Pakistan’s export-oriented firms can benefit most from solar power: Dubai-based Yellow Door Energy

KARACHI: Sectors like textile and cement that hold contracts to export abroad could benefit the most from making the...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Life & Style

Coke Studio goes international with live performance in Dubai

Quick Style, Ali Sethi, Hassan Rahim deliver powerhouse performances

Published 15 Oct, 2022 09:05pm

Technology

Dubai Future Forum: experts gather to predict future course of the world

Two-day event held at Museum of the Future

Published 14 Oct, 2022 12:43am

Technology

GITEX GLOBAL brings together innovators in Dubai

42nd edition of event largest yet

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:13pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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