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Noor Inayat Khan: the spy princess

Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, also known as Nora Inayat Khan and Nora Baker, was a British spy in World War II who ...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 12:59am

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Independence Day: this is not that dawn

Pakistan got its independence on August 14, 1947 through the selfless efforts of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Liaquat Ali...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 01:16pm

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Deng Xiaoping’s contribution to the rise of China

After Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping was the main leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), who...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 01:26am

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The spirit of sacrifice and Pakistan

The people of Pakistan, ever since its inception, have had to make huge sacrifices for safeguarding their...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 12:33am

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183rd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

The Sikh nation observed the 183rd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with zeal and fervour at his Samadhi...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 11:17am

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Indian acquisition of S-400 missile system: should it worry us?

Pakistan has had the time and opportunity to study the S-400 system, and is fully aware that even the most advanced BMD systems are not impregnable

Published 28 Jun, 2022 02:25pm

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BJP’s hate-mongering: it's going too far

For the last seven and a half decades, India had been pulling the wool over the eyes of international opinion...

Published 18 Jun, 2022 05:36pm

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Tipu Sultan: the Tiger of Mysore

May 4 was the Yaum-e-Shahadat of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in South India. He introduced a...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 10:45pm

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Dalbandin & Chagai — memories of another day

This year, we are observing the 24th anniversary of Yaum-e-Takbir, May 28, 1998 when Pakistan was forced to come out...

Published 30 May, 2022 08:57pm

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Russia-Ukraine: a war that desperately needs to end

It has been three months since the outset of the Russia-Ukraine war. Before examining possible scenarios of ...

Published 25 May, 2022 01:05am

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Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq: a historical perspective

The name Mir Jafar characterises a crass traitor, who changed the history of the Indian subcontinent and has become...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:20pm

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Eid Mubarak from PAF: its first air engagement

10 April, 1959 was a red-letter day in the history of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). It was the day that the PAF...

Published 06 May, 2022 11:43pm

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Tayran Àbābīl: how wars are won

In the year 570 of the Christian era that blissfully happened to be the year of the birth of our Master – May Peace...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 08:53pm

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A requiem for Afghanistan

Afghanistan has been under Taliban control since August 2021 after two decades of war, which has left the country...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 07:39pm

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Rising Islamophobia in India

The growing Islamophobia in India is a cause for serious concern. Numerous edicts by the federal as well as local...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 08:21pm

Perspectives

Islamic military campaigns in Ramazan

Ramazan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is observed by Muslims all over the world as a period of...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 06:24pm

Opinion

The plight of Biharis

On March 20, the Bangladesh parliament unanimously adopted a resolution to observe March 25 as the Gonohotya Dibos...

Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:10am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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