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Bilal Hussain

Perspectives

Smoke and screen: forget hosting GITEX, make Pakistan friendly for IT sector first

Sometimes, I feel like Pakistan presents different faces, depending on where and what the environment is. At GITEX...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 08:25pm

Markets

BYD bookings open: electric vehicles priced between Rs8,990,000, Rs16,990,000,

Mega Motors begins pre-orders for BYD ATTO 3, BYD SEAL

Published 25 Oct, 2024 10:14pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s coal tax breaks have sparked an old debate: fossil fuel vs renewable energy

The Pakistani government’s decision to continue offering tax exemptions for coal has reignited a debate about the...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 05:22pm

Technology

Expand North Star in Dubai: from prosthetic limbs to drones for disaster relief, startups seek to address Pakistan’s challenges

DUBAI: Pakistan is a country grappling with a range of systemic challenges—be it healthcare, city management,...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

Technology

Pakistan’s tech sector reaps huge returns at GITEX, Dubai: PSEB acting CEO

DUBAI: Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) Acting CEO Zeeshan Khattak said the country’s tech companies are...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am

Technology

Pakistan’s tech sector aims for export boost through GITEX Global in Dubai

DUBAI: Shahid Iqbal, Executive Director of Pakistan-based Premier Cables, had high praise for GITEX Global,...

Updated 15 Oct, 2024 01:45pm

Markets

Saudi fast food giant AlBaik eyes Pakistani market after MoU

Food chain signs memorandum of understanding with Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd (GO)

Published 12 Oct, 2024 01:09pm

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki to discontinue its Bolan, launch ‘Every’ in Pakistan

Pak Suzuki Motor Company has formally announced the launch of its new model ‘Every’, ending decades-long production...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 03:31pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s IT sector is keen to show off potential at GITEX Global 2024 in Dubai

DUBAI: Fresh off record exports in the previous fiscal year, Pakistan’s tech sector is gearing up to make the most...

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 07:44am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s pharma sector warns 2pc Cess in KP threatens exports to Afghanistan

KARACHI: The recent imposition of 2% cess on exports by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is raising alarm...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am

Business & Finance

Car sales surge by 24% YoY in September

Backlog deliveries and promotional discounts drive growth

Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:22pm

Business & Finance

Regal Automobiles gets nod to manufacture Pakistan’s first electric SUV, price set at Rs8.399mn

Becomes second four-wheel carmaker to receive licence from Engineering Development Board for electric vehicles

Published 07 Oct, 2024 10:08pm

Perspectives

CTBCM’s impact: a promise of affordable and reliable electricity?

The potential transition of Pakistan’s power sector to a competitive wholesale electricity market under the...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 09:30pm

Technology

Air Link CEO confirms company has imported 2 units of Xiaomi SU7, but talk of assembly plant premature

KARACHI: Air Link Communication CEO Muzzaffar Hayat Piracha confirmed that the company has imported two units of the...

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:01am

Markets

E-Turbo Motors sees growth in Pakistan’s electric vehicle market

Sheikh Osama Nadeem, CEO of E-Turbo Motors, said his company is working to establish a foothold in Pakistan’s...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 07:26pm

Business & Finance

Testing the waters?: Xiaomi electric cars seen at Karachi port

Xiaomi electric cars – SU7 Max – have been spotted at Karachi port amid reports that Air Link, which manufacturers...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 11:37pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan Pharma Summit 2024: experts gather with aim to chart path for growth in pharmaceutical industry

ISLAMABAD: The 7th Pakistan Pharma Summit, held at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, brought together industry leaders,...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:03am

Business & Finance

Pakistan pharma industry needs collaboration, consolidation: Dr Mehmood Khan

Dr Mehmood Khan, CEO of Hevolution Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in Riyadh, on Wednesday stressed the...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 03:30pm

Pakistan

AI integration in pharma: PPMA hosts workshop to highlight path to enhanced drug discovery and personalised medicine

KARACHI: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) organised a day-long workshop titled ‘The...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am

Business & Finance

7th Pakistan Pharma Summit: event aims to highlight innovations, collaborative growth in pharmaceutical sector

KARACHI: As Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry looks to evolve amidst local and global challenges, the 7th ...

Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	155.22
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.26
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,872.16
India Sensex / Jan 1	79,372.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	38,741.83
Nasdaq / Jan 1	19,392.69
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,666.12
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,199.11
Dow Jones / Jan 1	43,326.87
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	20,242.57

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	70.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	241,945.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,609.22
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.38

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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