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Pakistan

Moroccan envoy for parliamentarians’ cooperation programme

ISLAMABAD: Moroccan Ambassador to Pakistan Mohammad Karmoun emphasised the importance of establishing a cooperation...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:45am

Business & Finance

Polish co plans to double investments in Pakistan: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Poland’s Ambassador Maciej Pisarski on Friday said Poland Oil and Gas Company (POGC) had invested over...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Human crisis in Kurram district deepens: All educational institutions to remain closed

ISLAMABAD: Human crisis in troubled Kurram district has deepened as all the education institutions, both public and...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

FO says fresh US sanctions ‘biased’

ISLAMABAD: Calling the decision “biased”, Pakistan on Thursday vociferously reacted to the imposition of United...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 08:57am

Pakistan

‘Right to self-determination’: UNGA adopts Pakistan-sponsored resolution

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted the Pakistan-sponsored flagship resolution on the...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 08:55am

Pakistan

Air ambulance initiated for restive Kurram by Edhi Foundation

ISLAMABAD: In a rare move, air ambulance has been initiated for the remote restive district of Kurram by the Edhi...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Pakistan

US imposes more sanctions over missile programme

ISLAMABAD: The United States has announced additional sanctions on entities contributing to Pakistan’s Ballistic...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Pakistan

Justice Mansoor calls for issuing carbon bonds finance mechanism

ISLAMABAD: Senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has called upon the...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:09am

Pakistan

84 visas issued to Indian Yatrees

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued 84 visas to a group of Indian Yatrees (pilgrims) for their visit to the sacred Shri...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:56am

Pakistan

Resurgence of banned outfits alarming, moot told

ISLAMABAD: The resurgence of banned terrorist and insurgent groups including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 09:07am

Pakistan

Four more Pakistanis die in Greece boat tragedy: FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson has confirmed the death of four more Pakistanis in boats capsized in...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:09am

Pakistan

PM to leave for Egypt tomorrow for D-8 Summit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark upon a three-day official visit to Egypt on Wednesday to attend...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:08am

Business & Finance

UK likely to ink FTA with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott hinted that the United Kingdom (UK) may enter into a...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Business & Finance

Rabi season: Dar directs smooth gas supply to fertiliser industry

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has directed the authorities concerned to maintain uninterrupted gas...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Border attacks increased 70pc after arrival of Taliban in Kabul, moot told

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Special Envoy on Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani has revealed that there has been...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:34am

Non-availability of life-saving drugs adds to Kurram’s woes

ISLAMABAD: Authorities said that the humanitarian crisis in the restive Kurram district continues to worsen as four...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:37am

Pakistan

Drug traffickers: ANF emphasises judicial reforms

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) DG Maj Gen Abdul Moeed has said the force faces significant challenges in...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 05:04pm

Pakistan

Over 318 stranded Pakistanis arrive from Syria

ISLAMABAD: Over 318 Pakistanis, stranded in Syria safely arrived here on Friday via Beirut. The National Disaster...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 09:07am

Pak-EU ties make significant strides since grant of GSP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) have acknowledged that since the grant of GSP status in 2014, the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

Sufficient fertiliser stock available

ISLAMABAD: A high-level Cabinet Committee has observed on Friday that there are sufficient and stable stocks of...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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