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Naveed Siddiqui

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

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

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

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

Climate funding: ADB commits Rs700bn, IFIs follow suit

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was told that International Financial...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:23am

Pakistan

Pak delegation visit US to secure Aafia Siddiqui’s release

ISLAMABBAD: A high-level delegation of the Senate of Pakistan has arrived in Dallas, tasked with advancing efforts ...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

Pakistan

Voters, candidates in electoral processes: FAFEN calls to enhance participation of women

ISLAMABAD: The Parliament, political parties, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and civil society must join...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.50 ▲ 0.90 (10.47%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	31.82 ▲ 2.89 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.02 ▼ -0.79 (-8.05%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	525.02 ▼ -44.94 (-7.88%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 21 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	72.51 ▼ -6.06 (-7.71%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.90 ▼ -1.34 (-7.35%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jan 21 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	7.02 ▼ -0.54 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	92,135,828 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	65,201,375 ▲ 0.19
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.38
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,891,848 ▼ -0.08
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	46,720,174 ▲ 1.24
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.20
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -2.25
Hub Power Co. / Jan 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,405,956 ▼ -3.00
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	21,015,517 ▼ -1.30

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