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Life & Style

India accuses Pakistan of sending 'suicide dogs', orchestrating train accidents

%D%AMaking yet another absurd claim, the Indian media on Wednesday alleged that a Pakistani intelligence agency is sending suicide dogs in their country for terrorism purposes.

Published 26 Jan, 2017 10:58am

Life & Style

Facebook tunes trending topics to curb spread of fake news

%D%ASAN FRANCISCO: Under pressure to stymie the spread of fake news, Facebook on Wednesday modified its system for showing trending topics.

Published 26 Jan, 2017 10:29am

Pakistan

Momentum Tech Conference: Where ideas meet investment

Looking to launch your startup, raise money and learn about starting a company? Then Momentum Pakistan is the place for you! The 2-day startup conference and exhibition is a must-attend for iconoclastic doers from around Pakistan who share a common intere

Published 26 Jan, 2017 09:38am

Business & Finance

Momentum Tech Conference: Where ideas meet investment

Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. But if you’re ready to turn your idea into reality, Momentum tech con

Published 25 Jan, 2017 03:54pm

Sports

No more 'triple triples': Bolt loses gold as IOC strip Jamaica of 2008 relay win

%D%ALAUSANNE: Usain Bolt lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee stripped Jamaica of their 4x100m relay win at the 2008 Beijing Games after Nesta Carter was caught doping.

Published 25 Jan, 2017 03:08pm

Life & Style

'La La Land' and black actors score big with Oscar nods

%D%ALOS ANGELES: Romantic showbiz musical "La La Land" topped the Oscars nominations list on Tuesday with a whopping 14 nods, tying an all-time record, as black actors were honored in all acting categories for the first time.

Published 25 Jan, 2017 02:59pm

Top News

Deadly avalanches hit Indian-occupied Kashmir killing five people

%D%ASRINAGAR: Avalanches killed five people in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday -- four members of a family whose home was buried under snow and a soldier stationed at a military base.

Published 25 Jan, 2017 10:09am

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SECP proposes scheme to bring back Pakistanis' investment abroad

%D%ARECORDER REPORT%D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) strongly supports a scheme to bring back foreign investment made by Pakistanis aboard.

Published 25 Jan, 2017 09:18am

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Sania Nishtar still in the run as Hungarian scrapped from WHO top job list

%D%AGENEVA: Former Hungarian health minister Miklos Szocska has been cut from a list of candidates to head the World Health Organization, leaving just five in the running, the UN agency said Tuesday.

Published 24 Jan, 2017 12:39pm

World

Indian troops claim killing three suspected rebels in IoK

%D%ASRINAGAR: Police and troops claimed killing three suspected rebels in two separate gunbattles in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday, one of them near the de facto border with Pakistan.

Published 24 Jan, 2017 10:03am

Life & Style

Hollywood set for Oscars picks with no big surprises

%D%ALOS ANGELES: All eyes will be on Hollywood Tuesday as the list of nominees for this year's Oscars is unveiled with critical darlings "La La Land," "Moonlight" and "Manchester by the Sea" set to fare well.

Published 23 Jan, 2017 12:01pm

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German paper tweets documents linking Maryam Nawaz to Panamagate

KARACHI: Sddeutsche Zeitung a German daily has made public as many as four documents claiming Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs daughter Maryam Nawaz to be the beneficial owner of offshore companies named in Panama Papers.

Published 23 Jan, 2017 10:28am

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New Leader of LeJ among four militants killed in Sheikhupura: CTD

%D%ALAHORE: The counter-terrorism department (CTD) of Punjab killed the new leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group, along with three more militants, in an operation in Sheikhupura, authorities said on Wednesday.

Published 18 Jan, 2017 11:33am

Sports

Bangladesh skipper unlikely to play as NZ eye Pakistan 's ranking slot

%DHRISTCHURCH: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim is unlikely to play in the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Friday, denting the tourists' hopes of avoiding defeat in the two-Test series.

Published 18 Jan, 2017 10:29am

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Senate passes Benami Bill after slight amendment

%D%AZULFIQAR AHMAD%D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: With a slight amendment, the Senate Tuesday passed government-sponsored The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill, 2016 aimed at prohibiting people from holding assets and properties under others or fake names.

Published 18 Jan, 2017 09:42am

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SBP to withdraw 10pc surrendering condition to enhance dollar supply

%D%ARIZWAN BHATTI%D%A%D%AKARACHI: In order to enhance the dollar supply in open currency market, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday gave the assurance that it would withdraw condition of 10 percent dollar surrendering by the Exchange Companies in

Published 18 Jan, 2017 09:33am

Pakistan

PIA seeks increase in GoP guarantee limit after PK-661 crash

%D%AMUSHTAQ GHUMMAN%D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has approached the Finance Ministry for an increase in GoP guarantee limit by Rs 10.

Published 18 Jan, 2017 09:22am

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PC Board approves lease out plan of Pakistan Steel Mills

%D%AMUSHTAQ GHUMMAN %D%AISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission's Board headed by Chairman Privatisation Commission, Muhammad Zubair approved lease out plan of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) on Tuesday.

Published 18 Jan, 2017 09:18am

Life & Style

Celebrity-in-chief Trump struggles to get A-list inauguration talent

%D%ANEW YORK: Donald Trump has spent decades palling around in the celebrity world and once dreamed of a movie career.

Published 17 Jan, 2017 11:18am

Pakistan

Diamer-Bhasha Dam will be part of CPEC, says Ahsan Iqbal

%D%ANAVEED BUTT %D%AISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal Monday said that Diamer-Bhasha Dam would also be part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Published 17 Jan, 2017 10:06am

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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