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Fakir Syed Iqtidaruddin

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Malaysian commandos free tanker off Somalia

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian naval commandos have rescued 23 crew and captured seven Somali pirates following a firefight to

Published 22 Jan, 2011 08:21am

World

Lebanon's Jumblatt meets Hezbollah chief

BEIRUT: Lebanese Druze chief Walid Jumblatt met with Hezbollah's top leader late Friday, a statement said, hours after h

Published 22 Jan, 2011 08:17am

World

Japanese rocket takes off on space cargo mission

TOKYO: A Japanese rocket blasted off on Saturday to deliver more than five tonnes of supplies to the International Space

Published 22 Jan, 2011 08:16am

World

'Inconclusive' Iran nuclear talks enter final day

ISTANBUL: Iran's nuclear talks with world powers were set to enter a final day Saturday in Istanbul but Western sources

Published 22 Jan, 2011 07:39am

World

Australia 'inland sea' flood threatens towns

MELBOURNE: Record floods described as a giant ‘inland sea’ were Saturday moving to inundate several communities in south

Published 22 Jan, 2011 07:29am

Business & Finance

Chinese bank ICBC signs deal to enter US market

BEIJING: Chinese bank ICBC, the world's largest by market value, has signed an deal that will allow it to enter the US r

Published 22 Jan, 2011 07:25am

World

Hu urges US to ease high-tech export restrictions

CHICAGO: President Hu Jintao has urged the United States to ease restrictions on high-tech exports to China after Beijin

Published 21 Jan, 2011 12:13pm

US contributes $190 MN for rehabilitation: Martin

KARACHI: United States has recently contributed $190 million under farmers rehabilitation programme to provide money to

Published 21 Jan, 2011 10:04am

World

U.S. arrests 119 in biggest Mafia bust

NEW YORK: Authorities arrested 119 organized crime suspects on Thursday in what the FBI called the largest single-day o

Published 21 Jan, 2011 09:11am

Sports

England choose to bowl against Australia

HOBART: England won the toss and chose to bowl against Australia in the second one-day international at the Bellerive Ov

Published 21 Jan, 2011 08:06am

World

Wrong men convicted of Daniel Pearl murder: probe

WASHINGTON: The wrong men were convicted of murdering US reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and beheaded in Pakist

Published 21 Jan, 2011 06:58am

Sacked KESC workers demonstrate outside its office on second day

KARACHI: Hundreds of sacked employees of a privately-owned Pakistani power utility, the Karachi Electric Supply Company

Published 21 Jan, 2011 06:43am

World

Five killed in Ecuador plane crash

QUITO: Five Ecuadoran military personnel were killed Thursday aboard a small Air Force plane that crashed in the Amazo

Published 21 Jan, 2011 06:02am

Markets

Oil heads for 2 percent weekly drop, U.S. crude below $90

SINGAPORE: Oil was on track for a weekly drop of more than 2 percent on Friday, trading near its lowest in ten days, aft

Published 21 Jan, 2011 05:33am

Life & Style

Shakespeare plays in 38 languages for 2012 Olympics

LONDON: Each of William Shakespeare's 38 plays will be performed in a different language, including Arabic, Spanish and

Published 21 Jan, 2011 05:29am

Markets

Floods may cut Australia coal exports by 15 MN tonnes

SYDNEY: Australia's floods, which shut mines and damaged rail lines over the past several weeks, could cut coal exports

Published 21 Jan, 2011 05:25am

Markets

S. Korea says North must talk about nukes

SEOUL: South Korea insisted Friday that North Korea accept separate talks on its nuclear weapons despite an agreement be

Published 21 Jan, 2011 05:08am

World

China media lauds Hu's U.S. visit as "masterstroke"

BEIJING: Chinese media praised President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States on Friday as a diplomatic "masterstroke"

Published 21 Jan, 2011 04:49am

Markets

Swaps rise in China, India on inflation worries

HONG KONG: One-year swap rates in China are poised for their biggest weekly rise in nearly two months due to a cash crun

Published 21 Jan, 2011 04:23am

Business & Finance

Branchless banking is future of financial sector: SBP chief

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Shahid H. Kardar on Thursday said that branchless banking is future of the cou

Published 21 Jan, 2011 04:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 1	277.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 1	277.68
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 1	152.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 1	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Nov 1	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 31	5,705.45
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,389.06
Nasdaq / Oct 31	18,095.15
Dow Jones / Oct 31	41,763.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 1	38,053.67
Hang Seng / Nov 1	20,497.59
FTSE 100 / Nov 1	8,154.34
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 1	19,132.89

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 31	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 31	250,518.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 1	70.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 1	69.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 1	2,750.54
Petrol/Litre / Nov 2	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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