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Smart wall poster changes colour as it displays weather forecast

Smart home gadgets have already been taking up places in homes with different options to check out the weather upda

Published 11 Feb, 2019 10:30am

Technology

New technique turns plastic waste into useable, clean fuel

Plastic waste is a growing issue, contaminating Earth’s oceans and poisoning marine life. A group of researchers ar

Published 11 Feb, 2019 09:24am

Technology

Scientists propose inflatable sailplane for Mars exploration

Mars exploration is a really difficult task because rovers move slowly and satellite images lack detail. To overcom

Published 11 Feb, 2019 08:05am

Editorials

Researchers looking forward to build space station inside an asteroid

Where asteroid mining is already in process, scientists are now looking to take a step forward by planning to build

Updated 12 Feb, 2019 11:58am

Technology

Facebook kills off meme-platform LOL before even releasing it

Facebook was reportedly testing a new meme-based platform called LOL to win over teens that left the platform. Now

Published 11 Feb, 2019 06:03am

Technology

In a first, researchers develop fabric that automatically cools or heats

Making clothing smarter, scientists have now invented a type of adaptable fabric that can adjust to hot or cold tem

Published 09 Feb, 2019 10:03am

Editorials

Scientists give human diet pills to mosquitoes to keep them from biting

Almost all of us are victims of blood-hungry mosquito bothering, but scientists have figured out a way to keep thos

Updated 11 Feb, 2019 11:30am

Technology

UK startup shows off ‘world’s largest 3D-printed rocket engine’

A UK-based space startup recently showed off its achievement what it calls to be the ‘world’s largest 3D-printed ro

Published 09 Feb, 2019 07:49am

Technology

Microsoft requests to stop using Internet Explorer

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer lost its charm soon after Mozilla Firefox and later, Google Chrome were introduced. H

Published 09 Feb, 2019 06:55am

Technology

New self-aware robot capable of ‘imagining’ itself

Ability to imagine and recognize oneself is only attributed to humans. However, things are about to change as a new

Published 04 Feb, 2019 10:58am

Technology

Future iPhones might have more powerful, laser-based 3D cameras

Apple’s iPhones are known for its camera quality, but reports suggest that the tech company might be on to improve

Published 04 Feb, 2019 10:00am

Editorials

Curing diabetes: Researchers turn human stem cells into insulin-producing ones

Advancing one step closer to finding a major treatment or a cure for type 1 diabetes, researchers have for the firs

Updated 08 Feb, 2019 12:01pm

Technology

Google removes 29 malicious photo apps that promoted scams, stole pictures

Everybody is aware that there are certain apps out there promoting scams and stealing pictures. Google has now take

Published 04 Feb, 2019 07:36am

Technology

Huawei sends invites for its foldable phone unveiling this month

While some other smartphone giants are still giving hints about their next-generation foldable phones, Huawei has a

Published 04 Feb, 2019 06:26am

Technology

New self-growing material able to strengthen in response to force

Inspired by natural muscle growth process, researchers have created a self-growing material that strengths itself i

Published 02 Feb, 2019 10:16am

Editorials

Renowned cancer-fighting protein can also boost cancer growth: study

A new study has challenged the fact that a widely known human protein that was previously thought to help fight can

Updated 07 Feb, 2019 11:22am

Technology

Watch tiny robot smaller than an ant’s head go for a run

Making robot technology smaller and smaller, scientists have now created an extremely tiny four-legged microrobot t

Published 02 Feb, 2019 07:20am

Technology

Apple apologizes for FaceTime bug, delays fix until next week

Apple recently acknowledged the Group FaceTime bug that allowed people to eavesdrop on others, and apologized for i

Published 02 Feb, 2019 06:16am

Editorials

New metal coating self-heals scratches, cracks within seconds

Corrosion in metals can lead to entire structure failure. To avoid this, scientists have created a new form of mate

Updated 06 Feb, 2019 10:39am

Technology

New 3D-printer uses light rays to turn goo into solid, 3D objects

Researchers have built a next generation 3D printer that makes use of light to build 3D objects from goo within min

Published 01 Feb, 2019 10:20am

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Treet Corp / Dec 23 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	24.38 ▲ 2.22 (10.02%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	226.01 ▲ 20.55 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.52 ▼ -2.66 (-8.81%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.40 ▼ -0.99 (-8.69%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 23 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	18 ▼ -1.56 (-7.98%)
S.G.Power / Dec 23 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.43 ▼ -0.76 (-6.79%)
Sana Ind / Dec 23 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	30.52 ▼ -2.18 (-6.67%)
Service Textile / Dec 23 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	11.40 ▼ -0.78 (-6.40%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.07
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.07
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.70
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.14
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▼ -0.04
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 2.11
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.24
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.92

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