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Pakistan

Soldier injured in terrorist attack on Pak-Afghan border

"Terrorists opened fire on a military post in Bajaur district," ISPR said.
On May 5, four Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were martyred while six others were injured after terrorists opened fire on them during a fencing activity at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Published 08 May, 2021 10:57am

Pakistan

FIA stops Shehbaz Sharif from flying abroad

On Friday, the Lahore High Court granted Sharif conditional permission to travel abroad once for medical treatment.
- FIA stopped the PML-N leader, saying that his name was placed on another list.

Updated 08 May, 2021 09:56am

Pakistan

Celebrate last days of Ramazan and Eid with caution, simplicity: Asad Umar urges nation

He said due to timely decisions by the government, Pakistan was not in the same situation as India.
Pakistan has announced a "Stay Home, Stay Safe" strategy from May 8 to May 16.

Published 07 May, 2021 02:16pm

World

COAS meets crown prince, says Pakistan resolute in its commitment to safeguard sovereignty of KSA

"Pakistan is resolute in its commitment to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of KSA and defence of the two Holy Mosques," the COAS said.
Crown prince said that both nations will continue to play their part for peace, stability and betterment of Muslim Ummah.

Published 07 May, 2021 02:02pm

World

Malaysia bans flights from Pakistan, Bangladesh

Malaysia has banned flights from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.
People from these countries will not be allowed to enter Malaysia from May 8.

Published 07 May, 2021 12:08pm

Pakistan

Sindh allows businesses, shopping malls to operate on Friday, Saturday

Earlier, Fridays and Sundays were declared 'Safe Days', and all business activities were restricted.
From May 8, all business activities will remain suspended till May 16 in the province.

Published 07 May, 2021 09:57am

Pakistan

PM terms Amazon's decision to add Pakistan to its sellers’ list 'great development'

"Amazon starting operations in Pak will open opportunities for our youth as it will enable a new breed of young men & women entrepreneurs to join the export market," PM tweeted.
This will help local sellers to sell 'Made in Pakistan' products to millions of consumers globally.

Published 07 May, 2021 09:30am

Pakistan

Sindh to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to private hospitals

The vaccines will be provided to the hospitals starting today.
According to the new restrictions, restaurants will only operate delivery service after Maghrib from Friday till Sunday.

Published 06 May, 2021 01:35pm

Pakistan

PM Imran Khan to visit Saudi Arabia tomorrow

"PM Khan will also meet the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)," FO said.
A number of bilateral agreements/MoUs are expected to be signed during the premier's visit.

Published 06 May, 2021 01:05pm

Pakistan

Sindh, Punjab collectively report 2944 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Sindh reported 4 new deaths, while Punjab reported 68 deaths during the last 24 hours.
The Punjab government has decided to enforce a complete lockdown in the province from May 8 to May 15.

Published 06 May, 2021 12:05pm

Pakistan

Shafqat Mahmood clarifies class 9th, 11th exams are not being canceled

"Class 9 and 11 exams will take place according to the timetable of the respective boards," he tweeted.
Last year, the students were passed without sitting exams.

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:15am

Pakistan

PM expresses sorrow over death of Kashmiri leader Ashraf Sehrai in IIoJK

The pro-freedom leader was in detention since last year under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
"India's oppression of Kashmiris is a blot on int community's collective conscience," PM tweeted.

Updated 06 May, 2021 09:27am

Pakistan

UNGA president to visit Pakistan this month

He last visited Pakistan in August 2020.
President Volkan Bozkir said that Pakistan is one of the largest troop contributors to the peacekeeping missions.

Published 05 May, 2021 11:13am

Pakistan

Pakistan administers more than 0.2 million COVID-19 shots in one day, setting a new record

So far, more than 5 million people have registered for the vaccine, Asad Umar said.
Pakistan aims to vaccinate 70 million people by end of this year.

Published 05 May, 2021 10:15am

Pakistan

Voting begins for PP-84 by-poll in Khushab

The seat was left vacant after Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Malik Waris Kallu died from coronavirus.
- A tough competition is expected between PML-N’s Moazzam Sher and PTI's Ali Hussain Khan.

Updated 05 May, 2021 09:30am

Pakistan

COVID-19: Pakistan’s national average SOP compliance doubles from 34% on 25th April to 68% on 3rd May after military’s deployment, other measures

"Significant improvement seen in SOP compliance since the stronger enforcement measures including military deployment took place," Umar tweeted.
Need to sustain and build on this compliance level especially till Eid, he urged.

Published 04 May, 2021 01:15pm

Pakistan

Pakistan protests Indian troops' crossing of Working Boundary, firing at Pakistani posts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs termed this as India's first serious and grave violation of Directors General Military Operation (DGMOs) understanding in 2021.
Indian Border Security Force troops fired 30 rounds of the small arms and four bombs of 60-millimetre mortar at Pakistani post.

Published 04 May, 2021 12:20pm

Pakistan

Restaurants sealed, several shops fined in Karachi for violating coronavirus SOPs

The 'Special Salateen' and 'Shinwari' restaurants were sealed in Clifton for offering dine-in services.
Four shops in Lyari were fined a total of Rs8,000 for violating SOPs.

Published 04 May, 2021 10:44am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports less than 4000 COVID-19 cases since April 5

The country conducted only 37,587 tests during the last 24 hours.
161 people also died from the virus.

Published 04 May, 2021 09:59am

Pakistan

Pakistan intends to vaccinate 70 million people against COVID-19 before end of this year

Our target is to vaccinate 300,000 people on daily basis, SAPM Dr Sultan said.
By June, Pakistan will get 19 million doses, he added.

Updated 03 May, 2021 01:03pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 2	149.97
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 2	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 2	1.29
Euro to USD / Apr 2	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 1	8,653.57
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 1	22,445.60
France CAC40 / Apr 1	7,860.39
India Sensex / Apr 2	76,432.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 2	35,703.81
Hang Seng / Apr 2	23,135.12

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Petrol/Litre / Apr 2	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 2	71.15
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 2	3,116.61
Diesel/Litre / Apr 2	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 2	68.26

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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