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£190 million reference verdict to be announced on Monday

The much-anticipated verdict in the £190 million case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be announced on January...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:36pm

Pakistan

Nine terrorists killed in two operations in North Waziristan: ISPR

Security forces killed nine terrorists in two separate operations in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

Pakistan

After meeting Imran Khan, PTI says ‘ready for third round of talks’

Sets January 31 as cut off date for negotiations with govt

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:12pm

Pakistan

Khawaja Asif hopes verdict in £190 million case would be ‘fact-based’

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif expressed hope on Sunday that the decision in the £190 million case against former...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:22pm

Pakistan

Pakistan strongly rejects Afghanistan’s ‘baseless allegations’ of training Daesh militants

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif urges interim Afghan authorities to fulfil their commitments to international community by dismantling terrorist infrastructure, and not shift blame

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:59pm

Business & Finance

Gold price per tola increases Rs1,400 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan increased on Friday in line with their rise in international rates. In the local market, the...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 10:20pm

Pakistan

PTI committee provides NA speaker with date for third round of talks with govt

Sahibzada Hamid Raza announces the opposition's negotiation committee is ready for a third meeting on January 12 or 13

Published 11 Jan, 2025 08:53pm

Pakistan

Neither govt, nor opposition requested to convene negotiating committee meeting: Ayaz Sadiq

National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said on Saturday that neither the opposition nor the government had approached...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 04:06pm

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb departs for Hong Kong to attend 18th AFF

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb departed for Hong Kong on Saturday to participate in the 18th Asian Financial...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 03:50pm

Pakistan

Girls’ education is worth fighting for: PM Shehbaz Sharif

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasised on Saturday that girls’ education is worth fighting for, worth committing...

Updated 11 Jan, 2025 06:51pm

Pakistan

RDA inflows up 9%, clock in at $203mn in December 2024

Inflows through the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) clocked in at $203 million in December, reflecting a growth of 9%...

Updated 11 Jan, 2025 05:50pm

Pakistan

UN projects Pakistan’s GDP growth at 3.4% in 2025, inflation to be in double digits

UN report says the near-term economic outlook for South Asia is expected to remain robust

Updated 11 Jan, 2025 06:11pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from January 10, 2025

Published 11 Jan, 2025 08:46am

Markets

Gold price per tola increases Rs1,100 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan increased on Friday in line with their rise in international rates. In the local market, the...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 07:35pm

Pakistan

Five terrorists killed in Dera Ismail Khan IBO

Security forces on Friday killed five terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Dera Ismail Khan...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:07pm

Markets

Late-session buying saves the day, KSE-100 snaps 4-day losing streak with 609-point gain

A volatile session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came to a positive end on Friday, helping the KSE-100 Index...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 09:42pm

Pakistan

Four injured in Chaman IED blast

At least four people were injured as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near the Chaman Railway...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 07:10pm

Pakistan

ECP registers ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party launched by Khaqan Abbasi, Miftah Ismail

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has registered ‘Awaam Pakistan’ (AP) party that was launched by former...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 04:46pm

Markets

Monetary Policy Committee: SBP issues advance calendar for meetings in January-July 2025

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday issued the advance calendar of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:41pm

Business & Finance

PIA resumes Islamabad-Paris flight operations following EASA decision

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has restarted flight operations between Islamabad and Paris starting Friday,...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:40pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 29	278.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 29	278.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 29	155.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 29	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 29	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 29	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 28	6,067.70
Nasdaq / Jan 28	19,733.59
Dow Jones / Jan 28	44,850.35
India Sensex / Jan 29	76,280.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 29	39,346.10
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 29	8,526.69
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 29	21,503.20

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 28	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 28	247,560.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 29	73.75
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 29	2,761.08
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 29	67.12
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 29 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.63 ▲ 1.06 (10.03%)
Redco Textile / Jan 29 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	19.97 ▲ 1.82 (10.03%)
Jauharabad Sug / Jan 29 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21.84 ▲ 1.99 (10.03%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	14.81 ▲ 1.35 (10.03%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 29 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10%)
Supernet Ltd. / Jan 29 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	19.80 ▲ 1.8 (10%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 29 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	30.69 ▲ 2.79 (10%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 29 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	398.70 ▲ 36.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jan 29 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	4.51 ▼ -0.85 (-15.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 29 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.88 ▼ -1 (-12.69%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 29 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.25 ▼ -0.32 (-12.45%)
Punjab Mod / Jan 29 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.60 ▼ -0.33 (-11.26%)
National Silk / Jan 29 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.29 ▼ -5.48 (-10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Jan 29 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	306 ▼ -34 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 29 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	111.67 ▼ -12.41 (-10%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 29 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	112.88 ▼ -12.54 (-10%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 29 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	82.02 ▼ -8.63 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	67,917,203 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,182,412 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,454,322 ▼ -1.6
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,207,516 ▲ 0.11
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,339,311 ▼ -0.04
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 29 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	26,038,104 ▼ -0.81
Dewan Motors / Jan 29 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,645,415 ▲ 3.11
Fauji Cement / Jan 29 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,743,736 ▼ -0.97
Lotte Chemical / Jan 29 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,546,524 ▼ -0.55

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