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PTI says Raoof Hasan, Barrister Gohar ‘arrested’

Islamabad Capital Police on Monday has arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 10:25pm

Markets

Power generation in Pakistan down, cost also decreases over 10% YoY in June

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 13,460 GWh (18,090 MW) in June 2024, a decrease of 1.9% YoY as compared...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 08:06pm

Pakistan

Illegal, political mafia looking to sabotage Azm-e-Istehkam, DG ISPR says

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif said “serious issues are...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 11:55pm

Markets

‘Overdue correction’: KSE-100 plummets below 79,000 after nearly 1,600-point loss

Market continues where it left off on Friday with bears dominating trading session

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 09:07pm

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Published 22 Jul, 2024 09:03am

Sports

Women’s T20 Asia Cup: Pakistan beat Nepal by 9 wickets to register first win

Pakistan defeated Nepal by 9 wickets to register their first win in the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Women’s T20...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 09:25pm

Pakistan

Info minister says PTI workers opened fire in Bannu protest

The federal government on Sunday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of...

Updated 21 Jul, 2024 11:55pm

Pakistan

Attack on Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt condemned by FO

Foreign Office says attack was carried out by a 'gang of extremists' that put staff lives at risk

Updated 21 Jul, 2024 11:19pm

Business & Finance

Rs105b recovered in campaign against power pilferage

Concerned authorities collect more than 1 billion 63 crore rupees from electricity thieves in Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, and Islamabad between June 30 and July 17

Updated 21 Jul, 2024 11:55pm

Pakistan

CJP Isa calls for early scheduling of review petition on reserved seats

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar oppose the CJP's view by saying the petition should be filed after the summer holidays

Published 20 Jul, 2024 10:06pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says shifting Chinese industries to Pakistan will boost economy

Premier directs relevant authorities to extend full facilitation to Pakistani companies for collaboration with Chinese companies

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:35pm

Markets

Softer inflation in July to trigger 150bps policy rate cut in upcoming MPC: JS Global

A further slowdown in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation reading could trigger the State Bank of...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:38pm

Pakistan

Parts of Karachi receive light to moderate rain

Several areas of Karachi received light to moderate rain on Saturday as the weather in the metropolitan city turned...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:19pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs1,000 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan registered losses for the second consecutive session on Saturday in line with the decrease...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:41pm

World

US lawmaker Sheila Jackson Lee, founder of Pakistan Caucus, passes away at 74

US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, founder and co-chairperson of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, has died, her...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:38pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from July 19, 2024

Published 20 Jul, 2024 09:21am

Pakistan

Protest held in Karachi for recovery of missing Hindu child

Hundreds of civil society and Hindu community members gathered at Teen Talwar monument in Karachi on Friday,...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 11:46pm

Sports

Women’s T20 Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets to register first win

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma helped India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in Match 2 of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:39pm

Pakistan

TLP ends Faizabad sit-in after reaching agreement with govt

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Friday ended its days-long sit-in in the Faizabad area of Islamabad after...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:38pm

Pakistan

ECP decides to implement Supreme Court’s order in reserved seats case

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to implement the Supreme Court’s order in the reserved...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:46pm

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

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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