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In interest of ‘national security’, govt authorises ISI to trace, intercept calls and messages

IT ministry notification says officers not below the rank of grade 18 to be nominated from time to time to intercept calls and messages or to trace calls through any telecommunication system

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:15pm

Markets

KSE-100 closes with 106-point gain after briefly crossing 81,000

Equities at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained their upward trajectory, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 10:38pm

Pakistan

May 9 riots: we oppose vandalism, arson, US State Dept says

US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller states governments should deal with protests 'consistent with the rule of law and respect for free speech'

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 10:37pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates July 8, 2024

Published 09 Jul, 2024 08:19am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says govt pursuing reforms agenda for economic growth

Premier says 28,000 agriculture tube wells in Balochistan to be shifted to solar power

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 11:11pm

Pakistan

President Zardari summons National Assembly session on Tuesday

President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the National Assembly session on Tuesday (tomorrow). “The National Assembly...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 07:43pm

Pakistan

LHC orders removal of Parvez Elahi, family from Passport Control List

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to remove the names of Pakistan...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 07:00pm

Markets

Despite disrupted session, KSE-100 settles at new record high

Fire caused market suspension for over two hours, resulting in lower volumes

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:42pm

Markets

Building housing brokerage houses suffers ‘limited damage’, says PSX after fire incident

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 06:15pm

Markets

OGDC revitalises oil producing Kunnar-11 well in Sindh

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has successfully revitalised production from Kunnar-11 well located...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:56pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs1,300 in Pakistan

After increasing in the previous four trading sessions, gold prices in Pakistan registered losses on Monday in line...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 06:33pm

Markets

Trading at PSX disrupted after fire incident

PSX notice had earlier stated that trading would resume at 11:25am

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:47pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from July 6 and July 7, 2024

Published 08 Jul, 2024 08:59am

Pakistan

PIA launches special flights for Najaf to facilitate pilgrims

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched special flights for Najaf to facilitate pilgrims during the month...

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 10:57pm

Sports

Jason Gillespie stresses fitness, consistency in first presser as Pakistan red-ball coach

Pakistan’s newly appointed red-ball coach Jason Gillespie stressed on the team’s fitness, consistency and fielding...

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 09:17pm

Pakistan

Police raids Omar Ayub’s residence in Islamabad

A joint team of Mianwali and Islamabad Police Sunday raided the residence of Opposition Leader in the National...

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 10:55pm

Pakistan

Pakistan could earn billions of dollars through modern, accessible seaports: PM Shehbaz

Premier says during his Kazakhstan visit, leaders of Central Asian States expressed 'deep interest' in using Pakistan ports for trade

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 10:50pm

Pakistan

Muharram moon not sighted, Ashura on July 17

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Saturday that the moon of Muharram-ul-Haram was not sighted in...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 10:37pm

Business & Finance

PM Shehbaz announces action against officials overcharging electricity units

Premier asks FIA to identify such officials, suspend them, and take strict action against them

Published 06 Jul, 2024 08:05pm

Pakistan

Ex PML-N leaders Miftah Ismail, Khaqan Abbasi launch ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party

Former PML-N leaders Miftah Ismail and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi formally launched on Saturday a new party named Awaam...

Updated 06 Jul, 2024 07:53pm

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)	6.86 ▲ 0.95 (16.07%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
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%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Dec 23 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	10.70 ▲ 1.00 (10.31%)

Stock	Price
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%)
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%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.03 ▼ -1.31 (-8.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	14.25 ▼ -1.26 (-8.12%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.58 ▼ -0.81 (-7.11%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.12
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	63,339,627 ▲ 0.95
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.35
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.41
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	37,785,414 ▲ 1.86
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,983,364 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	32,101,297 ▲ 2.54
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.24

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