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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

Business & Finance

PPL begins gas production at Jamshoro exploratory well

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has started gas production from Takri-1 exploration well located in the Jamshoro...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:09pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s remittance inflow at $3.1bn in December 2024, up 6% month-on-month

Amount 29.3% higher when compared with $2.38 billion in December 2023

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:06pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 27	278.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 27	278.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 27	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 27	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 27	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
India Sensex / Jan 27	75,346.55
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 27	39,565.80
Hang Seng / Jan 27	20,197.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 27	8,485.58
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 27	21,124.29

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 27	74.82
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 27	2,763.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 27	67.70
Petrol/Litre / Jan 28	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.93 ▲ 0.49 (14.24%)
Chenab Ltd / Jan 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.57 ▲ 1 (13.21%)
B. F. Mod. / Jan 27 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.39 ▲ 0.89 (11.87%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 27 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	25.36 ▲ 2.31 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 27 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	36.70 ▲ 3.34 (10.01%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 27 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	113.69 ▲ 10.34 (10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Jan 27 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25.85 ▲ 2.35 (10%)
Archroma Pak / Jan 27 Archroma Pakistan Limited(ARPL)	478.56 ▲ 43.51 (10%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	12.24 ▲ 1.11 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 27 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	17.52 ▼ -1.95 (-10.02%)
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	39.53 ▼ -4.39 (-10%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 27 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.50 ▼ -3.14 (-9.92%)
Arctic Textile / Jan 27 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	18.90 ▼ -2.08 (-9.91%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 27 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.09 ▼ -1.1 (-9.83%)
National Silk / Jan 27 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50 ▼ -5.44 (-9.81%)
Gammon Pak / Jan 27 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	38 ▼ -4.04 (-9.61%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 27 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.57 ▼ -0.27 (-9.51%)
Synthetic Prod / Jan 27 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	41 ▼ -4.06 (-9.01%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	61,454,571 ▼ -0.13
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,677,562 ▼ -4.39
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,767,457 ▼ -0.06
The Searle Co. / Jan 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,713,969 ▼ -5.54
Pak Elektron / Jan 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,757,545 ▲ 0.67
Fauji Cement / Jan 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,797,108 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 27 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	18,489,077 ▼ -6.73
P.T.C.L. / Jan 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	18,264,183 ▲ 0.82
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	17,202,553 ▲ 0.67

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