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Seven killed as monsoon showers lash Karachi

KARACHI: Monsoon rains Friday continued to lash the city as seven more people lost their lives while public miseries...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:24am

Rain-battered Karachi roads cause hardship to motorists, residents

KARACHI: A widespread downpour coupled with thunderstorm and gusty winds struck Karachi Thursday wreaking havoc with...

Updated 07 Aug, 2020 03:21am

Pakistan

Rain disrupts life: City's drainage system collapses

KARACHI: City's drainage system collapsed after the second downpour of monsoon on Friday afternoon, inundating roads...

Updated 18 Jul, 2020 03:19am

Pakistan

Rainfall makes life miserable in Karachi

KARACHI: The first spell of monsoon rain with gusty winds struck Karachi on Monday, leaving at least 4 people dead...

Published 07 Jul, 2020 02:54am

Budget

CM presents budget, talks of 'threats' to provincial autonomy

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday presented the fiscal budget 2020-21, envisaging an...

Published 18 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Kyarr may unleash rain with wind-thunderstorm after 30th

Super Cyclonic Storm - Kyarr - continues to maintain its winds intensity up to 270 kilometers an hour, swirling 750 kilometers southwest off Karachi coast with least threats to the country's shoreline, the Met Office said on Monday.

Published 29 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Sindh Assembly condemns India for revoking IoK's special status

The Sindh Assembly on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution to condemn India for revoking occupied Kashmir's special constitutional status, asking the Pakistan government to step up its diplomatic efforts to help Kashmiris attain freedom from a 70-year of

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Hopes high for bumper catch: new fishing season begins today

Pakistan is starting its new fishing season from Aug 1, as fishermen hope for a 'bumper crop' to haul all shrimp species with the high-priced export quality fish in the wake of heavy monsoon downpour.

Published 01 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Deep-sea fishing policy: exporters apprehend seafood export may decline

Clampdown threats on unlicensed fishing in the deep sea is looming large to start haunting trawling boats, as exporters fear the hunting restrictions will further pull down the country's seafood export.

Published 25 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Seafood export falls to $438.021 million

Pakistan's seafood export fell to $438.021 million during the just ended fiscal year 2018-19 because of hasty enforcement of the federal government's deep sea policy that kept fishing suspended for about three months, industry said on Monday.

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Textile exporters 'unimpressed' after meeting PM: industry sources

Premier, Imran Khan on Wednesday passed the buck to his economic advisors to heed upon textile sector's clamour but exporters went out of the meeting 'unimpressed', according to industry sources.

Published 11 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Government urged to revive SRO-1125 to ease business problems

The former five zero-rated exports sectors on Monday expressed their doubts whether the manufacturing units will be able to stay operational in the face of 'too high' sales tax, saying the country has begun losing its foreign contracts for slowdown in pro

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Sindh Assembly adopts Finance Bill 2019 amid opposition's protest

Sindh Assembly on Thursday passed 'Sindh Finance Bill 2019' into law amid opposition's protest against it. However, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also holds portfolio of Sindh Finance Minister, assured the legislature that the government w

Published 28 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Rs 1.218 trillion Sindh budget approved amid opposition's protest

The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday passed Rs 1.218 trillion of next fiscal budget 2019-20 with a majority vote despite opposition's rejection with a protest. The budget, which envisages minimum wages of Rs 17,500 per month for the labour class, stands zero-d

Published 27 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Murad fears meagre federal transfers to hit Karachi uplift schemes

Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, on Tuesday feared the low federal transfers may strike uplift schemes in the metropolis during the next fiscal year 2019-20 and told the Sindh Assembly about the government's financial crunch restraining funds re

Published 26 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Murad urges federal government to release Rs 140 billion

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday sought a release of Rs 140 billion from the federal government, saying the province had received only Rs492.1 billion out of its financial share of Rs631 billion. Speaking at a post-budget 2019-20 press

Published 16 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Murad urges federal government to release Rs 140 billion

Published 16 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Rs 1.22 trillion Sindh budget presented

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday presented Rs 1.218 trillion budget, higher by 27 percent as compared to last fiscal, at provincial legislature. Due to noisy protest and shouts of lies, lies by opposition legislators, the Chief Minister

Published 15 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Rs 1.22 trillion Sindh budget presented

Published 15 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Rs 1.22 trillion Sindh budget presented

Published 15 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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