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Business & Finance

Pakistan's lucrative mango exports to Iran seriously jeopardized

KARACHI: Pakistan's lucrative mango exports to Iran have been seriously jeopardized this year mainly due to...

Published 10 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Pakistan

Pakistani mango exports to Iran face serious challenges this year due to ill-planning

It is feared that this year only around 800 tonnes mango will be exported to Iran against the estimate of 15,000 tonnes export under normal circumstances.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 07:28pm

Business & Finance

Mastercard brings roster of digital priceless experiences to Pakistani consumers

Recently appointed Mastercard Global Brand Ambassador Wasim Akram and Rugby legend Bryan Habana, among others, create digital experiences to help fulfill people’s passions for Arts and Culture, Culinary, Music and Sports.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 04:42pm

Epaper

Bilawal accuses federal government of fuelling Covid-19 spread

KARACHI: Accusing the federal government of fuelling Covid-19 spread in the country, Chairman Pakistan People's ...

Updated 07 Jun, 2020 04:02am

Pakistan

Covid-19 lockdown: KU Academic Council approves online classes

KARACHI: The Academic Council meeting of the University of Karachi on Friday approves to conduct the online classes...

Published 06 Jun, 2020 02:46am

Pakistan

Engro commits PKR 40 million to enhance COVID-19 testing capacity in Punjab

Under the initiative, 2400 tests were completed in the major cities of Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 07:08pm

Pakistan

Sindh govt allows intra-city, online transport services

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has allowed the resumption of intra-city transport and online transport services...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Pakistan

Engro launches drive to donate protective equipment worth RS100mn for frontline healthcare workers

At least 459,000 units of personal protective equipment would be distributed among the workers.

Published 01 Jun, 2020 05:53pm

Pakistan

38 more coronavirus patients die in Sindh

Some 38 more patients of COVID-19 died in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 465 in Sindh. The tally of the coronavirus patients has also risen. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that 5,481 tests were conducted against which 1,247 new case

Published 31 May, 2020 12:04am

Business & Finance

Poor socio-economic conditions due to COVID-19 pandemic resulting in mental, physical ailments including Irritable Bowel Syndrome: experts

“Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a disease of large intestine and its most common symptoms are diarrhea, constipation, or bo

Published 30 May, 2020 05:37pm

Pakistan

'Schools in Sindh not to reopen on June 1'

Schools in Sindh will not reopen on June 1, according to a notification from the provincial education department on Friday. The official notification said the decision to close schools until June was taken earlier during the session of the Sindh Education

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am

Pakistan

Plane crash victims: Murad calls for expediting process of bodies' identification

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the Sindh Forensic DNA and Serology Laboratory at the University of Karachi and pressed the staff there to expedite the process of identification of the bodies of the victims of the Airbus A320 crash.

Published 29 May, 2020 12:05am

Pakistan

Locust attack: Murad seeks six aircraft from federal government

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has urged the federal government to provide six aircraft to counter the locust attack on the standing crops in the province.

Published 28 May, 2020 12:03am

Business & Finance

JS Bank and Visa – Paving the way in payment innovations

 This partnership with Visa showcases JS Bank’s resolve to bring forth new ways to pay via innovative solutions beyo

Published 27 May, 2020 12:50pm

Tragedy hits Karachi days before Eid

A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Airbus A320 flying from Lahore on Friday crashed into a densely-populated residential colony near the Jinnah International Airport, killing at least 60 people. Luckily, two passengers, the CEO of Bank of Punjab, Zafa

Published 23 May, 2020 12:06am

Pakistan

Murad urges people to celebrate Eid with simplicity

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has urged people of Pakistan, particularly of Sindh to celebrate Eidul Fitr with simplicity and demonstrate solidarity with the coronavirus patients, the aggrieved families who lost their loved ones and the poor pe

Published 22 May, 2020 12:03am

Pakistan

Shanghai Electric provides food supplies to needy Thar villagers

In Pakistan, too, this is one of the major causes of concern for the authorities especially in remote areas like th

Published 21 May, 2020 03:18pm

Pakistan

Eid prayers to be held as per federal govt's guidelines: Nasir

Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah Wednesday said that prayers of Jumu'atul-Wida and Eid in Sindh would be held in accordance with the guidelines issued by the federal government. The provincial Information Minister said that the 20-po

Published 21 May, 2020 12:09am

Pakistan

Hilton Pharma partners with NIBD for Covid-19 convalescent plasma clinical trial

he initial results of 14 patients released by Dr. Tahir Shamsi of NIBD, shows a promising response of up to more th

Published 20 May, 2020 12:39pm

Pakistan

Clinical trial underway at AKU to cure Covid-19 patients

A new clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of plasma therapy, an emerging form of treatment for the Covid-19, in Pakistan is underway at Aga Khan University.

Published 20 May, 2020 12:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 19	280.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 19	280.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 19	149.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 19	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 19	1.30
Euro to USD / Mar 19	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 18	5,614.66
Nasdaq / Mar 18	17,504.12
Dow Jones / Mar 18	41,581.31
India Sensex / Mar 19	75,481.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 19	37,751.88
Hang Seng / Mar 19	24,743.15
FTSE 100 / Mar 19	8,671.01
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 19	23,262.56
France CAC40 / Mar 19	8,101.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 18	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 18	272,076
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 19	66.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 19	3,039.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 19	66.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 20	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 20	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sally Textile / Mar 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 19 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.98 ▲ 1 (11.14%)
Int. Knit. / Mar 19 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	21.74 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Image Pakistan / Mar 19 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	25.27 ▲ 2.3 (10.01%)
Exide (PAK) / Mar 19 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	823.10 ▲ 74.83 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Mar 19 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	85.72 ▲ 7.79 (10%)
D.M. Textile / Mar 19 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	69.30 ▲ 6.3 (10%)
Atlas Battery / Mar 19 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	327.94 ▲ 29.81 (10%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Mar 19 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	403.77 ▲ 36.71 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 19 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	19.14 ▲ 1.74 (10%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Mar 19 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.86 ▼ -0.36 (-11.18%)
Chakwal Spinning / Mar 19 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	51.44 ▼ -5.72 (-10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	51.27 ▼ -5.7 (-10.01%)
National Silk / Mar 19 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	33.82 ▼ -3.49 (-9.35%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 19 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.70 ▼ -0.83 (-8.71%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 19 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.05 ▼ -0.65 (-8.44%)
Bank of Khyber / Mar 19 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	15.65 ▼ -1.44 (-8.43%)
Sindh Modaraba / Mar 19 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	10.62 ▼ -0.88 (-7.65%)
Chashma / Mar 19 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	70 ▼ -5.52 (-7.31%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 19 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	67.55 ▼ -5.28 (-7.25%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 19 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	59,131,134 ▲ 0.41
B.O.Punjab / Mar 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,470,727 ▲ 0.33
Pak Elektron / Mar 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	35,824,044 ▲ 3.45
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,598,551 ▲ 0.09
Fauji Cement / Mar 19 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	28,970,465 ▲ 1.27
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 19 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	28,205,240 ▲ 3.58
Pak Refinery / Mar 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,542,769 ▲ 0.22
Hub Power Co. / Mar 19 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	16,382,978 ▲ 6.79
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,372,163 ▲ 0.03
Hascol Petrol / Mar 19 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	16,038,149 ▲ 0.18

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