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Pakistan

Panic buying witnessed in Karachi

Buying panic witnessed at grocery stores and retail outlets across the city in the backdrop of reported closure of markets due to sharp increases in the number of Covid-19 cases in the province. The fear has gripped citizens following rumors about the pos

Published 18 Mar, 2020 12:00am

18 new cases surface in Sindh

Sindh province is facing a serious situation as 18 more coronavirus cases including 13 from Sukkur quarantine centre were recorded on Sunday alone, pushing the total number of infected people to 35 across the province. It was disclosed during the 18th mee

Published 16 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

International Women's Day marked

Like other parts of the country, AuratMarch was held in Karachi to mark the International Women's day on Sunday, with the demonstrators calling for socio-economic participation, minority rights, besides ending domestic violence, sexual harassment and forc

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:00am

KCR revival hangs in the balance!

Despite the Supreme Court orders, revival of long-delayed Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) hangs in the balance, as the stakeholders appeared to be in disagreement over the modus operandi of anti-encroachment operation to retrieve the project land.

Published 03 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Karachi industrial zones likely to face power cuts

Karachi Industrial Zones, which are exempted from load-shedding, are expected to face prolong power cuts with the onset of summer as K-Electric has given a rationale for power shortage as a massive over Rs50 billion receivables from the Sindh government.

Published 28 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

PACT Sindh launched: Exports to EU increased by 50 percent after grant of GSP+ status: envoy

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan, Androulla Kaminara on Wednesday said that Pakistan's exports to EU have increased by 50 percent after the grant of generalised scheme of preference (GSP+) status to the country in 2013.

Published 27 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Ex-Karachi Nazim Naimatullah dies

Former Karachi Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, known to be the architect of the Tameer-e-Karachi programme, passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 90.

Published 26 Feb, 2020 12:00am

First freight train to depart for Afghanistan today

Pakistan Railways first-ever Afghan transit trade train is all set to depart from Karachi on Saturday with nearly 35 containers, officials said. The train is expected to unload its cargo across the border in Afghanistan on Monday.

Published 22 Feb, 2020 12:00am

HPSL to provide O&M services to upcoming Thar coal-based power plants

Hub Power Services Limited (HPSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hub Power Company limited, is poised to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services to upcoming Thar coal based power plants.

Published 20 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Toxic gas tragedy: 'Overexposure to soybean dust' may have caused casualties: ICCBS

Panic continues to haunt the surrounding areas of the port as mystery over toxic gas spread stays unresolved. The incident has so far claimed 10 lives and suspended all customs operations. Findings of International Center for Chemical and Biological Scien

Published 19 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Panic grips residents of Keamari after toxic gas kills 5

Fear and panic continued to grip Keamari neighbourhood of the metropolis on Monday after a toxic gas mysteriously spread over the area, leaving five dead and over 150 others unconscious, on Sunday evening. Authorities are still clueless about the actual c

Published 18 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Two multi-story buildings built on KCR route demolished

Anti-encroachment teams of Pakistan Railways demolished two multi-story buildings which were 'illegally' built on the land of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) near Gilani Railway Station in Gulshan-e-Iqbal during last two days, amid resistance from the occu

Published 13 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Paracha sets his sights on showcasing Pakistan to the western world

After establishing his footing as robust young Hollywood producer, the Pakistani American Habib Paracha is all set to showcase a peaceful, progressive and positive Pakistan to the western world.

Published 03 Feb, 2020 12:00am

83 percent of global exports liberalised in CPFTA-II: Commerce ministry

Pakistan projects $3.2 billion exports growth in case of minimum 5 percent realisation of the free market access of 313 Pakistan's high priority tariff lines given by China under the Phase-II of China Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA-II) which has bee

Published 11 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Karachi police issues traffic advisory for Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test match

Vehicles coming from Karsaz will not be permitted to use the Stadium Flyover towards Hassan Square. All the ve

Published 18 Dec, 2019 02:36pm

Pakistan

Centre embarks upon Rs 3.36 billion sanitary project in Gilgit

With an estimated cost of Rs 3.36 billion, the federal government has embarked upon a mega sanitary sewerage system along with a treatment plant for the picturesque Gilgit City.

Published 17 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Dr Faseeh's widow receives life threats

A septuagenarian widow of Dr Faseeh-Al-Haq Osmani, who was brutally stabbed to death with his son Kamran Osmani at his home in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on October 9, started receiving life threats from what she claimed culprits involved in this col

Published 14 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

IoK issue to take a decisive turn in 2-3 months, claims AJK PM

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan Tuesday claimed that next two to three months would be decisive for the solution of the decades-long issue of Kashmir. He declared that not a single Kashmiri would support India, which i

Published 11 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Sindh to have first-ever '400MW Solar Power Park' at Jamshoro

Sindh government is going to set up the first ever '400 MW Solar Power Park' in District Jamshoro under its World Bank supported 'Sindh Solar Energy Project (SSEP), through auctions.

Published 07 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Substandard products: SEPA closes down edible oil factory

Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has closed down an edible oil factory which was 'illegally' extracting oil from various residue parts of slaughtered animals near Cattle Colony in Port Qasim.

Published 05 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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