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Zulfiqar Ahmad

Business & Finance

Tourism industry promotion: PM for preparing comprehensive plan

ISLAMABAD: In a bold move to boost the tourism industry, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am

Business & Finance

Jul-Dec ICT sector export soars 28pc, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Shaza Fatima Khawaja said that 28 percent export has...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Pakistan

PTI says will challenge accountability court’s verdict

ISLAMABAD: Strongly condemning the conviction of ex-prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Pakistan

PTI says will challenge accountability court’s verdict

ISLAMABAD: Strongly condemning the conviction of ex-prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Pakistan

Opposition parties call for forming a ‘united front’

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of escalating political tensions following the conviction of ex-prime minister Imran Khan and...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Cargo scanning systems in Karachi ordered: Irked by cross-border smuggling, PM orders action

ISLAMABAD: Unnerved to the core by the plaguing menace of corrupting foul play that has rotten the very...

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 09:40am

Pakistan

CJP-led probe commissions demanded: PTI submits its ‘charter of demands’ to govt

ISLAMABAD: Finally, the beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) formally submitted its charter of demands to the...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Pakistan

Youth Programme: PM directs significant increase in loan amount

ISLAMABAD: In a bold move aimed at empowering the youth, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed a...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

‘Cost of Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project has increased 119.21pc’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water Resources Musadik Malik said the cost of Diamer Bhasha Dam Project has increased...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 03:19pm

Make no case on weak grounds, PM tells FBR

Directs authorities to expedite the FBR’s legal steps being taken to ensure the early conclusion of the under-trial cases of tax revenues

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 06:36pm

Pakistan

PTI wants no delay in new CEC’s appointment

ISLAMABAD: As the stage is set for the retirement of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja, the...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

Pakistan

Third round of govt-PTI talks to begin today

ISLAMABAD: The stage is set for tempering down expectations of an imminent outcome of the negotiations between the...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

Independent market being set up: Govt to stop purchasing power soon, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari informed the National Assembly on Wednesday that the government...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 09:40am

Pakistan

NA sees protest of opposition for second consecutive day

ISLAMABAD: Opposition MPs belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) on Tuesday...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

Pakistan

Govt crafting policy to tackle unemployment: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the government is actively working on a policy aimed at...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

Business & Finance

SEZs, industrial estates: New power provision system approved

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to accelerate the pace of industrial development, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 08:36am

Rs10-11/unit fall in power tariff likely: Cabinet clears revised pacts with 14 IPPs

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved revised agreements with 14 Independent Power Producers (IPPs),...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 12:21pm

Pakistan

Govt-opposition talks: 3rd round to take place on 16th

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to resolve political instability in the country, the government and opposition Pakistan...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am

Faceless customs assessment system: PM orders countrywide enforcement

ISLAMABAD: In order to streamline trade procedures and simplify workload, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on...

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 09:30am

Pakistan

PM appreciates growth in workers’ remittances

ISLAMABAD: As opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) movement to halt foreign remittances looms large, Prime...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,394.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,770.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.61
Petrol/Litre / Jan 27	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 24 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.79 ▲ 1.00 (17.27%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 24 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.05 ▲ 0.95 (11.73%)
Agritech Limited / Jan 24 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10.00%)
Loads Limited / Jan 24 Loads Limited(LOADS)	18.92 ▲ 1.72 (10.00%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.75 ▲ 3.25 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	33.36 ▲ 3.03 (9.99%)
Shezan Inter. / Jan 24 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	148.17 ▲ 13.46 (9.99%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	11.13 ▲ 1.01 (9.98%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	113.60 ▲ 10.30 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Mandviwala / Jan 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	19.13 ▼ -2.12 (-9.98%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.84 ▼ -1.09 (-9.97%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 24 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.24 ▼ -2.97 (-9.83%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.50 ▼ -5.02 (-9.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	14.15 ▼ -1.35 (-8.71%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 24 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	302.50 ▼ -19.20 (-5.97%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	105 ▼ -6.00 (-5.41%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 24 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.01 ▼ -1.41 (-4.79%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jan 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	295.01 ▼ -13.99 (-4.53%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	143,693,542 ▼ -0.10
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	78,194,783 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,202,439 ▲ 3.90
Fauji Cement / Jan 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	47,170,217 ▼ -0.65
Lotte Chemical / Jan 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	35,630,848 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 24 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	32,528,835 ▼ -2.50
The Searle Co. / Jan 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,563,258 ▲ 5.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	26,433,374 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	22,111,604 ▼ -0.06

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