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Zulfiqar Ahmad

Karachi in focus: Centre acts to help overcome 3 major challenges

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said that federal government along with the provincial government of...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Pakistan

11 Pakistanis in India: New Delhi must share findings of deaths: FO

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Thursday demanded that New Delhi shares the initial findings of the deaths of 11 Pakistani...

Updated 28 Aug, 2020 04:11am

Pakistan

Qureshi briefs NA body about talks with Taliban team

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday reiterated that there was no military solution to the...

Updated 27 Aug, 2020 03:33am

Baradar, Qureshi discuss peace process

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday expressed the hope that the Afghan leadership would take...

Published 26 Aug, 2020 02:29am

Pak-Saudi ties: Qureshi rejects 'speculations'

ISLAMABAD: Rubbishing talk of "estran-ged" relations with Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on...

Published 25 Aug, 2020 03:03am

FATF requirements: NA passes four bills amid opposition's protest

ISLMABAD: The National Assembly Monday passed four bills to fulfill the requirements of the Financial Action Task...

Published 25 Aug, 2020 03:03am

Pakistan

National Assembly pays rich tributes to Mir Hasil Bizenjo

ISLAMABAD: The Lower House of the parliament on Friday paid rich tributes to late Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo - a forever...

Published 22 Aug, 2020 03:24am

President Alvi heaps lavish praise on government

ISLAMABAD: Amid protest and walkout by all opposition political parties, President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday gave ...

Published 21 Aug, 2020 03:10am

Pakistan

Senate passes another two FATF-related bills

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to get the country out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s grey list, the Senate on...

Updated 20 Aug, 2020 03:29am

Markets

PM greets Zaidi for finalising 'Blue Economy' policy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday congratulated the Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi and the...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 02:52am

Kashmir issue: Mazari criticises FO for 'failed diplomacy'

ISLAMABAD: In an unusual public rebuke over "a failed diplomacy" on Kashmir issue, Minister for Human Rights ...

Published 16 Aug, 2020 02:18am

A development with far-reaching implications: FO

ISLAMABAD: In a vague statement, the Foreign Office on Friday said that Pakistan's approach would be guided by "our...

Published 15 Aug, 2020 02:41am

Markets

Economy: PM says 'things are now improving'

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the past two years were difficult, but things were now improving...

Published 15 Aug, 2020 02:41am

NA passes five FATF-related bills

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to get the country out of the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) grey list, the treasury and...

Updated 13 Aug, 2020 03:40am

Two key FATF-related bills: Govt, opposition reach consensus

ISLAMABAD: After weeks of wrangling, the government and the opposition Tuesday reached a consensus on two key...

Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Business & Finance

Slot of ED to WB in Washington DC: Azam Khan emerges most potential candidate

ISLAMABAD: After holding the all powerful position of principal secretary to the prime minister for about two years,...

Published 10 Aug, 2020 02:51am

Climate change, rainfall: Wheat production has fallen: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday launched the largest tree plantation campaign aimed at planting 3.5...

Updated 10 Aug, 2020 03:15am

Pakistan

Country made hostage by mafia: PML-N

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday said if the prime minister along with the Punjab chief...

Published 07 Aug, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Speaker refers agri tubewell subsidy issue to NA body

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has referred the issue of agriculture tube well subsidy for farmers...

Updated 11 Jul, 2020 03:16am

Markets

K-Electric, JIT report: NA proceedings marred by rumpus

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday plunged into a kind of chaos following verbal "skirmishes" between the...

Published 10 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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