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Pakistan

PTI stages walkout

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a walkout from the National Assembly on Thursday in...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Talks with govt: PML-N Senator asks PTI to reassess its decision

ISLAMABAD: Expressing disappointment over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s decision to quit the ongoing talks, the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Business & Finance

$20bn pledge: PM expresses gratitude to World Bank for backing

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his gratitude to the World Bank on Thursday for its ...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Govt-PTI talks hit major snag

ISLAMABAD: Terming the ongoing talks with the government “an exercise in futility,” the opposition Pakistan...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan

NA: PTI MPs stage walkout

ISLAMABAD: Amidst growing frustration over Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s lack of presence in the National...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan

Training in China: Govt to foot expenses of 1,000 agri graduates: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that the government will cover all the educational...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan

Opposition members protest in NA

ISLAMABAD: The federal government faced difficulties in running the business of the National Assembly as the ...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:15am

Pakistan

PTI’s demands: govt forms a sub-committee

ISLAMABAD: Amid a looming deadlock in talks between the ruling coalition and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:06am

Gwadar airport set to reshape economic landscape: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday commended the World Bank’s pledge of providing a $20 billion...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 09:25am

Pakistan

Asif says PTI succeeded in establishing contact with ‘establishment’

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has succeeded in its ...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 07:32am

Pakistan

PM underscores need for providing ‘best facilities’ to pilgrims

ISLAMABAD: Since poor arrangements and complaints of irregularities during pilgrimages have become a norm, Prime...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 07:29am

Govt rejects PTI’s judicial commissions demand

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led ruling coalition on Monday firmly stood its ground,...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 08:58am

Total debt stands at Rs71.3trn, Aurangzeb tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan’s total debt is Rs71.3...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 02:34pm

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

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

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

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

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	155.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 23	6,118.71
Nasdaq / Jan 23	20,053.68
Dow Jones / Jan 23	44,565.07
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,784.63
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,060.52
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,559.56
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,482.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 23	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 23	245,799
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.61
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,774.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.94
Petrol/Litre / Jan 25	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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