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Pakistan

Disaster management: MoU inked with Switzerland

Premier expresses anticipation for Swiss cooperation in obtaining an advanced warning system and other essential devices to enhance Pakistan’s preparedness against natural disasters

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:11am

Pakistan

Govt committed to empowering youths: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the government was committed to empowering the youth of...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Social Protection Accounts launched: PM reaffirms commitment to further expand BISP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to further expand the Benazir Income...

Updated 08 Jul, 2023 08:58am

Pakistan

Pakistan, China committed to continued CPEC expansion: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday said that – being a framework of regional connectivity – China-Pakistan Economic...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

Pakistan

Desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden: Parliamentarians express deep anguish

ISLAMABAD: The joint sitting of parliament on Thursday strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran by a man...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 09:03am

Pakistan

Appointment of Justice Hilali as SC judge approved

ISLAMABAD: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali became the second woman judge of the country’s...

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

Pakistan

Govt striving to turn country into global export hub: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: As the country’s exports fell by 12 percent during the first 10 months of FY 2023, Federal Minister for...

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

Pakistan

Al-Qadir Trust, other cases: Interim bails of IK, spouse extended

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday extended interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

20pc hike in salaries notified: Govt sure it will win judiciary over in the end?

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani has issued a notification on Tuesday notifying 20 percent increase in the...

Updated 05 Jul, 2023 03:44pm

Pakistan

JUI-F plays down PPP, PML-N meeting in Dubai

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) on Monday played down the recent meeting between top leaders of...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Govt to collect Hajj expenses in USD from next year

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Talha Mehmood on Sunday announced that all the intending pilgrims...

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 12:41pm

Pakistan

Bilawal arrives in Japan on official visit

FO says foreign minister’s visit signals the revival of leadership-level contacts with Japan after a long hiatus

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:30am

Allotment of symbols: ECP directs political parties to submit applications by 19th

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday directed all the political parties to submit their...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Elections Act, 2017: Bill seeking amendment passed by NA

ISLAMABAD: In a huge relief to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the National Assembly on Sunday passed a bill...

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:15am

Amended finance bill sails through NA: Key steps taken to keep IMF in good humour

Revenue target of Federal Board of Revenue goes up from Rs9.2 trillion to Rs9.415 trillion

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 12:52pm

NA approves 97 demands for grants worth Rs6.282trn

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented demands for grants which were approved after voice voting without any cut motion

Updated 25 Jun, 2023 07:23pm

Pakistan

Asif tells NA: US didn’t acknowledge Pak support against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: After the US rolled out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Khawaja...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Ghulam Sarwar Khan too parts ways with PTI

Pakistan

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

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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