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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

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

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

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

PIA pilots: Steps taken to stop the rot: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Wednesday told National Assembly that criminal...

Published 09 Jul, 2020 02:43am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
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
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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