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Pakistan

Separate agency set up to tackle cybercrime challenge

ISLAMABAD: The government has established a separate agency, National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, equipped ...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am

Pakistan

Gohar Ejaz assesses operational status of Port Qasim SEZ

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister of Commerce Dr Gohar Ejaz chaired a meeting here on Wednesday to assess the...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am

Exporters likely to get DLTL worth Rs37.306bn

Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries Dr Gohar Ejaz chairs a review meeting

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 10:13am

Technology

Number of subscribers and 3G/4G users, teledensity, NGMS penetration slump: PTA

ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers, 3G/4G users, teledensity as well as Next Generation Mobile Service...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:25am

Ministry announces improvement in BoP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce announced achievements in trade sector with a year-on-year balance of payments...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:27am

$400m ‘Pakistan Raises Revenue’ project: World Bank rates implementation progress moderately satisfactory

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of Pakistan Raises Revenue project of worth...

Updated 26 Dec, 2023 09:11am

‘SIFC’s decisions yielding remarkable results’: IT and telecom exports expected to cross $3bn mark: minister

ISLAMABAD: The country's information technology and telecommunication exports are expected to cross $3 billion mark...

Updated 24 Dec, 2023 07:19pm

SPI-based weekly inflation soars 42.60pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended 21st December 2023, increased by 42.60...

Updated 23 Dec, 2023 12:41pm

Pakistan

Senate panel sees implementation issues behind uncontrolled fog

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change on Thursday observed that fog persists in the region,...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov mobile phones imports up 112.2pc to $616.54m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $616.541 million during the first five months (July-November) of...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:03am

Textile group: Jul-Nov exports decline 6.5pc to $6.88bn YoY

Country’s overall exports during July-November fiscal year 2023-24 total $12.172 billion (provisional)

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 10:00am

Jul-Nov: Petroleum group imports witness 16.19pc negative growth

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 16.19 per cent during the first five months...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:47am

Regionally competitive level sought: APTMA demands power tariff at 9-10 cents per kWh

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed deep concern over the absolutely dismal...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:19am

Technology

Licences of firewalls, switches: MoITT seeks PPRA relaxation for renewal

ISLAMABAD: Around 32 ministries/divisions are at high risk and vulnerable to cyber threats and potential disruption...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Trade boost: 5-year vision shared with China

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries Minister, Dr Gohar Ejaz, on Wednesday, shared an...

Updated 21 Dec, 2023 09:53am

Pakistan

‘Provincial strategy for urban growth’ project successful: ADB

ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated “Pakistan:...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Markets

Solar power uplift: ‘White paper’ launched on AFCI for PV systems

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB), Centre for Advanced Research in Engineering and ...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

New era of Sino-Pak trade ties: First shipment of dried chillies sent to China

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries, Dr Gohar Ejaz, announced a significant...

Updated 20 Dec, 2023 09:21am

Business & Finance

Fake notes of Rs5000: SBP vows to improve regulations

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has assured the Senate Standing Committee on Finance to improve...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

New austerity steps await govt nod

Official documents of the Finance Division notes that measures like a ban on the procurement of durable goods and vehicles are still in vogue and being implemented

Updated 20 Dec, 2023 09:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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