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Fahad Zulfikar

PSMA, JDW group responsible for manipulating sugar price hike: CCP report

The report was made public after 10-month inquiry and investigation into the sugar scandal, highlighting the PSMA and JDW's involvement in illegal activities

Updated 23 Oct, 2020 01:21pm

World

Saudi Arabia inks strategic pacts with three IT giants on artificial intelligence

The agreements are part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 reform plan that aims to promote economic and social policies

Published 23 Oct, 2020 11:39am

Pakistan

Pakistan set to launch its own version of Netflix

Fawad Chaudhry says the Science and Technology Ministry has asked PEMRA to prepare a guideline on content to launch OTT TV in PPP mode

Updated 23 Oct, 2020 11:17am

Pakistan

PIA to provide compensation to victims' families, survivors today

The national flag carrier will give compensation to those families who have provided the PIA with succession-related documents

Published 23 Oct, 2020 09:13am

Pakistan

PTA asks Twitter to take action against accounts spreading false information

PTA says that a number of accounts involved in spreading fake news are Twitter verified and are operating with immunity

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 06:01pm

Pakistan

NACTA threat alert: TTP could target PDM's Quetta rally

Reportedly, the terrorist plan includes assassination of high-profile political personalities through a well-articulated bomb/blast suicide bombing in near future

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 05:37pm

World

US-India likely to strike military pact on satellite data

Both sides will ink the agreement during the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to India next week

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 04:37pm

Speedy justice: SC directs NAB to conduct hearing of corruption cases on daily basis

The top court instructed the NAB chairman to proceed with disciplinary action against those officials responsible for delaying the trial of the cases

Published 22 Oct, 2020 03:20pm

Fake news: Saudi Arabia has not voted against Pakistan at FATF

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically rejected the story circulating on social media as false and baseless, saying Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy strong fraternal ties and the two countries have always cooperated with each other on all matters of bilateral, regional and international importance

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 03:03pm

Pakistan

Sindh govt forms committee to probe Safdar's arrest

Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani, Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Sindh government spokesman Murtaza Wahab and two other ministers are part of the committee

Published 22 Oct, 2020 12:08pm

Pakistan

Arguments sought on Shehbaz Sharif's plea to unfreeze assets

PML-N president stated that NAB froze his family’s properties without taking into consideration the actual facts as assets can not be frozen at a time when the investigation process is still underway

Published 22 Oct, 2020 11:45am

Countries in Asia to witness sluggish economic recovery, warns IMF

The IMF made the analysis in view of the fact that many countries in the region are struggling to come out of the economic impact after the coronavirus pandemic

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 10:51am

US stands defeated in Afghanistan, fails to achieve strategic goals: Hekmatyar

Gulbuddin says external players such as India should not be allowed to use Afghan soil against Pakistan

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 05:54pm

Markets

India's UP CM criticizes Congress leadership for not taking stiff stand against Pakistan

Yogi says Congress leaders said they won't do anything to Pakistan lest they use atom bomb against us

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 05:04pm

Pakistan

SC gives one-month time to govt to set up 120 accountability courts

Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed expressed displeasure over the government when the court was informed that no permanent law secretary has been appointed yet

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 08:47pm

Pakistan

Motorway rape victim identifies prime suspects

Police say that the identification parade took place inside Lahore’s Camp Jail where the suspects were brought in front of the rape survivor

Published 21 Oct, 2020 02:05pm

Pakistan

On the cards: Govt to introduce new law to give immunity to CPEC Authority from NAB, FIA probe

If the new law is implemented, the CPEC Authority will report directly to the prime minister instead of the Ministry of Planning and Development

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 11:20am

Pakistan

Sindh police chief, other officials defer leave in 'larger national interest'

Sindh police stated it is immensely grateful to the Army Chief for realizing the sense of hurt that prevailed within a uniformed force, and for promptly ordering an inquiry into the matter

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 12:09pm

Pakistan

Safdar's bail extended in sedition case

The FIR stated that Safdar Awan had threatened to topple the government through protests and allegedly provoked people against the state and its institutions.

Published 21 Oct, 2020 11:12am

World

Saudi arabia becomes first country in Arab world to issue scientific papers on COVID-19

The Kingdom has been ranked 25th globally and second in the Middle East for clinical research and studies on the virus

Published 21 Oct, 2020 10:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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