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Fahad Zulfikar

Pakistan

Naval Chief Admiral Amjad pays courtesy call on PM

Prime minister congratulated the new naval chief on assuming the office and wished him success for his tenure

Published 12 Oct, 2020 03:41pm

World

Taliban launch major assault on outskirts of Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Several families, including some pro-government tribal leaders and police officers, have fled their homes to escape the fighting

Updated 12 Oct, 2020 03:24pm

Pakistan

SHC admits plea of convicts against ATC's verdict in Baldia Factory fire case

The convicts have challenged their sentences saying the ATC ignored key evidence while deciding the case

Published 12 Oct, 2020 02:18pm

Pakistan

Sindh govt bans pillion riding in Karachi for one-month

A notification issued by the government stated that the ban has been imposed in view of deteriorating law and order situation in the city

Published 11 Oct, 2020 03:44pm

Pakistan

PM says Tiger Force should check prices of commodities and post them on portal

Imran says he will meet Tiger Force on October 17 (Saturday) at the Convention Centre

Published 11 Oct, 2020 01:21pm

World

We hope Trump will win election and withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, say Taliban

Trump's election campaign official says they reject Taliban’s support and Taliban should know US President will always protect American interests by any means necessary

Updated 11 Oct, 2020 12:57pm

Pakistan

Country has seen significant rise in COVID-19 infection rate in 14 days: Umar

Minister says positivity rate of novel coronavirus infections in Pakistan has been more than two percent for the past two weeks

Published 11 Oct, 2020 12:05pm

Pakistan

Rise in cases: Several COVID-19 hotspots, streets sealed in Islamabad

The district health department in a notification had recommended the Islamabad administration to impose a “smart” lockdown in areas where coronavirus cases are increasing

Published 11 Oct, 2020 11:51am

Pakistan

Maulana Adil's funeral held under strict security; PM, COAS term incident an attack on nation's peace

Investigators say it was a target killing incident and those behind it wanted to incite sectarian violence in the country

Updated 11 Oct, 2020 12:03pm

Pakistan

Coronavirus claims 12 more lives taking death toll to 6,570

At least 666 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in 24 hours across the country while 483 patients are in critical condition

Updated 11 Oct, 2020 12:02pm

Khalilzad, Miller meet COAS Bajwa, appreciate Pakistan's positive role in Afghan peace process

Matters related to mutual interest, peace and stability in the region, Pak-Afghan Border management and current developments in the Afghan peace process were discussed during the meeting

Published 08 Oct, 2020 07:52pm

World

American poet awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 2020

In 2018, the award was postponed after sex abuse allegations rocked the Swedish Academy and sparked a mass exodus of members

Published 08 Oct, 2020 04:48pm

Pakistan

Boosting Pak-Afghan trade: Decision to revise transit trade pact on the cards, says envoy

Mansoor says bilateral trade which had crossed the $3 billion dollars mark a few years ago has unfortunately seen a drop in the last three to four years due to multiple factors

Updated 08 Oct, 2020 04:45pm

Pakistan

KU staffers' sons among 10 being investigated for harassing two students

Police say KU is investigating the matter internally and no one from the administration had approached them, nor had the students who were harassed

Updated 08 Oct, 2020 03:51pm

Pakistan

There has been rapid increase in COVID-19 cases across country: NCOC

The meeting was apprised there there has been a marked decline in following health guidelines on wearing of masks and social distancing

Published 08 Oct, 2020 03:03pm

World

Abdullah Abdullah meets Modi, seeks India's support for peace process in Afghanistan

The top Afghan peace negotiator is on a five-day visit to India as part of the efforts to build a regional consensus and support for the Afghan peace process

Updated 08 Oct, 2020 02:34pm

Pakistan

Sacrifices rendered by our officers and men shall never go waste: COAS

General Bajwa and his wife visited the family of Colonel Mujeeb ur Rehman, who embraced martyrdom during an intelligence based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district

Published 07 Oct, 2020 07:46pm

Markets

Pakistan, EU agree to strengthen engagement at multiple levels

Foreign secretary says Pakistan wants to expand the existing collaboration, especially in trade, investment, education, science and technology, people-to-people contacts, human rights and development cooperation

Updated 07 Oct, 2020 07:33pm

Pakistan

Daniel Pearl murder case: SC rejects Sindh govt's request to extend detention of accused

Top court stated that Sindh government has already had the detention extended by three months and the court could not extend it further

Published 07 Oct, 2020 05:33pm

World

UNHCR refugee chief tests positive for coronavirus

Filippo Grandi stated in a tweet he is engaging with UNHCR's Executive Committee from home after being infected with COVID-19

Published 07 Oct, 2020 04:03pm

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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