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Fahad Zulfikar

Pompeo, Qureshi discuss Afghan peace process, reiterate support for regional stability

The conversation between the US Secretary of State and Qureshi comes at a time when the Afghan government and Taliban are preparing for a US-facilitated peace talks which will be held in Doha in coming months

Published 09 Aug, 2020 08:50am

No apology for Kashmir remarks, keeping quiet not an option, says Mahathir Mohamad

Former Malaysian PM says though his remarks had affected Malaysian palm oil export to India, he does not know if that was a high price to pay for speaking out against such injustices

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 08:43am

Markets

Vessel registered in Pakistan will be exempted from custom duty, income tax till 2030: Zaidi

The minister announced new shipping policy under which incentives have been provided to private shipping companies

Published 07 Aug, 2020 08:44pm

Nine deaths, 487 coronavirus cases reported in Sindh during 24 hours

CM says 6,022 patients are under treatment in the province out of which 212 are in critical condition

Published 07 Aug, 2020 07:52pm

Pakistan

Cops kill citizen, injure another assuming them as robbers

Eyewitnesses say the victims were unarmed and were talking to each other when the cops opened fired on them

Published 07 Aug, 2020 07:11pm

PM inaugurates Ravi Development Authority Project in Lahore

Imran says the cost of the project is Rs5 trillion and it is important for the city to address issues pertaining to water and pollution

Updated 07 Aug, 2020 06:02pm

Situation in IoK not normalised: US Congress body expresses bipartisan ‘concern’

Democratic and Republican representatives say circumstances in Jammu and Kashmir are still far from normal one year after India’s repeal of Article 370

Updated 07 Aug, 2020 05:11pm

Six electrocuted to death as rain, power outages bring more misery for Karachiites

Met office warned of urban flooding and predicted that this year 10 percent more rains are expected in Sindh as compared to previous year

Updated 07 Aug, 2020 08:39pm

CCI approves Alternative and Renewable Energy Policy 2019

Officials say data regarding gas production, consumption and transmission from various provinces suggests the country would face major gas shortage by winter 2021-2022

Published 06 Aug, 2020 08:29pm

Educational institutions to reopen from September 15 across country, says Umar

Minister says government has decided to open restaurants and tourists spots from August 8 and 10 respectively

Updated 06 Aug, 2020 04:57pm

Fourth spell of monsoon rains hit Karachi, disrupts power supply

Met office says a monsoon low pressure from Bay of Bengal is likely to approach Sindh and under the influence of this weather system strong monsoon currents are expected to penetrate in province

Published 06 Aug, 2020 04:24pm

Discussion on Kashmir issue in UNSC a diplomatic success for Pakistan: Qureshi

Foreign minister says India tried its best to prevent the discussion, but it failed in its nefarious designs

Published 06 Aug, 2020 03:46pm

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Digital billboard of Ram Mandir goes live on New York's Times Square

Digital advert comes up as Indian PM Modi laid the foundation of Hindu temple at the site of demolished Babri Masjid

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 09:14pm

39 injured as attackers lob hand grenade at JI's Kashmir rally in Karachi

Police officials say they are collecting evidence from the blast site and conducting investigations into the incident

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 09:08pm

Markets

Ali Zaidi asks Secretary Ports and Shipping to check safety protocols at ports in wake of Beirut blasts

Minister says all safety protocols should be undertaken to avoid occurrence of any untoward incident

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 07:10pm

Modi made terrible mistake by revoking Kashmir's special status on August 5, PM tells AJK Assembly

Imran says Modi won the last elections by using Hindu card and provoking hatred for Muslims and Pakistan

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 04:07pm

Girl martyred, six injured as Indian troops initiate unprovoked firing along LoC

This year Indian soldiers committed 1,877 ceasefire violations in which 15 innocent civilians were martyred while 144 people got injured

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 04:43pm

Videos: Huge explosion in port area shakes Beirut

Eyewitnesses say the blast occurred in the vicinity containing warehouses where firecrackers were stored

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 12:29am

Jammu Kashmir made part of Pakistan's territory in new political map: PM Imran

Prime minister says the newly-launched map is backed by all political parties of the country

Updated 04 Aug, 2020 07:51pm

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US agency refuses to run adverts for extremist Hindu groups in New York's Times Square

The move by Muslim groups aims to promote the cause of Babri Masjid, which was destroyed by Hindu hard-liners in December 1992

Updated 04 Aug, 2020 05:37pm

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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