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Vawda speaks of former ISI chief’s court martial

KARACHI: Independent Senator Faisal Vawda has claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s December 14 protest is...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 09:36am

Societies Registration Bill: Fazl postpones ‘Islamabad march’

KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has postponed the party’s march to Islamabad to...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 02:51pm

Pakistan

Fire at Rimpa Plaza brought under control

KARACHI: Firefighters brought under control a blaze that engulfed two floors of a 13-story commercial building at...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Balochistan PA demands federal govt ban PTI

KARACHI: In a session marked by stark division, the Balochistan Assembly on Thursday approved a resolution, tabled ...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Pakistan

At least 9 dead, 29 injured in Mastung blast

MASTUNG: At least nine people, including five children, were killed in Mastung district on Friday while 29 were...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Pakistan

CJP appoints Justice Mansoor as SC ADR body head

KARACHI: Supreme Court senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was nominated as the chairman of the Alternate...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

Pakistan

Major, 2 soldiers martyred

KARACHI: A Pakistan Army major and two soldiers were martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

Pakistan

Justice Shah to skip new CJP’s oath-taking ceremony

KARACHI: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah will depart for Makkah on Thursday to perform Umrah. He is expected to return...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:10am

Pakistan

CJP’s appointment: Special Parliamentary body constituted

KARACHI: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Monday night notified the Special Parliamentary Committee that is...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 08:45am

One killed as police clash with marchers from civil society, TLP

KARACHI: Police on Sunday clashed with protesters outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) for violating Section 144...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 08:35am

Pakistan

Veteran politician Elahi Bux Soomro passes away

KARACHI: Elahi Bux Soomro, a former Spea-ker of the National Assembly and one of Pakistan’s most senior...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am

Two dead, 9 injured in explosion near Karachi Airport

KARACHI: A powerful explosion ‘targeting foreign nationals’ just outside the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:43am

Panetta terms Israel’s pager explosion operation ‘terrorism’

NEW YORK: Former CIA director Leon Panetta labeled Israel’s pager operation as “terrorism” in an interview with CBS...

Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:01am

Pakistan

Child killed, 95 injured due to firing in air in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 95 people were injured and a child was killed as a result of celebratory firing in air in Karachi...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 08:38am

Pakistan

Five killed in Karachi firing

KARACHI: Following an exchange of fire between two groups in Karachi’s Defence area, a total of five individuals...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 05:49am

Pakistan

DSP CTD Ali Raza killed

KKARACHI: Senior Counter-Terrorism Department officer DSP Ali Raza – a close colleague of late Chaudhry Aslam –...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 08:25am

Pakistan

Bilawal confirms PPP’s decision to participate

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has assured the federal government of his...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

Petrol price slashed by Rs10.20 per litre

KARACHI: The government announced on Friday a significant reduction in petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices for...

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:25pm

Pakistan

Opposition denounces Punjab budget

KARACHI: In a turbulent session, the Punjab Assembly witnessed a dramatic rejection of the proposed budget for the...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

Eidul Azha on 17th

KARACHI: The Zil Hajj moon has been sighted in Peshawar, as confirmed by the Zonal Sighting of the Crescent ...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

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 22	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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