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Army soldier martyred near Turbat airport

KARACHI: Army soldier was martyred in a terrorist attack near Turbat airport on Thursday, according to a statement...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Locally-processed PakVac vaccine launched

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Tuesday that the first...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Russian envoy, COAS discuss Afghan peace process

KARACHI: Danila V Ganich, Russian Ambassador to Pakistan called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

World

US-based scholars express solidarity with Palestinians

KARACHI: The following is the statement by Harvard Faculty in support of Palestinian Liberation: “As US-based...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:41am

Masked men try to ‘attack’ Nawaz

KARACHI: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was allegedly attacked in London by unknown masked individuals on ...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

Businesses to remain shut on Saturdays, Sundays

KARACHI: After a span of nine days, public transport and business activities have been resumed with strict adherence...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

Eidul Fitr in Saudi Arabia on Thursday

KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia confirmed that the first day of Eidul Fitr would be on Thursday, May 11....

Updated 12 May, 2021 10:28am

MBS receives PM

KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday landed in Jeddah on an important three-day official visit to Saudi...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Eid holidays announced

KARACHI: The Interior Ministry has announced Eidul Fitr holidays from May 10 to 15 throughout the country, a...

Updated 04 May, 2021 10:01am

Karachi businesses to remain shut on Fridays, Sundays

KARACHI: The Sindh government has once again decided to change the “safe days” or days for operating businesses...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

Mufti Muneeb calls for shutter down strike today

KARACHI: Tanzimat Ahl-e-Sunnat leader Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has called for a nationwide shutter down strike ...

Published 19 Apr, 2021 03:21am

First Ramazan in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

KARACHI: The moon sighting committee of Saudi Arabia said that the crescent had not been sighted in the Kingdom....

Published 12 Apr, 2021 03:59am

PML-N candidate leads Daska re-election

KARACHI: PML-N’s Nosheen Iftikhar was leading the high stakes Daska NA-75 by-poll

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

IMF board approves loan tranche?

KARACHI: The Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) is said to have approved four pending reviews of...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Modi says India desires cordial relations with ‘people of Pakistan’

KARACHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Prime Minister Imran Khan in a Pakistan Day message that his...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

'We all know PDM has won': Bilawal

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday stated: "I know, we all know that...

Published 14 Mar, 2021 04:13am

Five labourers killed in Sibi blast

KARACHI: At least five labourers were killed and five others wounded in a bomb blast in Balochistan’s Sibi...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

PDM to boycott NA session today: Fazl

KARACHI: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman on Friday announced boycott of...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

ECP takes notice of PM’s remarks

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called a meeting on Friday (today) in Islamabad over Prime...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Pakistan

Bye-elections: PPP wins Malir, Sanghar seats

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has secured a landslide victory in by-poll held in district Sanghar’s...

Updated 17 Feb, 2021 09:39am

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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