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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

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

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

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

6.4-magnitude earthquake hits several cities; no casualties

KARACHI: The northern areas, including the federal capital and several cities in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

Pakistan

Altaf in ICU

KARACHI: MQM founder Altaf Hussain has been in intensive care for nearly three weeks, according to Dawn. Muttahida...

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:47am

Pakistan

Bakhtawar gets married

KARACHI: The eldest daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari, ...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

Govt trying to steal NFC Award: Bilawal

KARACHI: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said the federal government was trying to "steal" the...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 03:01am

Mourners agree to conduct burials

KARACHI: After successful negotiations between the Balochistan government and the Quetta sit-in organisers, the...

Updated 09 Jan, 2021 03:14am

Pakistan

SC berates Sindh CM: Karachi has been 'turned into a village': CJP

KARACHI: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed, on Tuesday berated Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah...

Published 30 Dec, 2020 03:19am

Pakistan

Journalist Mazhar Abbas’s wife dies

KARACHI: Iram Abbas wife of senior journalist Mazhar Abbas, passed away here on Thursday. Namaz-e-Janaza will be...

Updated 25 Dec, 2020 04:43am

Technology

Google AI team demands ousted black researcher be rehired and promoted

WASHINGTON: Members of a prestigious research unit at Google have sent a letter to the company's chief executive...

Published 19 Dec, 2020 03:02am

'Anger in army' over Nawaz's tirades but Bajwa tolerating them for democracy: PM

KARACHI: While there is "a lot of anger" within the army over the verbal attacks of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and...

Published 19 Dec, 2020 03:02am

'Illegal' payment: NAB issues second notice to Hafeez

KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi chapter on Thursday issued second notice to Advisor to Prime...

Published 04 Dec, 2020 03:04am

Royal Military College Australia: Pak Army cadet declared best foreign national Military Cadet

Pakistan

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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