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'$10trn could have been saved if US had handled Covid-19 like Pakistan'

KARACHI: Larry Summers, former chief economist of the World Bank has acknowledged that if the United States (US) had...

Updated 19 Oct, 2020 03:24am

Pakistan

Ex-ISI chief denies asking for Nawaz's resignation

KARACHI: Former director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), retired Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam, has said ...

Published 16 Oct, 2020 02:45am

Maulana Adil's murder: 'Countrywide strike' announced

KARACHI: The Karachi Ulema Committee announced Tuesday that it will observe a "peaceful" countrywide strike on ...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

Pakistan

Zardari shifted to hospital

KARACHI: PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was shifted to the hospital after the former president felt ...

Published 12 Oct, 2020 02:58am

Usmani found dead; Akhtar passes away

KARACHI: Former Corp Commander Karachi and Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Muzaffar Hussain Usmani (retd) on...

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:30am

Jaswant Singh passes away

KARACHI: Former union minister Jaswant Singh, a close associate of ex-Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,...

Published 28 Sep, 2020 03:07am

Markets

Operation in N Waziristan: Two security personnel martyred: ISPR

KARACHI: Two security personnel embraced martyrdom on Saturday in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based...

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Farooqi arrested; high treason case registered against Absar

KARACHI: Bilal Farooqi, a senior journalist was allegedly taken into custody from his home in Karachi's DHA...

Published 12 Sep, 2020 02:43am

Pakistan

Journalist Bilal Farooqi arrested

KARACHI: Bilal Farooqi, a senior journalist was allegedly taken into custody from his home in Karachi's DHA...

Published 12 Sep, 2020 02:43am

Journalist Qaisar Mahmood passes away

KARACHI: Senior journalist Qaisar Mahmood passed away here on Thursday. Mahmood was a member of the Geo News...

Updated 11 Sep, 2020 03:32am

Markets

Missing SECP official returns home

KARACHI: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Joint Director Sajid Gondal, who went missing from...

Published 09 Sep, 2020 02:38am

Pakistan

'Pakistan develops first bloodless, affordable dialysis machine for kidney disease treatment'

ISLAMABAD: By the time people are diagnosed with advanced-stage kidney disease and recommended dialysis treatments,...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

CPEC authority chairman rejects allegations

ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on...

Published 04 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Army won't disappoint people of Karachi: COAS

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed on Tuesday arrived on a two-day visit to Karachi and was...

Published 02 Sep, 2020 02:42am

Bizenjo - a vocal opponent of militancy - dies

KARACHI: Seasoned politician and veteran Baloch nationalist leader Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo has died at the ...

Published 21 Aug, 2020 03:10am

China to supply potential coronavirus vaccine: WSJ

KARACHI: China will supply a coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by a unit of the China National Pharmaceutical...

Published 15 Aug, 2020 02:41am

Highest paid bank CEOs in Pakistan in 2020

Business & Finance

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,155.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,601.11
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,149.27
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	19,146.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,669.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.43
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

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