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Pakistan

Chohan’s advice to Nawaz

KARACHI: Punjab Minister for Prisons Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan advised Nawaz Sharif to come back with his mother’s...

Updated 23 Nov, 2020 04:14am

Pakistan

Indian shelling injures 11 civilians at wedding

KARACHI: At least 11 people, including four children, were injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Kotli district on...

Published 23 Nov, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

KARACHI: An Indian plane has made an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport after a passenger’s...

Updated 18 Nov, 2020 04:40am

Pakistan

Country’s progress linked with Balochistan: Army chief

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday visited Quetta where he interacted with...

Updated 18 Nov, 2020 04:39am

Kashmir becomes part of Pakistan in Trump Jr.'s US electoral map prediction

KARACHI: It looks like other countries have started to recognise Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) ...

Updated 04 Nov, 2020 03:10am

Markets

Six Pakistani companies to export meat to KSA

KARACHI: The government is trying to boost exports of halal meat and other perishable and non-perishable items to...

Updated 02 Nov, 2020 03:28am

Speakers at PDM rally raise issue of ‘missing persons’

KARACHI: The 11-party anti-government Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance on Sunday held its third power ...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:02am

Imran says will talk to British PM to bring back Nawaz

KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government is already in talks with the authorities in the...

Updated 24 Oct, 2020 03:08am

Pakistan

Sindh Assembly passes resolution against Island Ordinance

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday condemning the Pakistan Islands Development Authority...

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 03:18am

Indian authorities seal Kashmir Times offices

KARACHI: The administration of occupied Kashmir has sealed the offices of prominent English daily, Kashmir Times, ...

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 03:25am

'$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

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

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

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

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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