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Modi says will stop water from flowing into Pakistan

At an election rally in India's Haryana state, prime minister Narendra Modi said that India would not allow "its share" of river water to flow to Pakistan. He alleged, 'For 70 years, the water which belongs to India and the farmers of Haryana flowed to Pa

Published 16 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Modi says will stop water from flowing into Pakistan

Published 16 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

NAB raids house of PPP leader

A five-member team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raided the residence of Adviser to the Sindh CM on Prisons and Provincial Coordination Aijaz Jakhrani on Tuesday, Aaj News reported. The team took into custody records pertaining to Jacobabad'

Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:00am

NAB raids house of PPP leader

Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

India's defence minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, before proceeding to Bordeaux to participate in the Rafale fighter jet handing-over ceremony at Merignac, according to NDTV. The same day, he will perform "Shast

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

'Influential person's guards beat up boy'

An influential person's security guards beat up a teenage boy in Saba Commercial Area of the metropolis' upscale neighbourhood, Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase 5, his mother claimed on Sunday, saying several people were witness to the alleged assaul

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am

'Influential person's guards beat up boy'

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

US Senator Elizabeth Warren raised her concern over the recent events in occupied Kashmir, urging India to respect the rights of Kashmiris. In a tweet, the US senator shared an AFP article regarding misery of Kashmiris in Indian occupied Kashmir.

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

British royal couple 'look forward to build a lasting friendship'

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, have said they are "looking forward to building a lasting friendship with the people of Pakistan" during their first-ever visit to the country due to begin on October 14.

Published 05 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

British royal couple 'look forward to build a lasting friendship'

Published 05 Oct, 2019 12:00am

India's Supreme Court gives government four-week to reply to petitions challenging Article 370

A five-judge bench of India's Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the government four weeks to file its response to a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of occupied Kashmir's special status under Article 370 of Constitution, reported Indian media.

Published 02 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Will go across LoC: India's army chief

According to Indian media, India's army chief General Bipin Rawat has said, "If we have to go across [LOC], we will, through the air or the ground route or both. The red line has been very clearly drawn as to what will be the future course of action."

Published 01 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Will go across LoC: India's army chief

Published 01 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Illicit financial flows devastating developing countries: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that while it is true that illicit financial flows adversely affect wealthy countries, such movement of ill-gotten money is "devastating the developing countries" across the world.

Published 27 Sep, 2019 12:00am

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 23	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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