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US accused of transferring funds meant for Pakistan for building Mexico border wall

The United States is transferring $1.5 billion meant for Afghanistan and Pakistan to a fund to build the Mexican border wall, says acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan. The funds have been reprogrammed despite an increase in attacks inside Afghanista

Published 13 May, 2019 12:00am

Popalzai rejects Ruet's decision

Mufti Shaha-buddin Popalzai, a cleric from Peshawar's historic Masjid Qasim Ali Khan, has once again divided the nation by declaring that the holy month of Ramzan will start on Monday hours after Ruet's moon sighting committee declared that no crescent si

Published 06 May, 2019 12:00am

DG ISPR to address press conference today

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor will address a press conference on Monday (today) at 3pm. He will remark on the significant national issues and persistting situation in the country Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor wi

Published 29 Apr, 2019 12:00am

DG ISPR to address press conference today

Published 29 Apr, 2019 12:00am

'PPP, PML-N not willing to launch anti-government movement'

Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have no plan to launch movement against the PTI government. It was inferred from the views of leaders of the two parties at Aaj News programme 'G for Gharidah' Saturday. PPP's Naz Baloch, PML-N's Moh

Published 28 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Crime rate of Karachi falls in World Crime Index: DG ISPR

Director General Inter Service Public Relation (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Monday said that crime rate of Karachi has fallen in World Crime Index and now Karachi stands at 70th. In a tweet message Major General Asif Ghafoor lauded the efforts

Published 23 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Imran among Time's 100 most influential people

Prime Minister Imran Khan has been named among the '100 Most Influential People' of 2019 by Time magazine. The list, unveiled on Wednesday, has chosen the "influential people" under four categories: leaders, pioneers, artists, icons and titans. Journalist

Published 18 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Imran among Time's 100 most influential people

Published 18 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Terrorism: Bilawal shows displeasure over government's unclear stance

"I want the powers in the country to mainstream victims of terrorism, not banned organisations," said Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday. Bilawal visited Quetta to meet the families of those killed in the Hazarganji bl

Published 17 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Hazara community ends sit-in after government assurance

Tahir Hazara announced to end sit-in that Shia Hazara community was staging on Western Bypass in Quetta to protest against Hazarganji suicidal blast since Friday. Aaj News reported late on Monday night that Tahir Hazara made this announcement when Balochi

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Naqvi, managing partner arrested on fraud charges

The chief executive and a managing partner of the collapsed Dubai private equity firm Abraaj Capital Ltd were arrested on United States charges that they defrauded their investors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a federal prosecutor said o

Published 13 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Naqvi, managing partner arrested on fraud charges

Published 13 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Repetitions don't turn lies into truth: DG ISPR

Hours after India Air Force's yet another botched attempt to present 'irrefutable proof' that a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet had been shot down by India on February 27, the chief spokesperson of Pakistani military on Monday said, 'Repetitions don't make tru

Published 09 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Repetitions don't turn lies into truth: DG ISPR

Published 09 Apr, 2019 12:00am

UAE confers highest civil honour on Modi

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday conferred its highest civilian honour, the Zayed Medal (Order of Zayed), upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on Twitter that UAE President

Published 05 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Umar spells out reasons behind bad shape of economy

Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday addressed a live question and answer session on the state of the country's economy. The session, broadcast live from social media accounts operated by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), saw the finance minis

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:00am

PTI wins Multan by-election

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's candidate Malik Wasif Raan has won by-election in accordance with initial results. However, at residence of PTI Candidate Malik Wasif Raan, the PTI workers gathered to celebrate the victory by chanting slogans and dancing.

Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:00am

PTI wins Multan by-election

Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:00am

BJP fields Shah in place of Advani

India's ruling BJP has fielded party chief Amit Shah in place of LK Advani from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. Gandhinagar will go to the polls on April 23 along all the other 25 seats of Gujarat. Gujarat will vote in phase three of the seven-phase Lok S

Published 22 Mar, 2019 12:00am

BJP fields Shah in place of Advani

Published 22 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 7	280.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 7	279.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 7	148.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 7	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 7	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 7	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 7	5,746.85
India Sensex / Mar 7	74,332.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 7	36,887.17
Nasdaq / Mar 7	18,211.25
Hang Seng / Mar 7	24,231.30
FTSE 100 / Mar 7	8,679.88
Dow Jones / Mar 7	42,829.44
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 7	23,008.94
France CAC40 / Mar 7	8,120.80

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 7	67.03
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 7	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 7	263,203
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 7	2,916.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 7	66.07
Petrol/Litre / Mar 9	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 9	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Mar 7 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.49 ▲ 0.61 (12.5%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 7 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.42 ▲ 0.92 (12.27%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 7 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29.23 ▲ 2.66 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Mar 7 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.40 ▲ 5.4 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Mar 7 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	99.54 ▲ 9.05 (10%)
Apna Microfin. / Mar 7 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	11.25 ▲ 1.02 (9.97%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 7 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	827 ▲ 74.61 (9.92%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Mar 7 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	12.21 ▲ 1.1 (9.9%)
Masood Textile / Mar 7 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	61 ▲ 5.45 (9.81%)
Pak Paper Prod / Mar 7 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	183 ▲ 15.42 (9.2%)

Stock	Price
Int. Knit. / Mar 7 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	17.89 ▼ -1.99 (-10.01%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 7 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	106.78 ▼ -11.86 (-10%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 7 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.01 ▼ -1 (-9.99%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 7 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.05 ▼ -0.3 (-8.96%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 7 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	13.15 ▼ -1.29 (-8.93%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 7 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.28 ▼ -0.72 (-8%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 7 Agritech Limited(AGL)	54 ▼ -4.59 (-7.83%)
Invest Bank / Mar 7 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.40 ▼ -0.1 (-6.67%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 7 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	265.06 ▼ -16.62 (-5.9%)
Reliance Cotton / Mar 7 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	480.36 ▼ -29.01 (-5.7%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 7 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	57,186,347 ▲ 3.47
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 7 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	48,305,211 ▼ -0.16
Sui South Gas / Mar 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	23,565,729 ▲ 1.42
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,575,994 ▼ -0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,361,248 ▲ 2.07
Oil & Gas Dev. / Mar 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	18,047,822 ▲ 0.84
Pak Petroleum / Mar 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,644,912 ▲ 2.4
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 7 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,546,590 ▲ 2.66
B.O.Punjab / Mar 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,546,949 ▲ 0.1
P.S.O. / Mar 7 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	12,439,221 ▲ 24.96

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