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Peshawar Zalmi beat Multan Sultans in a thriller

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi on Tuesday defeated Multan Sultans by four runs in last-ball thriller of the Pakistan Super...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am

Sports

Islamabad United defeat Peshawar Zalmi

KARACHI: Islamabad United Monday inflicted a 29-run defeat on Peshawar Zalmi during the ongoing Pakistan Super ...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

President, too, summons NA session?

KARACHI: President Arif Alvi has convened a National Assembly session hours before the lower house of parliament is...

Updated 29 Feb, 2024 08:50am

Sports

Peshawar Zalmi hold nerves to register first win

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi bowlers held their nerves to beat table-toppers Multan Sultans by five runs in a nail-biting...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

Bilawal says he was offered PM’s seat for two years but declined

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday that he ‘could’ launch a protest if...

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 08:52am

Pakistan

Allegation against Faiz: clarification by Fazl

KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Friday clarified his remarks regarding the role of...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Three killed in Karachi grenade explosion

KARACHI: A suspected terrorist, along with a woman and a child, are said to be killed in a blast in Gulshan e...

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 10:11am

Pakistan

Policeman martyred in Turbat

KARACHI: A policeman was martyred in an armed attack on the office of the regional election commissioner in Turbat ...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

MQM-P pledges to end gas loadshedding in Karachi

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Farooq Sattar pledged that MQM-P will end the gas load shedding in...

Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Baloch sit-in outside NPC continues

ISLAMABAD: Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in their ...

Updated 24 Dec, 2023 09:58am

Pakistan

Two cops injured in blast at ex-CJP’s home

KARACHI: Two policemen were injured in a blast at former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar’s Lahore...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Pakistan

Social media platforms face disruption across country

KARACHI: Internet monitor Netblocks has reported a nationwide disruption in social media platforms amid a “virtual...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

Zardari claims IK had registered Afghans as voters

KARACHI: As Pakistan continues to expel unregistered Afghan refugees and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf struggles for...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:44am

IHC to hear plea against Bajwa, Faiz, 2 journalists on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed for hearing a plea against former army chief Gen Qamar Javed...

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 09:54am

Pakistan

Over 30 Balochistan politicians join PML-N

KARACHI: Scores of Balochistan politicians including former chief minister Jam Kamal joined the PML-N during the...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

World

‘Six or seven’ Muslim states to make peace with Israel after Saudi Arabia: report

KARACHI: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has stated that “six or seven” Muslim countries could “make peace” with...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:16am

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 1	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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