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PPP’s allies may be running away from elections: Bilawal

KARACHI/HYDERABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday it may be the case that his party’s allies in...

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 09:34am

Finance minister says govt to go for rollover of deposits

Says it was important to remove import restrictions across the board since Pakistan was an import-intensive country

Updated 09 Sep, 2023 02:30pm

Pakistan

Major among three martyred in KP

KARACHI: An army major and another soldier were martyred during an intelligence-based operation conducted by the...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Nine soldiers martyred in suicide attack in Bannu

KARACHI: Nine soldiers were martyred while five others were injured in a suicide attack at a military convoy in the...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Piqued by political parties, PM says ‘there’s no crisis’

Says the economy was in shambles because non-productive sectors had been incentivised while they contributed nothing to the economy

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 10:01am

Nawaz to return in Oct, says Shehbaz

KARACHI: Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif would return to Pakistan in...

Updated 26 Aug, 2023 09:30am

Pakistan

Major reshuffle in bureaucracy

KARACHI: Major changes were made to the top cadres of the bureaucracy on Friday, hours after the interim cabinet’s...

Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:36am

Ex-governor of SBP Akhtar appointed finance minister

KARACHI: Former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been appointed caretaker finance...

Updated 17 Aug, 2023 10:11am

People should reject conspirators: COAS

KARACHI: Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has said that Pakistan is determined to rise among the...

Updated 14 Aug, 2023 09:59am

Ex-diplomat Jilani to be caretaker PM?

KARACHI: Former Pakistani diplomat Abdul Basit has claimed that Ambassador (retd) Jalil Abbas Jilani has been named...

Updated 11 Aug, 2023 07:45pm

Pakistan

Election Act set to be amended to empower caretaker govt: Dar

KARACHI: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has all but confirmed that the Election Act 2017 is set to be amended in order ...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

Pakistan

Fake degree case: G-B top court disqualifies CM Khalid Khurshid

KARACHI: The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court disqualified Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan — PTI’s regional...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan’s Hindu doctors get registered in India’s Gujarat

KARACHI: As many as 132 Pakistani Hindu doctors have been registered as full-time medical practitioners in Gujarat,...

Updated 05 Jul, 2023 08:48am

Ahsan responds to Bilawal: ‘Don’t criticise govt in political rallies’

KARACHI: A day after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari rejected the recently unveiled budget, Planning Minister...

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:12am

Eid-ul-Azha in KSA on 28th

KARACHI: The crescent moon for Zil Hajj was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Sunday and the first day of the month will...

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:08am

Business & Finance

Mobile service, access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube restored

KARACHI: Mobile internet services in country have been reinstated after a disruption lasting more than 72 hours,...

Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am

Pakistan

Bilawal meets Lavrov

Karachi: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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