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Pakistan

‘Criticism of army is constructive,’ insists Imran

KARACHI: Former prime minister Imran Khan, during his speech at a PTI rally in Peshawar on Tuesday, explained that...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Pakistan

Army officer, four troops martyred in NW IBO

KARACHI: An army officer and four soldiers were martyred while four terrorists were killed during an intelligence...

Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am

Pakistan

Schools, colleges to remain shut for two more days

KARACHI: The Sindh Education Department on Thursday announced that all private and government schools and colleges ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

Cases against IK: UN chief for ‘impartial legal process’

KARACHI: The United Nations (UN) chief Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he is “aware” of the recent...

Updated 24 Aug, 2022 09:41am

Pemra places ban on live speeches of Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has banned live speeches of PTI Chairman and...

Updated 21 Aug, 2022 09:20am

Educational centres to remain shut today in view of heavy rain

KARACHI: All public and private educational institutions in Karachi and other districts of Sindh will remain closed...

Updated 18 Aug, 2022 09:41am

Pakistan

PTI MPA injured, 4 guards dead in Lower Dir attack

LOWER DIR: Four people died and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Malik Liaquat was injured after unknown gunmen opened...

Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Pakistan

Asif Ghafoor made corps commander Quetta

KARACHI: Former director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor has...

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 10:24am

IK asks: Can country be ‘held back’ just to appoint army chief?

KARACHI: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday asked if the country could be held back for the appointment of the ...

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 09:45am

Pakistan

PTI’s foreign funding case: ECP to announce its verdict at 10am today

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Monday said PTI’s foreign funding case verdict — which was...

Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:07am

Pakistan

Sindh LG polls: 2nd phase rescheduled for Aug 28

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has moved the second phase of the Sindh local government ...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am

Pakistan

Country heading towards default, says Tarin

KARACHI: Ex-finance minister Shaukat Tarin said the country is heading towards default, which may compromise its...

Published 09 Jul, 2022 03:57am

Pakistan

Imran Riaz Khan arrested

KARACHI: Journalist Imran Riaz Khan was arrested on Tuesday near the outskirts of Islamabad, according to his ...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 07:31am

Babar Ghauri arrested at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senior leader Babar Ghauri has been taken into custody as soon he landed at...

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:44am

Pakistan

Completion of action plans a great triumph, says COAS

KARACHI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that the completion of Financial...

Updated 18 Jun, 2022 10:09am

Tarin terms budget ‘a pack of lies’

KARACHI: Former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has termed the Budget 2022-23, presented by the coalition government,...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:08am

Pakistan

IK says country could face prospect of ‘disintegration’

KARACHI: PTI Chairman Imran Khan warned on Wednesday that if the establishment does not “take the right ...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Markets

Bankrupt Sri Lanka takes Russia oil as fuel crisis persists

KARACHI: Sri Lanka is receiving Russian crude oil that it will use to make fuel as the bankrupt nation faces...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

Markets

Russia sends record volumes of oil to India, China

KARACHI: While Europe shuns Russian oil amid sanctions and expectations of an oil embargo on Russian oil imports,...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

IHC orders her immediate release, probe into ‘illegal’ arrest

IHC chief justice directs IG police Islamabad to take action against the ICT police officials who arrested the PTI leader

Updated 22 May, 2022 09:50am

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 22	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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