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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

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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

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

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

Pakistan

Imran says families of army personnel will march with him to Islamabad

KARACHI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said families of army personnel will also take part in his...

Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am

Will ‘reveal’ the name of poison ‘used’ to kill ex-FIA official Dr Rizwan: Imran

KARACHI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said that he will reveal the name of the poison which was used ...

Updated 17 May, 2022 09:45am

Pakistan

‘Get justice for me if I’m killed’: Imran

KARACHI: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday reiterated that his life was under threat and that he had recorded a ...

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Pakistan

Imran optimistic about prospects of ‘long march’ plan

KARACHI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday warned that a “sea of people” set to march towards Islamabad...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Pakistan

Imran says he ‘will not accept slavery at any cost’

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that the time has arrived to fight for real...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Business & Finance

Ex-Deutsche Bank, Nomura bankers cleared in the Paschi case

KARACHI: Former executives at Deutsche Bank AG, Nomura Holdings Inc. and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA were...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

IK displays more ‘belligerence’ thru Jhelum power show

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday clarified that when he speaks of ‘Mir Jaffar’...

Updated 11 May, 2022 09:46am

Pakistan

Punjab governor ‘removed’

KARACHI: Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema was removed from his post in the wee hours Tuesday, a notification ...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Pakistan

Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Sunday announced that the Shawwal moon has not been sighted, hence...

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

Judiciary: embittered ex-PM demands ‘explanation’

KARACHI: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan addressed its first public address...

Updated 14 Apr, 2022 10:18am

Arab states: Ramazan 2022 begins today

KARACHI: Ramadan moon is spotted in various parts of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and other Arab states on Friday 29th ...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am

Incitement to violence trial: UK jury finds Altaf Hussain not guilty

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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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