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Jaswant Singh passes away

KARACHI: Former union minister Jaswant Singh, a close associate of ex-Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,...

Published 28 Sep, 2020 03:07am

Markets

Operation in N Waziristan: Two security personnel martyred: ISPR

KARACHI: Two security personnel embraced martyrdom on Saturday in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based...

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Journalist Bilal Farooqi arrested

KARACHI: Bilal Farooqi, a senior journalist was allegedly taken into custody from his home in Karachi's DHA...

Published 12 Sep, 2020 02:43am

Pakistan

Farooqi arrested; high treason case registered against Absar

KARACHI: Bilal Farooqi, a senior journalist was allegedly taken into custody from his home in Karachi's DHA...

Published 12 Sep, 2020 02:43am

Journalist Qaisar Mahmood passes away

KARACHI: Senior journalist Qaisar Mahmood passed away here on Thursday. Mahmood was a member of the Geo News...

Updated 11 Sep, 2020 03:32am

Markets

Missing SECP official returns home

KARACHI: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Joint Director Sajid Gondal, who went missing from...

Published 09 Sep, 2020 02:38am

Pakistan

'Pakistan develops first bloodless, affordable dialysis machine for kidney disease treatment'

ISLAMABAD: By the time people are diagnosed with advanced-stage kidney disease and recommended dialysis treatments,...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

CPEC authority chairman rejects allegations

ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on...

Published 04 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Army won't disappoint people of Karachi: COAS

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed on Tuesday arrived on a two-day visit to Karachi and was...

Published 02 Sep, 2020 02:42am

Bizenjo - a vocal opponent of militancy - dies

KARACHI: Seasoned politician and veteran Baloch nationalist leader Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo has died at the ...

Published 21 Aug, 2020 03:10am

China to supply potential coronavirus vaccine: WSJ

KARACHI: China will supply a coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by a unit of the China National Pharmaceutical...

Published 15 Aug, 2020 02:41am

Business & Finance

Highest paid bank CEOs in Pakistan in 2020

KARACHI: Pakistan's banking industry is almost always in the green when it comes to finances. Driven by large...

Published 14 Aug, 2020 03:15am

Poet Rahat Indori dies

KARACHI: Famous Urdu poet Rahat Indori died of a heart attack at a hospital in Indore, India, on Tuesday while being...

Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Kashmir meeting: Qureshi urges OIC to stop dragging its feet

KARACHI: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in an unusually sharp warning asked Saudi Arabia-led Organisation of...

Published 07 Aug, 2020 02:45am

Amendments to NAB law seek extension in chairman's tenure?

KARACHI: The government's proposed amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance contain clauses which seek to...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:38am

Eidul Azha on Aug 1

KARACHI: The first day of Eidul Azha will be celebrated across country on August 1, Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee...

Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Journalist returns home

KARACHI: Senior Journalist Matiullah Jan, who was reportedly abducted by plainclothes and uniforms of anti-terrorism...

Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Pakistan

Bilawal questions claim of slowing virus cases by PTI govt

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday accused the PTI government of putting the lives of people in...

Updated 14 Jul, 2020 03:23am

Bollywood comedy actor Jagdeep dies

KARACHI: Bollywood stars are mourning the death of veteran comedy legend Jagdeep who passed away aged 81 in Mumbai....

Published 10 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Pakistan

Syed Ali Geelani parts ways with APHC

KARACHI: In a surprising development, Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani resigned from his post as chief of the...

Updated 01 Jul, 2020 03:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 3	280.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 3	280.42
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 3	146.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 3	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 3	1.31
Euro to USD / Apr 3	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 2	5,670.97
Nasdaq / Apr 2	17,601.05
FTSE 100 / Apr 2	8,608.48
Dow Jones / Apr 2	42,225.32
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 2	22,390.84
France CAC40 / Apr 2	7,858.83
India Sensex / Apr 3	76,339.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 3	34,735.93
Hang Seng / Apr 3	22,859.74

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Petrol/Litre / Apr 3	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 3	69.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 3	3,128.02
Diesel/Litre / Apr 3	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 3	65.42

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 3 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	2.52 ▲ 1 (65.79%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 3 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.86 ▲ 1 (53.76%)
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Apr 3 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Reliance Ins. / Apr 3 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	13.38 ▲ 1.22 (10.03%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 3 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	29.87 ▲ 2.72 (10.02%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 3 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	51.89 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 3 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	12.10 ▲ 1.1 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Apr 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	134.73 ▲ 12.25 (10%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Apr 3 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.70 ▲ 1.7 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 3 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	892.71 ▲ 81.16 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Apr 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.27 ▼ -3.52 (-17.79%)
Lalpir Power / Apr 3 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	25.99 ▼ -2.89 (-10.01%)
Crescent Fib. / Apr 3 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	41.21 ▼ -4.48 (-9.81%)
TPL Insurance / Apr 3 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	8.66 ▼ -0.94 (-9.79%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 3 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	7.51 ▼ -0.79 (-9.52%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 3 Imperial Limited(IML)	15.07 ▼ -1.58 (-9.49%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.85 ▼ -1.1 (-9.21%)
Karam Ceramics / Apr 3 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	54.50 ▼ -5.5 (-9.17%)
TPL Life Insur. / Apr 3 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	54.02 ▼ -4.86 (-8.25%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11 ▼ -0.92 (-7.72%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Apr 3 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	52,881,436 ▲ 3.18
Cnergyico PK / Apr 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,500,561 ▼ -0.12
Arif Habib Corp / Apr 3 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,574,938 ▼ -0.38
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,227,931 ▲ 0.06
Pak Elektron / Apr 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	15,717,993 ▼ -1.38
B.O.Punjab / Apr 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,458,903 ▲ 0.24
Fauji Cement / Apr 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,246,294 ▲ 0.99
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 3 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,609,055 ▲ 0.19
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 3 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,812,804 ▲ 2.94
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,996,061 ▲ 0.11

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