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Modi says will stop water from flowing into Pakistan

At an election rally in India's Haryana state, prime minister Narendra Modi said that India would not allow "its share" of river water to flow to Pakistan. He alleged, 'For 70 years, the water which belongs to India and the farmers of Haryana flowed to Pa

Published 16 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Modi says will stop water from flowing into Pakistan

Published 16 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

NAB raids house of PPP leader

A five-member team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raided the residence of Adviser to the Sindh CM on Prisons and Provincial Coordination Aijaz Jakhrani on Tuesday, Aaj News reported. The team took into custody records pertaining to Jacobabad'

Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:00am

NAB raids house of PPP leader

Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

India's defence minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, before proceeding to Bordeaux to participate in the Rafale fighter jet handing-over ceremony at Merignac, according to NDTV. The same day, he will perform "Shast

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rajnath to perform 'Shastra Puja'

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

'Influential person's guards beat up boy'

An influential person's security guards beat up a teenage boy in Saba Commercial Area of the metropolis' upscale neighbourhood, Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase 5, his mother claimed on Sunday, saying several people were witness to the alleged assaul

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am

'Influential person's guards beat up boy'

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

US Senator Elizabeth Warren raised her concern over the recent events in occupied Kashmir, urging India to respect the rights of Kashmiris. In a tweet, the US senator shared an AFP article regarding misery of Kashmiris in Indian occupied Kashmir.

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

US Senator concerned about blackout, restrictions

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

British royal couple 'look forward to build a lasting friendship'

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, have said they are "looking forward to building a lasting friendship with the people of Pakistan" during their first-ever visit to the country due to begin on October 14.

Published 05 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

British royal couple 'look forward to build a lasting friendship'

Published 05 Oct, 2019 12:00am

India's Supreme Court gives government four-week to reply to petitions challenging Article 370

A five-judge bench of India's Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the government four weeks to file its response to a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of occupied Kashmir's special status under Article 370 of Constitution, reported Indian media.

Published 02 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Will go across LoC: India's army chief

According to Indian media, India's army chief General Bipin Rawat has said, "If we have to go across [LOC], we will, through the air or the ground route or both. The red line has been very clearly drawn as to what will be the future course of action."

Published 01 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Will go across LoC: India's army chief

Published 01 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Illicit financial flows devastating developing countries: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that while it is true that illicit financial flows adversely affect wealthy countries, such movement of ill-gotten money is "devastating the developing countries" across the world.

Published 27 Sep, 2019 12:00am

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 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 23 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	10.60 ▲ 1.00 (10.42%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 23 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	61.15 ▲ 5.56 (10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 23 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.21 ▲ 3.47 (9.99%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 23 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	93.56 ▲ 8.50 (9.99%)
Mandviwala / Dec 23 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	15.08 ▲ 1.37 (9.99%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.89 ▲ 20.29 (9.97%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 23 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	6.75 ▲ 0.54 (8.70%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.16 ▼ -3.02 (-10.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.25 ▼ -1.14 (-10.01%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
Chashma / Dec 23 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	62.55 ▼ -6.65 (-9.61%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 23 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	635 ▼ -65.00 (-9.29%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.96 ▼ -0.58 (-8.87%)
Hallmark Co. / Dec 23 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	703.02 ▼ -65.93 (-8.57%)
Kohinoor Textile / Dec 23 Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited(KTML)	110.18 ▼ -9.70 (-8.09%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.07
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.07
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.32
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.08
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.04
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 2.21
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▼ -0.04
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.85

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