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Three killed in Karachi grenade explosion

KARACHI: A suspected terrorist, along with a woman and a child, are said to be killed in a blast in Gulshan e...

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 10:11am

Pakistan

Policeman martyred in Turbat

KARACHI: A policeman was martyred in an armed attack on the office of the regional election commissioner in Turbat ...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

MQM-P pledges to end gas loadshedding in Karachi

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Farooq Sattar pledged that MQM-P will end the gas load shedding in...

Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Baloch sit-in outside NPC continues

ISLAMABAD: Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in their ...

Updated 24 Dec, 2023 09:58am

Pakistan

Two cops injured in blast at ex-CJP’s home

KARACHI: Two policemen were injured in a blast at former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar’s Lahore...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Pakistan

Social media platforms face disruption across country

KARACHI: Internet monitor Netblocks has reported a nationwide disruption in social media platforms amid a “virtual...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

Zardari claims IK had registered Afghans as voters

KARACHI: As Pakistan continues to expel unregistered Afghan refugees and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf struggles for...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:44am

IHC to hear plea against Bajwa, Faiz, 2 journalists on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed for hearing a plea against former army chief Gen Qamar Javed...

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 09:54am

Pakistan

Over 30 Balochistan politicians join PML-N

KARACHI: Scores of Balochistan politicians including former chief minister Jam Kamal joined the PML-N during the...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

Maulana Tariq Jamil’s son passes away

KARACHI: Asim Jamil, son of renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil, passed away in Punjab’s Talamba on...

Published 30 Oct, 2023 05:24am

PPP ‘only’ party that wants timely elections: Bilawal

KARACHI: Taking a dig at his allies in the erstwhile Pakistan Democratic Movement-led ruling coalition, PPP Chairman...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

‘Fair’ polls remarks: PM says he was ‘misquoted’

KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday appeared irked with what he said was the media...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:19am

‘Fair’ elections can take place without Imran: PM

KARACHI: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said “fair” elections were possible without PTI Chairman Imran Khan,...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:30am

World

‘Six or seven’ Muslim states to make peace with Israel after Saudi Arabia: report

KARACHI: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has stated that “six or seven” Muslim countries could “make peace” with...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:16am

Pakistan

Nawaz to return on Oct 21, insists Shehbaz

KARACHI: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is set to return to Pakistan on October 21, ending his four-year exile in the ...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Bilawal decries ‘absence of a level playing field’

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday decried the “absence of a level-playing field” in the...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:56am

Pakistan

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

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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