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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

Pakistan

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

KARACHI: A UK jury on Tuesday found MQM supremo Altaf Hussain not guilty on two counts in the incitement to violence...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 06:20am

Army chief visits Turbat

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday visited Turbat and spent a complete day...

Updated 30 Jan, 2022 09:05am

10 soldiers martyred in Kech attack

KARACHI: Ten soldiers were martyred in an attack on Tuesday night on a military check post in the Dasht area of...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:44am

Major upset for PTI as JUI-F wins Peshawar mayor’s seat

KARACHI: The ruling PTI suffered a major setback on Monday after the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) candidate won...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Earthquake hits Karachi

KARACHI: Earthquake tremors were felt in various parts of city on Wednesday, according to the Pakistan ...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

New price of petrol has been notified at Rs145.82 per litre, while diesel is now at Rs142.62

Updated 05 Nov, 2021 09:48am

KSA announces massive financial support: Fawad

KARACHI: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced support to Pakistan of $ 3 billion. It will also provide...

Updated 27 Oct, 2021 11:01am

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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