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Pakistan - 2022-07-28

South Asia

Pakistan pull out of India chess event over IIOJK torch relay

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan have withdrawn from the world's biggest international chess tournament in protest at hosts India...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 07:45pm

Judges' appointment to SC: JCP rejects Chief Justice Bandial's nominations

Commission says due process not being followed to make appointments

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 08:00pm

Commodities

Pakistan said to buy 186,000 tonnes wheat in tender

HAMBURG: A government agency in Pakistan is believed to have bought an estimated 186,000 tonnes of wheat in an...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 06:35pm

Rana Sanaullah urges ECP to 'immediately' announce verdict in PTI foreign funding case

Interior Minister says the current Punjab government has no future

Published 28 Jul, 2022 06:33pm

Business & Economy

S&P downgrades outlook on Pakistan's long-term ratings to negative

Says revision reflects Pakistan's weakening external metrics against a backdrop of higher commodity prices, tighter global financial conditions, and a weakening rupee

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 07:56pm

PTI files no-trust motion against deputy speaker Mazari in Punjab Assembly

Voting is scheduled to take place tomorrow (Friday)

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 07:58pm

Relief and rescue efforts in Balochistan continue amid monsoon rains

111 people have died while 6,077 homes have been destroyed

Published 28 Jul, 2022 05:07pm

Three foreign climbers feared dead on Pakistani peaks

ISLAMABAD: Three foreign climbers are missing and feared dead on Pakistan's treacherous Karakoram mountain range in...

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 04:14pm

Asif Ali Zardari tests positive for Covid-19: Bilawal

PPP co-chairman fully vaccinated and boosted, says foreign minister

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 04:13pm

Pakistanis plant trees to provide relief from scorching sun

KARACHI: Mulazim Hussain is proud of the trees he has planted. Surrounded by neem saplings and vegetables sprouting...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 12:32pm

Sexual harassment case against NAB official: IHC extends restraining order to PAC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) extended its restraining order to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Ombudsman intervenes to provide Rs52.86m relief to applicants

LAHORE: The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab has intervened to provide a cumulative legal relief worth Rs52.86 million...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Japanese envoy meets Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Wada Mitsuhiro, Ambassador of Japan called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail here...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Rains disturb train operations

LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakistan Railways Farrukh Taimur Ghilzai has said that train operation of...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (July 27, 2022) and the forecast for Thursday (July 28, 2022)...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

‘Justice’ real victim of SC’s judgement: Maryam

Says if mistake is made, then it is in favor of ‘Ladla’

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 11:22am

Overseas Pakistanis’ right to vote: SC sets aside Registrar Office’s objections

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Registrar Office’s objections on the petition of Pakistan...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Appointment of junior judges to SC: Bar councils object to nominations

ISLAMABAD: The leaderships of the top Bar councils and the Associations of the Supreme Court and the high courts...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Waziristan reports another case of polio

MIRANSHAH: Despite tall claims made by the government that it is taking steps to eliminate poliovirus from the...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Boosting cooperation among D-8 countries: Hina calls for creating private sector coordination facility

ISLAMABAD: The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday called for creating a private...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Entry ban issue: Rana warns of governor’s rule in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday warned that the federal government would impose ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Nation observes 74th martyrdom anniversary of Captain Sarwar

RAWALPINDI: The nation on Wednesday observed the 74th martyrdom anniversary of Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed,...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Rains keep pounding Balochistan areas; 105 dead, 1,000 displaced

ISLAMABAD: At least 105 people died, 61 injured whereas over 1000 have been displaced due to torrential rains and...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

VPS sector: 22 pension funds worth Rs40bn show promising growth: SECP chief

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Aamir Khan on Wednesday said the...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Bilawal to attend SCO-CFM meeting in Tashkent

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

SIH’s role recognized as key employment generator

ISLAMABAD: The role of Shifa International Hospital Islamabad (SIH) as a contributor to the social and economic...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

2nd half of monsoon season likely to produce less rainfall

LAHROE: The second half of the monsoon season is likely to fetch less rains compared with the first half, said...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

PD body reviews steps taken for revival of PSM, other entities

ISLAMABAD: A review committee of the Privatisation Division on Wednesday discussed the measures taken for the ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Haleem arrested at Jamshoro

KARACHI: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly and PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh has been arrested by a team of...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Fatima Jinnah remembered

KARACHI: The members of the Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter remembered Madr-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah with reverence and...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

CM claims his govt is trying hard to improve Karachi’s infrastructure

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said that Karachi is a megalopolis and it has ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Need to find actual burden of viral hepatitis highlighted

KARACHI: Pakistan needs to launch door-to-door screening for Hepatitis B and C if it intends to eliminate the viral...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

ASF authorities exercising powers of customs officers

KARACHI: ASF authorities began to exercise the powers of customs officers on passengers. A large number of ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Drinking water in Karachi: Urgent steps needed to mitigate effects of acute shortage: PDP

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Altaf Shakoor has said that out of the box solutions are needed to...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Yasin Malik shifted to hospital due to health problems

ISLAMABAD: Illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Muhammad Yasin Malik, was shifted to a hospital on Wednesday...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Economy has slowed down due to political instability: report

ISLAMABAD: Economy dampens due to political instability and budget lags to revive business confidence, according to...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Imran demands early elections under new election commissioner

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reiterated that...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Dr Ghulam Muhammad appointed as PARC chairman

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Wednesday appointed Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali as the Chairman of the Pakistan...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Chomsky says multiple factors behind sad state of affairs in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: For Pakistan to start a new journey on the right track, first of all, it has to get itself free from the...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Planning minister advocates national consensus to achieve development goals

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday, while calling for evolving a ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Economic stability needed for development: governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman said on Wednesday that the dream of development cannot be...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Canadian MP says Pakistan a safe place for minorities

KARACHI: A Canadian parliamentarian has termed Pakistan a safer place not only to visit but for minorities, living ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

DBA president calls for high court bench in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A bench of high court is the right of Faisalabad, and to achieve this objective, the business community...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

CJP calls JCP meeting today

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has summoned the meeting of the Judicial Commission of...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Punjab CM, Imran discuss cabinet formation

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and former federal minister Moonis Elahi called on Chairman...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Advocate General of Punjab quits office

LAHORE: Advocate General of Punjab (AGP) Shahzad Shaukat on Wednesday resigned from his office due to change of...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

KAHF International opens new Rolex showroom in Karachi

KARACHI: KAHF International and Rolex announced the opening of a new boutique in Karachi, located at Mansoor Tower ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Major reshuffle in Punjab bureaucracy

Provincial government removes 3 senior bureaucrats 'with immediate effect'

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 11:21am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 9	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 9	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 8	148.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 8	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 8	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 8	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 8	5,751.13
India Sensex / Oct 8	81,634.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 8	39,178.70
Nasdaq / Oct 8	18,182.92
Hang Seng / Oct 8	20,528.47
FTSE 100 / Oct 8	8,190.61
Dow Jones / Oct 8	42,080.37
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 8	19,066.47

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 8	73.74
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 8	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 8	234,829.10
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 8	2,618.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 8	72.40
Petrol/Litre / Oct 9	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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