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Pakistan - 2022-08-13

No independence without self-reliance, says PM Shehbaz on the eve of Independence Day

Reiterates his call for unity and formation of a "charter of economy"

Published 13 Aug, 2022 10:51pm

Two injured in Karachi grenade attack

At least two people were injured as a result of a grenade attack at Lyari Expressway on Saturday, Aaj News ...

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 10:29pm

Karachi-Quetta highway closed for traffic following fresh monsoon spell

The Karachi-Quetta Highway N25 was partially submerged and closed for traffic following the latest spell of monsoon...

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 06:56pm

Rejection of extension in Gill’s physical remand challenged in IHC

Islamabad advocate general urges IHC to nullify district court’s verdict

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 06:55pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan aims for 6-7% GDP growth in medium term

Ministry of Finance highlights economic progress in its '75 Years - Economic Journey Of Pakistan' report released on Saturday

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 06:55pm

PMD forecasts vigorous monsoon activity in Pakistan

Flags risk of urban flooding, waterlogging in coming days

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 03:25pm

Baig reappointed Pemra chief

ISLAMABAD: Saleem Baig has been reappointed as the chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:49am

Book launched on ‘History of Popular Culture in Pakistan’

KARACHI: Markings Publishing commemorates Pakistan’s 75th anniversary with the book launch of author and historian...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:49am

Intermediate exams in Karachi postponed

KARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education (BIEK) Karachi has postponed examination papers scheduled for Friday...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:49am

KP TEVTA approves revised budget for FY 2021-22

PESHAWAR: The Board of Directors (BoD) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education & Vocational Training...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:49am

LDA demolishes several buildings

LAHORE: In an operation against illegal construction, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Friday demolished...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:49am

Right to information necessary for good governance: Omar Cheema

LAHORE: Terming the right to information necessary for the improvement of transparency and good governance in the...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:49am

SCBPL, British Deputy HC celebrate Independence Day

KARACHI: The Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited (SCBPL) in partnership with the British Deputy High Commission...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:49am

Soft launch of 11th edition of Int’l Defence Exhibition & Seminar IDEAS 2022 held

ISLAMABAD: “It is indeed a matter of great pleasure to see the IDEAS gaining prominence with every passing year,...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:48am

Loss of storage capacity: Senate panel briefed on threats to Tarbela reservoir tunnels

ISLAMABAD: The government Friday said that the loss of gross storage capacity and live storage capacity of Tarbela...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Court grants bail to Gill driver’s wife

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill’s driver...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Russian Consul General visits IoBM

KARACHI: The Russian Consul General in Karachi, H.E Andrey Viktorovich Fedorov visited the Institute of Business...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Islamic Relief Pakistan responding to floods in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Monsoon rains in different parts of the country have brought destruction to the people in Balochistan,...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Court turns down police request to extend Gill’s physical remand

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday turned down a police request to extend the physical remand of the Pakistan...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

NUST, Jazz launch Digital Pakistan Tech Fellowship Programme

ISLAMABAD: National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) has signed MoU with Jazz, the leading internet ...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Bilawal rules out possibility of resuming trade with India

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday ruled out the possibility of resuming trade activities...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Draft standards from ISSB urgently needed: ACCA

KARACHI: ACCA says that the draft standards from the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) are ...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

KW&SB decides to cut off defaulters’ connections

KARACHI: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) Friday decided to cut off water and sewerage connections of...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

MoFEPT to run educational channels on PTCL’s smart TV app

KARACHI: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

MPMG scheme with revised features by month-end: SBP official

Govt decides to revise features of MPMG scheme in light of changed macroeconomic situation

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 12:18pm

Criminals: Police urged to continue intelligence-based targeted operations

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a law-and-order meeting directed IG police to...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

MoU inked: CDNS, CDC team up to convert and issue ‘digital NSCs’

KARACHI: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) and Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDC)...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

PPDWP approves two more schemes

LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party on Friday approved two development schemes of governance and...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Over 100 villages flooded as Nullah Dek bursts

SIALKOT: Over 100 villages in Pasrur, Narowal, Daska and Kamonke tehsils were inundated after Nullah Dek that flows...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Independence Day preparations in full swing across country

LAHORE: Preparations for celebrating the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan are being finalized across the country....

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Sajjad Ghani takes charge as Chairman WAPDA

LAHORE: Newly appointed Chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd)...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Two arrested for gang-raping a girl

LAHORE: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two out of seven nominated suspects who allegedly gang-raped a ...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

PBF urges govt to create JVs for overseas Pakistanis

LAHORE: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Lahore chapter has called upon the government to engage overseas Pakistanis in...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Punjab govt to set up special cell to woo overseas investment

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to set up a special cell to attract and support overseas Pakistanis to...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (August 12, 2022) and the forecast for Saturday (August 13, 2022)...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Army chief becomes first Pakistani to represent Queen at RMAS: Professional competence hallmark of successful military leadership: COAS

SANDHURST: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said no one was born with professional...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 7	277.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 7	277.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 7	148.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 7	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 7	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 7	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 5	5,751.07
Nasdaq / Oct 5	18,137.85
Dow Jones / Oct 5	42,352.75
India Sensex / Oct 7	81,336.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 7	39,332.74
Hang Seng / Oct 7	22,983.62
FTSE 100 / Oct 7	8,269.74
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 7	19,055.18

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 5	237,401.20
Petrol/Litre / Oct 7	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 7	74.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 7	18,485
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 7	2,644.79
Diesel/Litre / Oct 7	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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