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Pakistan - 2022-08-16

Punjab Home Minister says Shahbaz Gill was not tortured

Punjab Home Minister Hashim Dogar said on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shahbaz Gill was not...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 08:23pm

Business & Economy

Miftah hopeful over IMF board meeting on August 29

In press conference, finance minister says letter of intent will be sent back to IMF today
Defends hike in price of petrol, says no new taxes imposed

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 05:36pm

Torrential rains lash Karachi, disrupt daily activities

System will remain in effect till August 20

Published 16 Aug, 2022 01:58pm

At least 20 killed, 6 injured in bus-tanker collision on Multan-Sukkur Motorway

Passenger bus was traveling from Lahore to Karachi

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 05:33pm

Prohibited funding case: IHC forms larger bench to hear PTI's petition against ECP

Hearing adjourned till Thursday

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 03:46pm

‘5th Leaders in Islamabad Business Summit’ from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The 5th edition of Leaders In Islamabad Business Summit, is to be held on August 17 and 18, 2022 at the...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

PNSC celebrates 75th Independence Day

KARACHI: Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) organised a function to commemorate the 75th Independence Day...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (August 15, 2022) and the forecast for Tuesday (August 16, 2022)....

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Flood warning in DGK Division: Govt considering evacuating people from vulnerable areas

LAHORE: After the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a flood warning due to heavy rains in DG Khan...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Elahi reshuffles Punjab Cabinet

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has changed the portfolios of some provincial ministers. As per...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

NTDC augments transformer at Station New Multan

LAHORE: National Transmission and Desptach Company (NTDC) has successfully augmented a 160MVA, 220/132kV transformer...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

PML-N politics in Punjab buried forever: Cheema

LAHORE: Adviser to CM on Information Omar Sarfraz Cheema said on Monday that the politics of PML-N has been buried ...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Closer of news channel: Chohan asked to submit resolution today

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Muhammad Sibtain Khan on Monday asked the Punjab government’s spokesman to submit ...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Heatwave in Spain: Pakistan should benefit from growing demand for olive: experts

LAHORE: Pakistan should increase olive oil production on a war footing basis to benefit from a high international...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Tarar asks why IK hasn’t removed Gill

LAHORE: Terming the PTI’s foreign funding as an international conspiracy against the country, PML-N leader said on...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Uzbek Ambassador calls on PM

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Uzbekistan, Oybek Usmanov, paid a courtesy call on the prime minister on Monday, said a...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

President approves Mehdi Shah as G-B governor

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the appointment of Syed Mehdi Shah as the governor of...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

PTI stands behind Gill, says Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday rubbished the reports that the party...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Hearing of MQM-P’s petition: SC asks how ECP bound by delimitations determined by provincial govt

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court questioned how the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is bound by the delimitations...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Digitisation of education: Tech Valley, Beaconhouse sign MoU

KARACHI: Beaconhouse, a global network of private schools and institutes educating over 315,000 students in seven...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Syngenta organizes tree plantation drive

KARACHI: To commemorate the Independence Day of Pakistan, Syngenta Pakistan organized a country-wide tree-plantation...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Inter admission: Sindh revokes domicile, PRC condition

KARACHI: Sindh on Monday revoked the condition of submission of domicile and PRC at the time of admission in...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

President for world best practices in audit, accounts

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday underlined the need to adopt international best practices and modern...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Agriculture sector: PM decides to form eight working groups

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to form eight working groups to resolve the problems in the...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:13pm

New Peshawar Valley project: PDA decides to issue LoI under land sharing formula

PESHAWAR: The Board of Directors (BoD) of Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) has decided to issue Letters of...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Pakistan, Iran to hold JEC meeting tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran will hold a two-day Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting on August 17-18 to discuss...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Northern Bypass: NHA Board recommends Rs28.779bn 3rd revised PC-1 to Ecnec

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board recommended the 3rd revised PC-I of Northern Bypass...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Morocco announces scholarships for Pakistani students

ISLAMABAD: The Moroccan Agency of International Cooperation (AMCI) has offered scholarships to Pakistani students ...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Professors’ appointment challenged: LHC issues notices to PU’s chancellor, VC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of Punjab University...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Imran appeals powerful quarters to quash corruption cases, claims Talal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry on Monday said the former prime minister and...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Physical remand: IHC issues notices to Gill in govt petition

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill in ...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

HED dismisses 182 lecturers on long absence from duty

LAHORE: Punjab government has dismissed 182 male lecturers due to long absence from duty and initiated inquiry...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Floods wreak havoc on villages in Balochistan, southern Punjab

ISLAMABAD: Floods have wreaked havoc on villages in Balochistan and southern Punjab, leaving the flood-hit people...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Matiari District: DC seeks detailed report about damages caused by rains

HYDERABAD: Deputy Commissioner Matiari Muhammad Adnan Rashid asked the relevant institutions to submit the latest...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Bail plea of Shahbaz Gill: Court orders prosecution, defense to submit arguments today

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday hearing the post-arrest bail application of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

ACCA stresses need for new ED ISSB standards

KARACHI: The global accounting body, ACCA, says that the two new Exposure-Draft (ED) Standards from the ...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

13 illegal hunters arrested

LAHORE: Wildlife and Fisheries Punjab on Monday arrested 13 illegal hunters from different regions of the Punjab...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Flood-affected areas: PM orders Rs50,000 per family financial assistance thru BISP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that Rs50,000 per family instead of Rs30,000 should be...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:30am

Special chartered flight: High-profile Pakistanis whose identities are unknown

KARACHI: A special chartered flight, which flew from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, the capital of...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:56am

Tai-Pan relaunched at PC Karachi

KARACHI: Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi, part of the largest chain of five-star hotels in Pakistan, announced the...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

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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