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Pakistan - 2024-08-20

Karsaz Road accident: police books woman in murder case

Karachi police has registered a murder case against the woman accused of being responsible for a deadly accident on...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 12:27am

PM Shehbaz says govt working on comprehensive plan for reforms in various sectors

Premier says power sector, agriculture, digitalisation of FBR, commerce and trade are the key focuses of the reform plan

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 10:53pm

Security forces kill 3 terrorists involved in DC Panjgur’s assassination: ISPR

Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Mastung district of Balochistan and killed...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:57pm

Sindh orders inquiry into monsoon child brides

KARACHI: A Pakistan provincial government has ordered an inquiry into child marriages in areas affected by floods in...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 03:50pm

PEEF established to support higher education for underprivileged children:PM Shehbaz

Says 20% quota has been allocated for the youth of Balochistan under Pakistan Education Endowment Fund

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 10:51pm

Pakistan successfully conducts test of ballistic missile Shaheen-II

Training launch aimed at training of troops, validating various technical parameters

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 10:52pm

Electricity bills: Punjab advises Sindh to provide relief to people

LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab Azma Bokhari said that the Sindh government has been worried for three days ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:08am

Ministries to provinces: Senate body recommends devolution

ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Devolution, unanimously, recommended the devolution of the Federal ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:06am

Modernizing maritime operations: Minister highlights several key initiatives

KARACHI: COLMAB 24 (Conference on Logistics, Maritime Affairs and Blue Economy) held on Monday has concluded with a...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Delegation of GCU visits FCCI

FAISALABAD: Nutritious and balanced diet is imperative for a healthy generation and concerned experts must play ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:02am

Gohar says PTI will participate in Islamabad LG polls

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Monday declared that his party would...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

NA special panel decides to highlight Indian atrocities in IIOJK at global forums

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Special Committee on Kashmir Affairs on Monday, unanimously, decided to highlight...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (August 19, 2024) and the forecast for Tuesday (August 20, 2024)...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

MQM-P urges Sindh govt to provide Punjab-like relief in power bills

KARACHI: Senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Dr Farooq Sattar has called upon the Sindh...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

KMU, UK Consortium sign MoU to train KP Nurses

PESHAWAR: Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar following an initiative by the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

ISSI signs MoU with CSAI at IOS RAS

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Taxes

FTO orders’ implementation: IHC issues show cause notice to CIR for filing false statements

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a show cause notice to the Commissioner-Inland Revenue (IR)...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

IHC bars CDA from creating new plots in old sectors

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has struck down the creation of new plots in old sectors by the Capital...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Hazrat Abdul Latif Bhittai Urs begins: Great Sufi shared message of love, brotherhood: Bilawal

KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has emphasized the enduring relevance of...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

CDA to launch online building plan approval system

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is gearing up to launch an Online Building Plan Approval System...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Sharjeel orders crackdown on items used in preparation of illegal drugs

KARACHI: The Sindh government has ordered an operation against items used for smoking or inhaling drugs. An ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

New facilities added to JPMC by Sindh govt

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has gifted the people of Sindh, including...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Saylani announces establishment of Imam Ahmad Raza University in Malir

KARACHI: Saylani Welfare International Trust has announced the establishment of a modern university in Malir, named...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Devastating rains: Sindh PA adjourns session till 27th

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly held a brief session on Monday with lawmakers calling for the adjournment till August 27...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Currency smuggling: ARDC has no mandate to decide cases, rules FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has ruled that the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee (ARDC) has ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal: Senate body urges govt to fill vacant slot of MD immediately

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety has raised serious concern over the...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Punjab Police working towards crime prevention goal: IGP

LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that the Punjab Police is focusing equally on both...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

UHS approves annual exam schedule for MBBS

LAHORE: The first Professional MBBS annual exams will commence in the last week of December, while the IInd...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Eight die in bus-trailer crash in Sukkur

SUKKUR: A speeding passenger bus collided with a trailer, resulting in the deaths of eight people, including women...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

ETs dispose of 7pc poll-related pleas: FAFEN

ISLAMABAD: Only seven percent or 25 petitions of the total 377 petitions filed with 17 of 23 election tribunals...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 06:30pm

Religious parties protest against SC verdict in Sani case

ISLAMABAD: The workers of the various religious organisations including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (JUI) and...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Three soldiers martyred, five terrorists killed

ISLAMABAD: In a successful operation, Pakistan security forces thwarted an infiltration attempt by terrorists trying...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

190m British pound case against IK, Bushra: Trial court restrained from giving final verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Monday, barred a trial court from giving a final verdict in the 190...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Water level in Tarbela dam reaches maximum

LAHORE: Tarbela Dam has reached its maximum conservation level of 1550 feet above mean sea level Monday, resulting ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Monsoon flooding: 37 die; 43 hurt, 192 houses damaged

ISLAMABAD: The monsoon flooding in various parts of the country over the past 24 hours has wreaked havoc as at least...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

One case of Clade II mpox detected in KPK

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Monday, announced that the Mpox case identified...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Wildlife department starts using modern thermal technology

LAHORE: The Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department has started using modern thermal technology to detect the presence...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

UK HC meets Shaza

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott called on Minister of State for IT and...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

SSGC removes 557 illegal gas connections

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) has been fighting against the menace of gas theft ever since ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Seven labourers killed as truck plunges into ravine in Diamer

DIAMER: At least seven labourers were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a ditch in Chilas...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Secretary Defence of Iraq meets Gen Sahir

ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General Ahmed Dawood Salman, secretary defence of Iraq met with General Sahir Shamshad Mirza,...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Punjab govt approves three development schemes

LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved three development schemes worth Rs1.8 billion. In this regard, a meeting...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

PU assures LHC to issue roll number slip to student

LAHORE: The Punjab University (PU) on Monday assured the Lahore High Court that roll number slip will be issued to...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

‘Doors for talk closed’: PM advisor accuses PTI of running organised propaganda against state institutions

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to Prime Minister on Law and Justice, Barrister Aqeel Malik, on Monday, accused the Pakistan...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Bushra, Saqib Nisar’s son cases: SC stops IHC from proceeding

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court stopped the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from proceeding in cases of former Chief Justice...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Will Faiz turn approver in May 9 violence case?

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman, Imran Khan, on Monday, said that ‘the whole drama’...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:46am

Monkeypox threat: Technical Working Group formed in Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted a 20-member Technical Working Group (TWG), to monitor the Monkeypox...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:01am

CM Punjab’s Kissan Card: PAD approves applications of 220,000 farmers

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has approved the applications of 220,000 farmers to obtain Chief...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:03am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 20	277.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 20	277.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 20	143.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 20	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 20	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 20	1.12

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 20	5,702.55
India Sensex / Sep 20	83,184.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 20	37,723.91
Nasdaq / Sep 20	17,948.32
Hang Seng / Sep 20	18,258.57
FTSE 100 / Sep 20	8,229.99
Dow Jones / Sep 20	42,063.36
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 20	18,720.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 20	71.92
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 20	2,621.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 20	73.52
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 21	18,935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 21	233,625
Petrol/Litre / Sep 22	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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