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Pakistan - 2024-08-29

Karachi schools to remain closed on Friday amid heavy rain forecast

Karachi Commissioner Hassan Naqvi has ordered that all public and private schools in the city be closed on Friday...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 11:43pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan needs to overcome ‘fear of debt restructuring’: Dr Murtaza Syed

Former governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Murtaza Syed on Thursday urged countries including Pakistan to...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:27pm

FO confirms India’s Modi invited to SCO meeting in Islamabad

Foreign Office says invitations to the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of Government meeting have been sent to all member country heads of government

Published 29 Aug, 2024 05:16pm

PM Shehbaz arrives in Quetta to review security situation in Balochistan

Will chair high-level meeting on overall law and order

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:48pm

Thousands evacuated as cyclone builds off India and Pakistan’s coast

Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan’s coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India’s...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:25pm

5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of KPK, Islamabad

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Thursday. The National Seismic...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:15pm

Kabul urged to address concerns about cross-border terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Asif Durrani (retired) has once again called ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:26am

Türkiye Ambassador pays farewell call on Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Dr Mehmet Paçaci, the ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye, paid a farewell courtesy call on Federal...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:24am

Political parties reaffirm support to CPEC

ISLAMABAD: Political parties, both from the government and the opposition side, on Wednesday, reaffirmed their...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:22am

Nawaz to leave for London next month

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to visit London in the second...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:21am

Coverage of Pak-BD matches: IHC issues notices to PCB over inaction in issuing accreditation to journalists

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Wednesday, issued notices to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:20am

No less than 6-lane motorway to be constructed in future: communication minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has said that in future, no motorway will be...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:18am

Women parliamentary caucus puts its weight behind KE official

ISLAMABAD: The women parliamentary caucus – a cross-party forum for women parliamentarians – put its weight...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:15am

PKI demands govt impose ‘agri emergency’

LAHORE: Climate change, low prices of crops and increase in cost of production are badly impacting agricultural...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:13am

Personal appearance: AC grants one-day exemption to Elahi

LAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday granted one day exemption to PTI President and former chief minister...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:12am

Alvi starts meeting PTI disgruntled leaders

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to resolve the rifts within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), former president Dr Arif Alvi on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Flood situations: DC Jamshoro visits Sehwan

HYDERABAD: Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro, Riaz Hussain Wassan, conducted an inspection visit to Sehwan today, ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:09am

Employees stage sit-in against proposed closure of USC

ISLAMABAD: The employees of Utility Stores Corporation (USC), on Wednesday, staged a sit-in against the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:06am

‘Maryam Nawaz becomes role model for other provinces’

LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab, Azma Bokhari, stated that Maryam Nawaz has become a role model for the other...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:04am

LHC exempts journalist from personal appearance

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday exempted journalist and YouTuber Rizwanur Rehman Razi from personal...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:01am

Minister for selection of contractors at Tehsil level

LAHORE: Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq said on Wednesday that the selection of contractors should be...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:59am

President for steps to eliminate terrorists in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday stressed upon taking of all possible steps to improve security...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:51am

Minar-e-Pakistan: PTI to hold public gathering on Sept 15

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced to hold a public gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:50am

Sindh CM visits coastal belt areas

HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that there was a prediction of heavy rainfall in the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

ECP to hear case about JUI-F intra-party elections today

ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has issued notice to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JU-F) Chief Moulana Fazl-ur-Rahman ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Senate panel unanimously adopts journalists’ protection bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting took significant steps on Wednesday to...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

KP traders observe shutter-down strike

PESHAWAR: Trading community of Peshawar and other parts of the province observed shutter down against the imposition...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Shutter-down strike observed in twin cities

ISLAMABAD: To protest against the government’s tax reforms, traders like other parts of the country, observed a...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Governor KP advocates collective efforts for development

LAHORE: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday stressed on the need for collective effort from...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

‘Farmers should be given maximum incentives’

FAISALABAD: Pakistan is an agricultural country and its future is directly linked with this sector but...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

3500 mineral reserves geo-tagged

LAHORE: Over 3500 mineral reserves have been geo-tagged to date under the Chief Inspectorate of Mines App, developed...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Lahore: traders observe partial strike

LAHORE: In a show of unity and protest, traders across Lahore observed a partial strike against various taxes and...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

NADRA implementing cybersecurity measures

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Lieutenant General Muhammad Munir Afsar, on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Zardari emphasises need to improve cricket infrastructure in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has emphasised the need to improve cricket infrastructure and training...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) and the forecast for Thursday (August 29, 2024)...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Country has reported 16 polio cases this year so far

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 16 polio virus cases in 2024, of which, seven cases have been detected across the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

CJP seeks nomination of additional judges

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has called on the chief justices of the High Courts of all the...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:24am

UK HC Security Manager awarded honorary MBE

ISLAMABAD: Captain Shakeelur Rehman MBE, formerly of the Pakistan Army, has been awarded an honorary MBE for ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

UN team informed: Terrorists’ using Afghan soil against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi said on Wednesday that despite the fact that terrorism was an...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Women, children: Senate panel concerned at rising crimes

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed serious concerns on the rising number of crimes...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

SAU launches youth training programme

HYDERABAD: In a compelling address at the inauguration of the "Youth Skill Development for Future Leadership"...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Irregularities in 22 residential plots: CDA launches formal inquiry

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Muhammad Ali Randhawa has launched a formal inquiry...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

‘Chief Minister Internship Programme’ launched in Punjab

LAHORE: Launching ‘The Chief Minister Internship Program’ in Punjab, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

No arbitrary relief without constitutional power, rules SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that no court has the jurisdiction to grant arbitrary relief without the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

PM expresses satisfaction over Moody’s move

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the upgradation of Pakistan’s credit rating...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 08:58am

Industry

Soft launch of ‘IDEAS 2024’ held

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan, while highlighting the pivotal role of Pakistan’s defence industry,...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Need stressed to resolve issues of women agri workers

Industry

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 24	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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