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Pakistan - 2024-10-24

Sri Lanka Air Force chief discusses defence collaboration with Gen Sahir Shamshad

Commander Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal RA Udeni P. Rajapaksa, who is on an official visit to Pakistan, called on...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:47pm

FO rejects OHCHR’s statement about 26th constitutional amendment

The Foreign Office rejected on Thursday the statement made by the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:48pm

Pakistan formally requests IMF RST money, targeting $1bn, finance minister says

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Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:36pm

Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi released from Adiala Jail on bail

Bushra Bibi, wife of incarcerated ex-prime minister Imran Khan was released on Thursday from Adiala Jail, ending...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 10:33pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan aims to privatise flag carrier PIA in November: finance minister

Aurangzeb says ensuring macroeconomic stability, doing proper due diligence of interested parties behind five-month delay in privatisation process

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:48pm

Security forces kill 9 terrorists in Bajaur: ISPR

Pakistan’s security forces killed 9 terrorists on the night of October 24 in an intelligence-based operation...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:13pm

Business & Economy

Aurangzeb explores climate financing, trade deals with global institutions

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb engaged with global financial institutions, including Standard Chartered Bank...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:19pm

IBA hosts launch ceremony for WLP

KARACHI: Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi hosted a launch ceremony for Women Leadership Forum...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 08:00am

Sindh Assembly hails passage of 26th Constitutional Amendment

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday voted on a resolution backing the 26th Amendment to the Constitution but...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:56am

Good governance fundamental pillar for long-term success: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that good governance is the cornerstone of any successful...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:52am

Fund distribution: Uganda body briefed about transparency mechanism in BISP

ISLAMABAD: Secretary BISP Amer Ali Ahmad has said that Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is committed to...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:48am

OGDCL selects 68 employees for Hajj, Umrah

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has selected 68 employees through a transparent...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:44am

NUML head briefs HODs, directors on multiple MoUs with Turkish varsities

ISLAMABAD: Rector National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Maj Gen Shahid Mahmood Kayani (retired) briefed...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:41am

Azma questions role of Bushra Bibi

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has alleged that Bushra’s only task seemed to be collecting...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:39am

Sanitation system: Punjab CM likely to start outsourcing next month

LAHORE: The Punjab government has almost finalized the arrangements for outsourcing the sanitation system in Punjab...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:36am

PTI lawyers stopped from meeting party founder: IHC summons Adiala jail superintendent, home secretary Punjab

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday summoned Superintendent Adiala Jail on a petition seeking...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:35am

UN not against voluntary return of Afghan refugees, says resident coordinator

ISLAMABAD: United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to Pakistan Mohamed Yahya, Wednesday, while appreciating...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:21am

PM welcomes Palestinian medical students, vows to facilitate them in pursuing their studies

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday welcomed Palestinian medical students who recently arrived in...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:19am

SSP ordered to ensure execution of arrest warrant of Gandapur

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Wednesday ordered Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to execute the arrest warrant...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:17am

Improvement in PIC: CM wants administrative measures on war footing

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to take administrative...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:13am

Privatisation process: Dar chairs online meeting

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, currently attending the Commonwealth Heads of...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:11am

PTI decides to challenge 26th Amendment

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday decided to challenge the recently passed 26th Constitutional...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Justice Afridi calls on CJP Isa, Justice Shah

ISLAMABAD: The newly-appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi on Wednesday called on the outgoing ...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Bushra Bibi granted bail in Toshakhana case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Wednesday, granted bail to Bushra Bibi, the wife of former prime minister...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Ziauddin University marks World Food Day

KARACHI: “According to the 2024 Global Hunger Index, Pakistan ranks 109th out of 127 countries, with 36.9% of the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

VC UAF stresses solutions to agricultural challenges

FAISALABAD: Agricultural scientists should pace up their efforts to come up with doable solutions to agricultural...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Stable meteorological conditions may exacerbate rising smog levels: PMD

LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has feared that Pakistan can face an alarming increase in smog...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Punjab put on path of development in real sense: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Punjab has been put on the path of...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Increasing air pollution: Punjab EPD directs authorities to take steps

LAHORE: Due to increasing air pollution, the Punjab Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has directed relevant...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

PPP to participate in APHC programme on 27th: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday assured All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) that...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

MQM leader Begum Raana Ansar’s son dies in accident

KARACHI: Son of MQM leader and Member of the National Assembly Begum Raana Ansar and a private television ...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

KP Govt reviews progress on launching of Ehsaas Programmes

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reviewed progress on launching of various welfare...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Speakers highlight Pakistan’s geographic location

HYDERABAD: Speakers at a seminar have said that the Central Asian Republics are landlocked allowing Pakistan to...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (October 23, 2024) and the forecast for Thursday (October 24, 2024)...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

New CJP to take oath of office on 26th

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed Supreme Court judge Justice Yahya Afridi as the Chief justice of...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

NAB amendments case verdict: Outgoing CJP accused of failing to keep ‘judicial propriety’

ISLAMABAD: Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi said Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa while expressing his disagreement with the...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:26am

Justice Shah to skip new CJP’s oath-taking ceremony

KARACHI: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah will depart for Makkah on Thursday to perform Umrah. He is expected to return...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:10am

Alcoholic beverages: ‘Punjab Excise Dept illegally stopped exports’

ISLAMABAD: A leading exporter of alcoholic beverages, Wednesday, informed Senate Standing Committee on Finance that...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 9	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 9	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 9	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 9	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 9	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 8	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 8	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 8	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 9	77,704.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 9	39,516.87
Hang Seng / Jan 9	19,288.79
FTSE 100 / Jan 9	8,263.49
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 9	20,277.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 8	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 8	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 9	73.16
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 9	2,659.11
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 9	68.16
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Next Capital / Jan 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.49 ▲ 1.00 (10.54%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 9 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 9 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	64 ▲ 5.82 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 9 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	325.73 ▲ 29.61 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 9 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	66.64 ▲ 6.06 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 9 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	995.45 ▲ 90.50 (10.00%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	48.59 ▲ 4.40 (9.96%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48 ▲ 3.90 (8.84%)
Asim Textile / Jan 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	16.42 ▲ 1.31 (8.67%)

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jan 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.81 ▼ -0.58 (-10.76%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.85 ▼ -0.79 (-10.34%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.94 ▼ -7.88 (-10.00%)
Air Link Com. / Jan 9 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	191.54 ▼ -21.28 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 9 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	160.68 ▼ -17.85 (-10.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 9 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	11.25 ▼ -1.25 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 9 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	140.74 ▼ -15.64 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	61.70 ▼ -6.85 (-9.99%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.42 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,199,852 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,176,163 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Jan 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,301,063 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,830,810 ▼ -1.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,158,451 ▼ -1.88
Pak Refinery / Jan 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,532,091 ▼ -1.53
Pak Elektron / Jan 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,028,613 ▼ -0.87
Lotte Chemical / Jan 9 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,891,091 ▲ 0.34
B.O.Punjab / Jan 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,667,050 ▼ -0.02

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