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World Print: April 29, 2025

BRICS nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

RIO DE JANEIRO: Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations met on Monday to discuss a shared...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (April 28, 2025) and the forecast for Tuesday (April 29, 2025)...

BR Research Print: April 29, 2025

PRL struggles under heavy losses

Pakistan Refinery Limited (PSX: PRL) entered FY25 on unstable footing. The company struggled with shrinking gross...

BR Research Print: April 29, 2025

The silent dollar squeeze

The current account is in surplus, with no delays in import L/Cs and profit/dividend repatriation payments. Yet, the...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Dar telephones Qatari PM

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation Monday with ...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

‘Sahiwal breed’ animals reach Cattle Market

KARACHI: The arrival of sacrificial animals continues as the Cattle Friendly Market enters its 10th day, with a...

BR Research Print: April 29, 2025

Highnoon Laboratories Limited

Highnoon Laboratories Limited (PSX: HINOON) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1984 and ...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

National unity cannot be achieved in wake of PTI’s victimisation: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz has said that national unity cannot be achieved in the...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

2,000 Pakistani prisoners released from UAE jails

ISLAMABAD: Diplomatic efforts by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government have borne fruit, as the United...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Enforcement of competition law: CCP brings judges, experts together for discussion

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) hosted a high-level session titled “Leadership,...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Seven peace body members killed in Wana blast

PESHAWAR: Seven people were killed and nine other injured in a powerful explosion near the peace committee office in...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

DFDI Forum from 29th in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host its inaugural Digital Foreign Direct Investment (DFDI) Forum from April 29-30 in...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Hajj-2025 flight operation starts today

LAHORE: All is set for the Hajj flight operation to airlift intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia commencing from...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Soap makers demand govt relocate protestors, remove obstructions

KARACHI: The Chairman of the Pakistan Soap Manufacturers Association (PSMA), Asif Iqbal Paracha, has called on both...

World Print: April 29, 2025

Houthi media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre

SANAA: Houthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes hit a migrant detention centre in the...

World Print: April 29, 2025

Iran minister blames ‘negligence’ for port blast that killed 65

TEHRAN: Iran’s interior minister on Monday blamed “negligence” for a massive explosion that killed 65 people ...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Hayat, a prolific writer, passes away

ISLAMABAD: Chaudhry Sikander Hayat, a res-pected name in Pakistani journalism and a longtime resident of Islamabad,...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Chaudhary Sikander Hayat a towering figure in journalism

ISLAMABAD: Chaudhary Sikander Hayat, a towering figure in Pakistani journalism and a former deputy editor at daily...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

‘Trial of civilians’: AGP tells SC he would make submissions on 3 issues

ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) told the Supreme Court that he would make submission on three...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Official delegation may visit Washington

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan likely to dispatch an official delegation to Washington during the current week for talks with...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Industrialists concerned over highways’ closures in Sindh

KARACHI: Industrialists have expressed concern over the closure of major highways in Sindh, which is causing the...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

CM for providing safe, healthy environment to every worker

LAHORE: “Providing a safe and healthy environment to every worker is a fundamental right,” said Chief Minister...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

‘Maryam’s govt sets new benchmark for journalists’ welfare’

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that she considers the protection of media workers’...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Protesting health employees clash with police

LAHORE: The police and the employees of the public hospitals had a clash here on Monday, when the latter tried to...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Punjab forms Minority Advisory Council

LAHORE: In a major step toward ensuring the representation, protection, and empowerment of minority communities, the...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Punjab govt launches drive to ensure e-IMS installation

LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched an active enforcement drive to ensure the payment of sales tax and the...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

CM directs prioritisation of road projects

LAHORE: “Prioritise road projects keeping in mind needs and usage of the people,” Chief Minister Punjab Maryam...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Six-canal project officially dead in the water: Sindh CM

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah came out swinging on Monday, declaring victory in a bitter...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

IIOJK CM calls for caution in Indian response

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: India should not do anything to alienate Kashmiris in its hunt for militants who killed 26 people...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Forces kill 17 terrorists near Afghan border

ISLAMABAD: Security forces eliminated 17 more terrorists during a sanitisation operation conducted in the Hassan ...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Macroeconomic improvement: Fiscal discipline, policy reforms will be crucial: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Continued efforts toward fiscal consolidation and policy reforms will be the key to improvements in...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Bilawal pledges support to govt against India

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said Pakistan should not suspend the Simla...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Tax laws bill may be part of FY26 Finance Bill: Non-filers to face curbs on economic deals

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to make Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 part of the next Finance Bill (2025-26)...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Aurangzeb highlights economic turnaround

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at Pakistan...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Reciprocal trade situation with US: NA body urges MoC, Pakistan Embassy to continue efforts

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce, on Monday, urged the Ministry of Commerce and the...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

World Bank likely to extend CD for CASA-1000

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to extend closing date of CASA-1000(South-Asia- Central Asia Electricity...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Real growth forecast stays unchanged: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook for FY25 has brightened...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

SBP sees FY25 inflation of 5.5–7.5pc, real GDP growth of 2.5-3.5pc

KARACHI: Pakistan’s macroeconomic conditions strengthened further in the first half of this fiscal year (FY25),...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

New canals: CCI nullifies ECNEC approval, IRSA certificate

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) slammed the brakes on Monday on the federal government’s...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Steps to be taken to safeguard IWT: Dar

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign (DPM/FM) Senator Ishaq Dar emphasised that...

Print Print: April 29, 2025

Next two to three days are crucial: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif clarified his recent remarks regarding war with India, stating that his...

Pakistan Print: April 29, 2025

Bilawal opposes suspension of Simla Agreement, warns India against continued intransigence

Former foreign minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said he personally...

World Print: April 29, 2025

Iran proposes meeting with Europeans before next talks with US, diplomats say

PARIS: Iran has proposed meeting the European parties to a 2015 nuclear deal possibly in Rome this Friday if talks...

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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