News Archives for Print - 2011-12-05

154 Tazia, Alam and Zuljinnah processions will be taken out in Sialkot district amid tight security which will pass through their traditional routes. The processions would be terminated at the main Imambargahs in Imam Sahib Chowk, Adda Pasruriyan and the

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Chief minister Punjab approves research, development programme for dengue

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given approval to Research and Development Programme for Dengue Punjab and directed to establish an independent and autonomous authority for this purpose. A special committee headed by Chief Secretary will formulat

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Exhibition

A solo exhibition "Blue, Orange and in Between" by Shireen Ikraamullah Khan will open here on December 12 at the Alhamra Arts Gallery. It is the artist's third exhibition of 2011, but the first solo show of her artwork since joining the art fraternity aft

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

IT laboratories for 37 special-education institutions planned

With a view to facilitate the special children to live a normal life through education, Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has envisaged an ambitious plan to arrange need-based education for the special children in their nearby schools.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Assets detail made public: Punjab chief minister

Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said, here on Sunday, that he has been declaring his assets inside and outside the country every year since 2008 and his assets are public documents. He challenged that those who have doubts regarding his ass

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Main Ashura processions begin amid tight security

Main Ashura processions have started in the provincial capital amid strict security measures to commemorate the supreme sacrifice rendered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions at Karbala to uphold the teachings of Qur'an and Sunnah. Youm-e-Ashur

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Provision of equal job opportunities to women workers lauded

Country Programme Director UN-Women Islamabad Alice Harding Shackelford while addressing a largely attended ceremony organised by Baidarie Sialkot and UN-Women to appreciate and encourage the equal opportunity employers said that the conditions of home ba

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Islamabad police arrest 17 suspects

Capital Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested 17 suspects and recovered looted items including four mobile, weapon, cash and Hashish. According to police spokesman, on the directives of SSP Islamabad Muhammad Yousaf Malik federal police launched an ac

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Two persons die of suffocation

Two persons died of suffocation while allegedly stealing Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited wire from a manhole near Chowk Shah Abbas on Sunday. According to Rescue 1122, two unidentified people were allegedly stealing wire from a manhole near Ref

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

'Kiln labourers be included in BISP'

The labourers working at the kilns should be included in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) so that poor labourers can get some financial assistance and could get benefit from this programme. This was sated by Khalid Mehmood Director Benazir Inco

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

New volume of Encyclopaedia Sindhiana

The Sindhi Language Authority (Sindhila) has recently marketed the third volume of Encyclopaedia Sindhiana, which is part of its efforts to bring out the first-ever comprehensive encyclopaedia of the Sindhi language.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

West overplaying success in Afghanistan, experts say

A Western diplomat spoke carefully during an interview last month in Kabul, his words scrutinised not only by the journalist opposite him but also by his head office, which had insisted on listening in over a live link. The mouthpieces of Western policy i

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

All about commodities

Congratulations, the world's population has crossed seven billion and according to World Food Programme, one billion of them are hungry. While one continues to sympathise with Reverend Malthus on having repeatedly been denied "I told you so" moment by tec

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

What is national interest?

The most abused of all expressions in Pakistan has been 'in the national interest'. The three pillars of state - the executive, the judiciary and the legislature - have used this term mercilessly over decades sometimes in the public interest but mainly, c

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

US must apologise

The least the US needed to do after killing 24 Pakistani soldiers in an unprovoked attack was to apologise. It has expressed regrets and offered condolences but refuses to say the right word. In fact, when soon after the incident the top US military offic

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Workers' remittances

Workers' remittances have emerged as a major source of cushioning or improving external sector accounts of a number of countries in the recent years. According to World Bank estimates released on 1st December, 2011, Pakistan was placed among top 10 recipi

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Panel to release report on Olympus scandal on December 6

An expert panel appointed by Japan's Olympus Corp to look into an accounting scandal at the disgraced firm will release its findings on Tuesday, Kyodo news agency said in a weekend report, opening the way for possible criminal complaints against former co

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Bank of China to step in as Saab part owner

Saab's Dutch owner and China's Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile have agreed that the Bank of China, the nation's fourth-largest bank by market value, will come in as part owner of the ailing carmaker, according to a source familiar with the deal. Under

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

PDVSA gets $1.5 billion China loan for refinery

Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA received a $1.5 billion credit line from the China Development Bank [CHDB.UL] to help build a heavy-oil refinery in Brazil, the Globo daily newspaper reported.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Dubai's Shuaa to lay off 29 in first phase of job cuts

Shuaa Capital will lay-off 29 of its employees in the first phase of a planned redundancy program aimed at boosting profitability at the struggling Dubai-based investment bank, it said on Sunday.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Germany open to ESM changes if budget rules tightened

Germany is prepared to soften language in the eurozone's permanent bailout mechanism compelling bondholders to accept losses in exchange for much stricter budget rules, four sources have told Reuters.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Europe knows it has to act on debt crisis: Biden

Eurozone leaders understand the high cost of failing to act on the bloc's debt crisis and US confidence that Europe will finally overcome the crisis has not clearly improved in the last two weeks, US Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Slovenia votes under cloud of eurozone debt crisis

Slovenians voted in snap elections Sunday with centre-left Prime Minister Borut Pahor expected to become the latest casualty of the eurozone debt crisis. Turnout was 18.7 percent at 1210 GMT, compared with 19.7 percent at the same time in 2008 elections,

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

WWII bombs defused in Germany after thousands evacuated

Bomb disposal experts safely defused two huge wartime bombs lying on the bottom of the Rhine River in Germany Sunday, after 45,000 people in the city of Koblenz had left the area as a precaution. It was the biggest evacuation because of an unexploded WWII

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Four Kenyans killed in raid near Ethiopia border

At least four people have been killed by suspected Ethiopian raiders at a remote Kenyan village on the border with Ethiopia, police and the local member of parliament said on Sunday.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Support for Japan Prime Minister down; majority seeks election

Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government dropped for a third straight month, a survey showed on Sunday, with a majority demanding a general election before parliament passes a bill to double the 5 percent sales tax.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Opposition wins Croatian election: exit polls

A centre-left opposition bloc won Croatia's parliamentary election on Sunday, according to exit polls, sweeping aside the ruling conservatives on a mandate to overhaul the flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Seven Israeli women held over right-wing violence

Seven young Israeli women, six of them minors, have been arrested on suspicion of participating in the destruction of hundreds of Palestinian olive trees, Israeli police said on Sunday. The women are also accused of taking part in demonstrations against t

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Clinton begins five-nation Europe tour

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Sunday for a five-day European trip which will take in a key international conference on the future of Afghanistan. Clinton's trip starts in the German city of Bonn where she will lead the US delegation to Monday

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

AU calls for calm ahead of Congo poll results

The African Union has urged politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo to show restraint after the main opposition parties rejected partial election results that showed President Joseph Kabila in the lead.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

White more likely to be pardoned than US minorities

An independent investigation has found that white criminals seeking US presidential pardons over the past decade have been nearly four times as likely to succeed as minorities, The Washington Post reported late Saturday.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Clinton criticism sparks Israeli anger

Israeli ministers reacted angrily on Sunday after local media quoted US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as saying she feared for the future of Israel's democracy and the rights of women in the Jewish state.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Norway's Prime Minister says deadly attacks changed him

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview published on Sunday that the July killing spree by a right-wing extremist that left 77 people dead had changed him profoundly. "The attack has become part of my identity. I value democratic va

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Indonesia releases Australian drug teen

Indonesia on Sunday released a 14-year-old Australian boy convicted of drug possession on the resort island of Bali who has spent two months in detention. A high school student from a coastal area north of Sydney, the teen has been the focus of intense ne

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

At least 10,500 US soldiers preparing to leave Iraq

The least 10,500 US soldiers in Iraq are preparing to leave by the end of this month, the spokesman for the Iraqi Defence Ministry Mohammed al-Askari said on Sunday. "The withdrawal is going ahead as scheduled under supervision of joint commissions and a

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Wall collapse kills 11 people in central Indonesia

Police say 11 people were killed when a high concrete wall collapsed in a housing complex on central Indonesia's Sulawesi island. South Sulawesi police chief Major General Johny Waenal Usman says the 23-foot-high (7-meter-high) wall collapsed and buried s

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death

In people with low blood levels of vitamin D, boosting them with supplements more than halved a person's risk of dying from any cause compared to someone who remained deficient, in a large new study.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

19 hurricanes in third-most active Atlantic season

The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season produced a total of 19 storms, including Hurricane Irene that lashed the US East Coast in August in the third-most active year on record, US observers said on November 28.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Permafrost loss worse climate peril than thought

The threat to climate change posed by thawing permafrost, which could release stocks of stored carbon, is greater than estimated, a group of scientists said on November 30.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Eiffel Tower may become 'world's largest tree'

The Eiffel Tower could be transformed into the world's largest tree if a project to cover the iconic structure's 327-metre height with plants comes to fruition, Le Figaro newspaper reported on November 30. Engineering group Ginger, specialised in "green"

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Thailand floods a 'wake-up' call for Asia: ADB

Devastating floods in Thailand and other parts of Asia are a wake-up call to governments to do more to cope with the effects of climate change, a top Asian Development Bank official has warned. Asia is dotted with large coastal cities from Shanghai to Cal

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Skin cancer rate may be higher in high-radon areas

Rates of one form of skin cancer may be elevated in areas with naturally high levels of the radioactive gas radon, a UK study suggests. But researchers caution the findings do not prove that radon raises people's risk of the disease, known as squamous cel

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

HIV/AIDS cases are soaring in China

The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China is soaring, state media said on November 30, citing health officials, with rates of infections among college students and older men rising. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention issued figures show

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

HIV spreading in Europe, but AIDS cases declining

HIV infections continued to rise in Europe in 2010, but thanks to treatment the number of cases of full-blown AIDS has dramatically declined in recent years, according to a report published on November 30. "The new data raises concern about the continuing

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Diabetes device guidelines foster innovation

The US Food and Drug Administration issued new guidelines on December 01 for the development of a potentially revolutionary device to treat type 1 diabetes that will give manufacturers 'maximum flexibility' in getting it to US patients.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Internet has become 'surveillance machine': Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange blasted the mainstream media, Washington, banks and the Internet itself as he addressed journalists in Hong Kong on November 28 via videolink from house arrest in England.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

AFP launches iPad in Spanish and Portuguese

Agence France-Presse (AFP) on November 28 launched its iPad application in Spanish and Portuguese providing access to the latest stories, videos, pictures and graphics from its network of correspondents around the world.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Researcher finds snooping smartphone software

A smartphone security researcher is shining light on a hidden programme that tracks activity on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets. Trevor Eckhart exposed the workings of Carrier IQ in a video available online November 30 as the California Company beh

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Businessmen unveil plans for 'Muslim Facebook'

A group of Muslim businessmen unveiled plans in Turkey on December 1 for a Facebook-style social networking site with "healthy values" for a young, Islamic audience. SalamWorld.com, which will make its internet debut next year, "will seek to unify the you

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Technology giants tackle dangers children face on internet

Leading technology companies have joined forces to explore ways to make the internet safer for children, the European Commission announced on December 1.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

RIM offers security features for iPhone, Android

Research In Motion is introducing a software tool that gives corporate customers the option of linking employees' personal iPhones to the BlackBerry network without compromising security.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Google online map goes indoors

Google's free online mapping service on November 29 began helping people navigate inside airports, transit centres, and major shops in the United States and Japan. The latest version of Google Maps for smartphones powered by Android software began providi

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Researchers design steady-handed robot for brain surgery

Neurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human hand to perform delicate brain surgeries, the EU said on November 28. The European Commission touted the EU-funded ROBOCAST project as a bre

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Google mulling online retail move

Internet powerhouse Google is in talks with major retailers about an online shopping service that would deliver purchases to buyers within 24 hours, The Wall Street Journal reported on December 1. Such a service would be a direct challenge to e-commerce k

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

HP douses fiery printer hack theory

Hewlett Packard is dousing a report that cyber attackers could break into LaserJet printers over the Internet and make them overheat enough to catch fire. "There has been sensational and inaccurate reporting regarding a potential security vulnerability wi

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

TAP Portugal presents check-in via mobile phone

Passengers of Portuguese airline TAP Portugal may now check in using their mobile phones. The boarding pass is sent via the internet to the cellphone, TAP said, after setting up the portal mobile.flytap.com. Check-in for flights starts 24 hours and contin

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

US Cyber Monday spending hits new high

US online shopping hit a record high on Cyber Monday with people racking up dollars 1.25 billion worth of purchases on the Internet, according to comScore. Sales at US e-commerce sites topped last year's Cyber Monday figures by 22 percent, the industry tr

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

US Internet surfers often just looking for fun: study

While the Internet might be a budding repository of the world's knowledge, most Americans go online just for kicks, according to a study released on December 2. On any given day, 53 percent of the folks in the United States between the ages of 18 and 29 g

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Rabobank: The last triple-A rated bank falls

Dutch co-operative bank Rabobank lost its cherished triple-A rating from Standard & Poor's as the global banking crisis finally caught up with the only bank still holding the top rating.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Toshiba to shut three Japan semiconductor plants

Electronics and manufacturing giant Toshiba said on November 30 it is to shut three semiconductor factories in Japan as part of a reorganisation of its business, as it grapples with falling profits. It also said it would slow production at a number of pla

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Gazprom under pressure to cut gas tariffs

Falling gas demand as a result of milder weather and the economic downturn in Europe will put pressure on Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom to reduce its tariffs, Russian energy investment bank Xenon Capital Partners said. About 40 percent of the Europe

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Rio Tinto faces new hurdles on Canadian uranium

Rio Tinto's battle to secure its foothold in Canada's uranium-rich Athabasca region has only just begun now that it has apparently won a bidding war to gain control of Hathor Exploration.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Petronas profit up 48.3 percent

Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said on December 01 its second quarter profit increased 48.3 percent year-on-year due to higher realised prices of crude oil. Petronas said in a statement that its profit for the quarter ending September 30 was 15.97 b

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Petronas profit up 48.3 percent

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Standard Chartered eyes spoils as rivals quit Asia

Tough regulations will curb Standard Chartered Plc's profitability in the next two or three years but should help pave the way for "remarkable" medium-term growth as European rivals retreat from Asia, its finance boss told Reuters.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Fraud hits a third of companies; cybercrime explodes

More than one in three companies say that in 2011 they were victims of fraud, a report said on November 29, with reports of cybercrime targeting businesses around the world skyrocketing. About 34 percent of 3,877 businesses in 78 countries said they had b

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Banks' contribution overstated, but retreat painful

Banks' contribution to the economy may be hugely overstated, underscoring anger about the scale of taxpayer rescues and resultant government cutbacks, but a sharp retreat of banking world-wide looks painful for all and needs calibrating.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Back-to-back Sun City titles for Westwood

World number three Lee Westwood of England retained his Nedbank Golf Challenge title Sunday despite shooting a one-over-par 73 in the final round. A record third-round 62 helped him to a 15-under total of 273 - two strokes less than it took Swede Robert K

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Russia win volleyball World Cup

Russia stormed back from match points down to defeat Poland and win the men's World Cup volleyball tournament on Sunday with Brazil taking the last ticket to the London Olympics next year. The Russians, who had already booked their Olympic place on Saturd

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Pattinson destroys Kiwis in big Australia win

Debutant paceman James Pattinson spearheaded Australia to a crushing nine-wicket victory in the first Test against New Zealand inside four days at the Gabba on Sunday. Pattinson snared five for 27 including three wickets in four balls to help rout the Bla

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Anelka knows which club he'll join after Chelsea

Nicolas Anelka has already decided which team he will join when he leaves Chelsea, although the much-travelled striker declined to reveal the name of his ninth club. The 32-year-old Anelka recently had a transfer request accepted and can leave when the tr

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Man United, Man City meet again in the FA Cup

Manchester United will meet defending champion Manchester City in the FA Cup for a second straight season after the local rivals were drawn against each other in the third round. City beat the record 11-time FA Cup holders 1-0 in last season's semi-final

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Heavy rain delays Champion's Trophy matches

Games were called off Sunday in the second round of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy tournament in Auckland, after heavy rain made the pitch unplayable. The matches, which will see top seeds Australia play Britain, and Germany meet arch rivals the Ne

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Brazilian football legend Socrates dies

Former Brazil captain Socrates died Sunday aged 57 from an intestinal infection, a spokesperson for the Albert Einstein Hospital announced. Socrates - who in 1982 captained what is widely regarded as the best Brazil side never to have won the World Cup -

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Fletcher double leaves O'Neill with plenty to do

Wolves striker Steven Fletcher scored twice in the closing stages to clinch a 2-1 win over Sunderland on Sunday that left new Black Cats boss Martin O'Neill in no doubt about the size of the task facing him at the Stadium of Light.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Huth breaks drought to sink Everton

Robert Huth's first goal of the season gave Stoke a hard-fought 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. Although Huth is a defender by trade, the German international has developed a habit of causing havoc from Stoke's set-pieces until this seaso

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain

Rafael Nadal got the winning point as Spain won a fifth Davis Cup title here on Sunday. The world number two beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro to give the hosts an unbeatable 3-1 lead, rallying from a set down to see off the 2009 US Open champion 1-6

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Juventus beat Cesena to return to top

Juventus went back to the top of Serie A after a 2-0 victory over Cesena on Sunday. Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal, from the penalty spot, scored the goals that restored the Old Lady of Turin's two-point lead over AC Milan and Udinese. But the match w

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

FA hire lawyers for Rooney appeal

The English FA have hired an external legal firm to help with Wayne Rooney's suspension appeal. Rooney's appeal against a three-match ban, which is threatening to rule him out of Euro 2012's entire group stage, will be heard by UEFA on Thursday.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Maradona criticises 'unfair' referees after team held to draw

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona criticised Sunday what he called unfair refereeing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after his team Al Wasl was helld to a draw in a local match "Refereeing is bad. I would be a fool if I focused on counting refere

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Elbit Systems wins $38.5 million US Air Force contract

Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems said on Sunday its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, won a five-year contract worth up to $38.5 million from the Defence Logistics Agency-Ogden. The contract is for the upgrade of US Air Force F-16 hea

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

EBA urges Italian banks to boost capital

Europe's chief bank regulator said Italian banks should boost their capital, in an interview published in Il Sole 24 Ore on Sunday. European Banking Authority chairman Andrea Enria also said he did not agree with a decision by EU finance ministers last we

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Chinese vice premier calls for trade restructuring

China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Sunday urged local authorities to stabilise exports and boost imports in the face of growing global economic uncertainties, reiterating Beijing's pledge to transform its trade-dependent economy.

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

EU at threat if euro crisis not solved: Portuguese Prime Minister

Failure to find a solution to the eurozone crisis could lead to the end of the European Union, Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said in an interview published on Sunday. "We have to find a response," to the crisis, he said in the interview wi

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Britain to clamp down on executive pay

The British government is to come forward with proposals next month to tackle excessive pay packets for executives whose companies are failing, the deputy prime minister said Sunday. Nick Clegg said that austerity in the public sector as Britain tries to

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

No deal at EU summit 'extraordinarily grave': Britain

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Sunday it would be "extraordinarily grave" if no agreement was reached on saving the eurozone at this week's EU summit. European Union leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to thrash out a way to

Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 12	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 12	277.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 12	153.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 12	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 12	1.28
Euro to USD / Nov 12	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 11	6,001.35
Nasdaq / Nov 11	19,298.77
Dow Jones / Nov 11	44,293.13
India Sensex / Nov 12	78,930.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 12	39,376.09
Hang Seng / Nov 12	19,825.28
FTSE 100 / Nov 12	8,078.78
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 12	19,259.41

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 12	68.03
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 12	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 12	2,600.75
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 12	72.18
Petrol/Litre / Nov 13	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	600 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	66.54 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	116.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	984.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.03 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	600 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	66.54 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	116.05 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	984.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.03 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	98,601,408 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 13 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	78,094,188 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	70,187,495 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,959,599 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,732,112 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 13 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,361,739 ▲ 0.00
Citi Pharma Ltd / Nov 13 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	22,856,315 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	22,691,678 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,427,996 ▲ 0.00

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