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Print - 2014-04-08
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (April 07, 2014).

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Monday (April 07, 2014) and for Tuesday (April 08, 2014).
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Roadside bomb kills 13 Afghan civilians

Roadside bomb kills 13 Afghan civilians

A roadside bomb killed 13 civilians travelling in a pick-up truck in a volatile district of southern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, in the first major incident since elections two days ago. Taliban militants had vowed to target voters, candidates
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Roadside bomb kills 13 Afghan civilians

Roadside bomb kills 13 Afghan civilians

A roadside bomb killed 13 civilians travelling in a pick-up truck in a volatile district of southern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, in the first major incident since elections two days ago. Taliban militants had vowed to target voters, candidates
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Tahira Raza appointed FWBL President

Tahira Raza appointed FWBL President

The Federal Government in terms of the Banks (Nationalisation) Act, 1974 has appointed Tahira Raza as President, First Women Bank Limited with immediate effect for a term of three (03) years. Prior to her appointment as the President of the FWBL, Ms Raza
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Tahira Raza appointed FWBL President

Tahira Raza appointed FWBL President

The Federal Government in terms of the Banks (Nationalisation) Act, 1974 has appointed Tahira Raza as President, First Women Bank Limited with immediate effect for a term of three (03) years. Prior to her appointment as the President of the FWBL, Ms Raza
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Tahira Raza appointed FWBL President

Tahira Raza appointed FWBL President

The Federal Government in terms of the Banks (Nationalisation) Act, 1974 has appointed Tahira Raza as President, First Women Bank Limited with immediate effect for a term of three (03) years. Prior to her appointment as the President of the FWBL, Ms Raza
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (April 07, 2014).

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Naval vessels arrive at Bandar Abbas

Naval vessels arrive at Bandar Abbas

Iran's official news agency is reporting that Pakistani naval vessels have arrived at the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas for an upcoming naval manoeuvre. The report Sunday by IRNA quoted Iranian Rear Adm. Shahram Irani as saying the fleet will have
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Naval vessels arrive at Bandar Abbas

Naval vessels arrive at Bandar Abbas

Iran's official news agency is reporting that Pakistani naval vessels have arrived at the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas for an upcoming naval manoeuvre. The report Sunday by IRNA quoted Iranian Rear Adm. Shahram Irani as saying the fleet will have
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (April 07, 2014).

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
E-filing of IT returns: FBR wants accounts audited by CA firms

E-filing of IT returns: FBR wants accounts audited by CA firms

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is planning to restrict taxpayers to get their accounts audited by professional accountant firms for e-filing of income tax returns, it is learnt on Monday. According to sources in the FBR, the Board was striving to inse
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Monday (April 07, 2014).

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
E-filing of IT returns: FBR wants accounts audited by CA firms

E-filing of IT returns: FBR wants accounts audited by CA firms

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is planning to restrict taxpayers to get their accounts audited by professional accountant firms for e-filing of income tax returns, it is learnt on Monday. According to sources in the FBR, the Board was striving to inse
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Monday (April 07, 2014).

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
E-filing of IT returns: FBR wants accounts audited by CA firms

E-filing of IT returns: FBR wants accounts audited by CA firms

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is planning to restrict taxpayers to get their accounts audited by professional accountant firms for e-filing of income tax returns, it is learnt on Monday. According to sources in the FBR, the Board was striving to inse
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (April 07, 2014).

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Bugti murder case: Musharraf ordered to appear before court

Bugti murder case: Musharraf ordered to appear before court

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta on Monday ordered former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) to appear before it on April 21 in Nawab Akbar Bugti case. ATC Quetta 1 Judge Tariq Ahmed Kasi directed the former military dictator to appear
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (April 07, 2014).

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Bugti murder case: Musharraf ordered to appear before court

Bugti murder case: Musharraf ordered to appear before court

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta on Monday ordered former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) to appear before it on April 21 in Nawab Akbar Bugti case. ATC Quetta 1 Judge Tariq Ahmed Kasi directed the former military dictator to appear
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
CNG stations: SNGPL issued contempt of court notice

CNG stations: SNGPL issued contempt of court notice

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued a notice to Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) in a contempt of court petition filed by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station owners. A single member bench of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui resumed the
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
CNG stations: SNGPL issued contempt of court notice

CNG stations: SNGPL issued contempt of court notice

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued a notice to Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) in a contempt of court petition filed by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station owners. A single member bench of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui resumed the
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates slip

THE RUPEE: rates slip

The rupee failed to sustain its week-end's rally against the dollar on the money market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said. Commenting on present direction on the money market, Chair of Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP) Malik Bostan said
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
CNG stations: SNGPL issued contempt of court notice

CNG stations: SNGPL issued contempt of court notice

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued a notice to Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) in a contempt of court petition filed by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station owners. A single member bench of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui resumed the
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates slip

THE RUPEE: rates slip

The rupee failed to sustain its week-end's rally against the dollar on the money market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said. Commenting on present direction on the money market, Chair of Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP) Malik Bostan said
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Higher costs to curb Brazil soya expansion

Higher costs to curb Brazil soya expansion

Caterpillars and fungus, as well as drought, hurt Brazil's current soya crop and higher costs to control them will limit planting of new fields next season, the director of agricultural analysis firm Agroconsult said on Tuesday. Brazil will likely produce
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Copper up as investors look to China for monetary easing

Copper up as investors look to China for monetary easing

Copper recovered on Monday after falling to its lowest level in more than a week as investors nervously awaited signals from policymakers in top consumer China about monetary policy easing. A weak dollar also helped support gains for metals prices, as the
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Rubber drops

Rubber drops

Tokyo rubber futures dropped on Monday, weighed down by easing Japanese stock prices and a stronger yen, while trade was lacklustre with Chinese and Thai market players on holiday. The benchmark rubber contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange for Septembe
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil ends lower

Malaysian palm oil ends lower

Malaysian palm oil futures inched down in thin trade on Monday as a stronger local currency stemmed buying interest for the ringgit-denominated feedstock, although anticipation of tightter inventories capped losses. The Malaysian ringgit gained 0.4 percen
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Coffee sees two-day price surge

Coffee sees two-day price surge

Coffee futures surged in heavy volume on Monday, in their biggest two-day rally in six weeks after a bullish crop report in top grower Brazil reignited concerns about drought damage to arabica output. Arabica coffee on ICE Futures US jumped 10.7 percent a
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Gold holds gains in Asia

Gold holds gains in Asia

Gold held on to gains on Monday following its biggest one-day jump in more than three weeks as investor worries about an early US interest rate hike eased when the nonfarm payrolls report failed to meet market expectations. Data on Friday showed that US n
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Gold lower in Europe

Gold lower in Europe

Gold inched lower on Monday, easing below $1,300 an ounce, as investors cashed in gains following its biggest one-day jump in three weeks, after a soft monthly jobs report last week allayed worries about an early rise in US interest rates. Bullion rose 1.
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat rises

US MIDDAY: wheat rises

US wheat futures edged higher on Monday after touching a three-week low in the previous session as traders worried that key growing areas of the US Plains will remain unfavourably dry. Weekend rains in the US Plains breadbasket were lighter than expected,
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold falls

US MIDDAY: gold falls

Gold fell in quiet trade early on Monday, weighed down by lack of investment interest after Friday's short-covering rally by bullion investors who had feared US job gains would sharply exceed Wall Street's expectations. The yellow metal dropped as US equi
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Clashes between TTP factions kill 20

Clashes between TTP factions kill 20

Clashes between two Pakistani Taliban factions have left at least 20 dead, security officials and militant sources said Monday, in a sign of the intense rivalries within the umbrella grouping. The fighting took place in the tribal regions between supporte
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Arrangements for wheat procurement completed in Punjab

Arrangements for wheat procurement completed in Punjab

The Punjab Food Department has completed all arrangements for procurement of 3.5 million tons of wheat during the current harvesting season. The department will start distribution of gunny bags among farmers across the province from April 15 in a complete
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Malaysian banks: Pakistan will welcome branches, says Prime Minister

Malaysian banks: Pakistan will welcome branches, says Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday there existed vast scope of mutually beneficial co-operation between Pakistan and Malaysia in energy, tourism, telecommunication, vocational training, aviation and services, including finance sectors. "Malaysian
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Malaysian banks: Pakistan will welcome branches, says Prime Minister

Malaysian banks: Pakistan will welcome branches, says Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday there existed vast scope of mutually beneficial co-operation between Pakistan and Malaysia in energy, tourism, telecommunication, vocational training, aviation and services, including finance sectors. "Malaysian
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Malaysian banks: Pakistan will welcome branches, says Prime Minister

Malaysian banks: Pakistan will welcome branches, says Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday there existed vast scope of mutually beneficial co-operation between Pakistan and Malaysia in energy, tourism, telecommunication, vocational training, aviation and services, including finance sectors. "Malaysian
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Iqbal Mehmood made IG Sindh

Iqbal Mehmood made IG Sindh

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved appointment of Iqbal Mehmood as the new Insp-ector General of Sindh Police. The post had been lying vacant for the past few months. Mehmood was previously appointed as Acting chief of Sindh police after the retirem
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Iqbal Mehmood made IG Sindh

Iqbal Mehmood made IG Sindh

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved appointment of Iqbal Mehmood as the new Insp-ector General of Sindh Police. The post had been lying vacant for the past few months. Mehmood was previously appointed as Acting chief of Sindh police after the retirem
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
'Pakistan Protection' bill passed amid protests by Opposition

'Pakistan Protection' bill passed amid protests by Opposition

The National Assembly on Monday passed "The Protection of Pakistan Bill, 2013" amid protests by the opposition parties and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government's ally Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F). The opposition members tore copies of the b
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
'Pakistan Protection' bill passed amid protests by Opposition

'Pakistan Protection' bill passed amid protests by Opposition

The National Assembly on Monday passed "The Protection of Pakistan Bill, 2013" amid protests by the opposition parties and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government's ally Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F). The opposition members tore copies of the b
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Taliban prisoners: special body being formed to scrutinise list

Taliban prisoners: special body being formed to scrutinise list

The government is setting up a special committee comprising of representatives of the federal and provincial governments, security agencies and all relevant departments to scrutinise the list of non-combatant Taliban detainees for their possible release u
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Taliban prisoners: special body being formed to scrutinise list

Taliban prisoners: special body being formed to scrutinise list

The government is setting up a special committee comprising of representatives of the federal and provincial governments, security agencies and all relevant departments to scrutinise the list of non-combatant Taliban detainees for their possible release u
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Carrots for Taliban, sticks for Baloch rebels

Carrots for Taliban, sticks for Baloch rebels

Paramilitary troops said they launched a military operation on Monday in the Kalat district and killed some 40 rebels. The toll could not be independently verified. The Frontier Corps said in a statement the operation began early Monday in the Farod area
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Carrots for Taliban, sticks for Baloch rebels

Carrots for Taliban, sticks for Baloch rebels

Paramilitary troops said they launched a military operation on Monday in the Kalat district and killed some 40 rebels. The toll could not be independently verified. The Frontier Corps said in a statement the operation began early Monday in the Farod area
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
BRIndex30 sheds 5.79 points

BRIndex30 sheds 5.79 points

On Monday, BRIndex30 opened at 17,113.55. It touched an intraday high of 17,175.92 and an intraday low of 16,999.68 and closed at 17,107.76, which was -5.79 points or -0.03 percent lower than previous close. Total volume was 154,465,100, which was 60.4 pe
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
BRIndex30 sheds 5.79 points

BRIndex30 sheds 5.79 points

On Monday, BRIndex30 opened at 17,113.55. It touched an intraday high of 17,175.92 and an intraday low of 16,999.68 and closed at 17,107.76, which was -5.79 points or -0.03 percent lower than previous close. Total volume was 154,465,100, which was 60.4 pe
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Index hits fresh record high

Index hits fresh record high

On the beginning of the new trading week Monday, Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed a positive session and the 100-Index gained 170 points to close at fresh all-time-high of 28,578 points. The index touched 28,626 highest and 28,361 lowest levels during the
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Index hits fresh record high

Index hits fresh record high

On the beginning of the new trading week Monday, Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed a positive session and the 100-Index gained 170 points to close at fresh all-time-high of 28,578 points. The index touched 28,626 highest and 28,361 lowest levels during the
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Index hits fresh record high

Index hits fresh record high

On the beginning of the new trading week Monday, Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed a positive session and the 100-Index gained 170 points to close at fresh all-time-high of 28,578 points. The index touched 28,626 highest and 28,361 lowest levels during the
Published 08 Apr, 2014 12:00am