News Archives for Print - 2015-08-08

Print - 2015-08-08

Partly Facetious: Gate's wealth in our local perspective

"Bill Gates leads the Forbes list as the richest man in the world with an estimated 79.6 billion dollars."

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Former top cop spins life on country's mean streets into novels

Omar Hamid joined the police vowing revenge after a hitman executed his father. Having left the force 12 years later, the Taliban murdered his replacement - the man who had arrested his father's killer and become his best friend. The two gritty, electrify

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

FATA reforms: KP Governor reviews work

While appreciating the dedicated work and endeavours of FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) as well as his team of key officers, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has said the common man feels a clear direction and his sense of greater r

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

'Toy' bomb kills teenager in Azad Kashmir

An explosive device resembling a toy has killed one teenager and wounded another in Azad Kashmir close to the border with India, police said Friday. The boys were herding cattle in Neelum Valley, near the Line of Control, the Line of Control on Thursday w

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Mansehra incident: bodies of martyred shifted to Rawalpindi

Rescue operation on the helicopter crash site has been completed and bodies of army officers have been shifted to Rawalpindi on Friday. At least twelve people including military doctors, paramedics and crew member lost their lives when the helicopter sudd

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

KP PA panel to carry out scrutiny of local, foreign NGOs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Friday referred the matter of the scrutiny of local and international non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) to a house committee and directed to submit within a period of one month in the house. The directives were issued on th

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Ziaullah Afridi booked in another mining scam

With the three-day physical custody of former minister for mines and minerals Ziaullah Afridi coming to an end on Friday, it seems he will not be a free man any sooner, as the Ehtesab Commission has booked the former minister in yet another mining scam.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Flood-hit areas of Chitral: Siraj seeks comprehensive policy on rehabilitation

Jamaat-e-Islami ameer, Siraj-ul-Haq on Friday called upon the federal and provincial governments to outline a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged areas during recent flash flood and rains in district Chitral. For this pur

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

No salary for contract DPCP employees

The contract employees of Dengue Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) Sindh has not been paid their salaries for last four month and provincial health department could not able to get passed budget for the program to pay salaries to its employees, it was

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

KP IGP suspends SHO Sheringal

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani on the complaint of a citizen has suspended SHO Sheringal and ordered departmental inquiry against him. According to details a citizen of Dir Upper namely Javed Hassan presently p

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Major Tufail Shaheed remembered

Major Tufail Muhammed Shaheed, the second recipient of Nishan-e-Haider, the highest military award of Pakistan, was remembered on his day of martyrdom. Major Tufail was born in Hoshiarpur in 1914 and commissioned in the 16 Punjab regiment in 1943. After a

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

PPP-PML(N) 'Titanic' sinking: PTI

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the Punjab is reported to have predicted the "the sinking" of their major opponents, the Pakistan Muslim League-N and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), claiming that their political "Titanic" is sinking and the situa

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Railways to surpass Rs 32 billion revenue target: minister

The Federal Railways Minister has vowed that Pakistan Railways will surpass its revenue target of Rs 32 billion, assigned by the federal government to it for 2015-16, just as it achieved (Rs 28 billion target) for 2014-15 and earned up to Rs 31.92 billion

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Flood-hit areas: Over 95,000 people treated so far

As many as 262 medical teams are serving in 107 union councils of seven flood hit districts Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur and more than 95 thousand flood affectees have been provided treatment faciliti

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Jail term upheld: LHC asks convict to pay Rs 1 million to minor

The Lahore High Court upheld a 20-year jail term of a man convicted of raping an underage girl and ordered him to pay one million rupees to the baby girl born. The court, dismissing the appeal by the convict against his sentence, ruled, "the minor baby gi

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Lahore-Istanbul direct flight to begin from August 15

Turkey would open its consulate in Lahore very soon to facilitate Pakistan's businessmen and Lahore to Istanbul direct flight would begin from August 15, on daily basis. This was revealed during a meeting held between the 12-member Turkish delegation and

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Spurious, unlicensed medicines: Shahbaz vows crackdown against elements involved in production, sale

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that sale of spurious, substandard and unlicensed medicines is a big crime and indiscriminate crackdown will be continued against the factories manufacturing such medicines. He said that these factories will b

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Dengue control measures: Cleanliness drive in colleges, schools ordered

The Punjab Additional Chief Secretary has told officers of the Higher Education and the School Education Departments to carry out a cleanliness drive in colleges and schools to check for dengue before re-opening them after summer vacations.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Power generation capacity at Mangla to enhance to 1310 megawatts

Mangla Refurbishment Project, which is being implemented by the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority, will increase the generation capacity of Mangla Hydel Power Station from 1,000 megawatts to 1,310 megawatts, Chairman Zafar Mahmood said in a v

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

'There is no dearth of talent in country'

'There is no dearth of talent in this country, all our youth needs is some direction, guidance and leadership,' said Zulfiqar Ali Ansari, Head of Marketing at EBM, announcing EBM's support for SOL's annual Young Leaders Conference.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Tevta initiating media training courses: chairperson

Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) Chairperson Irfan Qaiser Shaikh said in a meeting on Friday that authority is starting media training short courses from this month. He said, "The media training short courses include cameraman

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Tax filers: Ministry, FBR urged to look into deduction of WHT by banks

The Progressive Group in the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Finance Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue to look into banks deducting 0.3 percent withholding tax from tax filers despite repeated orders by the government and the

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Punjab, Chinese province: vast prospects of PPP investment exist: minister

Provincial Minister for Labour and Human Resource Raja Ashfaq Sarwar has said that there are vast prospects of investment and cooperation under public-private partnership (PPP) between Chinese province Jin Lin and Punjab in different sectors including agr

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

NESPAK delegation visits UK to further augment operations

A delegation from the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has visited to London to further augment its operations there. Company Managing Director Amjad Khan spearheaded the delegation. A company spokesman said on Friday the team during visit

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Cotton

Metro train: Wattoo urges Punjab government to abandon project

"The Punjab government should abandon the metro train project and spend Rs 165 billion on building dams in the province instead, to conserve water for bringing barren land under cultivation and also to save people from the flood devastations that have bec

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Murder convict to be executed today

A murder convict would be executed at new central jail Multan on Saturday, jail officials said on Friday. Convict Ghulam Shabbir had shot dead Zafar Iqbal in June 2000 in Jahanian over a dispute and an FIR was registered with Jahanian police station.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

BISP an efficient way to reach out to poor: World Bank

The most recent poverty assessment on Pakistan finds economic growth as the main determinant of poverty reduction and improved shared prosperity. Despite falling and increasingly volatile but positive per capita growth, poverty declined over the last deca

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Industrial sector: FCCI chief asks Prime Minister to reduce power tariff immediately

President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Engineer Rizwan Ashraf said on Friday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should immediately direct Ministry of Water and Power to reduce electricity tariff especially for industrial sector to give

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Hardworking officers will be encouraged: CS Punjab

Chief Secretary Punjab Khizar Hayat Gondal has said that competent, honest and hardworking officers and officials will be fully encouraged. He was talking to a delegation of newly-elected office bearers of PMS Officers Association, which called on him her

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman: Pakistani, Indian expatriates make up 37 percent of population

Pakistani and Indian expats make up more than a third (37 percent) of the population of Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman according to the latest 2014 statistics provided by Euromonitor International, a market intelligence company. The five most populous national

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Right to Education laws: Implementation of rules remains a concern: Speakers

Speakers at a conference observed that framing the rules of business under their respective Right to Education (RTE) laws and ensuring implementation and operationalization of these rules remains a concern. This was the crux of a day-long education confer

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Pakistan offers PTA to Belarus

Pakistan has offered a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to Belarus to facilitate trade between the two countries. Belarusian side agreed to the proposal and talks for the early conclusion of the PTA will start soon. A senior official told Business Re

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Ban on transfers, postings in LG department

Minister for Local Bodies Sindh Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday imposed a ban on transfer and posting in his department. Nasir Hussain Shah issued directives to stop new postings and transfer immediately. He also directed to LB Secretary to return all office
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

KMC misses streetlight installation target

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's claim of making Karachi a city of lights once again is delayed due to recent monsoon weather, said KMC's spokesman on Friday. Taking to PPI, he said, on the special directives of KMC's Administrator Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Illegal sale and use of cordless phones: PTA conducts 8 raids in Rawalpindi, Islamabad

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its on-going efforts to eradicate illegal sale and use of DECT 6.0 cordless phones, conducted eight successful raids in twin cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad against the illegal DECT 6.0 phone sellers along with
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

SHC re-orders removal of encroachments from drains

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday once again ordered Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to remove encroachments from rainwater drains within 15 days. A SHC bench headed by Justice Irfan Saadat Khan gave the direction of removing encroachments from
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

FFC fails to finalise NFPP-IV to cope with calamities

Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has not yet finalized a 10-year National Flood Protection Plan (NFPP-IV), designed to cope with natural calamities. Large scale destruction in the 2010 floods fuelled the need for investment in combating floods and FFC, acco
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Energy, social sector: $5.5 billion projects completed in five years

The government has completed $5.5 billion projects during the last five years in energy, infrastructure and social sectors with the assistance of World Bank, China and Asian Development Bank.
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Looting, portraying as cops Tarnol police arrest four culprits

Islamabad Tarnol Police has arrested four persons involved in depriving people from their valuables after portraying themselves as cops, a police spokesman said. He said Jehanzeb Tariq submitted an application with Tarnol Police Station on August 1 that w
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

NAB KP arrests former EDO for illegal recruitments

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Friday arrested former Executive District Officer (Education), Lakki Marwat, Noor Hassan for alleged involvement in corruption, corrupt practices and misuse of authority in illegal appointment of tea
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

China approves nearly 50 million tonnes of new coal capacity in 2015

China has approved nearly 50 million tonnes of new annual coal mining capacity this year even though the sector is struggling with a supply glut, a move that will effectively offset the planned closure of hundreds of smaller pits. According to approval do
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

The Weather

The weather report on Friday (August 07, 2015) and the forecast for Saturday (August 08, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Currency
Copper sinks to six-year low; zinc at lowest in two years

Copper hit a six-year low on Friday and zinc touched its weakest in two years, as a stronger dollar and gloomy sentiment about global growth and oversupply continued to weigh on the market. The dollar index jumped to the highest level in over three months
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Oil down, heads for sixth weekly loss on gasoline glut

Crude oil dipped on Friday, plumbing multi-month lows and heading for a sixth straight week of losses, as the approaching end of the US summer driving season suggested a growing surplus in gasoline supply. The dollar's rise to a 3-1/2-month high against a
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

LME official prices

The following were Thursday official prices.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Tokyo rubber books near five percent weekly drop

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures dropped on Friday, ending the week down nearly 5 percent in their third weekly decline, as investors unwound long positions ahead of the US jobs data and weighed down by worries about China's demand. The Tokyo Commodity Exch
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

LME official prices

The following were Thursday official prices.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Vegetable Oil
Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on 4th August 2015.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Vegetable Oil
Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on 4th August 2015.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

India's rice bran oil exports to surge

India's rice bran oil exports could surge to 10,000 tonnes this fiscal year ending March 2016 from about 2,000 tonnes last year after the government allowed bulk sale instead of just consumer packs, an industry official told Reuters. Rice bran oil is cons
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on 4th August 2015.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Soybeans fall on profit-taking

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Thursday on disappointing US export sales data and technical selling, including profit-taking a day after the November contract hit a one-week high, traders said. Additional pressure from mostly favorable wea
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Vegetable Oil
Palm falls; marks longest weekly losing streak in seven years

Malaysian palm oil futures eased on Friday, flirting with their near 11-month lows on demand concerns ahead of trade data due next week, to end their sixth straight week of losses, the contract's longest weekly losing streak since August 2008. The benchma
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (August 07, 2015)

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Currency
Raw sugar bounces from near lows, coffee rises

Raw sugar futures bounced higher on Friday from near this week's 6-1/2-year low, while coffee futures rose in technically driven dealings. New York cocoa fell, pressured by a strengthening dollar, against a background of concerns over the potential impact
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Lahore Paper Market Rates

Paper market rates in rupees on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Gold down for seventh week in Asian trade

Gold steadied near a 5-1/2-year low on Friday and was on track to show a loss for the seventh week in a row, its longest such slump since 1999, ahead of US data that may determine how soon the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. A strong jobs number wo
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Cotton
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Gold up after US data, faces longest weekly losing run since 1999

Gold steadied on Friday as investors assessed US non-farm payrolls data that could open the door to a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September, but was still on course for a weekly fall. Nonfarm payrolls increased 215,000 last month as a pickup in
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Currency
European Soymeal slides on strong dollar, good weather

European soymeal prices were lower on Friday, under pressure from a strong dollar and forecasts for good weather in the United States. Prices for South American soymeal were cut by up to $6 per tonne, with Brazilian high protein stocks for August shipment
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

US MIDDAY: soybeans rally

US soybean futures jumped nearly 2 percent on Friday and were on track for their first weekly gain in five weeks, helped by signs of improving export demand and expectations that the US government will trim its harvest forecast in a monthly crop report ne
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Dollar's rate in interbank market

Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Cotton
ICE cotton falls for 5th day, hits lowest in over seven months

ICE cotton futures fell for a fifth straight session on Friday, hitting their lowest levels in more than seven months on concerns about weak demand ahead of a US government supply and demand report expected next week. "It's been as much about demand as an
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Kerb
Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Brazil exports 2.50 million bags green coffee in July

Brazil exported 2.50 million 60-kg bags of green coffee in July down from 2.70 million a year ago and up from June shipments of 2.34 million bags, the coffee exporters association Cecafe said on Friday. Arabicas made up the bulk of the exports at 2.09 mil
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Currency
THE RUPEE: marginal change

The rupee moved cautiously against the dollar on the money market on Friday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed two-paisa in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 101.81 and Rs 101.82 respectively, they said.
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

A dictatorial style?

The growing bickering within Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf took an uglier turn with the suspension of basic party membership of former Supreme Court judge and Chief Justice of Sindh High Court Wajihuddin Ahmed. According to media reports, Chairman Imran Khan on
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Merkel returns from vacation to face an in-tray full of worries

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is back at her desk next week after her summer holiday to find an in-tray filled with tough political issues - from refugees and immigration to the Greek crisis and criticism of her government's removal of its top legal adv
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Erdogan aims at Islamic State, but Kurds think PKK the real target

Turkey has declared war on the extremist militia Islamic State, but many Kurds see the move as a smoke-and-mirrors attempt to eliminate the Kurdish PKK and keep Erdogan in power in Ankara. Diyarbakir (dpa) - Just two months ago, Kurds took to the streets
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

The sadists in economy

Budget making is not an yearly function as the budget proposals keep on rolling dependent as it is on the spending habits of the moghuls. That all political parties have this moghulian tendencies only goes to prove that we have changed the name but still
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Delays in new airport Project

A senior official of the Civil Aviation Authority informed the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat that work is still ongoing on the new airport at Islamabad even five years after the 2010 scheduled completion date. The project was initiated
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Traders' protest

That traders and transporters strike against the levy of 0.6 percent withholding tax on all bank transactions is a development that has been widely seen as routine muscle flexing by a powerful pressure group in the face of an attempt by the government to
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Promotion of bureaucrats: IHC seeks response from petitioners

Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday sought a response from 64 petitioners on a petition filed by the federal government seeking suspension of the order against promotions of over 300 bureaucrats in grade 20 and 21. The IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui o
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan

Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Friday (August 07, 2015)

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Afghan refugees' repatriation: government decides to contact non-donor states

The main hindrance in repatriation of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan is shortage of funds and the Government of Pakistan has decided to contact non-donor countries in this respect. Secretary States and Frontier Regions Pir Bakhsh Jamali informed this
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan

Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Friday (August 07, 2015)

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

BRIndex30 and BR Sectoral Indices

BRIndex30 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (August 07, 2015).

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Low budgetary allocation for FIA: SC seeks report from ministry

The Supreme Court on Friday sought report from federal Interior Secretary on less than needed budgetary allocation for Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) that, according to the Agency officials, has adversely affected investigation/prosecution.
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Board meetings in progress

Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

British lord charged with child abuse ordered to court

Senior British politician Lord Greville Janner must appear in court in person to face a string of child sex abuse charges despite suffering from severe dementia, a magistrate ruled Friday. Janner, 87, did not appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in Lo
Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 08 Aug, 2015 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency Rate

USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21

278.16

USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21

277.96

USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21

154.53

USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21

0.89

Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21

1.26

Euro to USD / Nov 21

1.05

Stock Volume

S&P 500 / Nov 21

5,948.71

India Sensex / Nov 21

77,155.79

Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21

38,026.17

Nasdaq / Nov 21

18,972.42

Hang Seng / Nov 21

19,601.11

FTSE 100 / Nov 21

8,149.27

Dow Jones / Nov 21

43,870.35

Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21

19,146.17

Item Value

Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21

70.18

Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21

17,785

Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21

238,340

Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21

2,669.46

Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21

70.43

Petrol/Litre / Nov 22

248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock Price

786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22

786 Investments Limited(786)

7.15

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22

Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)

620.68

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Agro Allianz / Nov 22

Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)

16

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22

Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)

3.49

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Ali Asghar / Nov 22

Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)

69.40

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Allied Bank / Nov 22

Allied Bank Limited(ABL)

115

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Abbott Lab. / Nov 22

Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)

1,084.82

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Abson Ind. / Nov 22

Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)

2.50

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22

Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)

12.35

▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock Price

786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22

786 Investments Limited(786)

7.15

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22

Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)

620.68

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Agro Allianz / Nov 22

Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)

16

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22

Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)

3.49

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Ali Asghar / Nov 22

Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)

69.40

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Allied Bank / Nov 22

Allied Bank Limited(ABL)

115

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Abbott Lab. / Nov 22

Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)

1,084.82

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Abson Ind. / Nov 22

Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)

2.50

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22

Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)

12.35

▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock Volume

WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22

Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)

95,563,962

▲ 0.00

Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22

Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)

51,499,190

▲ 0.00

Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22

Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)

48,260,119

▲ 0.00

K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22

K-Electric Limited(KEL)

44,585,332

▲ 0.00

Treet Battery / Nov 22

Treet Battery Limited(TBL)

42,849,466

▲ 0.00

Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22

Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)

41,650,133

▲ 0.00

PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22

PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)

33,841,692

▲ 0.00

Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22

Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)

25,303,681

▲ 0.00

Cnergyico PK / Nov 22

Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)

25,120,112

▲ 0.00

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,155.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,601.11
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,149.27
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	19,146.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,669.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.43
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00