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Print - 2017-12-18

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (December 17, 2017) and the forecast for Monday (December 18, 2017).

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Returns on Profit and Loss Sharing Investment Bank Accounts (JANUARY TO JUNE 2017)

Comparative table of returns being given banks on their Profit and Loss Sharing Investment Accounts and Term Deposits.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Currency

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (December 11 to 15, 2017).

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Aaj TV - Monday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Message from Managing Director of Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (Family & General)

Said Gul is the Managing Director of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Ltd and Pak-Qatar General Takaful Ltd (the most successful Takaful group in Pakistan today and sponsored by some of the strongest financial institutions from the state of Qatar). Mr. Gul is a p

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Exchange

PAK-QATAR GENERAL TAKAFUL LIMITED

Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited (PQGTL) is one of the leading General Takaful companies in Pakistan. The company commenced its operations in 2007. Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited offers comprehensive General Takaful (Non-Life insurance) products' port

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Exchange

PAK-QATAR TAKAFUL GROUP: PAK-QATAR FAMILY TAKAFUL LIMITED

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL), the first and largest dedicated Family Takaful Company in Islamic Finance industry. PQFTL is a progressive and a technology-driven Shari'ah Compliant company providing innovative Takaful solutions in Pakistan sinc

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Cotton

Qatar-Pakistan relations

Pakistan shares warm and cordial relations with Qatar as well as excellent brotherly ties. On matters pertaining to regional and global affairs both Countries have always been on the same page. Pakistan places considerable importance on its relation with

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Message from Consul General

On this auspicious occasion I hereby extend my sincere felicitations to His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of the State of Qatar and His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

KP football squad for Quaid-e-Azam Games announced

Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Association and former international footballer Basit Kamal Sunday announced a 21-member squad for the forthcoming Quaid-e-Azam Games scheduled to be held on December 25, 2017. Basit Kamal said that the association wi

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

A modern day Di Stefano, Ronaldo wants to retire at Real

Cristiano Ronaldo insisted he wants to finish his playing career at Real Madrid after making more history with the goal that saw the Spanish giants crowned world champions on Saturday. Ronaldo scored the only goal of the Club World Cup final against Gremi

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

GOLF ASIA: Rose storms home to win Indonesian Masters

England's Justin Rose fired a brilliant round of 10 under par to cruise to victory at the $750,000 Indonesian Masters Sunday. Rose, who is ranked six in the world, was the form player at the Asian Tour's season-ending event and finished 29 under for the t

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

National Junior Champion Hamza winning spree continues

National Junior Champion Hamza Ibrahim's winning spree continued on the second day of the ongoing 6th Nazim Peshawar KP Badminton Championship being played here at Tariq Wadood Hall on Sunday.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Boxing: Saunders dominates Lemieux to keep crown

Unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders threw down the gauntlet to four-belt champion Gennady Golovkin with a systematic dismantling of David Lemieux in his North American professional boxing debut on Saturday. The 28-year-old Englishman kept his World Boxing Organiz

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

India win toss, bowl against Sri Lanka in deciding ODI

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl in the third and deciding one-day international cricket game against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The hosts made just one change to the team that won the previous ODI in Mohali to level

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Australia poised to secure Ashes despite rain

Australia were confident rain would not deny them the Ashes despite play being abandoned early on the fourth day of the third Test against England in Perth on Sunday.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

China shivers as shift from coal to gas sputters

With temperatures dipping below freezing in a northern Chinese village, a group of parka-clad women tried to stay warm as they played mahjong around a small gas stove in a grocery store. Many in China have been shivering more than usual this winter as aut

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

French aerospace giant Thales acquires SIM maker Gemalto

French aerospace and defence group Thales said Sunday it has bought European SIM manufacturer Gemalto in a bid to become a global leader in digital security. The aerospace giant paid 51 euros ($60) a share for Gemalto, a premium of 57 percent over the clo

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Japan's economy picks up pace

The bullish survey underscored how Japan's prospects have been improving on the back of strong exports, with investments linked to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics also giving the economy a shot in the arm. The Bank of Japan's Tankan report, a quarterly survey of

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Taiwan steel firm behind toxic dump in Vietnam fined again

A Taiwanese steel firm behind a toxic spill that killed tonnes of fish in central Vietnam last year was fined for a second time for illegally burying "harmful" waste, official sources said Sunday. The deadly dump from Formosa's $11 billion steel plant in

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Currency

UBS boss says bitcoins 'not money'

The chairman of Swiss banking giant UBS said in an interview published Sunday that he does not consider the soaring cryptocurrency bitcoin as money and called for regulators to intervene. Bitcoin prices have surged this year from less than $1,000 in Janua

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Brazilian tycoon leaves prison, enters family feud

The good news for Marcelo Odebrecht, the tycoon at the center of Brazil's biggest ever corruption scandal, is he'll be out of prison Tuesday, in time for Christmas. The bad news: not all his family is celebrating. The former CEO of Latin America's biggest

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Boeing 747 takes last US commercial flight

The Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet that was the favorite American presidents and key to affordable mass market air travel in the United States, will pass into aviation history this week. Nearly 50 years after the its debut, the 747 will take its final

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Disney-Fox deal puts antitrust enforcers in bind over Trump ally

The blockbuster deal between Walt Disney Co and 21st Century Fox could likely put US antitrust enforcers in an awkward position following the government's challenge to another media-entertainment mega-deal.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Music therapy may help ease depression

Traditional depression treatments like psychotherapy or medication might work better for some patients when doctors add a dose of music therapy, a research review suggests. Researchers examined data on 421 people who participated in nine previously comple

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

US study sheds light on how Zika causes nerve disorder

A new study sheds light on how the mosquito-borne Zika virus causes a rare neurological condition, and the findings could have implications for companies working on Zika vaccines, US researchers said on Wednesday. The Zika outbreak that swept through the

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

UN warns of surging e-waste, little recycling

The UN warned Wednesday that waste from discarded electronics like mobile phones, laptops and refrigerators is piling up worldwide, and it urged far better recycling of the often hazardous rubbish. A full 44.7 million tonnes of so-called e-waste was gener

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Half of people aged 40-54 have hardened arteries

Half of middle-aged people who are normal weight and don't smoke or have diabetes may have clogged arteries, researchers said on Thursday, urging stronger measures to lower cholesterol. A high level of so-called "bad cholesterol," or LDL-C, is the main re

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Brain cells develop more mutations as we age

Brain cells - neurons - develop gene mutations over the course of a lifetime, contributing to normal aging and potentially presenting a target for treatments that stave off dementia and other types of cognittive decline, researchers say The team developed

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Aged women should avoid taking hormones against chronic diseases

Postmenopausal women should not use hormone therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions, because the risk of significant side effects outweighs the unclear evidence of a benefit, according to a government-backed panel of experts. Most chronic conditions

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Global, Asian heat waves due purely to climate change: study

Last year's global heat record, extreme heat in Asia and unusually warm waters off the coast of Alaska happened purely because the planet is getting warmer due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, a study said on Wednesday. The findings mark the

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Charging time, safety enhanced by Dialog's SmartDefender, other advanced charging technologies

Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, and low power connectivity technology, December 12 announced that Dialog's RapidCharge (TM) chipset enabling the SuperCharge protocol was selected for the

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

T-Mobile to launch TV service in 2018, buy Layer3 TV

T-Mobile US Inc said on December 13 that it would launch a new streaming television service next year after buying startup Layer3 TV for an undisclosed amount. The moves come as competitors seek ways to provide content to win over customers in a saturated

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

US moves to roll back 'net neutrality' rules

US regulators voted Thursday to roll back so-called "net neutrality" rules which required internet providers to treat all traffic equally, a move opponents say would curb online freedom. The Federal Communications Commission, in a three-to-two vote, adopt

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Google launching artificial intelligence research centre in China

Alphabet Inc's Google said on December 13 it is opening an artificial intelligence (AI) research center in China to target the country's local talent, even as the US search firm's products remain blocked in the country. Google said in a statement the rese

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

AT&T begins testing high-speed internet over power lines

AT&T Inc has started trials in Georgia state and a non-US location to deliver high-speed internet over power lines, the No 2 wireless carrier said on December 13, marking its latest push to offer faster broadband service to more customers. AT&T aims to ev

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

France proposes age-of-consent rule for Facebook users

All French children under the age of 16 will have to seek parental approval to open an account on Facebook or any other social network under draft legislation presented on December 13.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Facebook defends itself against critics of social media

Facebook Inc on December 15 struck back against scientific researchers and tech industry insiders who have criticized the world's biggest social media network and its competitors for transforming how people behave and express emotion. Facebook, in a corpo

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

GSMA urges members of the WTO to prioritise, accelerate investment in digital future

On the occasion of the 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, GSMA Director General Mats Granryd called on government leaders to reform their regulatory frameworks in order to encourage a new wave of innovation and investment in digit

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

EasyJet wins unconditional EU approval to buy Air Berlin assets

British budget airline easyJet gained unconditional EU antitrust approval on Tuesday to buy parts of Air Berlin, in contrast with rival Lufthansa, which is trying to convince regulators of its own bid for other Air Berlin assets.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

UniCredit raises dividend, bad loan reduction goals

Italy's top bank UniCredit raised its 2019 dividend goal and pledged to shed more soured debts as it pressed on with a turnaround under CEO Jean Pierre Mustier, fending off adverse regulatory changes. UniCredit hired the former Societe Generale executive,

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

UniCredit raises dividend, bad loan reduction goals

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Reliance considers listing telecoms unit Jio

India's Reliance Industries Ltd is holding internal talks about listing its telecoms unit Jio by late 2018 or early 2019, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people it did not identify. A Reliance spokesman said the article was "speculative", and said t

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

France's Unibail-Rodamco bids $15.7 billion for Australia's Westfield

France's Unibail-Rodamco has agreed to buy shopping mall owner Westfield Corp for $15.7 billion, in what would be the biggest takeover of an Australian company on record. The deal accelerates consolidation of the global retail property sector as it grappl

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

BHP hires four banks for US shale exit ahead of early 2018 deadline

BHP , the world's largest miner, has asked four investment banks to help it prepare for either a sale or spin-off of its underperforming US shale oil and gas unit, with a view to taking a decision in early 2018, sources said.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Airbus leadership under fire as crisis deepens

Airbus is engulfed in a fresh bout of speculation over the future of senior managers as corruption probes rattle the aerospace company and add fuel to a long-running clash of egos at the top, people familiar with the group said. Board directors meeting on

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Toyota, Panasonic consider joint development of EV batteries

Toyota Motor Corp is considering making batteries for electric vehicles (EV) with Panasonic Corp, as it ramps up battery development to help meet its goal for green cars to comprise half of global sales by 2030. The joint announcement on Wednesday builds

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Four dead in Boko Haram ambush on Nigeria convoy

At least four people were killed when Boko Haram fighters opened fire on a military convoy transporting civilians and food aid in northeastern Nigeria, security sources said Sunday. Troops later killed two jihadists and recovered weapons after trailing th

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Suspect in Spain police slaying agrees to be extradited to Italy

A Serbian-born man arrested in Spain over the killing of three men agreed Sunday to be extradited to Italy where he is wanted for robbery and murder, a Spanish court said. Police arrested Norbert Feher on Friday in a rural area of Teruel province in the n

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Billionaire and ex-TV presenter vie for Chile's presidency

A billionaire looking to regain the presidency and a former TV presenter were Sunday competing in an election run-off to lead Chile, with the outcome far from certain. The South American country's 14 million voters were being called to cast ballots at mor

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Ukrainian police clash with Saakashvili supporters in Kiev

Ukrainian police clashed with backers of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili on Sunday and prevented them from forcing their way into Kiev's October Palace after a rally against President Petro Poroshenko. The confrontation, which included the firing of

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

British embassy worker found murdered in Lebanon

A British woman employed at the UK embassy in Lebanon has been found murdered, a senior official said Sunday, adding that the crime did not appear to be political. "Our first impression is that it's not politically motivated," the official, who is involve

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

'Dragon back' as cargo reaches space station

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship docked on Sunday with the International Space Station, bringing supplies and experiments for the astronauts in orbit. "Dragon installed," a NASA commentator said at 1326 GMT after the delicate, hours-long process of sea

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Oxford bond debut success shows UK universities another course

The success of Oxford University's $1 billion bond, the first in its 1,000-year history, is good news for Britain's top academic institutions at a time of anxiety over Brexit-related funding shortfalls and calls to scrap student tuition fees.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Oxford bond debut success shows UK universities another course

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Currency

Second bitcoin futures debut could lure volume to wild market

Bitcoin investors expect futures volumes to perk up when CME Group Inc, the world's largest derivatives exchange operator, launches its own contract to wager on the cryptocurrency on Sunday. The second US bitcoin futures launch is seen as another step tow

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

CSX shares derail after CEO takes unexpected medical leave

CSX Corp (CSX.O) shares skidded as much as 10 percent on Friday, wiping out $4 billion in market value, as the No 3 US railroad by revenue sought to assure investors its turnaround would progress despite the unexpected medical leave of its chief executive

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Currency

EU agrees clampdown on bitcoin platforms to tackle money laundering

European Union states and legislators agreed on Friday on stricter rules to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing on exchange platforms for bitcoin and other virtual currencies, the EU said in a statement. The agreement is part of a broader set

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Region edges up, building-related shares boost Saudi

Middle Eastern stock markets edged up in quiet trade on Sunday, with construction and building materials stocks boosting Saudi Arabia ahead of the release of its 2018 state budget this week. Saudi Arabia's index added 0.3 percent as builder Khodari surged

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 82.60-82.60 (Previous 82.60-82.60.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Egypt seeks proposals for dollar bond issues

Egypt has asked banks for proposals to arrange US dollar-denominated Eurobonds, banking sources said. The request was made last week, the sources said, but provided no further details.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Egypt seeks proposals for dollar bond issues

Egypt has asked banks for proposals to arrange US dollar-denominated Eurobonds, banking sources said. The request was made last week, the sources said, but provided no further details.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Fitbit shares up 1 percent in light volume premarket

After the close Fri, Fitbit says cos reached a global settlement agreement resolving all outstanding litigation. Says terms of agreement will remain confidential. Jawbone sued the wearable device maker in May 2015, just weeks prior to Fitbit's IPO, allegi

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

European refineries boost output in November

European refineries increased crude processing by 1.2 percent in November from the previous month, Euroilstock data showed on Monday. Total crude oil and refined product stocks were nevertheless 1.7 percent lower from a year earlier, reflecting a tighteni

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Wall Street week ahead healthcare draws election-year worry

With another election year looming, investors in the healthcare sector are wary the coming months could reopen wounds suffered during the 2016 US presidential race. Healthcare becoming as a hot an issue in the 2018 midterm elections as it was two years ea

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Turkey accuses new Austria government of 'racist approaches'

Turkey on Sunday slammed the incoming Austrian government, a coalition between conservatives and the far-right, for "discrimination" and "racist approaches" after its programme pledged Vienna would not agree to Ankara joining the EU.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Exchange

Palestinian billionaire Masri released by Saudis

Sabih al Masri, a Palestinian billionaire and Jordan's most influential businessman, was released after several days of detention in Saudi Arabia, the latest in a series of events marking the worst crackdown on the rich and powerful in the country's moder

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

North Korea 'agent' charged with WMD sale plot in Australia

A Sydney-based "loyal agent of North Korea" has been charged with trying to sell missile parts and technology on the black market to raise money for Pyongyang in breach of international sanctions, Australian police said Sunday. The 59-year-old naturalised

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Saudi-led strike 'kills at least three Yemen civilians'

A Saudi-led air strike has killed at least three civilians in Yemen's Marib province, a local official said on Sunday, but a rebel news agency gave a higher death toll. The local official, speaking from Marib east of Sanaa, said the civilians were in a ve

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump for the CIA's help in foiling a plot to attack the city of Saint Petersburg, the Kremlin said Sunday. Putin spoke by phone with Trump to thank him for intelligence supplied by th

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Eleven killed in attacks on police in Afghanistan

At least 11 Afghan police officers were killed on Sunday when Taliban fighters assaulted their checkpoints in volatile Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, authorities said. The assaults on two police post are the latest in a series of deadly attacks

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Migrant arrivals in Germany fall for second year in a row

The number of new asylum seekers in Germany has fallen for a second year in a row following the mass influx that peaked in 2015, the government said Sunday. For all of 2017, "I presume a total of fewer than 200,000 migrants," Interior Minister Thomas de M

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

In Jordan, Iraqi Christians dream of fresh start abroad

Inside a church in Jordan, a displaced Iraqi Christian mother dreams of a brighter future for her children far from the war-torn country they were forced to flee. She is among thousands of Iraqi Christians from the northern town of Bartalla to have sought

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

'Titanic' keeps that sinking feeling alive, 20 years on

Part saturnine elegy to doomed youth, part exaltation of the transcendent power of love, blockbuster disaster movie "Titanic" is delivering that sinking feeling to a whole new generation of fans. Tuesday marks two decades since Rose vowed to Jack she'd "n

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Heavy air pollution shuts schools in Iran

Iran shut primary schools in Tehran and other parts of the country on Sunday as thick smog blanketed the capital despite curbs on road traffic and industrial activity. Local authorities late Saturday announced the closure of all primary schools in the pro

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Erdogan hopes Turkey to soon open 'embassy to Palestine in Jerusalem'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope on Sunday that Turkey would soon be able to open an embassy to a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem, as he again denounced Donald Trump's recognition of the city as the Israeli capital. Erdogan has sought to

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Exchange

KP to legislate for management, allotment of government buildings

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is going to make legislation for the management, control, allotment and cancellation of allotment of provincial buildings in the province. For the purpose, the KP Provincial Buildings (Management, Control an

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Kashmiris to observe Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas's death anniversary today

The Kashmiris will observe the 50th death anniversary of pioneer supreme head of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government Quaid-e-Kashmir Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas on Monday (today) with respect and honour, and with renewal of pledge to continue the mission ti

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Currency

Freefall of PKR Intervention of SBP demanded

Pakistan has been caught in a Catch 22 situation as the business community and political leaders have demanded immediate intervention of State Bank of Pakistan to check freefall of Pak Rupee whereas the International Monetary Fund, the international lende

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Parliament to complete its term despite all odds: Rabbani

Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has said that when sword of Damocles hangs over the democratic system, its effects are not only seen on the parliament but are visible all over the country. He said that despite all the odds, the parliament would complete

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Kamal Rizvi remembered

The 2nd death anniversary of legendary TV and stage actor, Syed Kamal Ahmed Rizvi was observed on Sunday. According to Private news channel, Rizvi got immense popularity from the TV serial Alif-Noon in which he became Allan with his co-starring Actor Nanh

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Railways to complete rehabilitation work on Sibi-Harnai section soon

Pakistan Railways will complete rehabilitation work of Sibi-Harnai (95 km) section soon while Harnai-Khost (39 km) section is scheduled to be completed by February 2018. During the last five years, Ministry of Railways has actively pursued the revival of

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Third International Mountain Film Festival concludes

The 3rd two-day Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (PIMFF) 2017 Sunday concluded here at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). The two-day festival was organised by PNCA in collaboration with Eyebex Films. Number of documentaries an

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Energy projects completed in record time: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government of PML-N has successfully brought the country out of the darkness and written new history with hard-work by wiping out dimness of two decades. "The Nation will always remember this

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

SMALL BUSINESSES: Khareed launches procurement automation solution

UAE-based business technology firm Khareed has launched a first of its kind e-procurement solution specifically for small and medium sized businesses in Pakistan, with the aim of helping companies streamline their procurement processes and reduce costs.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Nawaz returns home

Former premier Mian Nawaz Sharif arrived in Lahore Sunday morning with his daughter, Maryam Nawaz. They arrived at the Lahore airport and were warmly received by the party members.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Quetta Church attack widely condemned

Local leaders of major political parties have condemned the suicide attack at Bethel Memorial Methodist Church, Zarghoon Road Quetta that claimed more than 8 lives on Sunday afternoon. Member National Assembly (MNA) Malik Ibrar strongly condemned the bomb

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Efforts needed to provide social justice to the common man: Rajwana

Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana Governor of the Punjab and Chancellor ITU has said that "there is dire need to promote positivity and curtail the negativity to create islands of hopes in the sea of disappointment. He was addressing the first convocation ce

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Heavy vehicles, buses entry banned in Murree

In order to ensure safety of passengers and to facilitate the tourists, City Traffic Police (CTP) have imposed a ban on entry of heavy vehicles and buses in Murree. In this regard, special instructions have been issued to traffic wardens by Traffic Police

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Baloch appreciates commitment of CJP

Appreciating the commitment of Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Justice Saqib Nisar for the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, the Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch, has said that the masses also expected the courts to administer

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Currency

JI asks Muslim world to expel US diplomats as token of protest

Jamaat-e-Islami chief and Sirajul Haq proposed to the Muslim rulers to expel the US envoys from their respective countries in reaction to the President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognise Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel.

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Masses alone can pull country out of present mess: JI

Information Secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami, Amirul Azeem, has said that masses alone could pull the country out of present mess. Speaking at a workers convention in NA 128 at Ulema Academy, Mansoora, he said that until and unless the people threw out the cote

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Bachelor degree programme: SU announces second merit list

Director Admissions, University of Sindh Jamshoro has announced for general information of all concerned that the Second Merit list (after clearing objections) of candidates provisionally selected for admission on General Merit and Self (Morning) and Even

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Sindh CM hosts reception in honour of Aga Khan

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah hosted a reception in honour of the spiritual leader of Ismaili community Prince Karim Aga Khan at CM's House on Sunday. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also attended the event. While

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

FPCCI lauds foreign investors' interest in LNG project

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Sunday welcomed the decision of the foreign investors to invest heavily in supplying the LNG to Pakistan and pour millions of dollars in the infrastructure. "The interest of foreign investors

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

FPCCI lauds foreign investors' interest in LNG project

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Red Crescent Society sets up institute of gynaecology, neonatology

Under the arrangements of District Red Crescent Society, 300 bedded Institute of Gynaecology and Neonatology has been started work and funds of Rs 65 million has spent on its completion. Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani along with members of Executive bod

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Nawaz storms judiciary to save hisill-gotten wealth: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan has said that Nawaz Sharif stormed judiciary to save 300 billion rupees, which he looted from Pakistan. While addressing a public rally in Okara's football ground, Imran Khan said that in the disqualification refe

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Sarhadi for provision of facilities to attract remittances

Director, Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has asked the government to guarantee maximum facilities for overseas Pakistanis to encourage remittances and strengthen Pakistan economically. In a statement issued

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Sarhadi for provision of facilities to attract remittances

Published 18 Dec, 2017 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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