News Archives for Print - 2018-12-23

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Print - 2018-12-23

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (December 22, 2018) and the forecast for Sunday (December 23, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Faisalabad yarn and fibre prices

Cotton yarn rates in rupees per 10 Lbs on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Faisalabad yarn and fibre prices

Cotton yarn rates in rupees per 10 Lbs on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (December 22, 2018)

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Lahore Paper Market Rates

Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Kerb

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

The rupee maintained upward trend against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading activity, dealers said. The rupee picked up 10 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying at Rs 139.50 and the local currency rose by 20 paisas fo

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

THE RUPEE: gains persist

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Saturday (December 22, 2018).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Sluggish business on cotton market

Official spot rate was unchanged on the cotton market on Saturday in the process of dull business, dealers said. The official spot rate was at Rs 8,700, they added. Prices of seed cotton in Sindh were at Rs 3000-4000, in the Punjab seed cotton prices at R

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

CBOT soyabean futures fall to three-week low

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabean futures dropped to a three-week low on Thursday as improving crop weather in South America boosted production prospects, overshadowing more Chinese purchases of US soya, traders said. CBOT January soyabeans settled 6

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Ukrainian grain exports rise

Ukrainian grain exports have reached 21.09 million tonnes so far in the 2018/2019 season, compared with 19.25 million by the same point in the previous season, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Ukraine has said it harvested a record 70.1 million

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

CBOT wheat futures firm

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures ended firm on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and short covering after sinking more than 2 percent over the previous two sessions, traders said. A weakening US dollar, which makes US wheat cheaper to those

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Egypt buys 120,000 tonnes of wheat

Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, said it bought 120,000 tonnes of wheat in an international purchasing tender on Thursday. The purchase comprised 60,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat and 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat,

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

European gasoline margins fall

Gasoline refining margins fell on Thursday following a sharp rise in gasoline stocks in the region. ARA gasoline stocks rose by 12 percent in the week to Thursday, data from Dutch consultancy PJK International showed.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Launch of Shanghai-London stock link stalled amid doubts on demand

A long-awaited link between the stock exchanges of Shanghai and London got close to the launch pad last week, but there was no blast-off. After over three years of talks, everything appeared set for a Dec. 14 launch, with a ceremony in the British capital

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Spooked global funds drive up cash and bond holdings

Spooked by another worldwide stocks selloff, global investors have piled up cash to a more than two-year high this month, hoovered up bonds and cut back property holdings. Brexit worries have also made the UK stocks more unpopular than a long-running Reut

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Spooked global funds drive up cash and bond holdings

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Wall Street plummets with Nasdaq confirms bear market

Wall Street stocks fell sharply in volatile trading on Friday, with the Nasdaq confirming it is in a bear market, as concerns of slowing economic growth led investors to flee stocks in high-valuation sectors such as technology and communication services.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Foreigners sold Japanese stocks for second straight week

Foreigners were net sellers of Japanese stocks for the second consecutive week that ended on Dec. 14, on concerns over slowing global growth and lingering Sino-US trade tensions. Overseas investors sold a net 610.3 billion yen ($5.46 billion) worth of Jap

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

US funds still leaning towards cash and bonds

US funds still tended towards cash and bonds in December, according to a Reuters poll of fund managers, who recommended increasing North American debt to the highest level since mid-2017. The recommendations for global equity allocations in a model portfo

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

US funds still leaning towards cash and bonds

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

African currencies week ahead: Most African currencies seen up

The Kenyan, Tanzanian and Zambian currencies are likely to strengthen in the coming week while Uganda's shilling is expected to post moderate losses. NAIROBI - The Kenyan shilling is expected to strengthen against the US dollar due to tight liquidity and

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Canadian dollar hits 19-month low

The Canadian dollar fell to a 19-month low against its broadly stronger US counterpart on Friday, as declines for stocks and the price of oil offset data showing stronger-than-expected growth in the domestic economy. At 4:00 p.m. (2100 GMT), the Canadian

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

China yuan to crack 7 percent dollar in six months

China's yuan will breach the 7 per dollar rate within the next six months, according to about 60 percent of FX strategists polled by Reuters, who also said authorities would continue to exert control over the currency in 2019. Having weakened over 5 perce

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Bitcoin up 9 percent in two weeks

Bitcoin rallied more than 9 percent on Thursday, hitting $4,000 for the first time in more than two weeks after losing half its value in six weeks to mid-December. The world's most valuable cryptocurrency has been hit hard this year, falling around 80 per

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Speculators' net long dollar bets grow

Speculators' net long bets on the US dollar rose in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the net long dollar position was $29.72 billion in the week ended Dec.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Dollar rallies from post-Fed losses

The dollar gained on Friday as investors sought the currency's safety amid persistent equity market volatility and a possible US government shutdown. The dollar had fallen two straight days after the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday flagged fewer interest

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Anglo American restarts iron ore mine in Brazil

Mining giant Anglo American restarted an iron ore mine in Brazil that had been closed for eight months to replace and inspect a leaking pipeline, the company said. The stoppage of the big Minas-Rio mine in Minas Gerais state since March cost the London- a

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Siemens boss takes aim at Chinese buyouts

Siemens boss Joe Kaeser on Friday lashed out at the practices used by Chinese investors to exercise total control over foreign firms, as disquiet grows about China's appetite for German technology and know-how. The recent ousting of robotics maker Kuka's

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Thousands of Hungarians join latest rally

Thousands of Hungarians marched to the presidential palace late on Friday to protest against reforms to the labour code as a rally led by spoof political party MKKP merged with a subsequent demonstration staged by opposition groups. Passage of two laws la

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

New Yemeni airline launches regular flights to Jordan

Newly formed Yemeni airline Queen Bilqis Airways launched regular commercial flights on Saturday from the southern government-held port city of Aden to the Jordanian capital Amman, airport officials said. Kjeld Binger, chief executive of Airport Internati

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

China carbon industry to face severe overcapacity

China's carbon industry will face severe overcapacity from the second-half of 2020, after producers rushed to expand capacity amid fat profit-margins, an official from the China Carbon Industry Association (CCIA) said on Saturday. Carbon products are wide

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Cuba says unable to pay off debt commitments in 2019

Cuba's government admitted on Friday that it won't be able to pay all its debt commitments in 2019, blaming Hurricane Irma and United States sanctions for its woes. "In 2019, we'll have less credit than the amount of debt we're planning to pay," said fina

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Thousands protest in Istanbul against higher living costs

Thousands of protesters on Saturday took to the streets in Istanbul to demonstrate against the rising cost of living and crippling inflation in Turkey. Surrounded by a heavy police presence, the protesters held banners with references to the "yellow vest"

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Rescued migrants head for Spain after Italy closes ports

Spain on Saturday authorised a ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya to sail to its waters after Italy and Malta refused to receive them. The Spanish coastguard "due to the refusal or lack of response from the nearest ports, has authorised

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Philippine lawmaker shot dead

A Philippine congressman was gunned down at a Christmas celebration Saturday, police said, the latest violence in a country notorious for deadly political rivalries.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

At least 13 killed in Mogadishu car bomb

At least 13 people were killed and 17 wounded in a car bomb attack claimed by al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab close to the president's residence in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said on Saturday. A second explosion followed nearby. Al Shabaab, in

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Spacex halts launch of US military satellite due to winds

Elon Musk's SpaceX scrapped Saturday's launch of a long-delayed navigation satellite for the US military due to strong upper level winds. The next launch attempt will be on Sunday at 8:51 a.m. EST/ 13:51 UTC, according to Space X officials.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Two held over London airport drone chaos as flights resume

Two middle-aged people were being held Saturday over the suspected "criminal use of drones" at London's Gatwick Airport, where flights were returning to normal after three days of pre-Christmas disruption affecting 140,000 passengers. Police swooped on a

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Top US envoy in fight against IS group resigns

Brett McGurk, the special US envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned, a State Department official said Saturday. His resignation, effective December 31, comes just after Donald Trump abruptly ordered the withdrawal of US troo

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Kurdish official calls on US to stop Turkish offensive

A senior Kurdish official on Saturday urged the United States to stop Turkey launching an offensive against Kurdish areas in northern Syria, after Washington announced the withdrawal of American troops. The US has for years supported the Kurdish-led Syria

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Thai sugar output seen down

Thailand's sugar production in the 2018/19 season is seen falling 7.5 percent to 13.5 million tonnes from the previous season's record-high level, the country's cane and sugar body told Reuters on Wednesday. Thailand, the world's second-largest sugar expo

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Heavy rains to slash Nigeria's cocoa output by 10 percent

Weak yield from Nigeria's cocoa main crop harvest led to a drop in country's overall output for the 2017/18 season with heavy rains in some regions and aging trees partly to blame, an industry body told Reuters. Total output for the season is expected to

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Coffee supply to exceed demand by 10.9 million bags

Global production of coffee will exceed demand by 10.9 million 60-kg bags in 2018/19, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday in its second forecast for the crop year, as Brazilian and Vietnamese output reach record highs.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Brazil agriculture commodities exports seen up

Brazilian agricultural commodities exports are forecast to rise to as much as $102 billion this year, driven by a growing world urban population and resilient demand from China, which is embroiled in a trade spat with the United States. The country's agri

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Heavy rains in Argentina could be good news for soya-hungry China

Rainstorms are sweeping Argentina's soya belt, building soil moisture needed to guarantee good yields when crops blossom in February and providing some cushion for China to buy should its trade war with the United States continue to limit US supplies.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

China trade war rattles investors in new US soya processing plants

The US-China trade war is spooking potential investors in soyabean crushing plants planned for Wisconsin and New York state, developers said, casting doubt on the future of a sector that had been a rare bright spot in the US farm economy.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Manchester City stunned by Crystal Palace, Arsenal pounce on Chelsea defeat

Manchester City slumped to a second defeat in three Premier League games to hand Liverpool an early Christmas present in the title race as Crystal Palace shocked the Etihad with a 3-2 win on Saturday. Chelsea were also stunned at home by Jamie Vardy's win

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Bancroft reveals he almost gave up cricket for yoga

Disgraced Australian player Cameron Bancroft Saturday said he was a vastly different person to the one caught ball-tampering and revealed he considered walking away from cricket to become a yoga teacher. The opener received a nine-month ban from the inter

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

US Consulate team meets PCB chairman

A team from US Consulate including US Consulate Counsel General Colleen Crenwelge, Public Affairs Officer Michael Guinan and ARSO Cairo Moorman called on the Chairman PCB Ehsan Mani and discussed different matters pertaining to cricket. After meeting the

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Real see off Al Ain to clinch third straight Club World Cup

Real Madrid eased to a third straight Club World Cup title as Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos scored in a 4-1 final victory over home team Al Ain in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The European champions have struggled at times this season but had little trouble in b

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Griezmann fires Atletico level with Barcelona

Atletico Madrid moved level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona after Antoine Griezmann's second-half penalty was enough to see off Espanyol 1-0 on Saturday. Griezmann smashed home from the spot 10 minutes after the break to give Diego Simeone's side

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

West Indies win T20 series

Keemo Paul grabbed a record 5-15 and Evin Lewis smashed 89 off 36 balls as the West Indies beat Bangladesh by 50 runs in the third and final Twenty20 in Dhaka on Saturday to win the series 2-1. Lewis guided West Indies to 190 in 19.2 overs despite a late

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

PFA seals four butchers shops

Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Saturday issued results of sampling carried out of ice creams and frozen desserts belonging to 156 different brands out of which 47 samples failed to come up to the standards. Products which could not meet the definition of

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

NDMA chief elected vice chair of APDIM governing council

During the third session of Governing Council of Asia and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM), Lt-Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat, the chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was elected as vice chair of the cou

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

BISP beneficiaries contribute Rs 8 million sales

Nestlé Pakistan, in collaboration with Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), organized a visit of leading women parliamentarians to its Rural Sales Program in Pindi Bhattian. These included: Kanwal Shauzab, MNA and Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Pl

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Drive to curb sale of fake, substandard drugs launched

The district administration has launched action to curb sale of fake and substandard medicines in Bajaur tribal district. An official of the administration told reporters on Saturday that the action has been launched following public complaints about grow

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Pakistan can earn substantial forex through seafood exports: LCCI VP

Vice President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigal has said that Pakistan could have earned substantial amount of foreign exchange through exports of seafood items that stayed at $451.026 million during the fiscal year 201

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Technical institutions: Sarwar for introducing petroleum & chemical engineering programmes

The Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday stressed the need to introduce petroleum and chemical engineering programmes in technical education institutions. Speaking at a prize distribution ceremony at Governme

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Pakistan to be part of developed countries: Sarwar

Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that Pakistan will be the part of developed countries under Prime Minister Imran Khan's leadership. He said the country is fast coming out of a crisis like situation with the financial help of friendly cou

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

15 million bales cotton target: KCA hails PM's directives about cotton production

The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) has welcomed the directives issued by the Prime Minister of Pakistan to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to take measures to achieve the production target of 15.00 million bales of cotton and set-up

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Call to register thalassaemia patients in health insurance scheme

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Social Investment (CSI) Activist on Thalassemia Eradication from Pakistan, Ateeq Ur Rehman has urged the Chief Minster Sindh Murad Ali Shah and Health Minister, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho to include registrat

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

'Dream to set up mother, child hospitals about to come true'

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that dream of establishing mother and child hospitals is about to come true, as PC-I of the project is being prepared. "Although the Punjab government would provide sources for the scheme, however, any coop

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Maldivan delegation visits KCCI

"This is the right time to strengthen cooperation between Pakistan and Maldives as new governments have recently assumed charge in both countries", said leader of delegation and Member of Maldivian Parliament Abdul Bari Abdulla. Speaking at a meeting of K

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

NED University campus to turn into carbon-neutral zone by 2021

The NED University of Engineering & Technology has actively started working on a plan to make its campus a carbon-neutral zone by the year 2021 when the university will be commemorating the centennial year of its foundation. A carbon-neutral environment m

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

IHC rejects Dr Shahid's bail plea

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday dismissed the bail plea filed by known anchorperson Dr. Shahid Masood who is imprisoned at Adiala Jail over charge of committing corruption as Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) managing director. Islamabad Hi

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Governor Sindh inaugurates 'Panahgah' at Civil Hospital

Governor Sindh Imran Ismail Saturday inaugurated shelter home (Panah Gah) near Trauma Centre, Civil Hospital Karachi. The temporary setup has been made for the women and children accompanying with their patients especially from the far-flung areas of the

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Demo in front of Zaman Park: Lahoriites face massive gridlock on several roads

A worst traffic mess was observed on many important thoroughfares of Lahore after hundred of affected, including women and children of Eden Housing Society(EHS) held a protest demonstration outside the Zaman Park residence of Prime Minister Imran Khan on

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Saad, Salman Rafique's physical remand extended till January 5

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team produced Khawaja Saad Rafique and Salman Rafique before Accountability Court in Lahore Saturday. The NAB, upon end of previous remand, requested the court to grant 15-day extension in physical remand of Khawaj

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

First online kiosk machine of E&T department installed at FCCI

First online kiosk machine of the Excise and Taxation Department Faisalabad has been installed at Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI). It will facilitate the business community to get challan forms instantly for the payment of property tax in

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Sikh community lauds Pakistan's gesture of opening Kartarpur corridor

To extend gratitude to the Pakistani government on its decision to open Kartarpur corridor, the Sikh community organised a special ceremony in Southall, London. According to details, the Sikh community termed the decision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to o

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Nisar for carrying out indiscriminate accountability

Stressing upon the need of indiscriminate accountability, disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that credibility of accountability could only be restored by across-the-board accountability in the

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

South Punjab province top priority of PTI government: CM

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday asserted that a new province will be the first priority of PTI government. Speaking at the special ceremony regarding the first 100 days of Punjab Government in Lahore, he announced that South Punjab secretar

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Workshop on leather products held

A one-day workshop on Advances in Cleaner Production for leather sector and introduction of Best Available Techniques and practices was held at the Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers and Exporters Association here. Four key initiatives like awareness promotion

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Bad weather alert: Farmers advised to protect crops and nurseries

Farmers should step up measures to protect crops and nurseries from extreme weather, as fog is expected to grow across the central parts of the country, the Met Office alerted. It termed dry weather as primary reason behind scaled up fog in the central pa

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Prices of essential kitchen items witness mixed trend

Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week as compared to preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey observed that during the week under review, eggs, chicken,

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

E&T department fails to issue smart cards

The Excise and Taxation department failed to start issuing smart cards despite piling up of 10,000 demands in last three days. It may be noted that Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar had inaugurated the system of smart cards four days ago. Not a single sm

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Several healthcare plans under way in Punjab: Dr Yasmin

Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that Punjab government introducing various reforms to provide the best working environment to the doctors for ensuring prompt and effective service delivery in healthcare.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Isuzu Insurance programme: Adamjee Insurance, Ghandhara Industries sign MoU

Adamjee Insurance and Ghandhara Industries inked the MOU on Saturday on Isuzu Insurance Programme. The ceremony was held at Karachi Head office of Adamjee Insurance. Tameez-Ul-Haque - Company Secretary, Adamjee Insurance and Imran Rashied - General Manage

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Customs value of mini-trucks/pickup, cargo trucks revised

Directorate General Customs Valuation (DGCV) has revised the customs values of mini-trucks/pickup and cargo truck with full/dump body under section 25 (9) of the Customs Act, 1969. According to details, the customs values of mini-trucks/pickup and cargo t

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

JI to launch movement for Bahawalpur, Southern Punjab provinces: Siraj

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that the JI would launch a movement for the restoration of the Bahawalpur province and for a Southern Punjab province in order to overcome the backwardness of the area.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Qaim moves SHC to seek pre-arrest bail

Syed Qaim Ali Shah, former chief minister Sindh, has approached Sindh High Court to seek pre-arrest bail after National Accountability Bureau (NAB) served him a call-up notice in connection with violation of rules in allotment of Malir River land. On beha

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Palatial bungalow can be declared jail if you are rich, powerful: Fawad

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday took a dig at the incarceration of Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif in his residence in the Ministers' Enclave in Islamabad. Responding to one of his followers on Twitter, who sla

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

ICT police devise security plan for Christmas

Islamabad Police have devised a foolproof security strategy for Christmas in the federal capital, under which over 1,000 security personnel including lady police will perform their duties in different parts of the city.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

JI chief criticizes PTI government

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that if the PTI government could not solve people's problems, it should admit its failure. While addressing a press conference at Darul-Salam, he said that the masses had not voted for the PTI to unl

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Over 1,590 awarded degrees at KU's 29th convocation

Vice Chancellor University of Karachi Prof Dr Ajmal Khan formally requested the Governor Sindh to ensure immediate release of Rs9 billion for the construction of KU hospital, medical and dental college that was promised by former prime minister under Kara

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

LB polls in KP's 22 districts today

Polling on 139 vacant seats of local government in 22 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be held today (Sunday). According to Provincial Election Commission, polling will start at 08:00 in the morning and will continue till 04:00 pm without any break. 1

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Man climbs to mobile tower, demands to handpick him as PM

A man on Saturday climbed to the top of a mobile tower located in the heart of capital city with a national flag and demanded to handpick him as prime minister of the country. Police said that the man belonging to Sargodha climbed up a cell phone tower in

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

PBC condemns Professor Javaid's death in NAB custody

The vice-chairman Pakistan Bar Council (PBS) Kamran Murtaza and its executive committee chairman Shabir Seher have strongly condemned death of Prof Mian Javaid Ahmed, former head of Lahore Campus of the University of Sargodha while in NAB custody.

Published 23 Dec, 2018 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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