News Archives for Print - 2020-03-29

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Print - 2020-03-29

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 28, 2020).

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (March 28, 2020)

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Faisalabad yarn and fibre prices

Cotton yarn rates in rupees per 10 Lbs on Saturday (March 28, 2020).

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (March 28, 2020).

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (March 28, 2020).

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (March 28, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (March 29, 2020).

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (March 28, 2020).

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Cricket

PCB unfolds policy for centrally and domestically contracted players

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released its No Objection Certificate (NOC) policy for centrally and domestically contracted players under which all centrally contracted players may seek clearance for up to a maximum of four leagues, including the HB

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

Aussie Rules stars agree to slash pay by up to 70 percent

Australia's most popular spectator sport, Aussie Rules, has struck a deal with players to slash wages by up to 70 percent to ensure the game can survive its coronavirus shutdown.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

Atletico join Espanyol in requesting player, staff paycuts

Atletico Madrid became on Friday the latest La Liga club to request labour authorities to allow them to cut player and staff salaries while football is suspended in Spain due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

Former Liga winger dons white coat to take on coronavirus

Journeyman footballer Toni Dovale put his football boots to one side and slipped into a pharmacist's white coat in the front line struggle against coronavirus in Spain. The 29-year-old pharmacy graduate and former top-level sportsman had been playing foot

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

UEFA chief says season can still be saved

The head of UEFA said European football leagues were still looking at all options and not ruling out finishing this season - if the coronavirus pandemic subsides. "We could start again in mid-May, in June or even late June," Aleksander Ceferin told Italy'

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Other

MLB, players union set terms for shortened season

Major League Baseball and its players union have reached a deal on business issues ahead of a likely shortened 2020 season in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The MLB Players Association and team owners agreed upon salary terms and rescheduling plans

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

Eight West Ham players have virus symptoms

West Ham have eight players in self-isolation after showing mild symptoms of the coronavirus, according to the club's vice-chairwoman Karren Brady. The Hammers are the latest Premier League club to be hit by the pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

A-League footballer tests positive as legal row brews

A player from A-League side Newcastle Jets on Saturday became Australia's first professional footballer to test positive for coronavirus. The man was not named but reports said he was involved in the team's Monday night 2-1 home win over Melbourne City be

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

Uruguayan football federation lays off all its staff

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) announced that almost all of its staff, including coach Oscar Tabarez, have been laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic that has frozen sport worldwide.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Football

Pedro reveals angst of separation from children due to virus

Chelsea winger Pedro admits he is finding it hard separated from his children due to the coronavirus lockdown. Pedro's kids are back in Spain and the 32-year-old is unable to go home to see his family because of the travel restrictions imposed around the

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Other

Fleetwood wants Ryder Cup to be 'shining light' after virus

Tommy Fleetwood on Saturday said he wants the Ryder Cup to provide a "shining light" for sports fans after the coronavirus. Europe's clash with the United States is scheduled to be played at Whistling Straits in September. That date remains in doubt due t

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Commodities

China's February net gold imports fall over 51 percent

China's net gold imports via Hong Kong fell about 51.1% in February, compared with the previous month, as the coronavirus outbreak stalled activity in the country, data from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department showed on Thursday.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Commodities

Russia expects domestic grain prices to stabilise soon

Russia's agriculture ministry said on Thursday it expected domestic grain prices to stabilise in the near future and did not foresee any drop in the country's supply of flour. As the coronavirus pandemic spread, Russia's neighbour, Kazakhstan this week su

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Commodities

Ukraine has no plan to limit food exports despite virus

Ukraine, a major global exporter of grain and vegetable oils, does not plan to restrict its food exports, the deputy economy minister in charge of agriculture said on Thursday.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Commodities

CBOT corn futures fractionally higher

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed fractionally higher on Thursday, firming late in the trading session despite continued concern that a slowdown in US production of corn-based ethanol will curb demand for the grain, traders said.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market: Mills, ginners under pressure owing to huge losses

Cotton prices are coming down with the passage of time after spread of coronavirus, dealers informed on phone on Saturday. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs8800, dealer said. Rate of seed cotton per 40kg in Sindh low quality was at Rs2800, while

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Commodities

European wheat prices pare all gains recorded previously

European wheat prices pared all gains recorded in the previous session on Thursday as market players viewed recent rises in Chicago and Paris as overdone in light of the expected global economic slowdown. Benchmark May milling wheat on Paris-based Euronex

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Commodities

Brazil soyameal traders may gain from Argentina's logistics woes

Measures taken to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in Argentina, which have hampered local logistics capabilities, may end up benefiting Brazil in soyameal export markets, said Caramuru Alimentos, one of Brazil's largest soya processors.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Money & Banking

Dollar posts biggest weekly fall since 2009

The dollar posted its biggest weekly decline in more than a decade on Friday, as trillions of dollars worth of stimulus efforts by governments and central banks helped temper a rout in global markets driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Money & Banking

Short dollar positions rise to $8.88 billion

Speculators increased their net short dollar position in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Money & Banking

Emerging market turmoil may bring FX controls back on radar

The coronavirus pandemic and oil price collapse have made emerging markets a lightning rod for volatile capital flows, raising the question whether currency controls might creep back on the radar of some of the worst-hit countries.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Money & Banking

African currencies week ahead: Zambia, Tanzania currencies seen under pressure, others stable

The Zambian and Tanzanian currencies are likely to remain under pressure next week as those of Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda hold steady.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Money & Banking

March FX daily turnover hits $2.3 trillion

The meltdown in financial markets over the coronavirus has sparked a huge jump in foreign exchange trading volumes, with average daily turnover so far in March up 27% on February as volatility soared, CLS said on Tuesday.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Money & Banking

Nigeria suspends forex sales to retail currency traders

Nigeria's central bank has suspended foreign exchange sales to retail currency traders, a senior bureau de change (BDC) official said, to help protect the naira after a devaluation following the coronavirus outbreak and a fall in oil prices.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

Wall Street tumbles as three-day surge ends

Wall Street stocks tumbled on Friday, ending a massive three-day surge after doubts about the fate of the US economy resurfaced and the number of coronavirus cases in the country climbed.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

TSX falls, Canadian dollar up

Canada's main stock market snapped a three-day winning streak on Friday and domestic bond yields plunged as investors grew edgier about the coronavirus pandemic and the Bank of Canada slashed interest rates to near zero.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

Japan to cut inflation-linked bond sales

Japan's Ministry of Finance may reduce its issuance of inflation-linked Japanese government bonds in the next fiscal year, two government sources said, as inflation expectations have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak and a market selloff.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

Brazil stocks fall nearly 5 percent but still post biggest weekly gain in four years

Brazilian stocks fell nearly 5% on Friday, as fears over the economic impact of coronavirus prompted traders to take profits on the strong rally in recent days that has still propelled the market to its biggest weekly rise in almost four years.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

Asia's stockbrokers swamped as retail investors dive in, bet on post-virus bounce

Crashing markets are driving the biggest rush from Asian retail investors into stocks in a decade or more, brokers say, as bargain-hunting and a fear of missing out prompts a scramble to "buy the dip".

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Abe vows unprecedented stimulus as Tokyo coronavirus cases rise

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised an unprecedented package of steps to cushion the world's third-biggest economy from the coronavirus pandemic, saying the country was close to a national emergency as infections surged.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Algeria arrests independent journalist

An Algerian journalist was arrested on Friday, press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, accusing the country's government of using the coronavirus crisis to crack down on independent media.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

US civil rights leader Joseph Lowery dies

US civil rights leader Reverend Joseph Lowery who campaigned with Martin Luther King died on Friday aged 98. "Our beloved, Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, made his transition peacefully at home" surrounded by his daughters, the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Insti

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

US lab unveils portable five-minute COVID-19 test

A US-based lab has unveiled a portable test that can tell if someone has COVID-19 in as little as five minutes, it said in a statement Friday. Abbott Laboratories said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given it emergency authorization to begin

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Erdogan replaces transport minister amid virus outbreak

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan replaced Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan in an overnight decree on Saturday, as the country battles a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed 92 people in just over two weeks.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

Fitch downgrades UK debt to AA-, outlook negative

Fitch Ratings on Friday downgraded Britain's debt a notch and lowered the outlook to negative, citing the "significant weakening" of public finances and damage to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

Hedge funds are pouncing on companies infected by coronavirus

Hedge funds have lost billions of dollars as coronavirus has stalled the economy and sent Wall Street into a tailspin. But the financial institutions favored by the world's richest investors are plotting a recovery by betting on the markets' slump.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

S&P cuts Oman rating deeper into junk, trims Bahrain's outlook

Rating agency S&P has lowered crude producer Oman's sovereign ratings deeper into junk territory, citing external challenges, and changed the outlook for Bahrain's ratings to stable from positive due to the country's dependence on oil revenue.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Global Business Economy

Amazon entices warehouse employees

Amazon.com Inc is offering higher pay to recruit its own warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand and a worker shortage, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Stocks

Italian PM calls for European recovery bonds

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has urged the European Union to launch a "recovery bond" to help fund the response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying failure to tackle the emergency would be a "tragic mistake" for the bloc.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Global Business Economy

Germany's Ceconomy applies for state financing

German electronics retailer Ceconomy is applying for state financing to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on its business following forced shop closures. The company has decided to apply for financing from German state bank KfW to complement cost cut

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Efforts afoot to provide safety tools to medical staff: Firdous

The federal government has allocated Rs 50 million for highlighting the National Coordination Committee (NCC) decisions through advertisements in both the print and the electronic media amid coronavirus outbreak.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Earth Hour 2020 marked amid health crisis

In the midst of the global COVID-19 health crisis, Earth Hour marked a moment of solidarity for the planet as global communities united and organized events digitally on Saturday. Pakistan commemorated Earth Hour 2020 completely online and the virtual eve

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Dry weather likely

The Met Office on Saturday forecast mainly dry weather in the most parts of the country in the next 24 hours. Weather in Karachi is likely to remain sunny with a maximum temperature ranging up to 34 degrees Celsius and 80 percent humidity on Sunday. "A sh

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

To help fight Covid-19: Government, opposition urged to join hands

Chairman Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Altaf Shakoor has urged government and opposition parties to join hands to counter the onslaught of coronavirus.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

IT & Computers

PASHA urges government to allow e-commerce deliveries

Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITES (PASHA) has urged the government to allow e-commerce deliveries which will help reduce social interaction, thus limiting the spread of the coronavirus.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items continue to soar

Prices of most of the essential kitchen items especially pulses, tea, ghee/cooking oil, sugar, rice and eggs have witnessed an increase during this past week as compared to the week before it, a survey carried out by Business Recorder revealed here

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

11 pilgrims shifted to homes from Sukkur quarantine

Eleven more pilgrims were sent back to their homes from Sukkur's quarantine facility on Saturday, sources said.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Business & Economy

PM's relief package welcomed

A former vice president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Tariq Halim, and a former president of the Khairpur Chamber of Commerce, Shabnam Zafar, have welcomed Prime Minister Imran Khan's relief package of Rs880 billion anno

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Business & Economy

Industrial units: Government urged to consult trade bodies

Former president KCCI Abdullah Zaki has urged the government to start consultation with trade bodies and business community to keep the industrial units operating in the country.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

SHC orders D&SJ to obtain reports on spraying in jails

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday ordered the district and sessions judges to obtain reports from jail superintendents of the province regarding spray in jails, supply of sanitizers, masks, hand gloves, screening of inmates and tests of the coronavir

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Business & Economy

Unregistered persons: Government urged to defer CNIC condition on sale of goods

Convener of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) standing committee on Sales Tax and Chairman Indenters Association of Pakistan (IAOP), Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, has urged the federal government to defer Computerized National Ident

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Taxes

Shipping company asked to ensure e-payments, e-communication systems

Pakistan Customs has directed shipping companies to ensure e-payments and e-communication systems in order to facilitate trade in routine transactions amid current health emergency situation.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Youth killed in clash

A youth was killed in a clash in Hyderabad on Saturday. Two groups clashed in Mahar Ali Housing Society located Latifabad area of Hyderabad in which they used stones and sticks. As a result, a 22-year-old youth, Abid Shaikh, suffered serious injuries and

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

14 CCUs to be established across Sindh: 12 new cases of coronavirus detected in Karachi: Murad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to establish 14 Critical Care Units (CCUs) all over Sindh, including one in Karachi, and they would have ventilators, monitors, pulse oximeter, suction machines, defibrillator and compressors.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PPA fears short supply of poultry products

Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has extended serious apprehensions on the short supply of chicken and eggs in the coming months because of extremely low consumption due to the closure of restaurants, hotels and wedding parties.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Hamza files bail petition on 'ground of coronavirus'

Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz on Saturday approached the Lahore High Court for post-arrest bail in illegal assets/money laundering case on the ground of being vulnerable to coronavirus pandemic in prison.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Khaqan Abbasi moves IHC for protective bail

Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking protective bail in an illegal appointment case against him. Barrister Zafarullah Khan has filed the petition on Abbasi's behalf on Saturday.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Shahbaz chairs consultative session on Covid-19 with medics

PML-N President and National Assembly opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has demanded that patients suffering from the new coronavirus must be immediately removed from mainstream hospitals or any part thereof and instead marriage halls, schools, colleges an

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Energy

India's electricity use falls to lowest in five years

India's electricity use plummeted to levels last recorded in March 2015, government data showed on Saturday, due to a nationwide lockdown to arrest the spread of the coronavirus.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Global Business Economy

Small businesses become endangered in virus-stricken New York

As New York becomes the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even die-hard businesses are shutting down in the so-called "city that never sleeps." The losses add to the economic toll from the crisis in the US, which is fighting the

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Global Business Economy

Canada pumps Can$200 billion into virus-stricken economy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a series of measures to boost the Canadian economy, almost doubling the amount of the aid pledged just two days ago to more than Can$200 billion.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Energy

Government may exercise force majeure against IPPs, opine experts

The federal government can exercise the clause of force majeure against Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to pull the power sector out of pressure due to outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, said power sector experts.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

GCU to introduce online course on health

Government College University (GCU) Lahore will work with Inter University Consortium for promotion of Social Sciences Pakistan (IUCPSS), the largest network of Pakistani universities, to introduce two weeks short online certificate course on public healt

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Sarwar urges people to win war against virus by staying at home

While announcing provision of masks, sanitizers and soaps to prisoners and staff of all the jails as well as free ration to 100,000 poor families in Punjab, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Saturday that war against corona cannot be won in

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Energy

Quarantine centres: Lesco sets up control room

The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has set up a control room to monitor uninterrupted electricity supply to quarantine centres in the city. Staff at the control room will perform duty in three shifts.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Cotton & Textile

PHMA seeks relief for export sector

Amid global economic slowdown due to corona pandemic, Chaudhry Salamat Ali, Central Chairman, Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) mentioned that the financial losses to textile export industries are multiplying every coming day a

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Shahbaz concerned at depreciation in Pak rupee

Expressing concern over depreciation in Pak rupee by three percent, Leader of the Opposition and PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said the incumbent government has failed to stabilize the economy.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Rana skips court amid Covid-19 threat

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Rana Sanaullah skipped Saturday's court amid coronavirus fear. Rana Sanaullah was asked to appear before an anti-narcotics court today for the indictment in drugs case.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Covid-19 pandemic: Telecom operators act to facilitate subscribers

Telecom operators have been undertaking several initiatives amid COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate subscribers across Pakistan, and to provide them with awareness about coronavirus and uninterrupted services.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Media outlet's anchorperson tests positive for Covid-19

A 24-year-old news anchor of a private media outlet in Lahore tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the tally of the confirmed cases in Punjab has jumped to 497.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Business & Economy

Pension delivery to 272,000: Minister lauds Pakistan Post employee's performance

Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed on Saturday paid a glowing tribute to a Pakistan Post employee who has set an example of great honor, valor and sacrifice during time of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Sealing of twin cities' corona-hit localities continues unabated

The district administrations of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Saturday continued complete sealing of the localities in which some individuals were tested positive for coronavirus.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Punjab reports seven new coronavirus cases

With seven new corona positive cases, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in Punjab has reached 497, leaving the Sindh province behind with regard to the total number of such cases.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

'Rule of Law Index': IHC seeks report from law and justice ministry

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) sought report from the Ministry of Law and Justice regarding implementation of factors mentioned in the World Justice Project "Rule of Law Index". The factors of Rule of Law Index are: constraints on government powers, absen

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Business & Economy

Wholesale chemists apprehend shortage of drugs

President Wholesale Chemist of Pakistan Atif Blu on Saturday appealed not to halt transportation of medicines due to lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak. Atif Blu asked the government to allow wholesalers and the retailers to come to the market and not to

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Covid-19 test capacity enhanced in KP, says CM's aide

Advisor to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information Ajmal Wazir said on Friday that the coronavirus testing capacity of the province has been increased to 500 patients a day. Addressing a press briefing to give an update on the measures adopted to

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

231 KP schools turned into quarantine centres

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has turned 231 schools into quarantine centres across the province due to growing cases of coronavirus infected. Many of the educational facilities have been made quarantine centres as a precautionary measure and as preparation for an u

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Swabi district: Coronavirus infected areas cordoned off

Local police cordoned off coronavirus infected areas in Murghuz and Zaida towns of Swabi district and urged the people to stay at their homes. District Police Officer (DPO) Swabi, Imran Shahid told media that these areas were locked down in order to preve

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Business & Economy

To mitigate impact on industries: KP forms task force on Covid-19

In pursuance to the decision of the provincial cabinet and state of emergency declared in the wake of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Secretary Industries, Commerce and Technical Education Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has constituted a task force

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Energy

Coronavirus outbreak: CNG owners urge government to announce relief package

Owners and dealers of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) here demanded of the government and Prime Minister Imran Khan to announce special financial relief package as the CNG sector also adversely affected due to outbreak of coronavirus.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Capital witnesses low crime rate

Crime rate in the federal Capital remained relatively low during the last week as only few cases of theft and carjacking were reported to the various police stations of the city. During the last week, four cases of various kinds of theft and two cases of

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Making the lockdown work

Finally, after much confusion, lockdown began in the country primarily because the Sindh government took the lead and the Punjab government saw no better course of action, really, despite all the concerns raised by the centre. The federal government's ini

Updated 02 Apr, 2020 09:14am

Outlining NAB's jurisdiction

That the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is increasingly viewed as ruthless but also discriminatory in its role as the country's premier anti-corruption authority is a fact that has found its best expression from a detailed judgement of Islamabad Hig

Updated 02 Apr, 2020 09:14am

Release of prisoners

The coronavirus is a disaster for the prisoners. Given notorious overcrowding and woeful unhygienic conditions in our jails, the lives of inmates are at unprecedentedly grave risk. And this is not specific to Pakistan; jails in many other states too face

Updated 02 Apr, 2020 09:14am

Articles

'Corona' realities

The world seems to be changing permanently. COVID-19 is bigger than 9/11 or 2008 global financial crisis. World living population hasn't seen such a catastrophe. It is a health crisis and has long-lasting physiological and economic implications. Global fi

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Articles

Hot money and high interest rates: trade-offs?

Since the beginning of March'20, Pakistan's economy witnessed three economic disturbances and one expected policy revision: a) net outflow of US$ 1.3 billion from treasury bills (dubbed as 'hot money') out of the total inflow of US$ 3.43 billion inflow of

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Articles

Why US is leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases

From the first known patient in late January to now almost 100,000 infected, the United States has earned the unwanted distinction of leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Letters

What's in store?

The researchers in the field of economics and finance are still struggling to determine exact causes behind the Great Depression. The reasons behind the 2008 global meltdown or 2009 world Recession are too well known. The recession that is shaping up now

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PM finalises mechanism for 'Coronavirus Relief Tiger Force'

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday chaired a meeting to finalise a mechanism to be adopted for 'Coronavirus Relief Tiger Force'- a volunteer programme aimed at carrying out activities at the time of the pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

FBR urged to stop recovery proceedings for April

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) should immediately issue a circular or general order to all its field officers to temporarily stop recovery proceedings or passing different orders against the taxpayers for April 2020.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Tech volunteers use 3D printers to make crucial virus masks

3D printer owners across Britain have answered the call of health leaders by teaming up to produce thousands of face visors to protect medical workers from being infected with coronavirus.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Expert underscores need for renegotiating IMF conditionalities

The government needs to renegotiate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the terms and conditions of $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) based on demand compression, subsequent to coronavirus outbreak and the resultant lockdown to prop up demand

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	279.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 30	6,071.17
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,759.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,513.97
Nasdaq / Jan 30	19,681.75
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,646.88
Dow Jones / Jan 30	44,882.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,727.20

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 30	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 30	248,885
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,849.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 30	66.27
Petrol/Litre / Jan 31	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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