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PM's strategy helped in controlling impact of Covid-19: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Saturday said effective planning by Prime...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:21am

Letters

Power system inadequacies

LETTER: Country's power system appears to be strongly characterised by comedy of errors. Consider what happened on...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 03:44am

Settlers and Palestinians unite in opposition to Israeli annexation

ARTICLE: Some Israeli settlers agree with their Palestinian neighbours in the occupied West Bank that the Jewish...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Pubs open, gyms shut: England's health dilemma

ARTICLE: It is raining hard but Bradley, a fitness instructor, and four of his gym rats are sweating profusely while...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Bolsonaro fans applaud his maverick virus response

ARTICLE: As the number of dead from coronavirus shot up in Brazil, the popularity of far right President Jair...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

CAA: stay home, stay safe?

PIA's journey from 'great people to fly with' to 'sadly no one wishes to fly with', is a five-decade story....

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 05:19pm

PM's policy of smart lockdown lauded: Minister witnesses oath-taking ceremony of Tiger Force's members

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said the policy of smart lockdown of Prime...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:21am

'First-ever comprehensive Youth Development Framework developed'

LAHORE: Special Advisor to Prime Minister for Youth Affairs Usman Dar has said that first-ever comprehensive ...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:21am

ILMA varsity launches YDSP for Intermediate, A-Level students

KARACHI: ILMA University has launched an unparalleled Youth Digital Support Program (YDSP) to provide essential...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Dead bodies of Sikh Yatrees airlifted by PAF C-130 aircraft

ISLAMABAD: On the instructions of Government of Pakistan, a PAF C-130 aircraft carrying dead bodies of Sikh Yatrees...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Wasa asked to remain vigilant during monsoon rains

HYDERABAD: The Divisional Commissioner (DC) Hyderabad Mohammed Abbas Baloch issued directives to the Wasa HDA...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Sindh resumes intercity transport with higher fares

KARACHI: Passenger coaches, buses and vans resumed operations across Sindh after four months on Saturday after the...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

IBA launches 2-year MS in data science

KARACHI: The IBA Karachi is pleased to announce the launch of Master of Science in Data Science programme commencing...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

ICT Admin tightens noose around outlaws by launching crackdowns

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration has tightened the noose around outlaws by carrying...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Government constantly increasing medical capabilities to cope with Covid-19: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the government...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:22am

Russia says China would be needed in expanded G7 summit

MOSCOW: Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Europe

UK film pioneer Earl Cameron dies aged 102

LONDON: Earl Cameron, who broke down racial barriers by becoming one of British film's first black stars in the...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (July 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Cotton & Textile

Bullish trend witnessed on cotton market

KARACHI: Local cotton market remained bullish on Saturday. Market sources said that increasing trend was witnessed ...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Pre-arrest bail: Shahbaz signs surety bonds

LAHORE: PML-N president and the Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has signed surety bonds...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:22am

Schools to be reopened if situation improves: minister

LAHORE: Punjab School Education Minister Dr Murad Raas has said that schools will be reopened from August 15 across...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Pakistan will continue support to Kashmiris' right of self-determination: Shehryar

ISLAMABAD: Shehryar Afridi, Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Saturday called on Sardar Masood Khan,...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 03:34am

UVAS detects SARS-CoV-2 genome from Covid-19 patients

LAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)'s pilot study has detected SARS-CoV-2 genome from...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Rashid terms 2020 Railways' revival year

LAHORE: Phrasing the current year as 'Railways' revival year,' Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad assured...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:24am

Sharp decline in new cases: Residents of Islamabad started 'living with coronavirus'

ISLAMABAD: With 13,292 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 130 deaths so far, the residents of the federal capital...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:24am

Philanthropist donates equipment to LGH

LAHORE: A Pakistani philanthropist based in the United States has donated modern equipments to General Hospital...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Time has come to shun old practices of 'minus-one': JI chief

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq has shown great concern over the rising political unrest in the...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Punjab finalises strategy to reopen all universities

LAHORE: After more than three months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab government has decided to...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

IoBM earns NBEAC's highest accreditation

KARACHI: The Institute of Business Management (IoBM) has been awarded the highest category "W" by the National...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Monsoon likely to start in Sindh from Monday

KARACHI: The Met Office on Saturday forecast the first monsoon rains in Sindh from Monday. It said that the monsoon...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Covid-19 situation: KP CM lauds efforts of government, civil, military, masses

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan while paying rich tribute to the services of frontline...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Sindh government to convert 8,672 isolation beds into HDU

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to convert 8,672 isolation beds into high dependency...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (July 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 4, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (July 5, 2020)....

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Currency

WB report: Political, governance risks high on account of Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB), which has recently extended financial support to the incumbent government to fight...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Government has so far approved Rs 173 billion cash assistance

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has, so far, approved a total of over Rs 173 billion cash assistance among 16.16...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Exchange

Pakistan decides to reopen border with Iran

ISLAMABAD: In a new move, the Government of Pakistan has decided to re-open border at four points with Iran from...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Eidul Azha: PM for ensuring strict implementation of SOPs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed ensuring strict implementation of SOPs, undertaking all required...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Trump visits Rushmore, bemoans racial protests

KEYSTONE: US President Donald Trump bemoaned protests demanding racial justice as "violent mayhem" Friday, but said...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Spain locks down 200,000 as virus mars US Independence Day

BARCELONA: Spain put 200,000 people back in lockdown on Saturday despite a stuttering European reopening as ...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

US aircraft carriers conduct drills in South China Sea

TOKYO: Two US aircraft carriers have carried out drills in the South China Sea, a US Navy spokesman said Saturday,...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Exchange

Regulated activity without reference from SECP: NAB, FIA may not probe alleged offence, says SHC

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) may not probe an ...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Abbasi demands action against 262 pilots of PIA

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Shahid Khaqan...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

FBR pastes notice outside Justice Faez Isa's house?

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday is said to have pasted a notice from the tax authority outside...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Senior Member Customs Policy given charge for 3 months: FBR chairperson transferred

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has given the additional charge of post of chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Donation of 100 ventilators symbolizes Pak-US partnership: Pompeo

ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Saturday said that the donation of 100 American made ventilators to...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Power Division all set to initiate probe into Sepco affairs

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is all set to hold an inquiry into Sukkur Electric Supply Company (Sepco) affairs, one of...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Two different judgements issued on ISL issue: expert

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore and Sindh High Courts have issued different judgments on the issue of the Income Support Levy...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Construction of temple: PM for early resolution of issue

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday directed concerned authorities to consult Council of Islamic...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Sri Lanka minister offers ICC evidence 2011 World Cup was fixed

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former sports minister said Saturday he has offered more evidence to cricket's world governing...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Delay in intra-Afghan talks provides opportunities for spoilers: Khalilzad

DOHA: US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad urges that delay in the start of intra-Afghan ...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

PPP leaders reject accusations

KARACHI: Sindh Education and Labor Minister Saeed Ghani and PPP National Assembly member Abdul Qadir Patel have said...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus

PUNE: An Indian man said he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus ...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

North Korea says no need for talks with US

SEOUL: North Korea does "not feel any need" to resume talks with Washington, a senior diplomat for the country said...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Withholding regime: 'About half of tax generated remains unclaimed'

LAHORE: About half of the tax generated from withholding regime remains unclaimed, and still almost 90 percent of...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

PM's advisor, Chinese envoy discuss matters of mutual interest

ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing called on the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Trains and accidents

EDITORIAL: Surely, someone in Pakistan Railways would have realised by now that repeated accidents at unmanned level...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Currency

Travails of tourism sector

EDITORIAL: While it is not surprising that one of the sectors worst hit globally by the coronavirus pandemic is...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Exchange

Textile exporters perturbed over delays in GST refunds

KARACHI: Textile exporters are highly perturbed over excessive and unreasonable delays in GST refunds which have ...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Commodities

Egypt intends importing meat from Pakistan

LAHORE: Egypt has shown interest in importing meat from Pakistan and requested to allow an inspection of Pakistani...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Commodities

Prices of food items witness significant increase

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items especially vegetables, eggs and chicken have witnessed an increase...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Gwadar International Airport to be harbinger of development: Asim Bajwa

ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Currency

PIAF urges government to withdraw 'anti-industry' decision

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has asked the government to withdraw the...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Industry

Activities banned: Caterers, decorators give one week's ultimatum

KARACHI: All Pakistan Caterers, Decorators & Event Organizers Association has given one week ultimatum to the...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Exchange

Exporters reject hike in electricity tariff

KARACHI: Industrialists and exporters have rejected the hike in power tariff by the federal government and said that...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Airlift introduces online grocery shopping service

ISLAMABAD: Bus ride-hailing service Airlift has introduced a new online grocery shopping service in Pakistan...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Exchange

Pak-Afghan trade: Business community seeks PM's intervention

PESHAWAR: President of Frontier Customs Agents Group (FCAG), Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, and convener of the Federation of...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

KARACHI: All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time). 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 22	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	155.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25
Hang Seng / Jan 22	19,778.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 22	8,579.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 22	21,258.81

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 22	67.34
Petrol/Litre / Jan 23	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▲ 0.96 (10.07%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 22 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	14.94 ▲ 1.36 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	15.51 ▲ 1.41 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 22 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	116.40 ▲ 10.58 (10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▼ -0.70 (-11.67%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 22 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	49.95 ▼ -5.55 (-10.00%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.21 ▼ -3.00 (-9.93%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 22 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.58 ▼ -1.26 (-9.81%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Masood Textile / Jan 22 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.05 ▼ -5.27 (-9.70%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.98 ▼ -5.92 (-9.56%)
Mari Energies / Jan 22 Mari Energies Limited(MARI)	598 ▼ -61.53 (-9.33%)
Hala Enterprise / Jan 22 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	12.10 ▼ -1.21 (-9.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,158,485 ▼ -0.07
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	83,500,175 ▲ 3.03
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.23
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.08
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.04
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.10
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	18,601,390 ▼ -0.41

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