Stocks Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (July 21, 2020) and the forecast for Wednesday (July 22, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange NA witnesses war of words between lawmakers ISLAMABAD: The Lower House of the Parliament saw a tumultuous session on Tuesday following exchange of verbal... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Sister Ruth Lewis dies of Covid-19 ISLAMABAD: Sister Ruth Lewis, the in-charge and one of the founders of charity organisation Dar-ul-Sukoon passed ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Transporters facing hardships at Torkham border: Senate body seeks briefing from ministry ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions has decided on Tuesday to seek briefing from... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Students stranded in Wuhan: Matter mishandled, panel observes ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday observed that the matter of overseas students stranded in Wuhan during... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Covid-19 tally reaches 266,647 across country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's coronavirus tally has reached 266,647 with 5,661 deaths and 208,030 recoveries, federal and... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
EU to provide Rs 3.6 billion for rule of law support KARACHI: Noor Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Anne Marchal, Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Murad orders to seal borders to prevent wheat smuggling KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, keeping in view growing wheat flour prices in the market, has... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange FIA busts Hawala network, arrests alleged RAW agent KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Wing of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday rounded up a man who was ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Minister orders crackdown against wheat hoarders KARACHI: Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that there is no shortage... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Sarwar constitutes six-member inquiry committee LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has constituted a six-member inquiry committee to review the ... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:14am
Murtaza rejects reopening of schools in Sindh from August 15 KARACHI: Spokesperson for Sindh government and Advisor for Law, Environment & Coastal Development Barrister... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:15am
Easypaisa partners with PCB KARACHI: Easypaisa has become the associate partner of the Pakistan Cricket Board for national cricket team's tour ... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 04:07am
Autonomy should be ensured at district and city level: Kamal KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that the tragedy of Pakistan is that the... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:13am
Pompeo urges 'entire world' to stand up to China LONDON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged "the entire world" Tuesday to stand up to China but denied forcing... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
USA Facebook slaps disclaimer on Trump post on mail voting WASHINGTON: Facebook placed an informational disclaimer Tuesday on a post from President Donald Trump claiming... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange Moscow sees 'chance' to save Iran nuclear deal MOSCOW: Russia still believes there is hope of rescuing the nuclear deal with Iran, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Asia Iraqi PM meets Rouhani in first trip abroad TEHRAN: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi met Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Tuesday during his... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
UK government failed to probe Russian 'meddling': MPs LONDON: British lawmakers slammed the government on Tuesday for failing to look into possible Russian meddling in UK... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Nobel Prize banquet cancelled over coronavirus STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Foundation, which manages the Nobel Prizes, on Tuesday cancelled its traditional December... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
USA TikTok to add 10,000 US jobs over 3 years WASHINGTON: The fast-growing video-sharing app TikTok said Tuesday it plans to add some 10,000 US jobs over the next... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Armed man holds 20 bus passengers hostage in Ukraine LUTSK: Ukrainian police were holding tense negotiations on Tuesday with a man armed with explosives who took 20... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
China Be more patriotic, China's Xi tells companies BEIJING: Chinese companies should be more patriotic as well as enhancing their ability to expand overseas, as the... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
USA Thousands of US workers walk out in 'Strike for Black Lives' NEW YORK: Thousands of US workers walked out of their jobs across the country Monday for a strike in solidarity with... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
New corporate initiatives aim for carbon neutrality NEW YORK: Nine global corporations unveiled an initiative Tuesday to step up efforts to move to a "net zero" carbon... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Partly Facetious: Historical context doesn't apply in certain cases ARTICLE: "I understand Shahbaz Sharif bashing by foes but by friends I find difficult to understand." "I don't see... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Duty drawbacks: Razak discusses progress on various MoC's initiatives ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood chaired a meeting on duty... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:13am
PPP won't allow centre to usurp Rs 483 billion of Punjab: Bilawal LAHORE: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that the PPP would not allow the... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:11am
Construction of temple: IHC reserves verdict in ICA ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved verdict in Intra-Court Appeal (ICA) challenging the... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:11am
PTA warns TikTok over 'immoral content' ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued a final warning to Chinese-owned social media app TikTok to clamp down on what it... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Dr Asim allowed to travel abroad KARACHI: An accountability court of Karachi on Tuesday again allowed former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain to ... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:10am
Stocks UK midcaps at 2-week high LONDON: London midcap stocks tracked European markets higher on Tuesday after bumper stimulus measures from the... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Suites in Parliament Lodges: Appointment of consultant for construction by August 5 ISLAMABAD: Senate House Committee in its meeting on Tuesday was told that the appointment of consultant for... Updated 22 Jul, 2020 03:08am
Threat alert issued ISLAMABAD: Some foreign terrorists have entered Pakistan for kidnapping of some high profile figure for ransom and... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Undertaking can invoke leniency provision if fault accepted, CCP rules ISLAMABAD: In an order passed into a downstream cartelisation case, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
PFUJ condemns journalist's abduction ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has urged the federal government to take urgent measures... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange Punjab cabinet shows confidence on Buzdar LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved the establishment of a national park over an area of 8740 acres at... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
103-year-old man overcomes Covid-19 in upper Chitral BOONI: A 103-year old man has survived coronavirus infection in the remote mountainous region of Upper Chitral in... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Government may open marriage halls after Eid: minister LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Bashrata has said that the proposal of opening marriage halls after Eid-ul-Azha is... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
PPDWP approves three development schemes LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved three development schemes of two sectors - local... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Use of narcotics, extortion rampant in Gujrat jail: report LAHORE: Corruption, intimidation, use of narcotics and extortion of money from jail accounts of inmates, especially... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Cotton 'Build a pyramid, if you have to...' ARTICLE: When you are in a crisis what you do is build an infrastructure-you build a pyramid if you have to, build... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Currency Exports for economic growth ARTICLE: Trade and technological advancements provide the fundamental impetus for sustainable economic growth.... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Political capital from EU recovery deal dwarfs cash prize ARTICLE: The economic recovery package agreed on Tuesday after a marathon EU summit ticks most of the political ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Letters Targeted subsidies LETTER: Subsidies lose their real meanings and effectiveness if they are not targeted. In other words, you don't... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Currency State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Forex Exchange rates: buying and selling KARACHI: Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (July 21,... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Forex Currency notes: exchange rates KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Libor LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Currency Bill buying rates per unit of currency KARACHI: Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Forex Banks rates for currency notes (buying and selling) KARACHI: The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Forex Open market rates of foreign currencies KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Tuesday (July 21,... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Forex Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Libor LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.KIBOR Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ========================== KIBOR... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.JLI JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.JLI JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.JLI JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,151.6057 Bid... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.JLI JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,408.3022... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.JLI JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.JLI JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,342.0348 ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.EFU EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange Dividend/Bonus Announcements KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange Board meetings in progress KARACHI: Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.BR Index BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ==================================== BR... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Mutual Funds Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan KARACHI: Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Tuesday (July 21, 2020)... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Currency THE RUPEE: General gain KARACHI: On Tuesday, upon market closing, Pakistan Rupee recorded a general gain in value in both interbank and open... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Forex Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Forex Dollar's rate in interbank market KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================== Bid Rate Rs... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.Ports Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Commodities Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Tuesday (July 21, 2020). ======================================= Offset... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (July 21, 2020)... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Exchange LME official prices LONDON: The following were Monday official prices.... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Rates.Bullion Bullion Rates KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Energy Election year 2017-18: 517,532 new gas consumers added to SNGPL network: Ogra ISLAMABAD: As many as 517,532 new gas consumers were added to Punjab in the election year 2017-18 and the last year... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Energy OGRA makes significant progress during FY- 2018-2019 ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has made significant progress during financial year 2018-2019... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Energy Petrol crisis in June: 'Government's allegation of hoarding by OMCs does not hold water' ISLAMABAD: A former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC), challenging the... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Commodities Gold surges to new high KARACHI: Gold continues to surge to a new high of Rs113500 per tola, up by Rs2250 on the local market, traders said... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Energy Consumers ridicule Sepco, Hesco CEOs at webinar ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) and Sukkur Electric Supply... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Cotton & Textile Stable trend witnessed on cotton market KARACHI: The rates of the cotton remained stable in the local market on Tuesday. Market sources told that due to the... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Cotton & Textile Cotton Spot Rates KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (July 21, 2020).... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Grains Russian wheat export prices up amid slow supply MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices rose for the second consecutive week last week due to the slow pace of... Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am