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Letters

The challenge of corruption

LETTER: This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "NAB put on the spot" carried by the newspaper on Saturday. I...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Mystery Russian projectile raises fears of arms race in space

ARTICLE: The United States this week accused Russia of having tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, a charge...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

America divided two months after death of Floyd

ARTICLE: One after another, statues recalling slavery in America keep coming down, and night after night...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Tapping the digital banking potential

ARTICLE: Based on extrapolation from a 2005 SMEDA survey, and using commercial and industrial electricity ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

PFA approves assistance package for injured, martyred employees

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority's Board of Directors (BoDs) has given approval of special assistance for injured...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:16am

PFA seals 31 food points, penalises dozens of food business operators

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has sealed 31 food points and penalized dozens of food business operators...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:15am

Another couple killed in name of honour

KARACHI: A man and his wife have been killed at their residence in the name of honour here in Nazimabad area of...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:14am

Prominent orthopaedic surgeon remembered

KARACHI: Tributes were paid to Professor Younus Soomro a prominent orthopaedic surgeon of the city and former Head ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

SHC CJ orders to resume suspended court proceedings

KARACHI: Chief Justice Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered for resumption of all civil business, criminal work and...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:13am

PSP to stage protest against PPP's anti-Karachi policy

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party will stage a massive protest outside the Karachi Press Club today to denounce the...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:12am

Level crossing safety: PR Karachi to initiate awareness campaign

KARACHI: Level crossings, especially unmanned, have become a major source of concern these days owing to the ...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:18am

Governments use courts for their own interests: Siraj

KARACHI: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Siraj-ul-Haq on Saturday questioned transparency of the country's accountability...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:19am

Punjab records over 12,000 Covid-19 recoveries in past 24 hours

LAHORE: Punjab reported 268 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the province's total...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Wheat scandal: ACE arrests 10 food officers

LAHORE: Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested 10 food officers and officials over corruption charges in...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Minister directs installation of air pollution control devices

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Trade and Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal has directed the steel melters to install air...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Four special trains for Eid

LAHORE: In order to facilitate the passengers, Pakistan Railways has decided to operate four special trains on the...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Deputy Commissioner Karachi: MQM-P condemns appointment of Fazl's brother

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) has condemned the appointment of JUI chief Maulana Fazlur...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Europe

Four die in plane crash in Swiss Alps

GENEVA: Two Swiss and two Austrian nationals were killed on Saturday when their small plane crashed in the Swiss...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:01am

Mass anti-Kremlin rallies grip Russia's Far East

KHABAROVSK: Huge anti-government demonstrations erupted in Russia's Far East on Saturday over the arrest of a ...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:58am

USA

Fresh violence in Portland as police fire tear gas on protesters

PORTLAND: Police and federal agents fired tear gas and forcefully dispersed protesters in the US city of Portland...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Africa

Somali PM axed in no-confidence vote

MOGADISHU: Somalia's parliament removed Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire from his post in a vote of no confidence on...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:00am

Illegal cattle markets sealed, fines imposed on violators: NCOC informed

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday was briefed that after receiving reports of...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Energy

Long-term LPG policy being prepared

ISLAMABAD: The government is preparing a long-term Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) policy aimed at increasing the...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

No let up in crimes in Capital

ISLAMABAD: Despite tall claims of police high-ups, there is no let up in crime in the city as thieves, carjackers,...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Grains

Unprecedented increase in wheat flour, sugar prices witnessed

ISLAMABAD: Sugar price has witnessed an increase of Rs200 per 50kg bag, wheat flour price Rs115 per 25kg bag, and ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Capital reports 55 new Covid-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: On Saturday 55 new coronavirus cases were reported in the federal capital, the official data revealed....

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

100-year-old-man case: LHC directs Home Department to decide within month

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has directed the Home Department to decide appeal of an over hundred year old man ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Afridi condemns draconian laws to shrink cyber space for Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi has condemned the draconian laws...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Natural calamities: Farmers, stakeholders for early warning system

LAHORE: Farmers and stakeholders in agricultural economy have stressed for setting up an early warning system to ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Grains

Millers concerned over increasing price of wheat flour

PESHAWAR: Flour mills owners have expressed serious concern over the increasing price of flour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Sindh sees 789 new Covid-19 cases, 25 deaths: CM

KARACHI: As many as 798 new cases of coronavirus emerged when 11,009 samples were tested raising the tally to ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Ufone bags two prestigious awards

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Telecom brand, Ufone, added another feather in its cap by winning two prestigious Effie Awards...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

SU decides to conduct virtual exams for first semester

HYDERABAD: The 41st meeting of the Academic Council of Sindh University was held via zoom cloud option under the...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

KPHC approves provincialisation of two roads

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highways Council (KPHC) has formally approved the provincialisation of two more...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

No loadshedding during Eid holidays

LAHORE: The Ministry of Power Division Saturday announced that there would be no loadshedding and load-management...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Locust control operations in process in Nagarparkar area

KARACHI: The Met Office has said that currently, control operations are in process against hopper groups and bands ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

LoC, IOJK: AJK journalists briefed over prevailing security situation

RAWALPINDI: A delegation of journalists from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) visited the Inter Services Public ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Mansehra-Thahkot motorway completes: Bajwa

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, and Chairman China Pakistan Economic...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Balochistan minister booked in murder case

QUETTA: Levies in Barkhan have registered a case against Balochistan Minister Abdul Rehman Khetran and his two ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Keeping account secure: Facebook issues guidelines for Pakistani users

KARACHI: Facebook has issued guidelines on account safety for Pakistani users to be more vigilant in protecting ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

FBISE matriculation results' policy: Students fail in 40pc subjects to be promoted

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has changed matriculation results'...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Shifa launches plantation drive

ISLAMABAD: A ceremony was held at Shifa International Hospital (SIH) to plant trees as part of the Nationwide Clean...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

SNGPL special task force on UFG control conducts raid

LAHORE: SNGPL special task force on UFG control HO, has conducted a successful raid at a Plaster of Paris factory,...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Malala speaks at LUMS's first-ever virtual convocation

LAHORE: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, LUMS hosted its first-ever virtual Convocation Ceremony 2020 on Facebook, with...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

PML-N expresses alarm over wheat, flour crises

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has expressed alarm over the...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (July 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 25, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (July 26, 2020)....

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

National grid: KE seeks Nepra's support to get additional power

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has sought National Electric Power Regulatory Authority's (Nepra's) support to get...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:38am

Amendments to NAB law seek extension in chairman's tenure?

KARACHI: The government's proposed amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance contain clauses which seek to...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:38am

Tighter mask rules, more tests as WHO warns of Europe virus spike

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization expressed concern Friday over a coronavirus resurgence in Europe as ...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:39am

Record number of new virus cases as public loses faith in govts

PARIS: The world has set a new record for the highest daily increase in coronavirus infections, as a survey released...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:39am

NAB informs apex court: 1,226 references pending in 25 accountability courts

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed the apex court that in 25 accountability courts all ...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:43am

'Amended Ordinance calls for setting up of Corporate Restructuring Board'

ISLAMABAD: Corporate Restructuring Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 has directed the federal government to...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:47am

Exchange

Moody's lists factors underpinning credit profile

ISLAMABAD: The credit profile of Pakistan (issuer rating B3) reflects the country's "baa2" economic strength, which...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:40am

Government spells out achievements

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Saturday said, "Today, is a historic...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:20am

Bilawal describes law minister as 'lawyer for Jadhav'

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan People's Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday described law minister (Barrister...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:21am

Exchange

Mills' actual output, tax payments: FBR for placing 'RFID trackers' in sugar sacks

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has strongly recommended that the sugar mills' actual production, ...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:22am

Steps under way to extricate country from FATF grey list: Qureshi

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday said the government was taking some more...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:21am

Islamabad, Kabul trade barbs over 'border firing'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have again resorted to blaming each other after recent cross-border shelling in...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:23am

PAF fully cognizant of geo-strategic developments: Air Chief

SKARDU: Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force visited PAF Base, Qadri at...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Bilawal meets Mengal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday met with Balochistan National...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:21am

PM to launch 'Ehsaas Nashonuma Programme' soon

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is to launch soon the Ehsaas Nashonuma Programme for pregnant and breastfeeding...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 04:21am

US consulate in China readies for closure as diplomatic row rages

CHENGDU, China: Workers removed the US insignia from the consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday, a day...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Two more Kashmiris martyred

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more Kashmiri youth in ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Bajwa calls MBS to inquire about King's health

RIYADH: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa called Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Experts identify major snags to wind power generation

LAHORE: Low credibility and capacity of pertinent regulatory and monitoring bodies, administrative delays and...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Soldier martyred

RAWALPINDI: A terrorist fire raid on security forces during routine patrolling near Pidarak area of Kech, ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

ALPA offers assistance in addressing safety, technical issues

KARACHI: Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) has offered its help to Pakistan International Airlines...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Managing the anti-polio drive

EDITORIAL: The anti-polio drive could not have been resumed quickly enough considering that 60 cases have already...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Abduction of a journalist

EDITORIAL: The manner in which journalist Matiullah Jan was abducted and released on Tuesday, once again, highlights...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

'Insolvency time bomb'

EDITORIAL: A report by an international trade insurance firm, suggesting that 'Covid-19 is creating an insolvency...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Currency

Economic growth: PIAF seeks out-of-the-box solutions

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has called for out-of-the-box solutions for...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:56am

Industry

Construction sector: Punjab government introduces 'one window system'

LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced 'one window system' for issuance of permits related to the construction...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:54am

Industry

PBIF chief slams increasing power tariff

KARACHI: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian Zahid Hussain has said further increasing ...

Updated 26 Jul, 2020 03:52am

Commodities

China's iron ore futures slip as steel margins depressed

MANILA: Dalian iron ore futures slipped on Thursday as depressed steel margins in China outweighed hopes for the...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (July 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rate falls by Rs 50 to Rs 8250

KARACHI: The Spot Rate Committee of Karachi Cotton Association on Saturday has decreased the spot rate by Rs 50 per...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

NTDC energizes 600MVA transformer at grid station

Energy

Industry

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (July 25,...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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