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Nationwide coronavirus cases jump to 283,137

ISLAMABAD: The nationwide coronavirus cases, with the emergence of over 900 new cases, have jumped to 283,137; death...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Independence Day and Muharram: Set of guidelines prepared, NCOC told

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday was informed by the relevant quarters that a...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Covid-19: Punjab posts 192 new cases, two deaths

LAHORE: As many as 192 have been found positive out of 7,022 tests conducted during the last 24 hours in Punjab,...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Partly Facetious: Difference in Semantics

ARTICLE: "Imitation is the best form of flattery." "Hey back off The Khan doesn't imitate no one - he gives...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Shahbaz slams Qureshi's remarks about OIC

LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has criticised Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Punjab government in strong position inside, outside parliament: governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that the Punjab government is in a strong position inside...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Public Sector Development Programme: Rs 101.5 billion for various uplift projects released

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs101.5 billion (15.62 per cent) for various ongoing and new...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Park Lane case: AC turns down Zardari's case dismissal plea

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing multi-billion rupees fake banks accounts case on Friday turned down...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

USA

Former US national security advisor Scowcroft dies

WASHINGTON: Brent Scowcroft, the respected national security advisor to two Republican presidents and a Washington...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:39am

Middle East

Children among 20 killed in Yemen strike

SANAA: Seven children were among 20 people killed in an air strike on northern Yemen, Huthi rebels and an aid...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:29am

Russia wants to return to Venus

MOSCOW: The head of Russia's space agency said Friday that Roscosmos wants to return to Venus and bring back soil...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:26am

Belgium suspends arms exports to Saudi guard

BRUSSELS: Belgium's top legal authority on Friday suspended arms export licences for shipments to Saudi Arabia's...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:36am

South Asia

India virus tally hit 2 million

NEW DELHI: India's official coronavirus case tally hit two million on Friday, doubling in three weeks as the ...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:26am

South Asia

At least 14 dead as India airliner crashes on landing

NEW DELHI: At least 14 people were killed and 15 others were seriously injured Friday when an Indian passenger jet...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:40am

South Asia

Rajapaksa brothers take two-thirds majority

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two-thirds majority in a parliamentary election that ...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:41am

US says sending immediate $15 million in food, medicine to Lebanon

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it was sending an immediate $15 million worth of food and medicine to help...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:37am

Middle East

Lebanon president rejects global probe into port blast

BEIRUT: Lebanon's president Friday rejected any international probe into the catastrophic port blast, saying a...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:35am

Government to respond to APNS issues positively: Shibli

KARACHI: Senator Shibli Faraz, Federal Minister for Information who attended the Zoom meeting of the Executive...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Heavy rain forecast for Balochistan

KARACHI: The Met office on Friday said the monsoon rainy weather system is now prevailing on Sindh likely to move to...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:19am

Exchange

NAB to establish special cell for white-collar crimes

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to establish a Special Cell for effective prove of...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:19am

TikTok releases updated community guidelines in Urdu

KARACHI: TikTok has released an updated publication of the Community Guidelines in Urdu that will help and maintain ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

NAB clarifies

ISLAMABAD: Reportedly there is a malicious campaign of financial irregularities being launched on social media...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:30am

Sailing club: Navy barred from giving membership

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday barred the Pakistan Navy from issuing memberships of the Sailing...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:31am

Public sector universities: Punjab governor takes notice of pending matters

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has taken notice of pending matters regarding the public sector...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:31am

Withdrawal of Tahaffuz-e-Bunyad-e-Islam Bill 2020 demanded

LAHORE: Government and opposition members in Punjab Assembly on Friday unanimously demanded that government should...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:31am

PML-N asks Punjab CM to step down before facing NAB inquiry

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has asked Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar to step down before...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 03:31am

CM briefed: 4.37 CFT sludge removed from 54 drains

KARACHI: As many as 4.37 CFT sludge has been removed from 54 nullas, including 18 connecting drains so far, and...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Capital sees 41 new cases of Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has witnessed an increase in the federal capital as compared to ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Websites of cinemas go 'out of order'

LAHORE: With less than two days left for lifting of Covid-19 restrictions across the country, almost all the ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

PPP to write to embassies, diplomats about NAB

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has decided to write letters to the foreign embassies and diplomats to...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (August 6, 2020) and the forecast for Friday (August 7, 2020)....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Exchange

PSX remains volatile: BRIndex100 loses 20.87 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday remained volatile and after moving both sides closed on negative note due...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Letters

Businesses allowed to reopen

LETTER: The federal government has taken to the right decision to allow almost businesses to reopen as the country...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Currency

Picking pennies: Dollar slump lifts US bond returns for foreigners

ARTICLE: A 10% decline in the value of the US dollar since March has boosted returns for foreign investors in the...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Exchange

Exports - Déjà vu

ARTICLE: A while ago, definitely been more than a year (albeit I'm too lazy to try to trace out that particular...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Cotton

There's need for gap analysis

ARTICLE: In July 2020, the export proceeds grew by 5.8 per cent to $1.998 billion as per the data released by the...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Taking stock - II

ARTICLE: The real challenge is progress on the economic reforms at the micro level. These long delayed reforms are...

Updated 08 Aug, 2020 01:48pm

Cotton & Textile

PHMA submits proposals for Textile Policy 2020-25

KARACHI: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has submitted their proposals to Ministry...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Cotton & Textile

New York cotton

NEW YORK: The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Energy

Oil slips on demand concerns but posts weekly rise

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell nearly 2% on Friday, limiting their weekly gain due to concerns the global recovery could...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Commodities

Tokyo rubber up

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures gained for a fifth straight session on Friday, as Shanghai futures rallied and ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Commodities

Gold's record breaking rally halts in Europe

LONDON: Gold dipped nearly 2% on Friday, snapping its record-breaking rally, after a slightly better-than-expected...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Thursday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 5,031. The traded value...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 89,718 tonnes of cargo comprising 82,209 tonnes of import cargo and 7,509 tonnes ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Commodities

Iron ore futures gains on Chinese steel demand

MANILA: Iron ore futures jumped on Thursday, with Dalian prices climbing more than 3% and the Singapore benchmark up...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday (August 6, 2020)....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market remains stable

LAHORE: Local cotton market remained stable on Friday however trading activities were affected due to rains in ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Energy

Turkey resuming eastern Med energy search

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that Turkey has restarted a search for energy in the...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Commodities

Canada to slap Can$3.6 billion counter-tariffs on US aluminium

OTTAWA: Ottawa will hit American aluminium products with Can$3.6 billion (US$2.7 billion) in counter-tariffs, Deputy...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Stocks

ARY Group shows interest in acquiring WorldCall

KARACHI: ARY Digital Group has shown interest in acquiring 100 per cent shares of the WorldCall Telecom Limited. The...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Stocks

PSX notifies listing of TPL Trakker Limited

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday notified the listing of TPL Trakker Limited (TPLT). According to...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Energy

Omar urges Sindh Assembly's delegation to cooperate with Discos

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Omar Ayub has urged on a delegation of Sindh Assembly members to extend cooperation...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Stocks

IBEX priced at $19 on NASDAQ

KARACHI: TRG Pakistan Limited has announced that its indirect portfolio company, IBEX Limited has announced the...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Exchange

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Thursday official prices....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (August 6, 2020)...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================================= Offset...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Commodities

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.Ports

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (August 6, 2020)....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Bid Rate ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Thursday (August 6, 2020)....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Currency

THE RUPEE: Gains value

KARACHI: On Friday, upon market closing, Pakistan Rupee reversed the negative trend of last 2 days and gained value...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Thursday (August 6, 2020)....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

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 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Thursday (August 6, 2020)....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan

KARACHI: Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Thursday (August 6, 2020)...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.BR Index

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ==================================== BR...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Stocks

Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates

KARACHI: Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Exchange

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Exchange

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Exchange

Proposed right issues

KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

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 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,417.7538...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.EFU

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Rates.KIBOR

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Thursday (August 6, 2020). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Libor

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Thursday (August 6, 2020)....

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

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 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Thursday (August ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

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 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

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 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (August 6, ...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Forex

Currency notes: exchange rates

KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Forex

Exchange rates: buying and selling

KARACHI: Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (August...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

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 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Currency

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

New shipping policy offers incentives to private sector

Exchange

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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