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Exchange

Foreign policy and economic imperatives

ARTICLE: Last week, there was uproar in the market on foreign exchange flowing in and out from friendly countries....

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rain-hit areas: Army starts relief operation in Karachi: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army started relief operation after fourth spell of monsoon rains hit Karachi on Friday as a...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Bid to smuggle hashish from B'stan foiled

KARACHI: Sindh Excise department on Saturday claimed to have foiled an attempt to smuggle substantial quantity of...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Flooding in Nai Gaj submerges several villages in Dadu

DADU: Heavy rainfall in Dadu during ongoing monsoon spell has caused flooding in Nai Gaj and other drains on...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Removal of illegal billboards demanded

KARACHI: A leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shehzad Qureshi, who is also a member of the Sindh ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Petition on LB elections: SHC orders provincial govt to furnish written reply

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered provincial government to furnish a written reply on petition seeking...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

PDMA warns of heavy rainfall in Balochistan for 3 days

QUETTA: Provincial Disaster Management Authority Balochistan on Saturday cautioned about heavy rainfall in seven...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

ASER South Asia to host webinar

LAHORE: ASER South Asia, a hub of the People's Action for Learning (PAL) Network, comprising ASER Bangladesh, ASER...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:23am

Indo-Pak border area: Locust situation remains serious in Sindh: Met

KARACHI: The Met Office has said that the current situation remains serious in Sindh along the Indo-Pakistan border...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:23am

Business, education activities to reopen from Sept 15 after reviewing situation: Murad

KARACHI: The Provincial Task Force on Coronavirus, Sindh has decided to reopen educational, business and social...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:24am

Middle East

Lebanese man, daughter shot dead in Tehran

TEHRAN: A Lebanese man and his daughter were shot and killed in northern Tehran by an unknown assailant on Friday...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 04:02am

Tens of thousands in fresh anti-Kremlin rally

KHABAROVSK: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Russia's Far East for a fifth consecutive weekend as...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:59am

Middle East

Gaza children return to school

GAZA CITY: Hundreds of thousands of children returned to school in Gaza Saturday after a five-month suspension aimed...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 04:04am

Europe

Europeans warned not to forget virus as temperatures soar

LONDON: Sun-seekers flocked to beaches Saturday as parts of western Europe baked in a heatwave, but authorities ...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 04:02am

Africa

Sudan 'regrets' tone of US travel advisory

KHARTOUM: Sudan said Saturday it "regrets" the tone of the latest US State Department advisory against travel to the...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 04:00am

Middle East

Several German health offices hit by bomb threats

BERLIN: Several bomb threats were made against health authorities across Germany overnight, police said Saturday,...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 04:03am

32 new cases of Covid-19 detected in Capital

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital witnessed a slight decline in coronavirus cases on Saturday with 32 new cases, as ...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:24am

PCB joins hands with Lifebuoy for England series

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has joined hands with Lifebuoy for Pakistan men's national cricket team's...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

APHC hails new map showing IIOJK as part of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has welcomed...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:34am

Qureshi, Buzdar vow to make S Punjab Secretariat fully functional

LAHORE: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in a meeting, here...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:34am

COAS expresses grief over demise of Saudi deputy defence minister

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday expressed grief over the sad demise of...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:35am

Harmony among schools of Islamic thought: Consultative meeting of MYC to be held on 13th

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Deputy Chief Liaqat Baloch has said the conspiracies are being hatched to spread sectarian...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:35am

'Free hepatitis Pakistan' drive being launched

LAHORE: While there are about 12 million hepatitis patients in Pakistan, Sarwar Foundation has announced to start...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:36am

New Lahore Master Plan: LDA starts scrutiny of EOIs filed by firms

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has started the scrutiny of Expression of Interests (EOIs) filed by...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:37am

Tourists arrive in Naran, Kaghan and Murree as lockdown ends

PESHAWAR: Tourists have arrived in Naran, Kaghan and Murree as coronavirus lockdown for tourism sector has ended...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

'Tiger Force Day' today: 10 billion saplings to be planted: Dar

LAHORE: While 'Tiger Force Day' is being marked on Sunday (today), Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Appointment of advisers, SAPMs: LHC to hear petition tomorrow

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Saturday fixed a petition for hearing on August 10...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

FWO cleans three major sewerage drains of Karachi: NDMA

KARACHI: The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has completed cleaning work of the city's three main storm nullahs in...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Firing incident: Statements of eye-witnesses recorded

KARACHI: The Karachi police on Saturday recorded statements of eye-witnesses in I.I Chundrigar Road police firing...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

CJP takes notice of billboard falling incident

KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has taken suo motu notice of a billboard falling on motorcyclists in...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

SOPs issued for fast food restaurants

LAHORE: The Punjab government has devised standard operating procedures (SOPs) for opening of fast food ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Court returns supplementary reference to NAB with objections

ISLAMABAD: The registrar of an accountability court in the capital on Saturday returned the supplementary reference...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Aamer Sarfraz greeted on appointment as member of House of Lords

ISLAMABAD: Leaders of different political parties have greeted British-Pakistani businessman and philanthropist ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

842 new Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths reported

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reported 14 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus (Covid-19) as the ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

GCU allocates special seats to transgenders

LAHORE: The Government College University (GCU) Lahore has allocated special seats to transgenders for admissions to...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

NAB summons Hanif Abbasi on 17th

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Govt committed to restoring prestige, glory of PIA: Sarwar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Aviation Division Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said that the government was committed to...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Woman shoots husband dead

LAHORE: A senior officer of Lahore's water and sanitation agency was shot dead by his wife at his home in Johar Town...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Survey under Ehsaas Program begins from Malakand: Nishtar

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Security, Sania Nishtar on...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 8, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (August 9, 2020)....

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Currency

Moody's upgrades outlook, maintains B3 rating

ISLAMABAD: Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has confirmed the government of Pakistan's B3 local and foreign...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

PM to inaugurate largest-ever tree plantation today

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam Saturday said that...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

Pakistan calls for global cooperation to break nexus between terrorism, organized crime

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has told the UN Security Council that effective border controls are a "prerequisite" to...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

New survey launched: Rs171bn distributed under Ehsaas Programme so far

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, under Ehsaas Programme, has launched a countrywide door-to-door survey to compile...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Textile exporters: SBP to start crediting duty drawbacks from Sept 1: Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Advisor on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood Saturday said the State Bank of...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Currency

113 vehicles' entry from Afghanistan sans GDs: Finance Division working to assess revenue loss

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has been working to assess the revenue loss the country has suffered after more than...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Big retailers: Businesses not integrated with FBR computerized system to be sealed

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has the legal authority to seal the business premises of big ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

China wants 'unpredictable' Trump to lose election: US intelligence

WASHINGTON: China has boosted its efforts to influence the US presidential election in November and wants President...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:27am

China-US ties plunge further over Hong Kong sanctions

HONG KONG: China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing "barbarous" sanctions in response to Beijing's...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:27am

Shahbaz, China's envoy discuss CPEC, other matters

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and opposition leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:28am

Rains in Karachi: Death toll rises to 11; many areas without power since Friday

KARACHI: The Death toll in rain-related incidents in the city reached 11 as the city received moderate-to-heavy...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:28am

Police fire tear gas at Beirut protesters furious after explosion

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army drove out a group of protesters who had taken over the foreign ministry building in ...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:30am

NCOC urges provinces to devise tourism guidelines

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday directed the provinces to devise guidelines...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:31am

Investigators find black boxes from Indian plane crash

KOZHIKODE, India: Investigators have recovered the "black box" flight recorders from an Air India Express plane that...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:32am

PTI govt using NAB for 'political victimisation': Chandio

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Central Information Secretary Moula Bux Chandio Saturday claimed that the...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:33am

50pc revenue collected thru levies at import stage

LAHORE: About 50 percent revenue in Pakistan is collected from levies at the import stage as import tariffs are...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Trump says readying executive orders on virus relief package

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday he was poised to sign executive orders to extend aid to Americans...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Venezuela jails two Americans over failed 'invasion'

CARACAS: Two former US soldiers have been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Venezuela on charges including...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Sima Kamil appointed as deputy governor SBP

KARACHI: Well-known banker Sima Kamil has been appointed as Deputy Governor (DG) State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

UNGA president-elect to arrive today

ISLAMABAD: President-elect of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, will...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Afghan grand assembly: At least 17 participants positive for coronavirus

KABUL: At least 17 participants of a major Afghan grand assembly tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

ML-1 project: Tendering process to be completed by 30th: Rasheed

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has claimed that the tendering process of the ML-1 ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

England beat Pakistan in 1st Test

MANCHESTER: England beat Pakistan by three wickets to win the first Test at Old Trafford on Saturday in dramatic...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Pakistan will continue to deepen ties with ASEAN: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan will continue to deepen and further...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Letters

'Exports - Deja Vu'

LETTER: That Business Recorder op-ed writer Bakhtiyar Kazmi is a prolific writer there is no doubt about it. In his...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

TikTok, WeChat bans not crucial to US security: experts

ARTICLE: The US bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for US security, experts told...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

DISCOs - reform or sell-off?

ARTICLE: The electricity distribution companies, or DISCOs, are an important part of the equation that represents ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

The high tide of Hindutva

EDITORIAL: The day, August 5, was deliberately chosen by BJP government to coincide with the anniversary of...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Protecting exports

EDITORIAL: Full marks to Pakistan's exporters, the commerce ministry and associated departments for working together...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Commodities

Rice stakeholders call for state-of-the-art research facility

LAHORE: Rice crop stakeholders have stressed the need for setting up of a state-of-the-art research facility on...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

New shipping policy termed excellent step

KARACHI: New shipping policy announced by Syed Ali Haider Zaidi Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs is an ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Govt urged to postpone PSM privatization

KARACHI: Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum president Mian Zahid Hussain said on Friday that the ...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:21am

Moody's report: Economy witnessing V shaped recovery: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Saturday that Moody's reconfirmation of ...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:21am

Energy

Independence Day: LESCO announces zero load-shedding

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has announced zero load-shedding throughout the region on the...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Grains

Euronext wheat futures hold at one month low

PARIS: Euronext wheat futures ended little changed on Thursday, holding near a one-month low as traders weighed...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (August 8, 2020)....

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Cotton & Textile

Business remains stable on cotton market

KARACHI: Business on local cotton market remained stable on Saturday however trading activities were affected due to...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Grains

Brazil's green coffee stocks up

NEW YORK: Green coffee stocks in Brazil reached 13.08 million 60-kg bags by the end of March, 1.5% more than in the...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Energy

US natural gas futures ease on bigger storage build

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures eased on Thursday as a slightly bigger-than-expected weekly storage build weighed ...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Industry

Underprivileged communities: Coca-Cola installs water filtration plants

LAHORE: Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan) has successfully installed four new water filtration...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:24am

Taxes

FBR transfers, postings

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 43 officers of Inland Revenue Service...

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:22am

Prices of essential kitchen items showed mixed trend last week

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this past week as compared to the...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Energy

PSO starts importing Euro-V standard fuel into country

ISLAMABAD: State-owned oil marketing company, PSO has started to import Euro-V standard fuel into the country, in an...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

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 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Industry

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Updated 09 Aug, 2020 03:22am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (August 8, 2020)....

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

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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