NAB granted remand of Ministry's official ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Tuesday granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) 14 days physical... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:21am
Energizing Punjab's energy sector ARTICLE: Punjab Energy Department was established to enhance energy security of the largest province of Pakistan and... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:26am
Christian site being opened for international tourism: Governor LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has announced opening of the sacred Christian site Mariamabad for... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:21am
New Pakistan will move forward under leadership of PM: Buzdar LAHORE: Terming overcoming corona as a big achievement of the government, Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:22am
Four uplift schemes approved LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved four development schemes of various sectors with an... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:22am
NiFT signs up business verification services from D&B for NiFT ePay KARACHI: National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NiFT), one of the largest payment processors in Pakistan,... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
New Lahore to rise from remains of Ravi River LAHORE: Like the mythological phoenix, the dying Ravi River is set to rise from its remains and give birth to a new... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:22am
5.8 percent GDP growth during PML-N tenure turns into a minus: Maryam LAHORE: Expressing reservations over inaptness of the government, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice ... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:24am
Covid-19: Eight more die as 429 new cases detected: Murad KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that eight more patients lost their lives lifting the... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:24am
Fazl frustrated over lack of unity among opposition parties ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam -Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday expressed his frustration over... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:25am
Bahria Town Karachi reopens Adventure Land theme park KARACHI: Bahria Town Karachi reopened Bahria Adventure Land theme park, Danzoo, Double Decker bus tour and Carnival.... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:30am
Qureshi defers media briefing again ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has postponed his media briefing twice in 24 hours, which led to... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:30am
Operation against billboards must continue: SC KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the commissioner of Karachi to continue operation against billboards... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:39am
Telenor collaborates with NUST Business School ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan has collaborated with NUST Business School to train students on design thinking skills,... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:40am
Senate body recommends increasing education budget to 4 percent of GDP ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education, Vocational Training, National History and Literary... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:41am
Shehbaz, Turkish envoy discuss matters of mutual interest ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President,... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:41am
Exchange Pemra issues first teleport license to TeleNest KARACHI: Pemra has issued the first Teleport License of Pakistan to TeleNest (SMC) Pvt Ltd. A ceremony was held at... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Partly Facetious: Milk with milk, water with water ARTICLE: "I have never understood the root of the expression doodh ka doodh, paani ka paani which literally... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Asia Singapore crushes massive ivory haul on eve of World Elephant Day SINGAPORE: Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in ... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Middle East Israel closes Gaza goods crossing over balloon attacks OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel closed its goods crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after militants in the Hamas-run... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Europe Greece condemns Turkish 'provocation' as maritime dispute deepens ATHENS: Greece on Tuesday demanded that Turkey withdraw a research ship at the heart of their growing dispute over... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Asia US health chief slams China over virus on Taiwan trip TAIPEI: The coronavirus might have been stamped out more quickly had it emerged in democratic Taiwan instead of... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
China China extends Hong Kong legislature by at least a year BEIJING: Chinese lawmakers have extended the term of Hong Kong's Legislative Council by at least a year in order to... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
USA Man shot outside White House, Trump evacuated from press conference WASHINGTON: US Secret Service agents shot and wounded a man who was apparently armed outside the White House on... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Middle East Flights resume out of Tripoli TRIPOLI: Flights out of the Libyan capital's only working airport have resumed, after a four-month suspension due to... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Pentagon aims for fewer than 5,000 US troops in Afghanistan by November WASHINGTON: The United States is counting on further military withdrawal from Afghanistan to potentially fewer than... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Europe EU says Belarus vote not free, threatens sanctions BRUSSELS: The European Union declared Tuesday that the Belarus presidential election that returned authoritarian... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
AIOU employees' protest continues on second day ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of the terminated daily wage employees of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) continued their... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:43am
Govt accused of 'disappointing' Kashmiris thru its policy ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter Chaudhry Latif Akbar has... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:47am
Umar gives credit to people for decline in Covid-19 cases ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Tuesday, while appreciating the masses for promptly responding... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Gas companies: PAC discusses Rs110m expenditure on refreshments ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in its meeting held on Monday discussed about spending Rs 110 million... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Pakistan condemns extrajudicial killings of Kashmiri labourers ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the extra-judicial killings of three Kashmiri labourers from... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Negligence in transfer of animals to sanctuaries: IHC issues contempt notices to minister, others ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued contempt notices to Federal Minister of State for ... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Kashmir policy: Qureshi writes letter to Opp leaders for positive suggestions ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday sought "|positive" suggestions from the opposition to... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Covid-19 cases: Following of SOPs essential for maintaining improvement ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has significantly declined in the federal capital but gross... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
CJP voices people's sentiments: Kamal KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chief Mustafa Kamal has said that Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Exchange Massive increase in export of fruits, vegetables despite Covid-19 KARACHI: Pakistan's fruits & vegetables exports have witnessed a healthy growth during the last fiscal year... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (August 11, 2020) and the forecast for Wednesday (August 12, 2020).... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Exchange PSX remains bullish: BRIndex100 recovers gains KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday witnessed bullish trend on the back of healthy buying by local and... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Letters Maritime transport LETTER: That maritime transport is backbone of global trade system is a fact. The PTI government has announced... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say ARTICLE: In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront,... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:22am
Digitalization of the government: why and how? ARTICLE: The acrimonious debate continues to rage in the media on the resignation of Tania Aidrus. Some say our... Updated 12 Aug, 2020 03:19am
Exchange Digital food for thought ARTICLE: The world is said to be producing plenty of food, still the number of undernourished has been rising since... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks Hong Kong shares surge HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended higher on Tuesday, led by strong gains for consumer firms, as they were expected ... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks Saudi outperforms Gulf markets; Egypt extends losses DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's stock market ended higher on Tuesday, boosted by gains in the banking sector, while the... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks European shares up MILAN: European stocks hit a near three-week high on Tuesday, as US stimulus bets and encouraging data out of China... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks China stocks lower SHANGHAI: China stocks ended lower on Tuesday, dragged down by tech firms, as worries over rising Sino-US tensions... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks Tuesday's early afternoon trade: S&P nears record high on stimulus bets NEW YORK: The S&P 500 on Tuesday rose for an eighth straight session and was within striking distance of its... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks Dow, S&P jump NEW YORK: The Dow jumped 1%, the S&P 500 inched up and the Nasdaq closed lower on Monday as investors extended a... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks Australian shares up, NZ down SYDNEY: Australian shares rose to three-week closing highs on Tuesday, helped by gains in heavyweight financials and... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks Japan stocks rise most in a week TOKYO: Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional US fiscal stimulus to bolster the... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks UK mid-caps hit two-month high LONDON: The UK mid-caps index touched its highest level in two months on Tuesday as hopes of a stimulus-led rebound... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Grains CBOT corn futures rise CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures gained on Monday as weather forecasts offered rain across the US... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Grains Russian wheat export prices fall MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices fell last week for the second week in a row as pressure on the market increased... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Grains European wheat futures hit six weeks low HAMBURG: European wheat futures hit six-week lows on Monday as expectations for a large Russian wheat harvest... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.Ports Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 77,595 tonnes of cargo comprising 67,004 tonnes of import cargo and 10,591 tonnes... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Energy Privatization of HESCO demanded HYDERABAD: The Chairman of Hyderabad SITE Association of Trade and Industry, Mazhar-ul-Haq Choudhry, has demanded of... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Energy Senate body advises SSGC to revisit extraction deal with JJVL KARACHI: The issue of the extraction deal between JJVL and SSGC has come under discussion in the country's... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.Bullion Bullion Rates KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (August 11, 2020).... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Exchange LME official prices LONDON: The following were Monday official prices.... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (August 11, 2020)... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================================= Offset... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.Ports Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (August 11, 2020).... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Forex Dollar's rate in interbank market KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Bid Rate ... Published 12 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 Tuesday (August 11, 2020).... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Currency THE RUPEE: Another mixed behaviour KARACHI: On Tuesday, Pakistan Rupee exhibited mixed behaviour like yesterday with a difference that it gained value... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (August 11, 2020).... Published 12 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 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (August 11, 2020).... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Mutual Funds Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan KARACHI: Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Tuesday (August 11, 2020)... Published 12 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 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.BR Index BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ==================================== BR... Published 12 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 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Exchange BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Exchange Dividend/Bonus Announcements KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Exchange Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Exchange Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 12 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 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,420.2328... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.EFU EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.JLI JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer ... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.JLI JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND RECORDER REPORT KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ========================... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.JLI JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.JLI JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,172.5035 Bid... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.JLI JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ========================... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.JLI JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ========================... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Rates.KIBOR Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (August 11, 2020). ========================== KIBOR... Published 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am
Libor LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (August 11, 2020).... Published 12 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 12 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 Tuesday (August ... Published 12 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 12 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 12 Aug, 2020 02:58am