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Belarus withdraws accreditation of several foreign journalists

MINSK: Belarusian authorities on Saturday withdrew the accreditation of several foreign media journalists, including...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Energy

Ogra proposes raise in prices of petrol, HSD

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has proposed increase in the prices of motor spirit (petrol) by...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Dozens of people hospitalised after taking unhygienic drink

KARACHI: Several people were hospitalised after taking unhygienic drink in Karachi’s area of Gari Khata, on...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Arrangements for Ashura procession finalized

HYDERABAD: The citizens of Hyderabad will observe Youm-e-Ashur, the mourning Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA)...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Bilawal lauds Sindh CM, ministers

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday telephoned Sindh Chief Minister...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Arms, ammunition recovered in Kohlu

QUETTA: Kohlu levies force seized huge cache of arms and ammunition in an operation conducted at the hideout of...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Over 90pc of feeders powered up: KE

KARACHI: Over 90 percent of KE's feeders have been powered up with teams working throughout the night for power...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Good progress being made in fight against locust: MET

KARACHI: The Met Office has said that a good progress is underway against the first generation of hopper groups and...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Metro Bus service to remain suspended today

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad-Rawalpindi Metro Bus Service will remain partially suspended on Saturday and Sunday – 9th...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

KP CM visits control room, reviews security for processions

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, on Saturday visited Control Room set up at Home Department to review...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Surjani Town, Yousuf Goth: Ufone pledges to provide meals to rain victims

ISLAMABAD: Ufone's brand ambassador and founder of Khana Ghar, Parveen Saeed, pledged to provide cooked meals to the...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Exchange

Balochistan govt to rehabilitate Pasni Fish Harbour

KARACHI: The Balochistan government will rehabilitate the Pasni Fish Harbour at a cost of Rs1.454 billion, including...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Bilawal expresses grave concern over situation in GB

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday expressed his grave concerns over the...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

ChildLife ERs fully operational in Sindh, Balochistan despite urban flooding

KARACHI: Emergency Rooms operated by ChildLife Foundation in all public teaching hospitals of Sindh and Balochistan...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Post of FUUAST VC: Date for application submission extended till Sept 10

KARACHI: Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST) has extended the last date of submission...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Cotton

Flood, LBOD breach damage crops in Sindh

HYDERABAD: Already feeling the pinch of food insecurity due to COVID-19, the agricultural economy of Sindh is...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Buzdar’s message on Youm-e-Ashur

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, in his message on Youm-e-Ashura said that on the occasion of...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Commodities

Forthcoming growing season: Growers may face shortage of potato seed

LAHORE: Potato Research and Development Board Punjab Chairman Chaudhry Maqsood Ahmad Jutt expressing apprehension of...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Punjab reports zero death, 63 new cases of Covid-19

LAHORE: Punjab reported 63 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours and no death related to the contagion was...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Public Prosecutor: ACE arrests asst director with ‘bribe money’ in Jhang

LAHORE: Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Faisalabad region arrested an Assistant Director Public Prosecutor with...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Buzdar says 13 special economic zones being set up in Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that for the first time in history of Pakistan, thirteen...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Buzdar for action against provocative religious speeches

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that no compromise will be made on publication and...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Ninth of Muharram observed with religious solemnity, sanctity

LAHORE: The ninth of Muharram is being observed throughout the country on Saturday with due solemnity and sanctity ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Pervaiz, Moonis offer condolences to Ejaz

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch Parvez Elahi and MNA Moonis Elahi visited the residence of Federal Interior...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies

LOS ANGELES: Chadwick Boseman, the star of the ground-breaking superhero movie "Black Panther," has died from colon...

Updated 31 Aug, 2020 10:43am

Italy sends help to Banksy’s migrant rescue boat

ROME: The Italian coastguard sent help on Saturday to a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy after the...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

At least 17 dead in China restaurant collapse

BEIJING: At least 17 people died on Saturday when a restaurant in northern China collapsed, state media said, with...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill

PORT LOUIS, (Mauritius): Tens of thousands of Mauritians protested Saturday in the capital Saint-Louis over the...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Turkey stages new military exercises in eastern Med

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Saturday launched new military manoeuvres in the eastern Mediterranean expected to last two...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

SHANGHAI: Wuhan, Ground Zero for the Covid-19 pandemic and the Chinese city hardest hit by the coronavirus, will...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Berlin halts ‘anti-corona’ rally as European cities protest masks

BERLIN: German police Saturday halted a Berlin march by thousands opposed to coronavirus restrictions in the biggest...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Japan, US defence chiefs oppose bid to alter status of Asian waters

TOKYO: Japan's Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had agreed with his US counterpart Mark Esper that ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Letters

Human misery

LETTER: The Pakistan Metrological Department has warned that another monsoon rain bearing system is likely to enter...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Poles divided 40 years after birth of Solidarity

ARTICLE: Forty years after the Solidarity movement united Poles and sparked their peaceful triumph over communism,...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Currency

After Beirut blast, property sharks circle ravaged homes

ARTICLE: Ever since a monster blast ravaged the arches and high ceiling of his family home in Lebanon’s capital,...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

For the love of Karachi

ARTICLE: Karachi is prestigiously part of the world top 10-12 cities club, in terms of population. In terms of...

Updated 30 Aug, 2020 05:21pm

PM’s aide urges UN to fulfil its promise on Kashmir issue

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security and Strategic Policy Planning Dr Moeed Yusuf...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Flooded Karachi to face another rain spell

KARACHI: Another monsoon system about to enter in Sindh when Karachi and other cities of the province struggling to...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Karachi, rest of Sindh will never be left alone: President

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has on Saturday said that Karachi and the rest of Sindh will never be left alone....

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Former Hyderabad mayor Aftab Sheikh passes away

KARACHI: Former mayor of Hyderabad, ex-senator and former deputy convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Strict security arrangements in Capital

ISLAMABAD: Strict security arrangements were made on Saturday in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad as cellular...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Kashmiris following in Imam Hussain’s footsteps: Qureshi

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Kashmiris, following the footprints of Hazrat Imam...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Super flood likely to pass through Trimmu Headworks

LAHORE: Super flood is expected to pass through Trimmu Headworks as flood flows of River Chenab and Jhelum will pass...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Shifa Hospital performs first ever unique TAVR procedure in region

ISLAMABAD: The cardiology team at Shifa International Hospital has performed first-ever TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Energy

SNGPL clarification

KARACHI: “This refers to news items printed in some newspapers regarding burdening of Rs 350 billion to RLNG...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Commodities

Prices of major essential kitchen items rise

ISLAMABAD: Prices of major essential kitchen items including vegetables, pulses and ghee/cooking oil increased ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

‘Yaum-e-Ashur imparts lesson of adherence to truth, firmness of belief’

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan suri in their separate messages to ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Murad vows ‘stern steps’ for betterment of Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday vowed to take stern steps for the betterment of...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

CM orders survey of damages to infrastructure, houses and crops

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed P&D and revenue boards to conduct a survey of the...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 29, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (August 30, 2020)....

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, August 30, 2020 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55 HEADLINE...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Pakistan unlikely to strike G2G wheat deal with Russia

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is unlikely to strike a Government to Government (G2G) “wheat import deal" with Russia for a...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Second consignment of wheat arrives

KARACHI: Second consignment of imported wheat has reached Pakistan Saturday to avoid shortage of the commodity in ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

CCP’s Policy Note addresses wheat sector problems

ISLAMABAD: The wheat flour sector is suffering due to the flawed policies and the absence of a level playing field...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Two new entrants: AIDC refuses to relax deadline

ISLAMABAD: The Auto Industry Development Committee (AIDC) has refused to relax deadline to purportedly slow-moving...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Supply of goods: Unified rate of sales tax being worked out, FBR tells provinces

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has informed provinces that the federal tax authorities are actively...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Exchange

Debt-to-GDP ratio soars to 87.2pc in June: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance Saturday said that as per stated State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) numbers the total...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Gradual recovery likely as economy reopens: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Under the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) temporary regulatory measures, banks have deferred a total...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Exchange

UAE repeals law imposing Israel boycott

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates announced Saturday it had repealed legislation imposing a boycott of Israel after ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Chinese airlines’ losses mitigated by domestic travel

BEIJING: China's biggest airline on Saturday reported less severe losses in the second quarter as domestic travel...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Exchange

ECC allows SBP to give dividend @10pc on its shares face value

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

PM should fix problems: Shujaat

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President and former prime minister Ch Shujaat Hussain while commenting on...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Germany condoles over deaths in Karachi rains

ISLAMABAD: Germany has offered condolence over the death of dozens of people consequent to the unprecedented...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Karachi in focus: Centre acts to help overcome 3 major challenges

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said that federal government along with the provincial government of...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Covid-19: Country records lowest number of deaths

ISLAMABAD: The country recorded the lowest number of deaths Saturday as only one patient was reported dead due to ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Ashura today

ISLAMABAD: Youm-e-Ashura, the 10th of Muharram is being observed throughout the country on Sunday (today) with...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Holiday Notice

KARACHI: The offices of Business Recorder will remain closed today, Sunday, (August 30) on account of ASHURA. There...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Exchange

Modi’s ‘settler’ masterplan for Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is changing Illegally Occupied Kashmir's residency laws for the first time...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Federal cabinet abolishes secret ballot in Senate elections?

ISLAMABAD: In an important development, the federal cabinet on Saturday approved to abolish the practice of secret...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

People who accessed, and/or were provided ‘confidential’ documents: Justice Isa’s wife asks FBR to provide information

ISLAMABAD: Sarina Isa, the wife of Justice Qazi Faez Isa, asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to provide...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Indian troops martyr three more youths in IHK

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Dams, power projects: Delays causing cost escalation

LAHORE: Delays in completion of dams and power projects is not only raising the overall cost of the projects but ...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Jobless Afghans turn to opium for cash?

JALALABAD (Afghanistan): Afghans pushed out of work by the coronavirus pandemic after businesses and schools were...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Commercial bank accounts: Punjab disallows parking of funds

LAHORE: The Punjab government has disallowed parking of funds, provided by the provincial government, in the...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Outrage after French magazine depicts black MP as a slave

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron led nationwide outrage Saturday after an ultra-conservative magazine...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

GIDC verdict win-win for govt, industry: petroleum ministry

ISLAMABAD: This refers to displays/advertisements appearing in some leading newspapers on August 25 & 28, 2020...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

India eases restrictions despite surging virus cases

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities further eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions Saturday even as cases and deaths...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Reforms vital to put economy on firm path: FPCCI

Currency

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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