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Europe

Violence erupts in new Paris protest against security law

PARIS: Violence erupted in Paris on Saturday for the second consecutive weekend at a mass protest against a new...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:23am

Gulf states must be consulted in US nuclear deal with Iran: Saudi Arabia

MANAMA: The Gulf states must be consulted if a US nuclear agreement with Iran is revived, Saudi Arabia said ...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:23am

Middle East

Saudi FM says allies 'on board' for resolution of Gulf crisis

MANAMA: A resolution of the Gulf diplomatic crisis is in sight, with all nations involved "on board" and final...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

US ends China-funded exchange programmes

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said Friday it was terminating five Chinese-funded exchange programs with the...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Vessel attacked off Yemen coast: UK maritime trade authority

DUBAI: A vessel was attacked off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a UK-based maritime organisation said Saturday, days...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

World must not overlook Covid vaccines for poorer nations: sponsor

OSLO: Poorer countries risk being overlooked during the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines, a top official with the...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Investing in technology sector: A primer - Part VI - Investing (b)

Continuing from the previous article, we look at different segments of the Information and Technology (ICT) Sector...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

In Iraq's Mosul, wholesale market revives trade legacy

Mountains of kitchen supplies, back-to-back butchers: the historic wholesale market in Iraq's Mosul is battling the...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:18am

Opposition parties a group of hypocrites: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Shibli Faraz on Saturday said the opposition...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:19am

Court directs cricket team captain, his family not to harass petitioner

LAHORE: A sessions court here Saturday directed Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam and his family members not...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:20am

Sirajul Haq condemns role of political parties

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq has regretted that the majority of the political parties in...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:19am

KP TEVTA launches employment drive

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (KP-TEVTA) initiated its...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Corona cases surged by at least 3,119 in 24 hours: NCOC data

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus cases in the country surged by at least 3,119 in the past 24 hours, the third consecutive...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:20am

Transparency in contracts: E-Bidding System launched in NHA

ISLAMABAD: To ensure transparency in the process of awarding contracts of NHA Projects, Federal Minister for...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:22am

Asia

Thousands flock to support Thai royals at Bangkok drone show

BANGKOK: Some ten thousand royalists turned out in Bangkok on Saturday for a drone show honouring the Thai king's...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

US State Dept features Azfar Ahsan

KARACHI: US State Department has selected and featured Muhammad Azfar Ahsan (Founder, Nutshell Conferences &...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Minister urges healthcare professionals to exhibit true leadership qualities

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid urged healthcare professionals and administrators to exhibit true...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:21am

CM Buzdar hints at strict measures to contain coronavirus

LAHORE: Terming the Covid-19 current situation dangerous, Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar told a press ...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:21am

Smog hits Lahore again

LAHORE: Smog has hit the city hard after a drop in temperature on Saturday morning. The air quality index was...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Seven killed, 12 hurt in trailer-coach collision

NOWSHERA: At least seven people were killed and 12 others injured in collision between trailer and a passenger coach...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

LHC approached to restrain PDM meeting

LAHORE: Judicial Activism Penal has approached the Lahore High Court seeking court direction for restraining ...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

540 cases, 22 deaths in 24 hours: Corona positivity rate remains 4.1 percent in Punjab

LAHORE: The positivity rate of coronavirus remained 4.1 percent in Punjab as out of 13,015 tests conducted during ...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Maryam wants maximum participation in PDM rally

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz is spearheading party activities aimed at...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Drive against land mafia: ACE registers four cases against sitting, former lawmakers

LAHORE: In a drive against land mafia, the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has registered four cases against a...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Yousaf Raza Gilani condoles death of Sirajul Haq's mother

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani visited Mansoora to offer condolence with the Jamaat-e-Islami Chief...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Govt won't obstruct PDM rally in Lahore on 13th: Governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said the government has a clear policy and will not obstruct ...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Cricketer fined for breaching PCB Code of Conduct

LAHORE: Southern Punjab's Salman Ali Agha has been fined 40 percent of his match-fee for breaching the PCB Code of...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:32am

COVID-19 closure: Saeed Ghani sides with schools over fee collection

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Education Saeed Ghani on Saturday sided with the schools' administration over receiving...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Amputation prevention: Pakistan needs 3,000 foot clinics with telehealth facilities: experts

KARACHI: National and international experts said on Saturday that there is an urgent need to establish around 3000...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:25am

Drug case: ANF prosecutor directed to submit arguments on Rana's application

LAHORE: A special court for control of narcotics substance (CNS) on Saturday directed to the special prosecutor Anti...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Covid-19: 20 more die in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 20 more patients of the coronavirus died lifting the...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

CMs turned into 'dictators' after 18th Amendment: PSP

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chief Mustafa Kamal said on Saturday that chief ministers became dictators after...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (December 5, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (December 6, 2020)....

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Govt hamstrung by inability to collect due taxes

• PM also says he will prefer quitting prime ministership over giving 'NRO' to opposition

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:38am

FD unveils strategy to apply budget check on payrolls

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has unveiled a strategy to apply budget check on payroll -expenditure within...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:52am

Pakistan rejects propaganda by India's media

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan completely rejected the 'fake news' appearing in a section of Indian media about alleged ...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:51am

Stocks

FTSE Russell to drop eight Chinese firms after US blacklisting

BOSTON/WASHINGTON: Index provider FTSE Russell will delete shares of video security firm Hikvision and seven other...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Taxes

Anti-money laundering efforts: FBR extends scope of DNFBPs to Quetta and G-B

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the scope of Directorate General of Designated...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

First notified SEZ: SNGPL seeks Rs839m for provision of gas

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Company Limited (SNGPL) has sought Rs839 million for the provision of gas to first...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:51am

RLNG supply: Kapco, SNGPL lock horns over draft of tripartite agreement

ISLAMABAD: Kot Addu Power Company Limited (Kapco) and Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) are said to have...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:52am

Incidence of cyber harassment rises 189pc during pandemic: DRF

ISLAMABAD: Cyber harassment increased by a massive 189 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Digital Rights...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:53am

JUI-F leader asks 'powers' to stop supporting 'fake' government

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Secretary General and Vice President of the Pakistan Democratic...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:36am

PDM mulls things over ahead of Lahore rally

ISLAMABAD: On 8th of December, five days before its scheduled rally at Minar-e-Pakistan, Pakistan Democratic ...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:54am

Kyrgyzstan reopens borders to all foreign visitors

MOSCOW: Kyrgyzstan on Saturday announced that citizens of all countries would be allowed to enter the Central Asian...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:37am

18 Chinese miners killed in underground gas leak

BEIJING: Eighteen miners were confirmed dead on Saturday after a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in southwestern...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:38am

Investment by dual national: SC says any slackness on the part of functionary also hit by principle of locus poenitentiae

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has noted that where the government-controlled functionaries make promise which ensues ...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:34am

PPP's Sherry criticises govt over EU's PIA decision

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the Senate Senator Sherry Rehman said the...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:34am

Sherbaz Mazari passes away

QUETTA: Former leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, belonging to Balochistan's Mazari tribe, Sardar...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:38am

US calls for 'moratorium' on Nord Stream 2 pipeline: report

BERLIN: The United States is asking Germany and the EU to halt construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline ...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:38am

Letters

A 'culture' of debt

Energy sector circular debt has touched a whopping Rs2.3 trillion mark, according to the chairman National Electric...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:23am

The riddle of RLNG

RLNG is a hot topic. Enough has been discussed in the media. Some pertinent questions are raised; but some key ...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

China's market is by far the largest in world

EDITORIAL: China-US relations underwent a sea change during the Trump administration with the imbalance in trade in...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Progress in intra-Afghan talks

EDITORIAL: After months of toing and froing or constant travel back and forth the intra-Afghan peace dialogue has...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Industry

12.7 percent in other countries: Women hold 1.8 percent of CFOs positions in Pakistan: SECP

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan's analysis on the corporate sector revealed that women...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Commodities

Essential kitchen items' prices show mixed trends

ISLAMABAD: Egg and chicken have touched record high prices both in wholesale and retail markets as a carton of eggs...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Taxes

Tax evasion, money laundering: Limited cos, LLPs and trusts most vulnerable sectors: SECP

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) said the limited companies, limited liability...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Johnson, EU chief fail to break Brexit deadlock, more talks planned

LONDON: Britain and the European Union will reconvene post-Brexit trade negotiations in Brussels on Sunday after UK...

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 03:55am

Grains

Ivory Coast cocoa producers end chocolate war with Hershey's

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa producers have ended their row with Hershey's after the US chocolate giant committed to...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (December 5, 2020)....

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Business activity seen steady on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market remained stable on Saturday. Cotton Analyst Naseem Usman told that market volume...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Grains

Sugar price starts falling

LAHORE: The price of white refined sugar touched Rs7800-7900 per 100 kilograms in Akbari Mandi of Lahore on ...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Industry

First aircraft of AirSial lands at Sialkot Int'l Airport

SIALKOT: The first aircraft of AirSial landed at Sialkot International Airport on Saturday. A warm welcome was...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Taxes

July to Nov, 2020: Sindh E&T dept collects Rs35.015 billion

KARACHI: Sindh Excise and Taxation (E&T) department on Saturday claimed to have collected Rs 35.015 billion...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Money & Banking

Askari-PIA credit card launched

KARACHI: Askari Bank and PIA launched on Friday, one of the most promising and innovative Askari-PIA co brand credit...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Industry

LCCI, govt depts pledge to turn Lahore into showcase of world

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in a partnership of top government functionaries have...

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time)

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 04:09am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (December 5, 2020)....

Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:50am

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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