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Click, then drive: Last-minute US holiday shoppers do curbside pickup

NEW YORK: Many US holiday shoppers, wary of entering stores during the latest surge of COVID-19, went from their...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

‘AI is forecast to add $15.7trn to global GDP by 2030’

KARACHI: The technology-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds similar power to transform industrialization to...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Two dead, hundreds flee floods in Manila storm

MANILA: At least two people were killed and hundreds forced to flee their inundated homes in the Philippines as...

Updated 20 Dec, 2020 04:15am

China says tailed US warship in Taiwan Strait China

SHANGHAI/TAIPEI: China’s military tailed a US warship as it passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on ...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Italy, England brace for Christmas lockdowns as Europe battles virus surge

• India’s coronavirus cases pass 10 million LONDON: Millions of people in England and Italy will celebrate...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

C African rebels form coalition

BANGUI, (Central African Republic): Leaders of the three main armed rebel groups occupying large areas of the ...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Apple says no new business for Wistron after India plant violence

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Apple Inc on Saturday said it had placed contract manufacturer Wistron on probation and would...

Updated 21 Dec, 2020 11:25am

Qureshi’s UAE visit provides opportunity to further strengthen ties

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided another...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

PPP slams govt over anti-agriculture policies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Nawab Yousuf Talpur has warned the government of dire...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

‘Rs122bn LNG robbery by PTI govt’: Marriyum lambastes NAB & FIA for silence

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary Information, Marriyum Aurangzeb, has lambasted the NAB...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

PPP issues show-cause notices to two party leaders of Punjab

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has issued show cause notices to two of its Punjab leaders. The PPP...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Police baton-charge, arrest protesting teachers

ISLAMABAD: Police on Monday resorted to baton charge and used tear gas shells against protesting teachers from...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Garhi Khuda Bakhsh: PDM leadership to attend gathering on 27th

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secretary general Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said a historic public...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Judicial officers advised to follow integrity, morality

ISLAMABAD: Justice Yahya Afridi, a judge of the Supreme Court has advised the judicial officers to follow standards...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (December 19, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (December 20, 2020)....

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

US planning to close last consulates in Russia

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s outgoing administration is planning to close the two remaining US consulates in Russia,...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

PCB confirms Wasim as chief selector

LAHORE: With a view to ensuring consistency and continuity till the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, Pakistan...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

ATC sends MNA, four others on remand till 30th

KARACHI: The anti-terrorism court Karachi on Saturday handed over MNA Ali Wazir and four other accused, who are...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

60th anniversary of UN Declaration on Decolonization: Pakistan spotlights struggle of Kashmiris, Palestinians for self-determination

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan highlighted the struggle of peoples in occupied Palestine and Kashmir for their right of...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

17 more corona patients die in Sindh: CM

KARACHI: As many as 17 more corona patients died overnight, lifting the death toll to 3,319 and 1120 new cases...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Larkana Bar invites Maryam Nawaz for speech on 27th

LARKANA: Larkana Bar Association has written a letter to Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Media barred from covering Karachi Bar polls

KARACHI: Police stopped journalists from entering Karachi High Court to cover the Karachi Bar annual election on...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

100 women graduated from PSDF’s online courses

LAHORE: Punjab Skill Development Fund (PSDF) women graduates from across the province joined in person and online...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

‘Not a penny used for uplift of area in tenure of Shehbaz’

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Ijaz Alam Augustine has said that Yuhanabad was...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Railways would not be privatized but ‘outsourced’: minister

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati said railways would not be privatized; however, capacity...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Power of people will send ‘selected govt’ home: Ahsan

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday that the opposition has...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

1000-bed hospital project approved: People of Punjab to be provided with Sehat Insaf Card: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar approved the 1000-bed hospital project on Ferozepur Road in Lahore...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

CJP vows to bring democratic values in system

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Saturday vowed to bring democratic values in the...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Met alerts travelers to cold weather

KARACHI: The Met Office on Saturday alerted travelers to snowy and a very cold weather in all of the country’s...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Tally jumps to 25: Another polio case reported in Balochistan

QUETTA: Another polio case has been reported in Balochistan, taking the tally of the cases for the current year to ...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

584 fresh Covid cases, 36 deaths reported: Smart lockdown imposed in six cities across Punjab

LAHORE: Out of 15,133 tests conducted across Punjab during the last 24 hours, 584 fresh COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Maulana Tariq Jamil recovers from Covid-19

RAWALPINDI: Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil has recovered from the COVID-19 on Saturday. In his...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Energy

‘Hike in oil prices to sabotage PM’s vision of lowering input cost’

LAHORE: The country’s apex trade body on Saturday, opposing the jump in prices of petroleum products by a...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Energy

Asia’s naphtha hits 2-month high

SINGAPORE: Asia’s naphtha crack hit a two-month high of $85.13 a tonne on Thursday as prompt supplies tightened on...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Cotton & Textile

Trading activity remains bullish on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market remained bullish on Saturday. Market sources told that trading volume is also...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Letters

There’s need to arrest cotton slide

According to a Business Recorder news report, cotton production in the country has witnessed an alarming decline of...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Israeli brothers, raised in West Bank, at odds over occupation

They shared a childhood in a West Bank Jewish settlement but as adults Yaakov and Yonatan Berg have developed...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Leader of ‘virus-free’ Turkmenistan champions herbal defence

Ayna Garayeva, a school teacher in the capital of authoritarian and secretive Turkmenistan, began taking extra...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

EV policy – nice and cautious start

Much-awaited Electric Vehicle (EV) policy is unveiled. Ministry of Industries’ proposal is ratified by the ECC and...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Capital witnesses upward trend in street crimes despite tall claims

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the tall claims of the federal capital police, street crimes witnessed an upward trend in the...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Budgam district in IIOJK: AJK president voices concern over Indian govt’s move to build first military settlement

ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President, Sardar Masood Khan, on Saturday expressed serious concern over ...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Grains

Rice exports witness healthy trend last month

LAHORE: After continuous downward slide for the first four months of the current financial year against the...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Commodities

Sugar, flour, pulses prices once again on the rise

ISLAMABAD: Wheat flour, sugar, and pulses prices have once again started going up as sugar price in the wholesale...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 20, 2020 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55 HEADLINE...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

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...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (December 19, 2020)....

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Beijing slams US blacklisting of Chinese companies

BEIJING: Beijing on Saturday accused the United States of "bullying" after Washington announced export controls on...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

China introduces security review rules for foreign investors

BEIJING: Foreign investors in Chinese industries from defence to tech will from next year face an extra layer of...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

US authorises Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday authorized Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, as the country...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Vaccination drive in Pakistan expected in Q2 2021: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to launch Covid-19 vaccination drive in the second quarter of 2021 as the government...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

CPEC poses no threat to British interests: HC

ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not a threat to British interests, British High Commissioner ...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Fed tweaks banking restrictions to allow some buybacks, dividends

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Friday eased rules on major US banks meant to protect the financial system during...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Rising gas demand: 12 LNG cargoes arranged for next month

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has arranged 12 LNG cargoes for January 2021 to meet the demand of gas. One cargo...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

UN confirms its vehicle hit by ‘unidentified object’

NEW YORK: The United Nations on Friday confirmed that a vehicle of the UN Military Observer Group in India and...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Attack on UN vehicle: Indian diplomat summoned

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned Indian Chargé d'Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia on Saturday over deliberate targeting of the...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Wheat, sugar import: TCP commission reduced to 0.75pc

ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced the commission of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) by more than half...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

IHC told: Steps being taken to address issues raised by EASA

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was apprised that Pakistan is currently engaged with the European Union...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Pakistan, Iran open up another border crossing

GWADAR: Pakistan and Iran on Saturday opened Rimdan-Gabd border crossing point in a ceremony attended by the...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Post-Brexit talks grind on as fish spat threatens deal

BRUSSELS: EU and UK negotiators pressed on with talks on Saturday with no sign of them breaking an impasse over...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Corporate restructuring cos can help resolve issue of NPLs: SECP chief

ISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Aamir Khan has stated that the issue of...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Registration of FIRs: Govt acts to resolve issues between FBR, textile exporters

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken serious notice of the FIRs registered against leading textile mills and is ...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Five rockets fired at US air base in Afghanistan

KABUL: A major US air base north of Kabul was targeted in a dawn rocket attack on Saturday but there were no...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

IMF approves release of $1.67bn in aid to Egypt

WASHINGTON: The board of the International Monetary Fund on Friday approved the release of a second tranche of aid...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Mobile phones’ import grows 45.26pc during Jul-Nov: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $724.85 million during July-November (2020-21) compared to $498.463...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

7 legislatives seats: ECP has yet to issue schedule for by-elections

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), so far, has failed to issue by-elections’ schedule for seven...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Industry

Two Chinese companies sign MoU with RUDA

LAHORE: Showing interest in the Ravi Urban Development Project, two Chinese companies on Saturday signed a ...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Industry

Low gas pressure forced industrial units to stop production in SITE

KARACHI: Low gas pressure has forced industrial units to stop their production; as a result almost all industrial...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Industry

FFC sets new world record in discharging, packing of DAP

KARACHI: Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) has achieved a milestone by registering new world record in discharging and...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Money & Banking

SBP to hold webinar on women’s financial inclusion tomorrow

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is all set to launch consultation on reducing the gender gap in financial...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

APTMA demands of FBR to stop harassment of leading taxpayers

Industry

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,394.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,770.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.61
Petrol/Litre / Jan 26	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 24 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.79 ▲ 1.00 (17.27%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 24 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.05 ▲ 0.95 (11.73%)
Agritech Limited / Jan 24 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10.00%)
Loads Limited / Jan 24 Loads Limited(LOADS)	18.92 ▲ 1.72 (10.00%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.75 ▲ 3.25 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	33.36 ▲ 3.03 (9.99%)
Shezan Inter. / Jan 24 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	148.17 ▲ 13.46 (9.99%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	11.13 ▲ 1.01 (9.98%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	113.60 ▲ 10.30 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Mandviwala / Jan 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	19.13 ▼ -2.12 (-9.98%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.84 ▼ -1.09 (-9.97%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 24 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.24 ▼ -2.97 (-9.83%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.50 ▼ -5.02 (-9.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	14.15 ▼ -1.35 (-8.71%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 24 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	302.50 ▼ -19.20 (-5.97%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	105 ▼ -6.00 (-5.41%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 24 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.01 ▼ -1.41 (-4.79%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jan 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	295.01 ▼ -13.99 (-4.53%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	143,693,542 ▼ -0.10
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	78,194,783 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,202,439 ▲ 3.90
Fauji Cement / Jan 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	47,170,217 ▼ -0.65
Lotte Chemical / Jan 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	35,630,848 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 24 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	32,528,835 ▼ -2.50
The Searle Co. / Jan 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,563,258 ▲ 5.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	26,433,374 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	22,111,604 ▼ -0.06

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