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Three UN peacekeepers killed in C Africa ahead of national polls

BANGUI: Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the ...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (December 26, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (December 27, 2020)....

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 10:01am

Mustafa Kamal holds MQM responsible for Karachi's problems

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday slammed MQM decision to ask for public support...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 10:01am

NAB committed to making Pakistan corruption free: chairman

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) former Justice Javed Iqbal on Saturday said NAB was...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Sindh lawyers go on strike against notices to prosecutors

KARACHI: Responding to the call given by Karachi Bar, lawyers in the port city observed a boycott of the courts'...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Court allows NAB to probe ex-DG LDA in jail

LAHORE: An accountability court here on Saturday allowed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to interrogate former...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Six-week rest advised: Shadab Khan to miss 2nd Test against Kiwis

LAHORE: Shadab Khan will miss the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch and the home series against South...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:17am

2,260 new coronavirus cases, 63 deaths reported in past 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: The national tally of total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan on Saturday reached 39,177 with 2,260 more...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

27 deaths, 796 fresh cases reported: Positivity rate of corona cases remains 5.64pc in Punjab

LAHORE: The positivity rate of coronavirus cases remained 5.64% in Punjab, as out of 14,985 tests conducted during...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

PIA introduces 'special winter offer' on domestic flights

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday introduced a winter special offer for passengers...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

MNA Irshad Sial sends resignation to Bilawal

MUZAFFARGARH: PPP MNA from Muzaffargarh Mahar Irshad Ahmad Khan Sial on Saturday sent his resignation to party...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Armed Forces fully prepared to deal with any nefarious designs: Naval Chief

KARACHI: Naval Chief Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi has said that Pakistan's Armed Forces are well aware of all sorts of...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

ANF seizes 6kg of ice from passenger at Islamabad airport

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Saturday claimed to have seized 6kg of ice from a Bahrain-bound...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Biden warns of 'devastating consequences' of Trump block on pandemic relief

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden warned Saturday of "devastating consequences" if President Donald Trump...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Hamas says 'barbaric' Israeli strike damaged children's hospital

GAZA CITY: Hamas on Saturday denounced as "barbaric" overnight strikes it said damaged a Gaza children's hospital,...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:24am

Europe

Swiss admit blundering after Covid first wave

GENEVA: Switzerland's health minister admitted Saturday that the government blundered in easing Covid-19 ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

'No Covid-19 case detected on PIA's Islamabad-Xian flights'

BEIJING: All the passengers of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) arrived in Xian, China from Islamabad on...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Capital City witnesses sharp rise in street crimes

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has witnessed a sharp rise in street crimes as more than nine incidents of robbery or...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Benazir's martyrdom anniversary today: Bilawal, Zardari vow to continue struggle to free people from oppression

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Winter vacations: SC bench to hear urgent cases at Lahore Registry

LAHORE: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court will sit at the Lahore Registry during the winter vacations from...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Britain's farmers face double uncertainty with Brexit & subsidy overhaul

David Exwood's glossy, chestnut-brown Sussex cattle are brought in during the winter months and, apart from the...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:14am

Letters

'Making FBR do its job'

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "Making FBR do its job" carried by the newspaper last week, the...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:14am

India detains 75 in IIOJK after local election

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: India's government detained at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:26am

Four martyred in army aviation helicopter crash

Rawalpindi: A Pakistan Army Aviation helicopter crashed due to technical reasons during casualty evacuation in...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:26am

Two Afghan police killed as Kabul hit by bomb blasts

KABUL: Two Afghan policemen were killed as three separate "sticky bombs" exploded in Kabul on Saturday, the latest...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:14am

SECP appellate bench plans to fix appeals on fortnightly basis

ISLAMABAD: In order to dispose of pending appeals, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:14am

Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Australia's Summers all set to become first foreign player

LAHORE: Australia's 24-year-old Aaron Summers is all set to become the first foreign player to feature in the...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Williamson leads NZ fightback in first Pakistan Test

WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was within sight of his 23rd test century after he rebuilt the home...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Turkish defence minister in Libya to discuss cooperation

TRIPOLI: Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar made a surprise trip to Libya on Saturday, two days after strongman...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Democrats clean sweep KPC election

KARACHI: Fazil Jamili was elected president and Rizwan Bhatti Secretary as The Democrats panel clean swept the ...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Benazir's death anniversary: Maryam to attend event, Fazl won't show up

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz will attend the 13th death anniversary ...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

PIA medical facility: Document alleges around Rs100m a month corruption

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is contemplating revamping its medical facility for its employees in ...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

AJK President reminds Modi of fateful end of Hitler's adventurism

ISLAMABAD: President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan has reminded Indian PM Narendra Modi the ...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Non-appointment of registrar in ATIR, Benami Tribunal: IHC CJ issues notice to law ministry

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice has issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice in a...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Payment to provinces on priority basis: Amendment to GDS rules in the offing

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is likely to take a bill for amendment to the Natural Gas Development Surcharge...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

'Democracy' in IIOJK: Islamabad rejects Modi's claims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's preposterous claims about situation ...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

European businesses hopeful of China-EU investment deal

BEIJING: European businesses in China are hopeful of an EU-China investment deal by end of the year, the head of the...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:24am

Breakfast, freezers, Lego: on the vaccine trail in Germany

It was over breakfast on the wintry morning of January 24 that Ozlem Tureci and her husband Ugur Sahin decided, "we...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:14am

Pakistani rich should give more

Evidently, trickle-down economics has failed to do what it was supposed to; as income and wealth inequality across...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:14am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:08am

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 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 27, 2020 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55 HEADLINE...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Commodities

Year 2020 termed toughest for agriculture

LAHORE: The agriculturists and progressive farmers have termed the outgoing year (2020) as a very tough period in...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Commodities

Gold price up by Rs600/tola

KARACHI: Gold price on Saturday increased by Rs 600 per tola on the local market, traders said. This price increase...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Grains

Sugar, flour, cooking oil prices increase further

ISLAMABAD: Wheat flour and sugar prices have witnessed further increase as sugar price in the wholesale market has...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Flood relief aid delivered to Niger

ISLAMABAD: The second consignment of relief assistance was delivered to Niger on the special instructions of the...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Pakistan Post ranked at 67th position from 94th with 27 places rise: UPU report

ISLAMABAD: Universal Postal Union, the global organization of postal services, released the 2020 ranking of 170...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Taxes

40 percent of registered taxpayers do not file forms: SAPM

LAHORE: Some 40 percent of the taxpayers registered with the sales tax directorate do not file their forms and...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

CM praises police, administration for maintaining law and order

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has lauded the efforts of Cabinet Committee on Law & Order,...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

High pollution: Air quality index records rise up to 366

LAHORE: The air quality index recorded a rise up to 366 on Saturday, leading high pollution in and around the city....

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Cotton & Textile

Business remains steady on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market remained stable on Saturday. Market sources told that trading activity was low....

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Grains

CBOT soyabean futures climb on weather risks

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures climbed on Thursday, bolstered by tightening global stocks as South...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (December 26, 2020)....

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Industry

Motiwala for including extension of Lyari Expressway, Northern Bypass in KTP

KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG)

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:27am

Federal govt wants to promote handicraft of Sindh: Ghazala

HYDERABAD: PTI's Parliamentary Secretary for media Ghazala Saifi said that federal government wanted to promote ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:27am

KP CM directs timely completion of mega uplift schemes

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Khyber Mahmood Khan has directed all the provincial departments to ensure timely...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:27am

Chinese consulate attack case: ATC declares 15 BLA members absconders

KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi declared 15 absconding members of the banned Balochistan ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:27am

Historic berthing at SAPT in Karachi

KARACHI: A vessel, Madrid Express, having a capacity of 13,371 TEUs and LOA (Length Overall) 366.1m berthed at South...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:27am

Two killed, 7 injured in Panjgur blast

PANJGUR: At least two people were killed and seven others injured in blast near football club here on Saturday....

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:28am

Gearing up for 2021: Visa's top predictions for the future of payments

The year 2020 has seen many seismic shifts, which besides changing deeply ingrained consumer behavior are also...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Grains

Euronext wheat extend gains

PARIS: Euronext wheat extended gains in a shortened pre-Christmas session on Thursday, touching a near four-week ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Energy

US natural gas futures at two-week low

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures slipped more than 3% to a two-week low on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Industry

Ravi project: Industrial units exempted from dislocation

LAHORE: On the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan, all the existing industrial units in the area notified for...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:29am

Industry

Annual report for 2019-2020: handles 1,100 complaints through Pakistan Citizen's Portal

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) efficiently handled more than 1,100 complaints...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 10:09am

Industry

Taxes

Number of people filing returns rises: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a press release, wherein, it has been stated that the...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:32am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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