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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

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

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:08am

Electricity: PM says nation to be taken into confidence

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday the government had decided to take the nation into confidence...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:16am

PM steps up criticism of opposition

CHAKWAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that giving an 'NRO' by any government would be the biggest...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:16am

Fazl described as '12th man'

CHAKWAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the opposition parties would soon be facing emergence of forward...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:16am

Industrial raw material: Import duty to be slashed by 6 percent: Dawood

LAHORE: Prime Minister's Advisor on Trade and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the import duty on...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:16am

ICCI seeks package similar to one given to construction sector

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:16am

Phasing-out of subsidies: Hafeez directs ministries to submit plans

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has directed the concerned ministries to submit their subsidies...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:16am

Towards data-driven policy

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Hafeez Sheikh hits the nail on the head every time he ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:14am

Time to contain India

EDITORIAL: Pakistan can do no more than ensure that its defence capability is strong enough to deter any form of...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:26am

Mian Zahid for keeping momentum in exports, remittances

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum Mian Zahid...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:27am

Industry

Construction industry: PM urged to extend time period of amnesty scheme

KARACHI: President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Mian Anjum Nisar has urged...

Updated 27 Dec, 2020 03:27am

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

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

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 / 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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