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Iran Guards vow response to ‘any action’ amid US tensions

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami vowed Saturday to respond to any "action the enemy takes",...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:05am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (January 02, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (January 03, 2021)....

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

Punjab govt to launch housing project

LAHORE: Punjab government is launching an unprecedented project in the housing sector under which 35,000 apartments...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

PM will announce mega uplift package for Multan: Qureshi

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would announce...

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

Resignations would be last option: Sana

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday that the decision...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

Underground distribution system to cost Rs80bn: survey

LAHORE: The estimated cost of an underground distribution system is around Rs80 billion, said a survey of the Lahore...

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

Punjab reports 43 deaths, 733 new Covid-19 cases

LAHORE: There is no let up in the spread of coronaviurus, as Punjab has reported 733 fresh Covid-19 cases and 43...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

Punjab govt to provide health cards to all citizens

LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht has said that the Punjab government will provide health...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

Governor advises PDM to await elections instead march

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has advised the PDM to await the general elections instead of...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

LPC Remington Pharma clinches U-19 Polo Cup

LAHORE: LPC Remington Pharma clinched the Sarsabz Pakistan U-19 Polo Cup after outsmarting JP&CC Colts by 7-4 in...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 04:16am

Covid-19 claims 82 deaths nationwide

ISLAMABAD: The nationwide tally of fatalities from the coronavirus surged to 10,258 as 82 deaths were reported ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

JI will continue struggle against status quo: Siraj

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islmi chief Senator Sirajul Haq has made it clear that the JI will continue its struggle against ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

Governor inaugurates rescue station in Peer Mahal

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar on Saturday inaugurated a rescue station for the provision of...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:12am

Woman jumps off 6th floor

KARACHI: A woman on Saturday jumped off from a six-storey building along with her daughter, as it emerged that she...

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

Ilma University holds webinar

KARACHI: Ilma University proves once again that it leads in the provision quality centred programmes in imparting...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

Island Authority Ordinance expired on Dec 31, claims Wahab

KARACHI: Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Spokesperson for Sindh government and Advisor to CM Sindh on Law, Environment,...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

China senior diplomat says US relations at ‘new crossroads’

SHANGHAI: China's relationship with the United States has reached a "new crossroads" and could get back on the right...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:05am

Europe

EU ready to help expand vaccine production

BRUSSELS: The European Union is ready to help drug companies expand coronavirus vaccine production to clear a...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:05am

Covid woes, not new checks, weigh on post-Brexit passengers

Travellers braving trains between London and Paris on the first day after Britain’s exit from the EU customs union...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Brick kiln workers: IHC forms commission for data collection

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday set up a commission, headed by the Islamabad deputy...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

PTV MD rejects charges

KARACHI: Managing Director of Pakistan Television Corporation, Aamer Manzoor, on Friday firmly rejected the charges...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Over half dozen PTI members in queue to be PM: Nafisa

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Secretary Information, Dr Nafisa Shah claimed that more than...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

PM won’t resign on PDM’s demand: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has once again rejected the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)’s...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

Criminal gangs remain active in capital

ISLAMABAD: Armed dacoits and robbers looted houses, and took away cash, gold ornaments, and other valuables worth...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

PPP condemns murder of young student

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari has strongly condemned the...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

Europe

France tightens curfew as illegal mass rave ends

• Tokyo calls for state of emergency PARIS: Millions in France faced tightened curfew restrictions Saturday to...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

PBIF chief terms 2020 painful year

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) Mian...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

First rain-snowfall of 2021 next week

KARACHI: The Met Office on Saturday forecast the first rain-snowfall of 2021 for the country from Sunday evening...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

India tries to turn situation to its own advantage: IIOJ&K plans to attract $4bn in investments

NEW DELHI: Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) plans to attract investments worth up to $4...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Govt gives details of Khawaja Asif’s assets ‘beyond means’

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability, Mirza Shahzad Akbar Saturday said that...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Govt to start dealing with ‘long march’ challenge from tomorrow: Rashid

RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Saturday claimed that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

New manufacturing units facilitated: Duty-free import of cryogenic oxygen tanks allowed

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allowed duty-free import of cryogenic oxygen tanks to facilitate new oxygen...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

US Congress slaps Trump by overriding veto of defence bill

WASHINGTON: The US Congress on Friday dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Bitcoin passes $30,000 for the first time

PARIS: Bitcoin, the leading virtual currency, saw its price pass $30,000 on Saturday for the first time in just its...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:21am

Drosh, Ayun and Chitral Town: SNGPL asked to abandon LPG air mix plants

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed SNGPL to abandon LPG air mix plants...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Hindu shrine incident: Pakistan rejects India’s allegations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday categorically rejected the ‘completely unwarranted’ assertions by the Indian...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (January 02, 2021)

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:07am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (January 02, 2021)

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:07am

Rates.Bullion

Bullion Rates

KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (January 02, 2021)....

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time)

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

Industry

KCCI demands probe: Alvi assures of taking up gas crises issue

KARACHI: In response to deep concerns expressed by President Karachi Chamber of Commerce Industry M. Shariq Vohra on...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

Industry

FPCCI executive committee holds meeting

KARACHI: The first meeting of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) executive committee...

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

Energy

European gasoline margins jump

LONDON: Benchmark northwest European gasoline margins extended gains to around $3.60 a barrel on Thursday as...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Cotton & Textile

Trade activity remains stable on cotton market

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

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (January 02, 2021)....

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Italy gives UK finance firms six-month operating extension post-Brexit

ROME: British financial intermediaries can keep on operating in Italy until the end of June as they await...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Commodities

Prices of grocery items increase further

ISLAMABAD: Wheat flour, cooking oil/ghee, eggs and sugar prices have witnessed further increase during the week past...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:08am

Taxes

FBR launches e-filing of appeals

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched electronic filing of appeals with effect from 1st ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Vandalizing of a Hindu shrine

EDITORIAL: In a highly reprehensible incident that took place on Wednesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Extrajudicial killings in IIOJK

EDITORIAL: The ‘Shopian encounter’ exemplifies the immunity with which the Indian forces operate in the ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

‘Show must go on’: Smooth start for post Brexit Channel freight

A steady flow of trucks in and out of France helped dispel fears of a chaotic start to Britain’s first hours...

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

PSO ‘only’ OMC that upgrades diesel standard to Euro 5

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is the only Oil Marketing Company (OMC) which has upgraded Pakistan’s...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Ravi River Front Urban Development Project: LHC stays construction works

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has stayed the construction works at Ravi River Front Urban Development Project ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

PM orders strict action against people involved in smuggling

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday ordered strict action against those involved in smuggling, which he...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

ECP issues final deadline: Legislators asked to submit statements of assets by Jan 15

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given the final deadline of January 15 to the legislators ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Pakistan urges UN to help prevent Andrabi’s ‘judicial murder’

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has stepped up its efforts to save Aasiya Andrabi, the detained Kashmiri human rights...

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:45am

DG I&IIR officers: LHC directs FBR to specify functions, jurisdictions

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to initiate the process of...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Babar ruled out of second Test against New Zealand

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, (New Zealand): Pakistan’s talismanic captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

JUI-F says it will participate in PDM rallies in KP

PESHAWAR: While fully endorsing the party’s central Majlis e Shura (council) decisions and reposing a complete...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

22-year-old student allegedly shot dead by ATS personnel

ISLAMABAD: The personnel of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the capital police last night allegedly shot dead a...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Lakhvi arrested on terrorism financing charge

LAHORE: Pakistan on Saturday arrested a man accused of being a leader of a militant group blamed by the United ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

KSA introduces changes in Iqama fee structure

RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced Saturday an amendment in its resident permit fee structure...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Letters

Learning the ropes?

The prime minister has clarified, albeit unsuccessfully, his remarks which, according to him, were inaccurately...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Supply chain disruptions: The domino effect

2020 was a year of volatility. Global prices and indices moved down and up like anything. Trends are yet to...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Preparing for vaccination administration

EDITORIAL: As the death toll from Covid-19 crossed the grim 10,000 mark the National Command and Operation Centre...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Industry

Construction industry: HCCI welcomes extension in date of fixed tax regime

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Fahad Hussain Shaikh has welcomed the announcement...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

Industry

Tesla 2020 deliveries beat estimates, but fall just short of Musk's target

NEW YORK: Tesla Inc on Saturday reported better-than-expected 2020 vehicle deliveries, driven by a steady rise in...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Industry

Disconnection of gas supply: NKATI chief threatens to shut down factories

KARACHI: Faisal Moiz Khan, President North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI) has threatened to ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 03:19am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 5	281.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 5	281.02
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	144.96
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.33
Euro to USD / May 2	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 2	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 2	5,686.67
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	36,830.69
Nasdaq / May 2	17,977.73
Hang Seng / May 2	22,504.68
FTSE 100 / May 2	8,596.35
Dow Jones / May 2	41,317.43
India Sensex / May 5	80,760.93
Germany DAX 30 / May 5	23,167.02
France CAC40 / May 5	7,734.13

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	295,353
Petrol/Litre / May 5	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 5	56.45
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 5	3,259.32
Diesel/Litre / May 5	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 5	68.55

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / May 5 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	3.99 ▲ 0.84 (26.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / May 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5 ▲ 0.69 (16.01%)
Dewan Textile / May 5 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.80 ▲ 0.8 (16%)
Gulistan Sp. / May 5 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.77 ▲ 0.89 (12.94%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 5 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.86 ▲ 1 (12.72%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 5 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	8.96 ▲ 1 (12.56%)
Parmount Sp. / May 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.80 ▲ 0.41 (12.09%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / May 5 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.59 ▲ 0.36 (11.15%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / May 5 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	8.81 ▲ 0.84 (10.54%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 5 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	15.35 ▲ 1.4 (10.04%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 5 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.90 ▼ -0.98 (-12.44%)
F.Credit & Inv / May 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.08 ▼ -0.81 (-10.27%)
Suraj Cotton / May 5 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	110.83 ▼ -12.31 (-10%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / May 5 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	44.05 ▼ -4.85 (-9.92%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / May 5 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.02 ▼ -0.78 (-8.86%)
Quetta Textile / May 5 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	11.90 ▼ -1.04 (-8.04%)
Nishat ChunPow / May 5 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	25.45 ▼ -2.07 (-7.52%)
LSE Ventures / May 5 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	9.63 ▼ -0.76 (-7.31%)
Gulshan Sp. / May 5 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.10 ▼ -0.24 (-7.19%)
Stylers International / May 5 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	38.04 ▼ -2.81 (-6.88%)

Stock	Volume
Power Cement / May 5 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	37,833,619 ▲ 1.08
WorldCall Telecom / May 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,044,177 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / May 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,852,671 ▼ -0.15
Maple Leaf Cement / May 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	21,305,429 ▲ 2.58
Hascol Petrol / May 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	18,275,602 ▲ 0.7
K-Electric Ltd. / May 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,960,670 ▲ 0.16
B.O.Punjab / May 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,066,114 ▲ 0.33
Dewan Cement / May 5 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	14,065,906 ▲ 0.56
D.G.K.Cement / May 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	13,332,022 ▲ 6.21
Fauji Cement / May 5 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,234,196 ▲ 1.26

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