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Trump impeached by US House

WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to make Donald Trump the first U.S. president ever to be...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:35am

Bukhari responds to petitions against his appointment

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Television (PTV) Naeem Bukhari told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that the federal...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

ECC meeting now on Friday

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet scheduled for Wednesday has been...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

PTI-led govt brings country to verge of default, says Siraj

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Chief Sirajul Haq while lambasting the government on Wednesday said that...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Daniel Pearl murder case: CJP asked to place matter of releasing ‘accused’ before another bench

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan has been asked to place the matter related to release of accused allegedly...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

PP-179 Kasur: Independent candidate meets Elahi

LAHORE: Independent candidate from PP-179 Kasur, political and social figure of Kasur Rana Mumtaz Ali called on...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Illegal purchase of sugarcane: 71 middlemen arrested in crackdown

LAHORE: The Punjab government in an ongoing crackdown against the middlemen involved in illegal purchase of ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

PTA directed to improve internet service in far-flung areas

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Cargill, Rizq Trust join hands to set up food bank network

KARACHI: Being a nation of agricultural abundance, food insecurity continues to be a major challenge across ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Daniel Pearl murder case: SHC issues contempt notices to officials

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday issued contempt notices to chief secretary and home secretary in a...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Safe Pakistan Welfare Trust aspires to bring 50m workers out of poverty

KARACHI: The Safe Pakistan Welfare Trust through Tasdeeq Pakistan, a technology driven online platform, aims to ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:27am

Air Canada cuts 1,900 jobs

MONTREAL: Air Canada said Wednesday it was cutting 1,900 staff because bookings plunged after the government imposed...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Apple announces education funding under racial justice plan

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday announced it was funding technology education efforts as part of its racial ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:08am

HK tracker fund makes u-turn on China investments

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s original stock market tracker fund said Wednesday it would continue investing in companies...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:08am

Tech giants hope for US data privacy law

SAN FRANCISCO: Google, Twitter and Amazon are hopeful that Joe Biden’s incoming administration in the United ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:10am

Chinese robots take throat swabs to fight Covid outbreak

BEIJING: A Chinese city deployed robots to take Covid-19 throat swabs on Wednesday, as the country ramps up mass...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:08am

UK registers daily record of 1,564 Covid-19 deaths

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday announced another 1,564 virus fatalities, a daily record and the first time the death...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:08am

US Covid-19 deaths hit daily record as Japan, China tighten virus curbs

WASHINGTON: The United States endured its worst day of the pandemic, with three Americans dying every minute, as...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:10am

Edible insects move closer to European plates

BRUSSELS: The EU’s food watchdog on Wednesday paved the way for diners across Europe to tuck into insects as it...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:10am

UK billionaire, Daily Telegraph owner David Barclay dies

LONDON: David Barclay, the secretive British billionaire whose portfolio included The Daily Telegraph newspaper and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:10am

Hospitals in Sindh: Centre’s notification termed attack on 18th Amendment

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

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:12am

Illegal assets: AC adjourns reference against Fawad Hassan

LAHORE: Another accountability court adjourned a reference of illegal assets against former principal secretary to...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:12am

Opposition has no public welfare agenda: Buzdar

LAHORE: Slamming the opposition, Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that the opposition made a...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:12am

2-member ministerial body to hear appeals against DGTO

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has constituted two-member ministerial committee to hear appeals against the ...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Minister for making Gujranwala hospital functional by June

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid in a meeting here on Wednesday ordered to make functional one block...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:12am

Corona positivity rate declines to 3.63pc in Punjab

LAHORE: The corona positivity rate declined to 3.63% in Punjab, as out of total 14005 tests conducted across the...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:12am

US tells European companies they face sanctions risk on Nord Stream 2 pipeline

WASHINGTON: The US State Department this month told European companies which it suspects are helping to build...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:02am

Thousands protest closure of Ford factories in Brazil

SAO PAULO: Thousands of workers on Tuesday protested the pending closure of carmaker Ford’s three Brazilian...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:28am

PM won’t give NRO to corrupt elite: Shahzad

LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Mirza Shahzad Akbar has said that the...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:56am

Main thrust of reference is morality: SC judge

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the federal reference for Senate election through open ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:56am

New draft of APTTA: Next round of Pak-Afghan talks by month-end or early Feb

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are to hold the next round of parleys on new draft of Afghanistan Pakistan...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

‘Pakistan, Afghanistan can defeat spoilers of peace process’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman, Afghan High Peace Council and leader of Hezb-e-Wahadat-e Islami Ustad Karim Khalili Wednesday...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

Seizing Nawaz’s properties: AC grants time to NAB for submitting reply

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court Islamabad on Wednesday again granted time to the National Accountability Bureau...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

Oath-taking ceremony of Biden: Bilawal, Zardari did not receive invitation: Babar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari have not...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

Mandviwalla advised not to move resolution against NAB

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and treasury members in the Upper House of the Parliament are not in ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

Fazl blamed for damaging Kashmir cause, corruption in Hajj quota

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed on Wednesday blamed JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:28am

Capital formation, investment: SECP revamps public offering framework, introduces ‘GEM’

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) under the directions of the SECP Policy Board...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

CDC successfully processes cash dividend via Raast

KARACHI: In a historic milestone in the country’s payment landscape, the Central Depository Company (CDC) has...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

Govt clarifies changes in privacy policy of WhatsApp

ISLAMABAD: The government has clarified the changes in the privacy policy of the WhatsApp in view of the concerns by...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:28am

PPP leaders from Punjab meet Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Senior party leaders from Punjab Qamar Zaman Kaira, Chaudhry Manzoor and Tasneem Qureshi were called on...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Two million dollars per turncoat?

“There is much excitement within the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) ranks after the press conference of DG ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

14 more die of Covid-19 in Sindh

KARACHI: As many as 14 more patients of COVID-19 died overnight lifting the death toll to 3,744 and 1,769 new cases...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

Priority should be given to ongoing uplift projects: minister

KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that there has been a lot of...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

PM assures Usama Satti’s father of justice

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday assured the family of slain Usama Satti (killed in fake encounter)...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:57am

Blunders by PM damaged Pakistan’s interests: Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader Khurram Dastgir Khan Wednesday alleged that the long...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Integrated development plan under PPP mode for G-B anytime soon: Asad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said the federal government...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Varsities’ improvement, resolution of issues: Fawad says lack of funding, planning major problems

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday termed lack of funding and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

CCoE to discuss principles of ‘CTBCM’ today

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) which is scheduled to meet on Thursday (Jan 14) will discuss the...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:05am

Letters

MQM(P) in a difficult situation

It was only recently that MQM(P) demanded the government form a judicial commission to investigate census...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

The trillion dollar weapon in the US-China tech stock war

The threat of a $1 trillion US sanctions hit on the Chinese internet giants that have led emerging market stocks to...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Contract employment is here to stay

“Contract Labour is understood as covering all situations in which work is performed for a person who is not the...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Power breakdowns

The whole country witnessed a major blackout on Saturday night, which interrupted daily routines and social and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Broadsheet gives charge sheet against Imran, Musharraf: Marriyum

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Broadsheet Company gave ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:12am

Foreign funding case: ECP body starts re-examination of record

ISLAMABAD: The Scrutiny Committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started re-examination of the...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 09:49am

CICEC donates medical supplies to fight Covid-19

BEIJING: The delegation of China International Culture Exchange Centre (CICEC) visited Pakistan embassy here and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Marine Group of Cos presents revenue enhancement plans to Swati

KARACHI: Marine Group of Companies made presentations on the proposed plans for freight trains business to Azam Khan...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:13am

NICVD refutes allegation of corruption

KARACHI: The spokesperson of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) issued on Wednesday a...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 09:48am

WWF-Pakistan captures rare footage of 50 Himalayan Ibex

KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan captured rare footage of about 50 Himalayan ibex near Passu Glacier in Hunza Valley. In order...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:13am

PTCL renews integrated telecom services licence with PTA for 25 years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has renewed its integrated telecom services license ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 09:46am

Stocks

Most major Gulf indexes up on oil price gains

• CIB best performer on Egyptian benchmark DUBAI: Most major Gulf stock markets finished higher on Wednesday as...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Stocks

European stocks up

MILAN/FRANKFURT: European stocks inched up on Wednesday as merger talks powered gains in French grocer Carrefour and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Stocks

China shares down

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China shares ended lower on Wednesday as investors booked profit from consumer and healthcare...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Stocks

Wednesday’s early trade: Main indexes slip as stimulus rally cools; Intel shines

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes slipped on Wednesday as investors digested a recent run to record highs on...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Stocks

S&P barely up

NEW YORK: The benchmark S&P 500 closed barely higher on Tuesday while shares in smaller companies soared to...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Stocks

Nikkei gains on fifth day

TOKYO: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average extended its bull run to a fifth straight session on Wednesday and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:02am

Stocks

FTSE 100 supported by energy stocks

LONDON: The FTSE 100 was largely muted on Wednesday, as a rise in energy stocks was countered by caution around...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:02am

Samsons Group of Companies lauded for investment

ISLAMABAD: A large group of notables, investors and local businessmen of Green Valley on Wednesday lauded Samsons...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:13am

PSDP: NA body partially approves budgetary proposals

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing on Law and Justice on Wednesday partially approved budgetary proposals of...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 09:48am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (January 13, 2021) and the forecast for Thursday (January 14, 2021)....

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 09:50am

Rates.The Rupee

THE RUPEE: Mixed pattern continues

KARACHI: On Wednesday, PKR continued on its mixed pattern despite in a different direction. It gained value in...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Wednesday (January 13, 2021)....

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Rates

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Wednesday (January 13, 2021)....

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Stocks

Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates

KARACHI: Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates....

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment....

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Stocks

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Rates.BR Index

PSX crosses 46,000 level: BRIndex100 stays bullish

KARACHI: A bullish trend continued on Pakistan Stock Exchange on the back of healthy buying, mainly by local...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 03:56am

Energy

Gasoline boosts US consumer prices; inflation still benign

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices increased solidly in December amid a surge in the cost of gasoline, though underlying...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Commodities

Canadian canola futures climb

WINNIPEG: ICE Canadian canola futures jumped on Tuesday to contract highs, following soyabeans up after a US...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Commodities

Chinese ferrous futures fall on virus concerns

BEIJING: Ferrous futures in China declined on Tuesday, with Shanghai steel products down more than 3% in early trade...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Tuesday, at PMEX the traded value of metals, energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 8.688...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

CBOT corn futures up to highest level

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rallied to their highest level in 6-1/2 years on Tuesday after the US...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Commodities

European wheat hits 7-1/2-year high

HAMBURG: European wheat futures on Tuesday hit 7-1/2 year highs on reports that Russia plans higher than expected...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Commodities

CBOT soyabean futures rise to 6-1/2-year peak

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures soared to their highest since mid-2014 on Tuesday after the US...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:03am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 114,641 tonnes of cargo comprising 96,691 tonnes of import cargo and 17,950 tonnes...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:10am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday (January 13, 2021)....

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:10am

Cotton & Textile

Business remains stable on cotton market

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

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:10am

Commodities

Copper supported by low inventory and demand prospects

LONDON: Copper prices held steady on Wednesday as low inventories and prospects for healthy demand this year were...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Energy

Oil falls as pandemic fuel demand threat faces US crude drawdown

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Wednesday as the threat of rising global COVID-19 cases further hampering global fuel...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Commodities

Cotton rally loses steam on dollar, profit-taking

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures slipped on Wednesday, as a firmer dollar and profit-taking precipitated a pullback from...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Commodities

Raw sugar prices rise sharply

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE rose sharply on Wednesday, boosted by growing concern about short-term supply...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil at two-week low

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures reversed early gains on Wednesday, ending at a two-week low on concerns ...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Commodities

Gold eases in Europe

LONDON/FRANKFURT: Gold prices eased on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains, as the dollar firmed and US yields held...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Commodities

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,155.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,601.11
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,149.27
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	19,146.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,669.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.43
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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