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Egypt’s current account deficit widens

CAIRO: Egypt's current account deficit widened to $2.8 billion in the July-September quarter from $1.4 billion in ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Electric cars, fewer cows in New Zealand’s climate change plan

WELLINGTON: New Zealand unveiled a blueprint Sunday to phase out petrol-powered cars while its dairy industry, a key...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Myanmar military rebukes foreign embassies, denies impeding transition

YANGON: Myanmar's military rebuked foreign embassies on Sunday for voicing concern over developments in the country,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Italy's ruling parties inch towards new govt deal

ROME: The squabbling parties in Italy's outgoing coalition will hold further detailed talks on forming a new...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Car bombs kill 11 in Turkish-held north Syria: monitor

AZAZ, (Syria): Car bombs killed 11 people including six civilians in two separate incidents in Turkish-held northern...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Antonsen and Tai claim badminton World Tour Finals titles

BANGKOK: Top-ranked Tai Tzu-ying won a dramatic cliffhanger women’s badminton World Tour Final in Bangkok Sunday,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Osaka, Djokovic, Nadal keen to be at Olympics but virus a big concern

MELBOURNE: Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal said Sunday they remain keen to compete ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Marseille’s US owner links fan violence to Capitol riot

MARSEILLE: Olympique Marseille’s American owner Frank McCourt has strongly condemned “thugs” who attacked the...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Venus, Ostapenko make winning starts in Australia

MELBOURNE: Ageless Venus Williams opened her 2021 season with a 6-1, 6-3 thrashing of Arantxa Rus Sunday, while...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Israel to send 5,000 vaccine shots to Palestinians

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said Sunday it would send 5,000 coronavirus vaccine shots to the Palestinian Authority to...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Brussels police block anti-lockdown demos

BRUSSELS: Police in the Belgian capital said Sunday they detained scores of people to prevent banned demonstrations...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Austrians defy ban to protest Covid restrictions

VIENNA: Around 5,000 people defied a ban to march Sunday in Vienna in protest against a curfew and lockdown aimed at...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Dubai announces alliance to speed Covid vaccine delivery

DUBAI: Key transport hub Dubai on Sunday announced an initiative to accelerate the delivery of coronavirus vaccines,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

One dead, five missing as fresh cyclone batters Fiji

SUVA, (Fiji): At least one person was dead and five were missing Sunday as Fiji was battered by a tropical cyclone...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Republican Party future in balance as Trump trial looms

WASHINGTON: US Republicans on Sunday braced for a battle over the future of their party after Donald Trump changed...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Smartphone giant Xiaomi sues to reverse US blacklisting

WASHINGTON: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi said Sunday it had filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the former Trump...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Chinese fighters, US aircraft both entered defence zone: Taiwan

TAIPEI: Six Chinese fighter aircraft and a US reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Vietnam retains top leader, shuts Hanoi schools

HANOI: Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Britain opens visa scheme for millions of Hong Kongers

HONG KONG: A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship went live on Sunday...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Irish port becomes new gateway to EU

ROSSLARE, (Ireland): The Irish port of Rosslare has seen a staggering increase in traffic since the Brexit ...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

UK supermarkets caught in plastic packaging

LONDON: Britain’s major supermarket chains remain big users of plastic packaging that blights the environment,...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Sovereign wealth, public pension giants caught up in US-China tech fight

LONDON: Some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds are getting caught in the...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

In a first, most North American robots last year didn’t go to automotive plants

NEW YORK: For the first time last year, most of the robots ordered by companies in North America weren’t destined...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Singapore launches new self-driving bus trial

SINGAPORE: Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:40am

Kashmir issue: AJK PM for early implementation of UN resolutions

MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan on Sunday appealed to...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Afridi urges world to break silence on Kashmiri genocide

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Sunday urged the world community...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Four injured in bakery gas explosion

PESHAWAR: A gas pipeline was exploded with huge bang in a bakery in here Barisko area, in which injured at-least ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

QWP urges govt to control corruption, inflation

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) has asked the government to take urgent steps for control on corruption, inflation...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Social media abuzz with Iftikhar Gilani’s marriage to a 21-year-old woman

ISLAMABAD: An 80-year-old top lawyer and a former federal minister, has married a 21-year-old woman, leading to many...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Russian hunter shoots Kashmiri Markhor

PESHAWAR: A Russian hunter hunted an eight years old 38-inch Kashmiri Markhor (Capra falconeri) in district Chitral...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Post August 5 scenario: Pakistan exposes India’s ugly face before world: APHC

ISLAMABAD: Acknowledging the measures taken by Pakistan after India’s illegal actions of August 5, senior leader ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Hindukush Snow Festival begins in Madaklasht valley

PESHAWAR: The Hindukush Snow Sports Festival kicked off with colourful events that attracted lovers of adventure...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Khattak backtracks from his stance of kingmaker

ISLAMABAD: A day after claiming to ‘topple’ Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government within no time, Minister ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Opposition tends to continue horse-trading in politics: governor

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Federating units: ATP chief for unified strategy to resolve issues

PESHAWAR: Chairman, Amun Taraqqi Party (ATP) Muhammad Faiq Shah has called for adopting unified strategy to resolve...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

PDM’s deadline to PM expires

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) deadline to Imran Khan to step down as prime minister as part of...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Asif ‘begging’ for better facilities in jail: Firdous

LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has claimed that Pakistan Muslim...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Smoking cessation: NGOs start providing innovative solutions

ISLAMABAD: Two non-governmental organizations have started providing innovative solutions for smoking cessation in...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Occasional customers: SECP for further tightening of due diligence requirements

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed stock market brokers, futures...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

CDA demolishes several illegal structures

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) during its anti encroachment operation has demolished 12 buffalo...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Change in evaluation system perturbs teachers

ISLAMABAD: The abrupt and ill-timed change in the annual evaluation system of teachers by Federal Directorate of...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

Railways all set to outsource eight more passenger trains

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is all set to outsource the commercial management of its eight passenger trains to...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

Hajj dues to be received in three installments

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony would receive government scheme Hajj dues from...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

Ufone marks two decades of excellence

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani telecom brand, Ufone celebrated its 20 years of excellence and glory on Sunday. A virtual ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

Security on ‘high alert’ for Test match in Pindi

RAWALPINDI: Security will be on ‘high alert’ during the cricket Test match between Pakistan and South Africa to...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

AGP inaugurates state-of-the-art audit complex in Hayatabad

PESHAWAR: A state-of-the-art Audit Complex was inaugurated in Hayatabad Peshawar. The complex was formally opened ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

FTO summons RD secy, others tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has called the Revenue Division (RD) secretary, the Member (IR)...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

Feat of engineering achieved at Jagran-II HPP

KARACHI: A landmark achievement has been accomplished at Jagran - II HPP where FWO devised a strategy to excavate ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

FAO applauds bio-saline agriculture, fisheries models in Thar

HYDERABAD: United Nations organization on agricultural development “Food, and Agriculture Organization” (FAO) ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

Federal development projects: Sindh govt creating hurdles: Umar

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said that the local...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Forensic and issue-based auditing: ‘AGP office establishes specialised audit units’

KARACHI: Auditor General of Pakistan Javaid Jehangir inaugurated two-day international e-training in Islamabad on...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Sindh records 812 new Covid-19 cases

KARACHI: As many as 4 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 3,996 and 812 new cases...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Visa summit declares digitally-enabled businesses best for growth in 2021

KARACHI: Building on the surge in digital commerce since the start of the pandemic, Visa, the world leader in ...

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 04:11pm

Windies look to big unit Cornwall for spin edge against Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG: Stand-in West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite admitted Sunday that giant off-spinner Rakheem...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

PSG suffer first defeat

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat under Mauricio Pochettino as lowly Lorient fought back to...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Salah ends goal drought

LONDON: Mohamed Salah ended his Premier League goal drought in style as the Egypt star produced two superb finishes...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Chelsea earn first win of Tuchel era as Leicester slip up

LONDON: Chelsea notched their first win of the Thomas Tuchel era on Sunday as Leicester squandered a chance to...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Barcelona to sue over claims Messi contract worth 555m euros

MADRID: Barcelona will take legal action against the Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details on Sunday...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Suarez double at Cadiz sends Atletico 10 points clear

MADRID: Luis Suarez sent Atletico Madrid 10 points clear at the top of La Liga on Sunday by scoring a sensational...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

President for promotion of book reading culture

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday while sharing his best 10 reads of 2020, called for promotion of book...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Capital records 104 fresh corona cases in 24 hours: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Covid-19 cases continued to surge in the federal capital as 104 new Corona cases were reported from the...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

LDA to cut 50pc commercial fee for education, health setups

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has announced extraordinary incentives for encouraging provision of...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

B’stan allows biodegradable bags manufacturing

ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government accorded approval for manufacturing of biodegradable bags, a environment...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Govt extends Covid-19 SOPs for inbound flights till 28th

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has extended the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

PDM gains nothing but embarrassment: Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has said that the futile PDM agitation has died down and opposition ...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Punjab PA body inks MoU with BARGAD

LAHORE: Chairperson of the Punjab Assembly’s Standing Committee on Gender Mainstreaming (Women Development) Uzma...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (January 31, 2021) and the forecast for Monday (February 1, 2021)....

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

PM speaks about govt’s focus on Consumer Price Index, core inflation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the government’s efforts were coming to fruition as both the...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Iran calls for ‘all-inclusive’ Afghan govt

TEHRAN: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday called for the formation of an "all-inclusive" Afghan...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

WHO experts probe ground-zero China market

WUHAN, (China): A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 on Sunday went to a market in Wuhan ...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

PAF aircraft leaves for Beijing to collect Covid-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: A special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday left for China to bring the first tranche of...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Rs210bn recovered from ‘land grabbers’ in Punjab: Advisor

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

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

POL products’ prices increased

ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Sunday announced to increase the prices of petroleum products up to 4,6 percent,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

Rates.BR Index

Futures spread increases by 111bps

KARACHI: The futures spread increased by 111 bps to 14.57 percent on the last day of outgoing week. Trading...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

Rates.BR Index

PSX witnesses positive trend: BRIndex-100 gains 126.07 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended on Jan 29, on the back of...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

UK to apply to join Asia-Pacific free trade bloc

LONDON: Britain will apply to join a massive 11-nation free-trade bloc of Asia-Pacific countries, it announced...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

Forensic audit of PIA, other loss-making SoEs to be conducted

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly decided to conduct forensic audit of ten loss-making State-Owned...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

PM to interact with public today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will interact with the masses on telephone on Monday at 4pm. In a tweet, the...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

Commodities

Exports empty Canada's canola bins, driving prices to near records

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): Canada, the world's biggest canola grower, is running short of the oilseed six months before...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Commodities

Prices of essential food items surge in retail market

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including chicken meat, pulses, sugar, cooking oil/ghee, vegetable...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Trading volume satisfactory, rate remains stable

KARACHI: The rate of cotton remained stable. Bearish trend witnessed in international cotton market. Sowing of ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Stocks

Freetrade disables orders to buy US stocks

LONDON: Commission-free trading app Freetrade said on Friday it had disabled buy orders for US stocks amid a market...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Stocks

Gulf markets lower as Saudi Arabia says vaccines delayed

DUBAI: Major Middle East stock markets ended lower on Sunday, tracking a slide in global markets at the end of last...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Stocks

Stock markets rally could be fuelled by recovery hopes: ECB’s Knot

AMSTERDAM: The continuing rise of stock markets worldwide could be the result of growing hopes of economic recovery,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Stocks

US corporate buybacks are on the rise, lifting investor hopes

NEW YORK: US corporate share buyback levels are slowly increasing after last year’s pandemic-driven drop-off in...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

The Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine dies

LONDON: Hilton Valentine, a founding member and original guitarist for the British 60s pop group The Animals, has...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Energy

Australia backs hydrogen technology push beyond fuel production

MELBOURNE: Australia aims to speed up and coordinate efforts by scientists and small- and medium-sized businesses to...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Letters

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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