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The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (February 4, 2021) and the forecast for Friday (February 5, 2021)....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

US, UK decry report of sexual violence against Uighurs

LONDON: The United States and Britain on Thursday responded with horror and vows of action after a BBC investigation...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Turkey makes fresh arrests after US censure

ISTANBUL: Police detained dozens of protesters across several cities on Thursday after Turkey brushed aside US...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Google fitness app to catch breath and heart rate

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday unveiled an upgraded fitness app which uses smartphone camera capabilities to...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Top UN court throws out Qatar blockade case against UAE

THE HAGUE: The UN's top court on Thursday rejected a case brought by Qatar accusing the United Arab Emirates of...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

NATO urges Taliban to 'live up to commitments'

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday urged the Taliban to honour commitments to reduce...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Middle East

Prominent Lebanese Hezbollah critic shot dead

BEIRUT: A prominent Lebanese activist and intellectual known for his opposition to the Shia movement Hezbollah was...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Europe

British cow 'Posh Spice' sells for world record

LONDON: A cow bred in central England has sold for £262,000 ($358,000, 299,000 euros), a world best for its breed...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

South Asia

India police to probe protest 'toolkit' shared by Greta Thunberg

NEW DELHI: The creators of an Indian farmers' protest toolkit shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Europe

Macron warns of risks of Chinese vaccines

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday about the lack of information about China's coronavirus...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Unilever profit hits 5.6bn euros in 'volatile' year

LONDON: Consumer goods group Unilever on Thursday said its net profit dipped to 5.6 billion euros last year as the...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Asia

Facebook blocked in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail

YANGON: Myanmar's generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook Thursday, as UN chief Antonio...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Europe

Four killed in Ukraine hospital fire

KIEV: Four people died in Ukraine after a fire tore through the intensive care unit of an infectious diseases...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Red Cross boosts vaccine hopes for poor as jabs arrive in Iran

GENEVA: The Red Cross launched a campaign on Thursday to help get 500 million vaccines to people in poorer ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrive in West Bank

RAMALLAH, (Palestinian Territories): The Palestinian Authority Thursday received 10,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

UK tells social media to take down Covid myths

LONDON: The British government said on Thursday it was telling social media giants to take down posts containing...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Scores arrested in Nepal strike against parliament’s dissolution

KATHMANDU: More than 180 protesters, including a former minister, were arrested in Nepal on Thursday, police said, ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Global food inflation fears grow as UN index hits 6-1/2-year high

ROME: Global food prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in January to their highest since July 2014, the ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Iran diplomat given 20 years for Paris bomb plot

ANTWERP, (Belgium): A Belgian court jailed an Iranian diplomat for 20 years on Thursday after convicting him of...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

McKinsey to pay $573m to settle charges of fuelling US opioid crisis

WASHINGTON: Global consulting firm McKinsey will pay $573 million to US states to settle claims that it contributed...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Subsiding layoffs raise cautious optimism for US labour market

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased further last week,...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

First US warship transits Taiwan Strait since Biden inauguration

TAIPEI: A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the American navy said, in the first such voyage...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

New York Times boosts paid subscriber base to 7.5m

NEW YORK: The New York Times said Thursday it had some 7.5 million paid subscribers at the end of 2020, a gain of...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Taiwan opens ‘milestone’ trade office in Guyana

TAIPEI: Taiwan has set up a trade office in Guyana, officials announced on Thursday, a step the United States called...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Thai consumer mood hits 9-month low

BANGKOK: Thai consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month in January, hitting a nine-month low, after a...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:47pm

ECP directs Punjab IG to remove Daska SDPO

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Inam Ghani to...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

KP launches corona vaccination drive

PESHAWAR: The immunization of the frontline healthcare workers of Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) of Khyber...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

PPP, PML-N should respect charter of democracy, says Rashid

RAWALPINDI: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

Customs matters: Pakistan, Tajikistan sign agreement

DUSHANBE: An Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Tajikistan on “Cooperation and...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

Shehbaz undergoes different tests at hospital

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

Daniel Pearl case: Qureshi highlights steps taken with US counterpart: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Thursday that it is taking ‘steps’ through legal means to ensure that justice is served...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

Allegations over agriculture land: Daniyal announces legal battle against Akbar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Daniyal Aziz Thursday announced a legal battle in the ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

Appointment of DG: IHC issues notices to interior secy, NADRA chairman

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday issued notices to the interior secretary and the National ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

PIEDMC board holds 147th meeting

LAHORE: The 147th meeting of the Board of Directors of Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

GCU holds seminar to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day

LAHORE: A seminar was held here at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Thursday to mark the Kashmir...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

HBL-PSL 2021: NCOC allows 20pc of spectators to watch matches

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed 20...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

UAF VC holds walk to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day

FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAE) took out the walk to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day. The...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

Hearing in Paragon City reference adjourned till 11th

LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday adjourned hearing of Paragon City reference till February 11 against...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

‘Every conspiracy of opposition failed’: Buzdar terms PTI govt stronger than before

LAHORE: Terming the PTI government stronger than before, Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Thursday that...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:49pm

LHC CJ informed: No auction for Toshakhana articles in past 5 years

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan was informed on Thursday that no auction had been held...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.SBP

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.Banks

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.LIBOR

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (February 4,...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.SBP

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

KARACHI: Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.LIBOR

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Thursday (February 4, 2021)....

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.KIBOR

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ========================== KIBOR...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.JLI

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ========================...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.JLI

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ========================...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.JLI

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,236.7805 ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.JLI

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.JLI

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.JLI

JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.EFU

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.EFU

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.EFU

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.EFU

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.EFU

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.EFU

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:52pm

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

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 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.PSX

Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.PSX

Proposed right issues

KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

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

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.PSX

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.PSX

Board meetings in progress

KARACHI: Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.PSX

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Stocks

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

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

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.BR Index

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ==================================== BR...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

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

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

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 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Thursday (February 4, 2021)....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.The Rupee

THE RUPEE: Rising trend

KARACHI: After market close on Thursday, Pakistan Rupee registered gains against US Dollar in both the inter-bank ...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.Ports

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (February 4, 2021)....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================================= Offset...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.LME

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Wednesday official prices....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.Bullion

Bullion Rates

KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (February 4, 2021)....

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

KARACHI: Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Thursday (February 4, 2021). ======================================= CONES...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 130,391 tonnes of cargo comprising 79,575 tonnes of import cargo and 50,816 tonnes...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:47pm

Indonesia’s palm oil-powered ‘green diesel’ fuels threat to forests

Indonesia’s ambitious biodiesel programme will increase the risks of deforestation as more tropical forest could ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:48pm

‘Mission Economy’

‘The bungled response of the government to the pandemic – from the failure to enforce lockdown early enough to...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:48pm

FBR performance under the spotlight

The present team of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) deserves appreciation for showing noteworthy performance during...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:48pm

Letters

Rates.BR Index

PSX posts marginal losses: BRIndex100 retreats

KARACHI: Despite foreign buying, Pakistan Stock Exchange Thursday closed on a negative note as investors opted to...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

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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