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Biden suggests rival plan to China's 'Belt and Road'

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has suggested founding an initiative from "democratic" countries to rival China's...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

North Korea accuses Biden of 'provocation' after missile test

SEOUL: North Korea threatened a further military build-up on Saturday in response to Joe Biden's condemnation of ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Scottish leader blasts Salmond's new party

EDINBURGH: Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said Saturday her scandal-hit predecessor's return to politics at the ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Chip shortage hits 5 Stellantis plants in North America

NEW YORK: Stellantis will suspend production at five North American auto manufacturing plants due to the global...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

UN panel struggles to find consensus on women's issues

UNITED NATIONS: A UN panel ended five weeks of arduous negotiations on Friday with a watered-down declaration on the...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

One dead, bombs thrown as restive Indian state votes

KOLKATA: One person was killed and bombs were thrown at a polling station Saturday as India's hotbed of political...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

US children's author Beverly Cleary dies

WASHINGTON: American children's author Beverly Cleary, the creator of iconic characters including Ramona Quimby and...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Egypt buries train crash dead, toll revised to 19

TAHTA, (Egypt): Egypt buried the dead Saturday from a train collision that killed at least 19 people and injured ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

UK police probe school sexual assault claims flooding website

LONDON: British police are looking into cases of sexual assault reported by girls amid a deluge of witness...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Canada judge denies bail to fashion mogul accused of sex crimes

MONTREAL: A Canadian court ruled Friday that fashion executive Peter Nygard must remain in prison while he fights...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Europe

European countries tighten virus curbs, France 'critical'

• Philippines orders 24m in and around Manila into virus lockdown PARIS: France, Belgium and Poland on Saturday...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

Europe

UK PM sees 'nothing' in Covid data to stop lockdown easing

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed Saturday to stick with his planned unwinding of a coronavirus...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

Asia

Myanmar junta puts on show of force as nearly 90 killed in crackdowns

NAYPYIDAW, (Myanmar): Myanmar's security forces killed nearly 90 people in the bloodiest day since the military...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

South Asia

Five shot dead in new deadly clashes in BD

DHAKA: At least five people were shot dead as police clashed with Islamist demonstrators in Bangladesh on Saturday, ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Egypt's canal chief says human error could be behind ship's grounding

SUEZ, (Egypt): Egypt's Suez Canal chief said Saturday that "technical or human errors" could be behind the grounding...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:30pm

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (March 27, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (March 28, 2021)....

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Bairstow can break batting records, says Buttler

PUNE: England's stand-in captain Jos Buttler has backed top batsman Jonny Bairstow to become the country's leading...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Verstappen beats Hamilton to complete practice clear sweep

SAKHIR, (Bahrain): Max Verstappen on Saturday completed a clean sweep of all three practice sessions for the Bahrain...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Archer to have hand surgery

LONDON: Paceman Jofra Archer is set to have hand surgery on Monday and has received a further injection to manage ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Formula E doubles up in Rome and Valencia

PARIS: Formula E added grand prix in Rome and Valencia on Saturday to bring to 10 the number of races on the...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Czech World Cup squad hit by German Covid rules

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic will be without four Germany-based players for their World Cup qualifier against Belgium...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Medvedev, Osaka through as Zverev tumbles out of Miami Open

MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open on...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Halep pulls out of Miami with shoulder injury

MIAMI: World number three Simona Halep withdrew from the WTA and ATP Miami Open on Saturday because of a right...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Denmark team promise Qatar protest

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's national squad announced Saturday they would stage a protest in support of the rights of...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Nigeria qualify for Africa Cup of Nations after rivals draw

JOHANNESBURG: Three-time champions Nigeria qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Saturday after Lesotho and...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Bangladesh pacer Mahmud ruled out New Zealand T20s

DHAKA: Bangladesh pace bowler Hasan Mahmud has been ruled out of the three-match Twenty20 international series...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Sweet 16 as Shcherbakova leads Russian world figure skating sweep

STOCKHOLM: Anna Shcherbakova, just 16, clinched the women's world figure skating title on Friday, leading a Russian...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Spectacular Chen wins third straight figure skating world title

STOCKHOLM: American Nathan Chen landed five quadruple jumps in the men's free skate on Saturday to overhaul ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Champion Mir struggles to qualify in Qatar MotoGP

DOHA: Reigning champion Joan Mir failed to make it into the top 10 on Saturday after the third free practice session...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:54am

Sugar crisis may worsen in days to come

LAHORE: Sugar crisis due to unannounced strike by the sugar dealers after the action taken by the Federal...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:54am

Crackdown on profiteers, hoarders in Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab government has intensified the ongoing crackdown on profiteers and hoarders across the province,...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

JI chief terms mini-budget before Ramazan as 'a cruel act of govt'

LAHORE: Holding the ruling elite responsible for the miseries of the masses, Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Sirajul Haq has...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Opposition reaping what it has sown: Buzdar

LAHORE: Special Assistant to PM Malik Amin Aslam and MNAs Raja Riaz Khurram Shahzad and Raza Naserullah Ghuman ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

PIIA holds webinar: 'Ghani-led govt biggest obstacle to peace in Afghanistan'

KARACHI: "The biggest obstacle to peace in Afghanistan is President Ashraf Ghani-led government as this government...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

'No hurry on withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan'

LAHORE: A Pak-born American, close aide of US President Joe Biden and leader of the Democratic party, Tahir Javed,...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Corona restrictions: Business activities remain closed across KP

PESHAWAR: After reaching consensus between traders' community and local administration, all major markets and ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Kh Asif moves LHC for bail

LAHORE: Former defence minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) for...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Report sought from FIA in Meesha, Ali Zafar case

LAHORE: A city court on Saturday called report from the Federal Investigation Agency by April 10 in a case of actor...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Italian envoy says he wants to see Pakistan among developed countries

LAHORE: Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that he wanted to see Pakistan among developed...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Punjab Governor sees Pak-US ties to come closer

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has urged the Overseas Pakistanis to become part of the politics ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Mansha Khokhar's three sons arrested

LAHORE: The Lahore police on Saturday arrested three sons of notorious land mafia head Mansha Khokhar alias Mansha...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Qureshi holds telephonic conversation with UAE minister

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation, on Saturday, with Sheikh Abdullah...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

NGOs organise Green Walk 2021

ISLAMABAD: Different non-government organizations (NGOs) on Saturday organised 'Green Walk 2021' as a part of their...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Restaurants association, hotel owners protest over business closure

ISLAMABAD: Restaurants association and hotel owners, on Saturday, staged a protest demonstration against closure of...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

4 more die in Sindh, 252 others infected

KARACHI: As many as four more patients died due to Covid-19 overnight while 252 new cases emerged out of surface and...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

Facebook freezes Venezuela leader's page

CARACAS: Facebook said Saturday that it was "freezing" Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for a month after...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Africa

Militants seize northern Mozambique town, foreign worker killed

MAPUTO: Islamist militants seized control of a town in northern Mozambique, killing several people including at ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

Asia

Turkey approves development plans for Istanbul canal

ISTANBUL: Turkey has approved development plans for a huge canal on the edge of Istanbul, Environment Minister Murat...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

Karandaaz offers grants to mobile, web-based platform

ISLAMABAD: Karandaaz - a registered firm - as a service programme has been subsidizing design thinking services ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

CM for enhancing livestock, seafood export

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Livestock & Fisheries, University & Boards,...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:30pm

PTI leader Haleem Adil Shaikh released

KARACHI: Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh has been released from the Jinnah Hospital where he...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Over 1,100 degrees awarded at 24th SSUET convocation

KARACHI: Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) organized its 24th Convocation with traditional...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan commemorates Earth Hour 2021 completely online

KARACHI: On Saturday, 27 March at 8:30 p.m. Earth Hour united individuals, businesses and leaders from all over the...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Re-entry into IMF programme at a cost: Zahid

KARACHI: The Chairman of the National Business Group and President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Gwadar Cricket Festival rescheduled

KARACHI: Gwadar Cricket Festival has been rescheduled after the third wave of Covid-19 in the country. The festival...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

MQM-P protests 'removal of party flags'

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Saturday criticized the removal of its flags allegedly by...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Working for welfare of women top priority of Sindh govt: Shehla Raza

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Women's Development Minister Shehla Raza has said that working for the welfare of women is the...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Access tunnel of Mohmand Dam completed, Wapda chairman told

PESHAWAR: Access Tunnel of Mohmand Dam for swift excavation of Diversion Tunnels has been completed, while...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (March 27, 2021). ======================================= Offset...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (March 27, 2021)...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (March 27, 2021)....

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

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Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

NY cocoa may fall into $2,177-$2,300 range in Q2

SINGAPORE: New York cocoa may test a support at $2,400 per tonne next quarter, a break below which could cause a ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Cotton & Textile

Bayer's Monsanto, India's NSL settle long-running GM cotton seed

NEW DELHI: Bayer AG said on Friday it had reached an "amicable settlement" in its Monsanto unit's long-running...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Cotton & Textile

Mali 2020 cotton harvest slumps year-on-year

BAMAKO: Mali's cotton harvest in 2020 tumbled nearly 79% year-on-year to 147,200 tonnes partly because of a...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Dreyfus deal to help UAE achieve food security

LONDON: The acquisition of a stake in commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) by Abu Dhabi's ADQ is an...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Cotton & Textile

Spot rate unchanged amid bearish trend on local market

KARACHI: The local market remained bearish on Saturday. Market sources told that trading volume remained low due to...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (March 27, 2021)....

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Ukraine raises barley export forecast, revises wheat, barley harvest data

KYIV: Ukraine's economy ministry has slightly increased its forecast for Ukrainian barley exports in the 2020/21...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Recent rains in Argentina help stop drought-related losses

BUENOS AIRES: Rains over recent days in Argentina have come in time to prevent further losses in 2020/21 soybean...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Russia's measures to stabilise domestic food prices

MOSCOW: Russia plans to impose high export taxes on sunflower oil and sunflower seeds until September 2022 in its...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Indonesia will not import rice before June

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday said the government will not import rice before June and will...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Funds cut long positions across soft commodities

NEW YORK: Speculators reduced their net long positions across the soft commodities complex in the week to March 23,...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Raw sugar futures, coffee rise

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE were higher on Friday, buoyed by a broad-based rebound in financial markets, while...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Important kitchen items witness further increase

ISLAMABAD: Sugar, and ghee/cooking oil prices, chicken, fresh milk along with vegetables and fruit have witnessed a...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Energy

NTDC completes work on 130km 220kV transmission line

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd (NTDC) have completed the rehabilitation/up-gradation of...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Commodities

Gold prices gain

KARACHI: Gold prices on Saturday gained a bit value on the local market, traders said. The precious metal price ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

PPP largest opposition party in Senate: Palwasha

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Palwasha Khan said the PPP is the largest opposition party in the...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

BRSP marks World Water Day in Quetta

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) in collaboration with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Gangs of armed robbers rule the roost in heavily-guarded capital city

ISLAMABAD: Gangs of armed robbers rule the roost in the heavily-guarded capital city as carjackers stole or snatched...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Coronavirus cases surge in Landi Kotal

PESHAWAR: Likewise other parts of the country, the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Landi Kotal as more than forty...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

China's corporate loyalty drive ensnares international lawyers

China's push to ensure multinationals toe the line has seeped into the legal sphere after Beijing sanctioned a top...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

In defence of SBP bill

There is quite a stir in the media and policy circles on the proposed amendments in the SBP law. Journalists and...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Letters

Industry

China's Jan-Feb industrial profits surge

BEIJING: Annual profits at China's industrial firms surged in the first two months of 2021, highlighting a rebound ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:51am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 12	280.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 12	279.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 12	148.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 12	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 12	1.30
Euro to USD / Mar 12	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 12	5,599.30
India Sensex / Mar 12	74,029.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 12	37,173.82
Nasdaq / Mar 12	17,648.45
Hang Seng / Mar 12	23,651.97
FTSE 100 / Mar 12	8,540.97
Dow Jones / Mar 12	41,350.93
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 12	22,676.41
France CAC40 / Mar 12	7,988.96

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 12	67.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 12	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 12	262,774
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 12	2,944.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 12	67.18
Petrol/Litre / Mar 13	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 13	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Mar 12 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.10 ▲ 0.25 (13.51%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Mar 12 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	8.25 ▲ 0.76 (10.15%)
Supernet Ltd. / Mar 12 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	21.18 ▲ 1.93 (10.03%)
Ideal Spinning / Mar 12 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	16.01 ▲ 1.46 (10.03%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 12 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	38.91 ▲ 3.54 (10.01%)
Idrees Tex. / Mar 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	21.57 ▲ 1.96 (9.99%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Mar 12 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	26.64 ▲ 2.42 (9.99%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 12 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.33 ▲ 5.57 (9.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Mar 12 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.73 ▲ 1.7 (9.98%)
Reliance Ins. / Mar 12 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	12.50 ▲ 1.08 (9.46%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 12 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.62 ▼ -0.88 (-11.73%)
Dewan Textile / Mar 12 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.56 ▼ -0.99 (-11.58%)
Karam Ceramics / Mar 12 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	54.81 ▼ -6.09 (-10%)
Intermarket Securities / Mar 12 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	69.24 ▼ -7.69 (-10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 12 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	9 ▼ -0.9 (-9.09%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 12 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.33 ▼ -0.82 (-8.96%)
Suhail Jute / Mar 12 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	93.22 ▼ -8.36 (-8.23%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 12 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.50 ▼ -0.61 (-7.52%)
UDL International / Mar 12 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.10 ▼ -0.57 (-7.43%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	26.62 ▼ -1.64 (-5.8%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Mar 12 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,385,255 ▼ -0.24
B.O.Punjab / Mar 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,122,890 ▼ -0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,118,609 ▼ -0.02
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 12 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,869,022 ▲ 3.54
Silk Bank Ltd / Mar 12 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	14,618,427 ▲ 0.01
P.S.O. / Mar 12 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	14,303,880 ▲ 0.54
National Bank / Mar 12 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,870,492 ▼ -1.16
Symmetry Group / Mar 12 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	12,418,031 ▲ 0.75
Fauji Cement / Mar 12 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	12,170,796 ▲ 0.36
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,034,376 ▲ 1.43

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