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Complete lockdown imposed in two VCs of Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The local authorities have imposed a complete lockdown in village councils (VCs) of provincial capital to...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Al-Khidmat offers free oxygen for Covid-19 patients

KARACHI: Al-Khidmat has offered free supplies of oxygen and medical service to the government to tackle the new...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

PM to visit G-B today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to visit Gilgit-Baltistan today (Friday) to inaugurate three key...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

LEAs visit BOP head office to check SOPs

LAHORE: Law Enforcement Agencies on Thursday visited BOP Head Office and its Branch located at Main Boulevard,...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Shifa reaches milestone of 1000 liver transplants

ISLAMABAD: Shifa International Hospital Islamabad has achieved a landmark in country's medical history by becoming...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Zardari, close aide summoned in corruption case

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court, on Wednesday, summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari and his close aide in...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Six uplift schemes of various sectors approved

LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved six development schemes of various sectors with an...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Electronic voting machines: President for expediting process

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the Ministry of Science of Technology and other concerned organisations...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Covid-19 pandemic: Police, traders organise walk to create awareness

ISLAMABAD: The city police, on Thursday, organised a walk along with traders’ community to create awareness ...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Farrukh Habib sworn in as state minister for information

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Thursday administered oath of office to Farrukh Habib as Minister of State for...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

3G and 4G users reach 95.38m: PTA

ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 95.38 million by end February 2021 compared to 92.99...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Gender gap in voter lists: NADRA practices held responsible

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) learnt Thursday that ‘complex’ registration procedures ...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Hungarian minister due today

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto will arrive on an official visit to...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Hamza demands probe into Bashir Memon's allegations

LAHORE: PML-N Vice-President and Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz Sharif has demanded an inquiry...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

50 shops, stores and restaurants sealed for violating corona SOPs

LAHORE: For failing to adopt Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Lahore district administration ...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Punjab reports over 100 corona deaths for third consecutive day

LAHORE: The novel coronavirus continued to play havoc, as Punjab reported 103 more deaths including 34 each in ...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

President meets UMT chief

LAHORE: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi met with President University of Management and Technology (UMT), Ibrahim...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

2021 Spring Conferment of Decorations: Japan announces foreign recipients

KARACHI: The Govern-ment of Japan has announced the foreign recipients of the 2021 Spring Conferment of Decorations...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Covid-19 vaccine: Around 1m doses reach from China through PIA

KARACHI: Around one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine reach Pakistan from China through three special flights of...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Thaver's GM Rashid Khayyam passes away

KARACHI: Rashid Khayyam, Director Client Service at GH Thaver & Co passed away in the early hours of the morning...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Administrator forms body to manage graveyards' affairs

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed has formed an eight-member central committee comprising officials of...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Protection of mangroves: SHC seeks report from Sindh govt

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday sought a report from provincial government about protection of mangroves...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Minister warns of complete lockdown if SOPs violated

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said the situation of covid-19 is very alarming and that...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Kisan Cards to digitize rural economy, say experts

KARACHI: The Kisan Card program is expected to boost the demand for phosphate fertilizers and result in positive...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

SOPs violations during March: 2,638 FIRs registered in Lahore

LAHORE: The capital city police have registered a total of 2,638 first information reports (FIRs) on violations of...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Buzdar, Sarwar vow to use resources to combat corona challenge

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar have expressed their resolve...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

European Parliament approves defence fund

BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers on Thursday approved a 7.9-billion-euro defence fund billed as an important step in ...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Europe

Four killed in Germany care clinic attack

BERLIN: Four people have been killed and one person seriously wounded in an attack at a care clinic in Germany,...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Asia

Myanmar air bases come under rocket fire

YANGON: Two Myanmar air force bases came under rocket attack on Thursday, the military said, as the country grapples...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

South Asia

Millions vote in final phase of marathon India poll as virus cases soar

KOLKATA: Millions voted in the final phase of a marathon election in India's West Bengal on Thursday, despite a...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Asia

Kyrgyzstan says agreed ceasefire with Tajikistan

BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan said Thursday it had quickly agreed a ceasefire with Tajikistan after the heaviest clashes in...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Middle East

Iran think-tank head resigns after Zarif audio leak

TEHRAN: The head of an Iranian think-tank linked to the presidency has resigned after an audiotape leak in which the...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

China launches first module for new space station

BEIJING: China launched the first module of its "Heavenly Palace" space station on Thursday, a milestone in ...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

'Historic' legal blow for Merkel's climate plan amid Green surge

KARLSRUHE, (Germany): Germany's highest court ruled Thursday that the government's flagship climate protection plan...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

No breakthrough in Cyprus settlement talks at UN

GENEVA: Talks with rival Cypriot leaders failed to find common ground that could pave the way towards resolving the...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Apple, Facebook deliver more blockbuster profits for tech

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple and Facebook delivered blockbuster profits on Wednesday in the latest sign of Big Tech’s...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Who will pay for the energy transition?

LONDON: The transition from a fossil-fuel dominated energy system to one with zero emissions would require trillions...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Letters

Keeping our fingers crossed

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item "Fiscal consolidation or economic stimulus?: Country faced with...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Weeding out 'deadwood'

According to a news story, the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has recently convened a ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Climate change crisis: more talk than action

'This is a dire warning that the economic recovery from the Covid crisis is currently anything but sustainable for...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Fed tames taper talk, but investors look for clues in coming months

Investors have received some reassurance that the Federal Reserve will not imminently reduce its support of the US...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

SECP launches combined digital registration with provincial agencies

ISLAMABAD: As part of its transformational journey, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

NAHE signs ‘Memorandum of Commitment’ with PPMI to train HEC employees

ISLAMABAD: The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) has signed a Memorandum of Commitment with the Pakistan...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

PM won’t show flexibility on accountability for anyone: governor

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail said on Thursday former secretary general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Meezan Bank receives multiple awards

ISLAMABAD: Meezan Bank, the leading Islamic bank of Pakistan received the following two awards by the Honorable ...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

Indictment of ex-DG Parks Qaimkhani on May 6

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court, on Thursday, fixed May 6 for indictment of former director general Parks and...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

PM orders probe into complaints against ex-ambassador to KSA

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an inquiry into the complaints by Pakistani community in Saudi...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

'No ban on Aitekaf,' Ashrafi rejects rumours

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:34am

PARTLY FACETIOUS The Sussexes

"I reckon The Khan has something in common with the Sussexes - Harry and Meghan

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

‘2030 agenda for SDGs recognises immense contribution of migration’

ISLAMABAD: Chief Economist Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives Dr Muhammad Ahmad said that the...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

FCCI chief welcomes formation of commercial courts in Punjab

FAISALABAD: Engineer Hafiz Ihtasham Javed President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) has ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Penalty reduction: SC sets aside KP Service Tribunal’s judgment

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has set aside Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Service Tribunal judgment to reduce the penalty of a...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Nine months period: KE BoD approves financial results

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) Limited Board of Directors approved the company’s financial results for the 9-month ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rising number of corona cases, deaths: Punjab cabinet reviews proposal for complete lockdown

LAHORE: Punjab cabinet which met here on Thursday with Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in the chair expressed...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Murad directs complete ban on inter-city transport from today

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed divisional administration to ensure enforcement of...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

HumWell telehealth service providing 24/7 help

KARACHI: Responding to the increasing healthcare disparities and the right to health being compromised in the...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Karandaaz Pakistan accepts applications from banks, PSO and others

ISLAMABAD: Karan-daaz Pakistan is currently accepting applications from commercial banks, branchless banks, ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 147,450 tonnes of cargos comprising 94,534 tonnes of import cargos and ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

Saudi bourse underperforms subdued Gulf markets

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Thursday, with the Saudi index underperforming, dragged down by...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

Indian shares move higher

BENGALURU: Indian shares ended at their highest level since mid-March in a volatile session on Thursday as a surge ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

European shares dip

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: European stocks ended lower on Thursday, even as bank shares hit 14-month highs on strong ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

China stocks surge

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended the session higher on Thursday, underpinned by gains in financials after some...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

Thursday’s early afternoon trade: S&P near record high; Facebook jumps, Apple slips

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 hovered near record highs on Thursday, helped by gains in Facebook and upbeat economic...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

Wall Street lower after Fed report

NEW YORK: Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve held interest rates and its monthly...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

Australian shares climb

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Australian shares closed at their highest level in nearly 14 months on Thursday, extending gains...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

FTSE 100 flat; Unilever rises

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 closed flat on Thursday after hitting a one-week high hours earlier as a wave of ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rs5bn to be disbursed until June: 10,000 businesses set up through Kamyab Jawan Scheme

ISLAMABAD: A total of 10,000 businesses have been set up by young entrepreneurs by getting access to finances ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

World Art Day: Indus Valley School hosts webinar

KARACHI: The Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, hosted a webinar targeting budding and professional ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

KMC managing 40 large parks

KARACHI: Director General Parks and Horticulture, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Taha Saleem has said that...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (April 29, 2021) and the forecast for Friday (April 30, 2021)....

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.LME

LME official prices

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.Ports

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (April 29, 2021)....

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.The Rupee

THE RUPEE: Mixed movement

KARACHI: On Thursday, PKR exhibited mixed movement. It went down against USD in interbank market while in open...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Thursday (April 29, 2021)....

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

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 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Thursday (April 29, 2021)....

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.PSX

BOARD MEETINGS

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.PSX

Board meetings in progress

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.PSX

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.PSX

Proposed right issues

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.PSX

Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

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 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.JLI

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (April 29, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.JLI

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (April 29, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,200.2597 Bid...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.LIBOR

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Thursday (April 29, 2021)....

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

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 ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.LIBOR

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (April 29, ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Rates.SBP

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

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

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

PSX maintains drawdown: BRIndex100 stays bearish

Rates.BR Index

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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