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Firefighters control main front of forest fire near Athens

ATHENS: Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a forest fire near Athens for a third day on Saturday, but brought ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

US hedge fund wins deal for Tribune Publishing newspaper chain

WASHINGTON: A hedge fund won approval Friday after a bitter campaign to acquire Tribune Publishing to create the...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

MI5 chief warns Facebook encryption gives ‘free pass’ to suspects

LONDON: Extremism on social media is as much a national security risk now as terrorism from Afghanistan or Syria, ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

One dead in Amsterdam stabbings, no terror link seen

AMSTERDAM: Dutch police on Saturday probed a spate of stabbings in Amsterdam in which one person died and four were...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

App Store would be ‘toxic’ mess without control, says Apple CEO

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple’s online marketplace would become a “toxic” mess if the iPhone maker were forced to allow...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Nigeria buries army chief after air crash

ABUJA: Nigeria’s top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru was laid to rest in the capital...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Algerian authorities prevent protests, detain hundreds

ALGIERS: Algerian authorities put down weekly pro-democracy protests in the capital Algiers and across the country ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Animal rights group blocks UK McDonald’s sites

LONDON: Animal rights protesters on Saturday blockaded four British distribution centres for fast-food chain...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Countries urge broader patent waivers than just Covid vaccines

GENEVA: Dozens of countries have revised a proposal at the WTO for patent waivers for medical tools needed to combat...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Latin America passes 1m Covid deaths as IMF proposes $50bn plan

MONTEVIDEO: Latin America and the Caribbean passed one million coronavirus deaths on Friday as the IMF proposed a ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Bolsonaro fined for breaking Covid-19 restrictions

RIO DE JANEIRO: President Jair Bolsonaro must pay a fine for failing to adhere to state health safety regulations at...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Covid spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

MUMBAI: India’s Covid-19 outbreak has stabilised in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Fans to vote from home as long-awaited Eurovision song contest returns

ROTTERDAM: Twenty six nations compete in the final of the Eurovision song contest in the Netherlands on Saturday,...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Qureshi, Congressman Thomas discuss Pak-US ties

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, spoke with Congressman Thomas Suozzi, member of the Housse of...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Punjab govt to set up Sahulat bazaars in all cities

LAHORE: In order to ensure availability of eatables at officially fixed rates, the Punjab government has decided to...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Fesco misleads power division on T&D losses: Pepco report

LAHORE: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has misled the power division that transmission and...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Export refinance schemes: FPCCI chief concerned over ‘biased, unfair disbursement’

KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has noted with concern that Commercial Banks continue to disburse...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Minister visits Quaid-e-Azam Business Park

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Industry and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal visited Quaid-e-Azam Business Park ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

‘PML-N needs only 13 MPAs’ support for no trust move against Buzdar’

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab President Rana Sanaullah has said that his party needs the...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

1,057 new cases, 35 fatalities: Corona positivity rate drops to 4.56pc in Punjab

LAHORE: The corona positivity rate in Punjab has declined to 4.56 percent, as out of 23,152 Covid-19 tests conducted...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Buzdar reviews various proposals for increasing provincial resources

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, while chairing the meeting of Resource Mobilization Committee ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

‘Railways earns more than previous year’

LAHORE: The income of Pakistan Railways during the period of 2020-21 till April had been calculated as Rs3890 ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

PM’s aide visits Covid vaccination centre

ISLAMABAD: PTI MNA & Special Assistant to Prime Minister Ali Nawaz Awan on Saturday visited the Covid-19...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Obesity, type 2 diabetes: IDF, DAP urge govt to increase FED on SSBs

ISLAMABAD: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP) have ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

KMC land and properties: Contracts to be made according to market value: administrator

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Friday said that the contracts of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Tareen group expresses confidence in PM after meeting with Fawad

LAHORE: Members of Jahangir Tareen group on Saturday met Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and expressed...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

AVLC arrests gang of auto thieves

KARACHI: Anti Vehicle Lifting Cell Saturday announced arresting a gang of three involved in auto-theft including...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:45am

Sepoy martyred in fire from Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Terrorists from inside Afghanistan across the international border opened fire on a military post in...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Qureshi addresses Pak community in New York

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi addressed a gathering of Pakistani American community...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Man, woman sustain injuries after security guard opens fire during brawl

KARACHI: A man and a woman sustained bullet wounds after a security guard opened fire in Karachi’s Defence Housing...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Economic growth: Shehbaz accuses PTI of ‘lying’ with false statistics

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Daraz, Femprow join hands to facilitate women entrepreneurs

KARACHI: Daraz has partnered with Nadia Patel Gangjee’s social enterprise Femprow to facilitate the newly...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

CDA chairman for promoting industrialisation in city

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Amer Ali Ahmed recently said that industrialization will be...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Spouse of Indian non-diplomatic staff tested positive for Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: A spouse of an Indian non-diplomatic staff has tested positive for COVID-19 after crossing into ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Bilawal likens govt’s progress claims to rubbing salt into public’s wounds

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday rejected the federal government...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Suspected Indian spy arrested in Lahore

LAHORE: A suspected Indian spy has been arrested from Nishtar Colony Lahore claiming that he had crossed the border...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Musk says he supports crypto in battle with fiat money

NEW YORK: Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that in a battle between fiat and...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

US seizes $90,000 from man who sold footage of US Capitol riot

WASHINGTON: US authorities have confiscated roughly $90,000 from a Utah man who sold footage of a woman being ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Poland to become first NATO country to buy Turkish drones

WARSAW: Poland will buy 24 armed drones from Turkey, the Polish defence minister said on Saturday, becoming the ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Six-year-old dies in US road-rage shooting

LOS ANGELES: A six-year-old boy in Los Angeles was killed in a “road rage” incident as he was being driven to...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

China’s Mars rover starts roaming the Red Planet

SHANGHAI: China’s Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface on Saturday, ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

International airliners in near-miss over DR Congo

KINSHASA: Passenger planes from Portuguese carrier TAP and Ethiopian Airlines were involved in a near-miss over the...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Ethiopia grants telecoms licence to Safaricom-led consortium

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has granted an operating licence to a consortium of firms including Kenya’s Safaricom,...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:15pm

Air India says data on 4.5m passengers stolen

MUMBAI: Hackers have stolen data on about 4.5 million Air India passengers around the world in the latest breach...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:15pm

Ex-BBC chief steps down from high-profile job over Diana probe

LONDON: A former BBC chief who was criticised for his "woefully ineffective" probe into Martin Bashir's deception in...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:15pm

Nepal calls new elections amid pandemic crisis

KATHMANDU: Nepal's parliament was dissolved for the second time in five months Saturday and new elections called for...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:15pm

Palestinians pick up pieces in ravaged Gaza after Israel ceasefire

GAZA CITY, (Palestinian Territories): Gazans tried to piece back their lives Saturday after a devastating 11-day...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:15pm

Turkish state media journalist fired for awkward question

ISTANBUL: A journalist for Turkey's state news agency Anadolu was fired Friday after raising embarrassing ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:15pm

ABAD demands of govt to extend amnesty scheme

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has demanded of the government to extend the...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Remittances increasing due to govt’s positive policies: PBIF chief

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

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Glowing tribute paid to former KCCI SVP

KARACHI: Participants of a Condolence Reference organized by Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) paid...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:16pm

Teams will be sent to industrial areas to vaccinate workers: Wahab

KARACHI: Government of Sindh Spokesman, Advisor to CM on Environment and Law, Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Power supply restored in Karachi thru KE’s, NTDC’s joint efforts

KARACHI: KE’s 220 kV Extra High Tension network on Saturday afternoon experienced tripping along with the 220 kV...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Pakistan for inclusion of some Chinese vaccines on list approved by S. Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Pak-istan has proposed inclusion of some of the Chinese vaccines used in the country in the list of...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

LHC to proceed with Shehbaz’s plea tomorrow

LAHORE: Justice Ali Baqar Najfi of the Lahore High Court would proceed with a fresh application of Leader of...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Over 400 Wasa contract employees regularized

LAHORE: More than 400 contract employees of Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore have been regularized....

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

84pc of households are food secure: PSLM survey

ISLAMABAD: Overall, 84 percent of the households in Pakistan are food secure, while 14 percent households reported...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

PPP parliamentary board meeting held for AJK elections

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary board for Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections,...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:16pm

Anti-dengue day observed

LAHORE: The district administration on Saturday observed anti-dengue day with an aim to create awareness among ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:16pm

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (May 22, 2021)...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (May 22, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (May 23, 2021)....

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (May 22, 2021)....

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (May 22,...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, May 23, 2021 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS BULLETIN 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS BULLETIN 06:55...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Cotton & Textile

Local cotton market witnesses sluggish trend

KARACHI: The local cotton market on Saturday witnessed sluggish trend. Market sources told that trading volume...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (May 22, 2021)....

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Energy

Nigeria’s oil exports drop

LONDON: Oil exports from Nigeria, Africa’s top producer and an OPEC member, have dropped by 130,000 barrels per ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Cotton & Textile

New York cotton futures rebound

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures rebounded on Friday as traders took advantage of recent dips to pick up the natural...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Energy

Fujairah marine fuel sales climb 7pc in April

SINGAPORE: Marine fuel sales volumes in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) marine refuelling and oil storage hub of...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Commodities

US wheat hits one-month low, soyabeans drop to three-week low

CHICAGO: US wheat futures fell on Friday, touching a one-month low on improving prospects for the crop in the US...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Commodities

Lockdowns cripple Indian gold market

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Widespread lockdowns coupled with a jump in domestic prices stifled the physical gold market in...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Commodities

Palm oil clocks 11pc weekly fall

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday and logged an 11% weekly drop, its sharpest in a year, hit ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Commodities

EU wheat ends week lower

PARIS: Euronext wheat edged down on Friday and was heading for a weekly loss as rain-boosted prospects for northern...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Commodities

Stranded grains ships to be towed free from Rosario

BUENOS AIRES: Seven grains ships stranded at Argentina’s export hub of Rosario will be towed free and sent out to...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

ChildLife Foundation receives more patients during heatwave

KARACHI: Children fell seriously ill during the recent heat wave and last two days of Eid in the various parts of...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Crime rate in capital city goes up

ISLAMABAD: Armed robbers and carjackers struck at over 57 different locations in the capital city depriving citizens...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Importance of road safety highlighted

LAHORE: Speakers at the “Global Road Safety Week” closing event held at Governor House highlighted the ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

CAP greets NeCC on addition of Pakistan to Amazon’s sellers’ list

LAHORE: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has congratulated the National E-Commerce Council (NeCC) on the...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

SAI launches vaccination drive

KARACHI: SITE Association of Industry has launched vaccination of industrialists and workers in collaboration with...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Embarrassed ECP deletes video critical of EVMs functioning

ISLAMABAD: In what turned out to be a highly embarrassing episode for Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Sindh takes stock of Covid-19 situation: Ongoing restrictions to continue for next two weeks

KARACHI: The Provincial Task Force on Coronavirus, keeping in view the rising trend of new cases and increasing ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

‘False’ statements: SC urged to issue contempt notice to DG PSB, secy IPC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been urged to issue contempt notice to the DG Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and the...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Transfer of graft cases to Sindh: SC delists Zardari’s, Faryal’s plea

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has delisted a case from former President and PPP leader Asif Zardari and...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Citizenship cannot be revoked on basis of intelligence report: IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

July-April (2020-21): Mobile phones worth $1.684bn imported: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.684 billion during July-April (2020-21) compared to $1.027...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Travel abroad: Shehbaz withdraws petition for removal of his name from blacklist

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

IHC to hear cases against Sharifs on 25th

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has fixed the hearing date of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Capt Muhammad ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Costs of misguided accountability

The ongoing heat on corruption and wrongdoings has put efficiency on the backburner. The stakeholder mindset –...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

RCET indispensable for export-led growth?

Textile exports reached $ 11.35 billion in the 9MFY21 from $ 10.41 billion over the corresponding months of last...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Hamas key ‘victory’ in Israel war over Palestinian rival: analysts

After a ceasefire with Israel, Hamas has claimed “victory” but the Palestinian Islamist group’s success lies...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Letters

A major step towards…

This is good news. The country’s largest nuclear power plant (K-2) was opened on Friday, which is generating...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Commodities

Gold prices fall slightly

KARACHI: Gold prices on Saturday witnessed a little fall on the local market, traders said. The yellow metal...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Chicken price reaches all-time high at Rs11,500 per 40kg

Commodities

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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