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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 / Apr 17	280.67
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 17	280.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 16	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 16	5,275.70
Nasdaq / Apr 16	16,307.16
Dow Jones / Apr 16	39,669.39
India Sensex / Apr 17	77,621.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 17	34,285.53
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,352.47
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,207.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,240.89
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,290.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	298,353
Petrol/Litre / Apr 17	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	63.25
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,331.95
Diesel/Litre / Apr 17	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	66.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghazi Fabrics / Apr 17 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	8.36 ▲ 1 (13.59%)
UDL International / Apr 17 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	8.52 ▲ 1 (13.3%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 17 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.84 ▲ 0.76 (12.5%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	57.93 ▲ 5.27 (10.01%)
United Brands / Apr 17 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.18 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 17 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	244.59 ▲ 22.24 (10%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 17 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,928.97 ▲ 175.36 (10%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 17 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.97 ▲ 1.27 (10%)
Bolan Casting / Apr 17 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	104.06 ▲ 9.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.07 ▼ -0.31 (-22.46%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.48 ▼ -0.46 (-11.68%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 17 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	56.69 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Apr 17 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	14.84 ▼ -1.56 (-9.51%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Apr 17 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	49.52 ▼ -4.7 (-8.67%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 17 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	32.39 ▼ -2.92 (-8.27%)
Asim Textile / Apr 17 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	13.40 ▼ -1.2 (-8.22%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Apr 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.85 ▼ -0.6 (-6.35%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	50.83 ▼ -3.24 (-5.99%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Apr 17 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340.04 ▼ -19.97 (-5.55%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 17 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,794,610 ▲ 3.81
B.O.Punjab / Apr 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,321,095 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / Apr 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,945,036 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Apr 17 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,949,781 ▲ 1.19
National Bank / Apr 17 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	16,604,549 ▲ 4.2
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,865,718 ▲ 0
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Apr 17 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	14,613,210 ▲ 0.21
Sui South Gas / Apr 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,876,679 ▲ 1.06
Hascol Petrol / Apr 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,975,030 ▲ 0.09
United BankXD / Apr 17 United Bank Limited(UBL)	10,968,701 ▲ 16.02

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