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‘Pakistan safest country for minorities’

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that Pakistan is the safest country in the world for...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Ahsan denies rift within PML-N ranks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary-general Ahsan Iqbal, on Thursday, denied any rift within...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

‘Khidmat Aap Ki Dahleez Par’ kicks off in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: On the special directions of the Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar the “Khidmat Aap ke Dahleez...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

758 fresh cases, 24 deaths reported: Overall corona positivity rate slightly up in Punjab

LAHORE: The overall positivity rate of coronavirus in the province has slightly surged to 03.04 percent from 02.92...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Siraj slams govt, political parties for doing nothing

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has criticized the government as well as the two mainstream opposition...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Moeed aims at making IPRI one of the top 10 think tanks

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) has been ranked first in Pakistan and 74th in the world in...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Toshakhana case: AC records statement of witness

ISLAMABAD: A prosecution witness on Thursday testified before an accountability court that the documents he produced...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Islamic Finance: IBA-CEIF online training for Shari’ah scholars

KARACHI: The Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance (CEIF), IBA is conducting an online course on Islamic Finance...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

APO employees can’t enjoy status of civil servants, SHC rules

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has ruled that Abandoned Properties Organization (APO) is an autonomous body and its...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Seminar on mango quality, production

HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam in collaboration with Sindh Abadgar Board, Agriculture Research...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Maritime Affairs: PSCGL chief congratulates Mahmood Moulvi on becoming SAPM

KARACHI: Tariq Haleem, President Pakistan Stevedores’ Conference (G) Ltd has expressed his heartiest...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rs5.9trn fiscal target: Already taxed shouldn’t be issued notices: analyst

KARACHI: It is understandable that IMF has been asking for Rs5.96 trillion tax collection for the next fiscal year...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Founder of Ziauddin Hospital Dr Ejaz Fatima passes away

KARACHI: Dr Ejaz Fatima - founder of Dr Ziauddin Hospital and mother of Dr Asim Hussain passed away on Thursday ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Elimination of dacoits: Centre to provide Sindh police with all kinds of weapons: Rashid

KARACHI: Rebutting the rumors of enacting governor rule in Sindh, Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Federal capital: NA body concerned over increasing trend of crimes

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior showed concern over increasing trend of crimes in ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Minister accuses Sindh govt of occupying her lands

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Dr Fehmida Mirza, and a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Virtual conference on global forum about innovations in S&T

KARACHI: Minhaj University Lahore, by upholding its tradition to conduct productive international conferences in ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

TCS launches first TIR pilot to Central Asia from Pakistan

KARACHI: For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a TCS truck carrying commercial consignment travelled from...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Ehsaas scholarship: Students directed to send remaining documents

HYDERABAD: Director, Student Financial Aid Office (SFAO), University of Sindh Jamshoro, Dr Fiza Qureshi has directed...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Line 4 construction: Maple Leaf Cement awards contract to Descon Engg Ltd

KARACHI: Maple Leaf Cement has awarded the contract for the construction of its upcoming Line 4 to Descon, to be...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

‘10 Billion Tree Tsunami Project’ PM inspects progress of campaign

HARIPUR: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that the force behind the government’s ‘10 Billion Tree Tsunami...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Facebook reverses course, won’t ban lab virus theory

WASHINGTON: Facebook has reversed its policy banning posts suggesting Covid-19 was man-made, on the heels of renewed...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

HK woman breaks record for fastest ascent of Everest

KATHMANDU: Hong Kong mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung has recorded the world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman with...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

China allows some banks more overseas borrowing to lift loan pressure

SHANGHAI: Chinese regulators have allowed smaller banks to borrow more from overseas, three sources with direct...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

UK says global tax deal must tackle tech giants

LONDON: Britain said on Thursday that any global deal on a minimum corporate tax rate must ensure that large tech...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Germany, France want to curb ‘killer’ Big Tech deals

BRUSSELS: The EU’s biggest economies Germany and France as well as the Netherlands want the bloc to secure beefier...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Germany and Norway inaugurate clean energy undersea link

BERLIN: Germany and Norway on Thursday inaugurated an undersea power cable designed to facilitate the exchange of...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

US fines Boeing $17m over production issues

NEW YORK: Boeing agreed to pay a $17 million fine and enhance its supply chain and production practices after...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

US Republicans unveil infrastructure counteroffer under $1trn

WASHINGTON: US Senate Republicans on Thursday proposed a $928 billion counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Twitter slams Indian police ‘intimidation’, new IT rules

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s battle with social media giants escalated Thursday with Twitter accusing the...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

UN mission in Iraq extended

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously voted to extend the mandate of its mission in Iraq...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

FPCCI office-bearers: NA panel supports tenure extension from next elections

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce Thursday unanimously supported enhancement of tenure...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

License renewal fee from two CMOs: PTA receives Rs15.82bn against second installment

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received Rs 15.82 billion (equivalent of USD 103.17...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Port strike in Argentina ends after vaccination deal

BUENOS AIRES: A nearly day-old port strike that snarled grains cargo traffic in Argentina was called off late on...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Blasphemy laws not being misused in Pakistan: Ashrafi

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

‘Govt focusing on resolving businesspeople’s issues’

KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood has said that the government was focusing on...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Khuli Katcheri held in DS Railways office

KARACHI: Divisional Superintendent Pakistan Railways Karachi Muhammad Hanif Gul held a Khuli Katcheri with the...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

HIS running 84 Covid vaccination centres in Sindh

HYDERABAD: Integra-ted Health Services (IHS) under its management health facilities is running 84 Covid Vaccination...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

‘Respiratory disease spreading among chicken’

KARACHI: A respiratory disease similar to the coronavirus is rapidly spreading among chicken across the country, it...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (May 27, 2021) and the forecast for Friday (May 28, 2021)....

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

PACRA upgrades Jazz’s long-term rating to ‘AA’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited (PACRA) has upgraded Jazz’s long-term rating to the highest...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Budget session: Shehbaz instructs PML-N advisory council

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has instructed party advisory council to do...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

President for timely completion of K-IV water supply project

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday asked the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to accelerate...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Khiraaj-e-Tehseen’

“Yet another victory, I say!”

Updated 28 May, 2021 05:06am

Stocks

Record PSX business termed vindication of govt’s policies

ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib on Thursday said international...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Letters

Water shortages and the Kharif crops

It is a matter of serious concern that the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has expressed its serious concerns...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Early or late cycle? Fast-running bull market unnerves investors

Will history’s longest-ever bull market be followed by one of the shortest? It’s been just over a year since a...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Beyond GDP: equity, wellbeing and sustainability

Let me start the article by giving two quotes in order to lay the basis for understanding why it is important for...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Budget FY22 and taxation

The budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022, the fourth of the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), is ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) handled 95,655 tonnes of cargo comprising 69,465 tonnes of import cargo and...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

Top Gulf markets mixed; Qatar shares jump

DUBAI: Major stock markets in the Gulf ended mixed on Thursday, with the Qatari index outperforming the region as ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

European shares hit record high

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: European shares closed at a record high on Thursday boosted by Airbus after the planemaker hiked...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

China stocks climb

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended at three-month highs on Thursday as subdued industrial data calmed worries over policy...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

Thursday’s early trade: Main indexes move up

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday, helped by gains in industrial and financial shares, after...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

Wall Street rises

NEW YORK: US stocks closed out Wednesday’s session with modest gains as recent comments from Federal Reserve...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

Meggitt, real estate stocks lead FTSE 250 higher

LONDON: British midcaps edged higher on Thursday, outperforming the blue-chip index for a third straight session led...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

KARACHI: Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================================= CONES CARDED...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

KARACHI: Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================================= CONES CARDED...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.LME

LME official prices

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.Ports

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (May 27, 2021)....

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.The Rupee

THE RUPEE: Upward trend

KARACHI: On Thursday, PKR went up against USD in both inter-bank and open markets regaining some of the value lost...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Thursday (May 27, 2021)....

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

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 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Thursday (May 27, 2021)....

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.PSX

BOARD MEETINGS

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.PSX

Proposed right issues

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.PSX

Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

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 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.EFU

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,554.6842 ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.EFU

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.EFU

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.EFU

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.JLI

JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.JLI

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.JLI

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,477.0295...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.JLI

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,224.9656 Bid...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.JLI

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.JLI

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ======================== ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.KIBOR

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Thursday (May 27, 2021). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.LIBOR

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Thursday (May 27, 2021)....

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

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 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.LIBOR

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (May 27, 2021)....

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.SBP

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

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

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Rates.BR Index

BRIndex100 ends flat: PSX makes fresh history with 2.220bn volume

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Thursday witnessed another historic day when daily trading volume crossed two...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Energy

Discos’ service areas: Over 800 fatalities occurred in five years: report

KARACHI: The last five years from 2016 to 2020 reveal a terrible picture with respect to number of fatal accidents ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Commodities

Gold holds steady in NY

NEW YORK: Gold prices steadied below the key $1,900 an ounce level on Thursday as easing US Treasury yields offset...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Energy

Oil prices gain 1pc

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose one percent on Thursday, bolstered by strong US economic data that offset investors’...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Cotton & Textile

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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