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Print - 2021-08-05

Circular debt: World Bank, govt think deeply about steps

Circular debt: World Bank, govt think deeply about steps

Minister for Energy informs delegation that Power Division had planned addition of considerable capacity in the existing transmission network by the end of current fiscal year for which funds had also been allocated

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 09:33am

PTI’s Sardar Niazi elected AJK PM

PTI’s Sardar Niazi elected AJK PM

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader and Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) from LA-18 Abbaspur ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:55am

Fed backs interest rates liftoff in 2023

Fed backs interest rates liftoff in 2023

WASHINGTON: The US economy is on track by the end of next year to meet the employment and inflation hurdles the...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:35am

Nepra questions Gepco’s investment plan

Nepra questions Gepco’s investment plan

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised questions on the proposed five-year...

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 10:14am

K-Electric shares revised investment plan with Nepra

K-Electric shares revised investment plan with Nepra

KARACHI: K-Electric has shared a revised investment plan with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 11:21am

Belgium swoops on counterfeit cigarette gang

Belgium swoops on counterfeit cigarette gang

AARTSELAAR: Belgian customs officers on Wednesday mounted their biggest-ever operation against counterfeit cigarette...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

US rebuffs WHO call for moratorium on Covid booster shots

US rebuffs WHO call for moratorium on Covid booster shots

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday rejected an appeal from the UN health agency for a moratorium on Covid-19...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

The Weather

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (August 4, 2021) and the forecast for Thursday (August 5, 2021)....

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Urban flooding in Islamabad: Sindh’s agri infrastructure, livestock, economy grow into risk: WWF

Urban flooding in Islamabad: Sindh’s agri infrastructure, livestock, economy grow into risk: WWF

KARACHI: The agricultural infrastructure, livestock and economy grew into risk in Sindh after the recent monsoon...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

PPDWP approves two schemes of health, education

PPDWP approves two schemes of health, education

LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PPDWP) has approved two development schemes of specialized...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Barring Sindh, educational institutions to reopen in phases

Barring Sindh, educational institutions to reopen in phases

ISLAMABAD: Barring Sindh, educational institutions across the country, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Justice Isa says CMHs be opened for Covid patients

Justice Isa says CMHs be opened for Covid patients

ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa has said all the public hospitals, including combined military hospitals and other...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

HGH introduces Covid Variant Detection System

HGH introduces Covid Variant Detection System

KARACHI: Hashmanis Group of Hospitals (HGH) announces that continuing its precedence of being leaders, HGH has...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

NAB to initiate inquiries against Abdul Ghafoor Lehri, others

NAB to initiate inquiries against Abdul Ghafoor Lehri, others

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), on Wednesday, authorised filing of a corruption reference and...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Corona positivity rate rises to 58pc in Gwadar

Corona positivity rate rises to 58pc in Gwadar

GWADAR: Balochistan government on Wednesday declared Gwadar, the worst district affected due to Covid-19 outbreak as...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

NYT reaches 8m subscribers, profits up

NYT reaches 8m subscribers, profits up

NEW YORK: The New York Times said Wednesday it now has more than eight million subscribers in a quarterly update...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Shah’s son urges West to drive ‘nail in coffin’ of Iran clerical state

Shah’s son urges West to drive ‘nail in coffin’ of Iran clerical state

WASHINGTON: Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, believes the clerical state that toppled his father is on...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Iran sentences two dual nationals to over 10 years in prison each

Iran sentences two dual nationals to over 10 years in prison each

DUBAI: An Iranian Revolutionary Court has sentenced two dual nationals, German-Iranian Nahid Taghavi and...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 200m as Delta variant spreads

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 200m as Delta variant spreads

NEW YORK: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

WHO wants moratorium on Covid vaccine booster shots

WHO wants moratorium on Covid vaccine booster shots

GENEVA: The WHO on Wednesday called for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Beirut marks year since port blast with demands for justice

Beirut marks year since port blast with demands for justice

BEIRUT: Thousands of Lebanese gathered in Beirut on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of a catastrophic...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

‘Effective’ media campaigns: Ministry proposes 2.5pc of PSDP outlay

‘Effective’ media campaigns: Ministry proposes 2.5pc of PSDP outlay

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed allocation of 2.5 percent of total outlay of Public...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Govt plans to revamp PBS, WB informed

Govt plans to revamp PBS, WB informed

ISLAMABAD: World Bank’s South Asia Regional Vice President (SARVP) Hartwig Schafer and Country Director Najy...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Microsoft honours Systems Limited

Microsoft honours Systems Limited

LAHORE: Systems Limited, Pakistan’s leading information technology consulting and services company, has achieved...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan facing unannounced int’l hybrid war: Rashid

Pakistan facing unannounced int’l hybrid war: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Wednesday that Pakistan is facing unannounced international...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Efforts afoot to curtail railways deficit

Efforts afoot to curtail railways deficit

LAHORE: With focus on curtailing annual deficit of railways, which is about Rs40 billion, Pakistan Railways is going...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

FIA registers FIR against ‘lady prisoner’

FIA registers FIR against ‘lady prisoner’

LAHORE: After more than a delay of an year, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has finally registered a first...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

PYMA urges Sindh CM to fix minimum wage at Rs20,000

PYMA urges Sindh CM to fix minimum wage at Rs20,000

KARACHI: Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA), while expressing serious concerns over the Sindh government’s...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Murad pays tribute to martyred policemen

Murad pays tribute to martyred policemen

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah while paying rich tribute to the sacrifice of 2,355 policemen, who...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Sindh utilises just 17pc of released funds in first month of fiscal

Sindh utilises just 17pc of released funds in first month of fiscal

KARACHI: The utilization of funds stood at 17 percent against the released funds in the first month of current...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir: FM again writes to UNSC calling attention to India’s illegal steps

Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir: FM again writes to UNSC calling attention to India’s illegal steps

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on completion of two years since India’s illegal and unilateral...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

934 fresh corona cases, 21 deaths reported: Punjab govt using administrative machinery for SOPs implementation

934 fresh corona cases, 21 deaths reported: Punjab govt using administrative machinery for SOPs implementation

LAHORE: While there is no let up in the spread of coronavirus, the Punjab government is using administrative...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

PM for taking inspiration from China for waste ban policy

PM for taking inspiration from China for waste ban policy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed to formulate a comprehensive plan for reducing dependence...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

BoD disbanded: PECO virtually defunct since 2019

BoD disbanded: PECO virtually defunct since 2019

ISLAMABAD: The management of the Pakistan Engineering Company (PECO) is said to have virtually halted the working of...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Nazir Chohan parts ways with Tareen group

Nazir Chohan parts ways with Tareen group

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentarian from Punjab Nazir Chohan, who is known for his association...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Shibli for creating Environment Regulatory Authority

Shibli for creating Environment Regulatory Authority

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Senator Shibli Faraz, on Wednesday, stressed creating an...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

25pc disparity/special allowance: ASA, OSA, NTSA, UVAS join protest rally

25pc disparity/special allowance: ASA, OSA, NTSA, UVAS join protest rally

LAHORE: At the protest call of FAPUASA (Punjab Chapter), Punjab University Academic Staff Association, Officers and...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

OIC’s IPHCR to visit Islamabad, AJK

OIC’s IPHCR to visit Islamabad, AJK

ISLAMABAD: A 12-member delegation of Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of Organization of ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Early execution of IFC project pledged

Early execution of IFC project pledged

PESHAWAR: Businessmen, representatives/officials from federal and provincial governments departments have praised ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Consular access to Jadhav: Farogh says if we didn’t pass ICJ Bill India would seek contempt proceedings

Consular access to Jadhav: Farogh says if we didn’t pass ICJ Bill India would seek contempt proceedings

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Dr Farogh Naseem, on Wednesday, said that India would seek a ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Advisor, minister: Senate body decides to move privilege motion

Advisor, minister: Senate body decides to move privilege motion

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, Wednesday, decided to move a privilege...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Sarwar clarifies objections to Punjab Assembly Privilege Bill

Sarwar clarifies objections to Punjab Assembly Privilege Bill

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Wednesday that his objections to “the Punjab Assembly...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

No dual narrative in PML-N: Marriyum

No dual narrative in PML-N: Marriyum

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has clarified that neither there was ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

National digital cable policy for cable operators approved: Fawad

National digital cable policy for cable operators approved: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said the government had...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Minister takes notice of coal miners’ death in Lakhra

Minister takes notice of coal miners’ death in Lakhra

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh on Wednesday took notice of the incident of death of three...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Police rendered monumental sacrifices: COAS

Police rendered monumental sacrifices: COAS

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday paid tribute to the martyrs of Pakistan...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Decision in corruption cases against opposition leaders in two years: Rashid

Decision in corruption cases against opposition leaders in two years: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, on Wednesday, said that corruption cases against opposition leaders will...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

4,722 fresh cases reported: Nationwide corona positivity ratio jumps to 8.46pc

4,722 fresh cases reported: Nationwide corona positivity ratio jumps to 8.46pc

ISLAMABAD: The nationwide coronavirus positivity ratio has continued spiking as Pakistan on Wednesday, reported...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Modi govt criticised over barring journalists from visiting AJK

Modi govt criticised over barring journalists from visiting AJK

ISLAMABAD: The cabinet members of Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Wednesday, blasted the right-wing government of...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

IHC defers hearing of Maryam’s appeals

IHC defers hearing of Maryam’s appeals

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Wednesday, deferred the hearing of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Al-Asoumi invites PM to address Arab Parliament: Ashrafi

Al-Asoumi invites PM to address Arab Parliament: Ashrafi

ISLAMABAD: Special Aide to the Prime Minister for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

PML-N to issue paper on PTI ‘bungling’: Marriyum

PML-N to issue paper on PTI ‘bungling’: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: The opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said, on Wednesday that it was going to issue ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Bilawal pledges to continue advocacy for Kashmiris

Bilawal pledges to continue advocacy for Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that India’s controversial,...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

PM orders timely completion of Karachi Green Line project

PM orders timely completion of Karachi Green Line project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed to speed up work on the projects under Sindh package and...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Rates

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

Rates

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Wednesday (August 4, ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Rates

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 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

LIBOR interbank offered rates

Rates

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Wednesday (August 4, 2021)....

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Kibor interbank offered rates

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

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EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

Rates

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

Rates

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

Rates

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,597.6547...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

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 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

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Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Proposed right issues

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Proposed right issues

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Last date of renunciation/payment

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

BOARD MEETINGS

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BOARD MEETINGS

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

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BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ==================================== BR...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Member to Member

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Wednesday (August 4, 2021)....

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

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 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

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Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Wednesday (August 4, 2021)....

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

THE RUPEE: Up by small margin vs USD

Rates

THE RUPEE: Up by small margin vs USD

KARACHI: On Wednesday PKR went up by a small margin against USD in interbank market while remaining unchanged in ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Shipping Intelligence

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (August 4, 2021)....

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Lahore Paper Market Rates

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Wednesday (August 4, 2021). ======================================= Offset...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

LME official prices

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LME official prices

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

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

European stocks extend record run on earnings optimism

Stocks

European stocks extend record run on earnings optimism

LONDON: European shares notched fresh highs on Wednesday as investors weighed upbeat quarterly earnings and a strong...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

FTSE 100 gains

Stocks

FTSE 100 gains

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 climbed on Wednesday, helped by heavyweight financial stocks and strong corporate...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Early trade: Wall Street falls as economic woes hit banks, industrials stocks

Stocks

Early trade: Wall Street falls as economic woes hit banks, industrials stocks

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Wednesday as concerns around slowing economic growth and fresh...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Dubai gains as UAE eases travel curbs; other markets mixed

Stocks

Dubai gains as UAE eases travel curbs; other markets mixed

DUBAI: Major bourses in the Gulf ended mixed on Wednesday, knocked by tensions in the region after the seizure of an...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

China shares rise on tech bounce

Stocks

China shares rise on tech bounce

SHANGHAI: A bounce back in tech shares lifted up China’s main stock indexes on Wednesday, as a private survey...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Tokyo stocks close lower on pandemic fears

Stocks

Tokyo stocks close lower on pandemic fears

TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed lower Wednesday on continued worries about coronavirus infections with investors also...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

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Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 133,223 tonnes of cargo comprising 92,413 tonnes of import cargo and 40,810...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

All set for spectrum auction in G-B, AJK

All set for spectrum auction in G-B, AJK

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved the spectrum auction for the first time for Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

When history repeats itself…

Letters

When history repeats itself…

When history repeats itself, the first time is tragedy, the second farce. This Karl Marx remark is now a received...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

CTBCM: a possibility or a pipe dream?

CTBCM: a possibility or a pipe dream?

The electric power sector of Pakistan has been plagued by multiple issues since the late 90s entailing both...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

LNG sector in Pakistan — IV

LNG sector in Pakistan — IV

Gas pricing structure and excess capacities: Presently, the pricing of natural gas in the country is premised on the...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Passports please: Afghans queue up for escape lifeline

Passports please: Afghans queue up for escape lifeline

Like thousands of his compatriots, Abdel Khalid Nabyar waited outside Afghanistan’s main passport office to apply...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A new phrase?

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A new phrase?

“Power speaks to power.” “I haven’t heard that one! I have heard the phrase speak truth to power - Bayard...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

KSE-100 Index keeps rising: BRIndex100 inches up

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KSE-100 Index keeps rising: BRIndex100 inches up

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Wednesday witnessed a mixed trend and after moving both ways, closed on a positive...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Forex

Exchange rates: buying and selling

KARACHI: Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday (August...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Currency notes: exchange rates

Forex

Currency notes: exchange rates

KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Banks rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

Forex

Banks rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

KARACHI: The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 27	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 27	258.64

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Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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