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Smuggling of migrants, people trafficking: Cabinet approves amendments to FIA laws

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved amendments in laws of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) enabling the...

Updated 08 Aug, 2021 12:02pm

Sindh to come out of lockdown tomorrow

KARACHI: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has announced to lift lockdown imposed in the Sindh province...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 04:18am

China exports robust in July as port activity rebounds

BEIJING: China’s exports remained robust in July despite losing some steam, customs data showed Saturday, with...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 04:18am

Second Afghan city falls as Taliban tighten noose over countryside

KABUL: The Taliban seized the stronghold of a notorious Afghan warlord Saturday, officials said, the second...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 04:10am

Oil facility revival: Pakistan yet to reach deal with KSA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is yet to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on revival of the oil facility on deferred ...

Updated 08 Aug, 2021 12:07pm

UK nationals told to leave Afghanistan immediately

LONDON: Britain has warned all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country immediately due to the “worsening...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 04:09am

UNSC meeting on Afghanistan: India criticised for denying Pakistan opportunity

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan regretted the UN Security Council’s denial under India’s presidency to participate in the...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:44am

More US companies require employees to be vaccinated

NEW YORK: From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, slaughterhouses to airlines, more American firms are demanding their...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Iran rejects G7 and US allegations over drone attack on ship

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday rejected Western allegations its drones were used in a deadly tanker attack, while accusing...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Top female mafia boss held in Italy

ROME: A top female mafia boss in Naples, Maria Licciardi, was arrested Saturday while attempting to fly to Spain,...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Thai police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

BANGKOK: Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday at hundreds of protesters in Bangkok demanding...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Hundreds of families homeless as Greek fires rage, Turkey saved by the rain

PEFKOFYTO, (Greece): Hundreds of firefighters fought wildfires and flare-ups that have devoured record numbers of...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Iran nuclear talks could resume in September: EU official

BRUSSELS: Iran is ready to resume talks reviving the nuclear deal with world powers under new president Ebrahim...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

$1 trillion infrastructure bill advances in US Senate

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted to advance a $1 trillion infrastructure package on Saturday, an important procedural...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Ancient pharaonic boat taken to Egypt’s grand new museum

CAIRO: Egypt has transported the Pharaoh Khufu’s intact solar boat dating back some 4,600 years to the country’s...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

In Florida, Delta variant fuels concerns for children’s health

MIAMI: Greater numbers of American children are being swept up in a wave of coronavirus infections driven by the...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Main Nicaragua opposition party disqualified ahead of elections

MANAGUA: Nicaragua’s electoral council on Friday disqualified the country’s main opposition party from upcoming...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Olive trees plantation drive launched in Landi Kotal

PESHAWAR: Special plantation drive of olive trees on Saturday launched in Loy-Shelman area of sub-division Landi...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Crime rate increases in capital city as 30 incidents reported

ISLAMABAD: Different gangs of robbers and snatchers stole or looted cash, gold ornaments and other valuables worth...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Bilawal condemns detention of journalists by FIA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari strongly condemned the detention of...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Experts urge govt to implement new strategy for conserving water

ISLAMABAD: Experts on Saturday urged the government to implement the new strategy for conserving water, in line with...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Transformation in state media to boost govt narrative: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Hussain Saturday said the government is committed to...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

WB agrees to finance uplift schemes in KP

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Saturday held a virtual meeting with the team of World Bank headed by its...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Hike in minimum wages challenged in SHC

KARACHI: Industrial organizations have filed a constitutional petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC) to challenge ...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

UBG greets Sardar Niazi, Murtaza Wahab

KARACHI: S M Muneer Patron-in-Chief United Business Group (UBG), Iftikhar Ali Malik Chairman, Zubair Tufail...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Sindh govt adding to people’s worries: KATI

KARACHI: President Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Saleem-uz-Zaman has condemned the Sindh...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Drive-through vaccination centre: Meezan Bank joins hands with Sindh govt

KARACHI: Meezan Bank in collaboration with the Government of Sindh has launched Pakistan’s largest Covid-19...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

FPCCI election-2022: UBG to announce candidates for president, SVP on 28th: Muneer

KARACHI: S M Muneer, Patron in Chief of United Business Group (UBG), has said that, group will announce the...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Afghan govt urged to help eradicate menace of dual taxation

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) Zubair Motiwala has urged the...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Apple revives encryption debate with move on child exploitation

Apple’s announcement that it would scan encrypted messages for evidence of child sexual abuse has revived debate ...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

LNG sector in Pakistan — V

S1.7 What would it take to maximize returns from the ongoing deregulation and run the overall gas sector on a...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Don’t shoot the messenger

Last week, the media was abuzz about SAPM on power and petroleum Tabish Gauhar’s letter that he addressed to his...

Updated 08 Aug, 2021 02:24pm

Letters

Political changes in Punjab

Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has resigned...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

PSIC zoom session: FCCI pledges pivotal role to make Punjab Rozgar Scheme total success

FAISALABAD: Punjab Rozgar Scheme (PRS) launched with initial allocation of Rs30 billion will not only engage 1.6...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

IT, telecom projects: USF policy board approves over Rs18bn budget

ISLAMABAD: The Policy Committee of the Universal Service Fund (USF) under the Ministry of Information Technology ...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

‘PSP will take to the streets against Sindh govt’

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) will take to the streets against Sindh government after Ashura. PSP chairman ...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Track & trace system: IHC reserves judgment on implementation

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved judgment in the matter of selection of the successful company...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

UNSC condemns Kohistan terror attack of July 14

ISLAMABAD: The UN Security Council (UNSC) Saturday strongly condemned the July 14 terrorist attack in Kohistan,...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Appeal against SJC recommendation: Ex-IHC judge Siddiqui seeks early hearing

ISLAMABAD: Former judge of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui again requested the chief justice of...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Energy

Oil prices dive, head for big weekly loss

NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled on Friday, closing out a week of losses on worries that travel restrictions to curb the...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly market price for upland cotton

NEW YORK: The US Agriculture Department set the prevailing world market price for upland cotton at 75.43 cents per...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton futures hit contract high

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures scaled a new contract peak on Friday, as a strong US jobs report lent a further boost ...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

China iron ore, steel futures range-bound

BEIJING: Chinese steel and iron ore futures traded in tight range on Friday, but were all on course for weekly...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (August 7, 2021)....

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton prices pick up Rs 100 amid moderate trade

KARACHI: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association on Saturday has increased the spot rate by Rs 100...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Restaurant owners appeal to allow indoor dining

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Restaurants Association, Saturday, requested the National Command and Operation Centre...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Punjab govt’s loans swell by 5pc in second quarter

LAHORE: In the second quarter of this year, the Punjab government’s debt stock, local and external, bulged from Rs...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Two children burnt alive in Karachi garbage fire

KARACHI: In a horrific incident, two children were killed in a fire that erupted at a garbage dump in Karachi’s ...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Buzdar meets Shahzain Bugti

LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Saturday that the Punjab government will try its level best to...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Another man held in Noor murder case

ISLAMABAD: In an important development in the murder case of former Pakistan envoy’s daughter Noor Muqaddam, the...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

No let-up in coronavirus spread: Punjab health dept suggests strict enforcement of SOPs

LAHORE: While there is no let up in the spread of coronavirus, the Punjab health department has formulated fresh...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Former law minister Wasi Zafar passes away

LAHORE: Former federal law minister and leader of PML-Q Wasi Zafar passes away on Saturday in Jaranwala of district...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Pakistan will never allow its soil to destabilize Afghanistan: Munir Akram

NEW YORK: At the United Nations, Pakistan has strongly deplored allegations made by Afghan and Indian diplomats that...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Russia court hands US investor, French banker suspended sentences

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Friday handed US investor Michael Calvey and French banker Philippe Delpal suspended...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Stocks

Virgin Atlantic plans to list on London stock market

LONDON: The British airline Virgin Atlantic is planning to list on the London Stock Exchange in the coming months, ...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Rates

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (August 7, 2021)....

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 7, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (August 8, 2021)....

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (August 7, 2021)...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Rates.The Rupee

YOUR RUPEE LAST MONTH

KARACHI: Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last month. (July 2 to 30,...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

Prices of edibles remain stable

ISLAMABAD: The prices of the essential kitchen items remained stable during this week as compared to the prices of...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

CPEC must go on

EDITORIAL: Retired Lieutenant-General Asim Bajwa’s decision to voluntarily step down as chairman of CPEC (China...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

‘Make in Pakistan’

EDITORIAL: It is heartening that the government consulted the exporters extensively before finalising the Export...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Industry

Govt’s move to revive cotton economy lauded

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

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

Retail coffee prices to climb as frost, freight costs bite

LONDON: The most devastating frost in decades in top coffee producer Brazil and record freight costs sparked by...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

NY cocoa neutral in $2,386-$2,418 range

SINGAPORE: New York September cocoa looks neutral in a range of $2,386-$2,418 per tonne, and an escape could suggest...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

Specs to boost sugar buying

NEW YORK: Speculators are on the way to increasing their already large long position in raw sugar futures on ICE...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

Gold future slip on firmer dollar

BENGALURU: Gold was pinned below the $1,800 mark on Friday as the dollar firmed in the run-up to a key US employment...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

CBOT soybeans may test support at $13.15

SINGAPORE: The CBOT soybean November contract may test a support at $13.15 per bushel, a break below which could...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil gains on forecast of output drop

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures edged higher on Friday, underpinned by a forecast for a decline in July...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Cuba legalizes small and medium enterprises in boost for private sector

Industry

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

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

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

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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