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Afghan situation: Qureshi speaks to Lavrov, explains Pakistan's position

Stresses importance of ensuring safety and security as well as protection of rights of all Afghans

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:31pm

GM expands Chevrolet Bolt EV recall, adding $1bn in costs

NEW YORK: General Motors expanded a recall of its Chevrolet Bolt on Friday, announcing plans to repair thousands ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:36am

Govt determined to increase agri output: SAPM

FAISALABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Food Security and Agriculture Jamshed Iqbal Cheema has ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:34pm

Trademark's fraudulent use a violation of competition law: CCP

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has declared that the fraudulent use of trademark/packaging...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:52pm

Industrial consumer categories: KE to charge Rs12.96/unit rate

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (K-Electric) will charge the rate of Rs 12.96 per unit to industrial consumer categories...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:37pm

Megaship that blocked Suez heads back to Asia

CAIRO: A super tanker that blocked the Suez Canal is heading back to Asia, authorities said, five months after it...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Continuity of scattered rains likely

LAHORE: Met Office has forecast continuity of scattered thunderstorm/rain on Saturday, a trend that started on ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

FESCO CEO inaugurates clean & green Pakistan plantation drive

FAISALABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Engr. Bashir Ahmed planted a...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Asad meets Parvez Elahi, discusses political affairs

LAHORE: Federal Minister and Chairman NCOC Asad Umar held a meeting with Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Six passengers arrive from Jeddah test positive for Covid-19

KARACHI: Six passengers reaching Karachi Airport from Saudi Arabia on Saturday were diagnosed with the coronavirus....

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Pre-season training camp for white-ball players starts today

LAHORE: A pre-season training camp for men's white-ball players will commence on Sunday (today) at the National High...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

ETEA approves new SOPs for ability tests

PESHAWAR: The Board of Governors (BoG) of Education Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

JKT group's MPA meets Punjab CM

LAHORE: An MPA of Jahangir Tareen like-minded group Mohammad Amin Zulqarnain from PP-170, Lahore called on Punjab...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Lebanon president says treasury to bear cost of fuel subsidies

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun said the government treasury will bear the cost of the continuation of fuel...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Who's who in the Taliban leadership

KABUL: The Taliban's senior officials were gathering in the Afghan capital Saturday for talks with elders and...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

US Democratic fundraising arm outraises Republican counterpart in July

WASHINGTON: The fundraising arm of the US Democratic Party raised more money in July than its Republican ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

As conservatives' fortunes plunge, Merkel rides to rescue

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday gave her would-be successor Armin Laschet a ringing endorsement,...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

California 'gig worker' ballot ruled unconstitutional

SAN FRANCISCO: A California judge has ruled unconstitutional a 2020 referendum passed by the state's voters that ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Revenge fears grow in Afghanistan with airlift outcome uncertain

KABUL: Fears deepened on Friday that the Taliban are reneging on promises to pardon opponents and their families in...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Brazil's Guedes says political conflict mars economy

BRASILIA: Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Friday that political conflict is contaminating the economy...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Iran's Raisi says tackling Covid, reviving economy priorities

TEHRAN: Iran's ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi said Saturday his government will prioritise tackling Covid...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

China administered total of 1.924bn doses of COVID-19 vaccines

SHANGHAI: China administered about 11.97 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Aug. 20, bringing the total number of...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Myanmar arrests two more journalists

NAYPYITAW: Myanmar's military government has arrested two more local journalists, the army-owned television reported...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Kabul airlift stumbles as security worsens, bottlenecks hit

PARIS: The emergency airlift from Kabul hit stumbling blocks on Friday and Saturday as flights were delayed,...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Stranded Afghan refugees yearn for new lives abroad

DUBAI: The Taliban's lightning takeover of Afghanistan forced Hariss to bring forward his escape plan, only to find...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Viral footage of US Marine aiding baby captures Kabul chaos

WASHINGTON: A heart-breaking video showing a US Marine lifting a baby over a razor wire-topped wall at Kabul's...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Biden taps Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China, Rahm Emanuel to Japan

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday nominated career diplomat Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China and former...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Erdogan urges Putin to remain "open" to Taliban

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday to maintain...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Brazil's Bolsonaro asks Senate to impeach a Supreme Court justice

BRASILIA: Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro raised the stakes in his battle with the country's Supreme...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

US restricts visas for Nicaraguan officials over pre-election crackdown

WASHINGTON: The United States has slapped visa restrictions on 19 Nicaraguan officials that it accuses of being...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Ukraine's president eyes 'guarantees' during Merkel visit

BERLIN: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he hoped German Chancellor Angela Merkel would bring...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Cuba approves two more locally made Covid vaccines

HAVANA: Cuba on Friday approved two more domestic Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use, the island nation's ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 21, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (August 22, 2021)....

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

270 cargo trucks cleared within 24 hours after Taliban Kabul takeover

LAHORE: As many as 270 cargo trucks were cleared within 24 hours of the Taliban taking charge of what is the largest...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

PIA again suspends flights to Kabul

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), on Saturday, once again suspended its flights to Afghanistan's...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

TikToker assault case: Suspect Shehroze gets interim pre-arrest bail

LAHORE: A session's court on Saturday allowed interim pre-arrest bail to a suspect Shehroze Saeed in the TikToker...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 01:06pm

Rawalpindi Metro case: NAB summons Shehbaz Sharif on 24th

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Commodities

From Aug 2018 to Aug 2021: Significant increase in prices of essential kitchen items witnessed

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a significant increase during past three years, shows a...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Moderate quake jolts Karachi

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan's National Seismic Monitoring Centre here on Saturday reported 3.1 magnitude earthquake in...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Couple shot dead by 'woman's brothers'

KARACHI: A couple who contracted marriage of their choice was shot dead allegedly by the woman's brothers in the ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Commodities

Gold prices stagnant

KARACHI: Gold prices stood nearly stagnant by the weekend, traders said on Saturday. The yellow metal was selling ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Police baffled by Karachi acid attack

KARACHI: In an incident of acid attack at Karachi's Nagan Chowrangi area, both man and woman suffered burn injuries...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Covid pandemic skyrockets freight rates

KARACHI: Recession in the world is due to Covid-19 pandemic, as freight rates by road, air and sea are getting...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

'Sindh govt has been working on large-scale uplift projects'

KARACHI: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh on Board of Investment and Public Private Partnership Projects...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Lawyers' bodies demand repeal of 19th Amendment

KARACHI: Lawyers' bodies Saturday demanded repealing 19th Constitutional Amendment and giving free hand to senior...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Fate of Afghan allies in faraway war divides US Republicans

Following compassionate calls by US Republicans to rescue Afghan allies desperate to flee the Taliban, unbending...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Climate science struggles with 'blind spots' in developing nations

This month's hard-hitting report from the UN climate science panel sounded the alarm on the surging impacts of ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

The growing CAD

The debate over current account slippages is once again gaining traction in the mainstream media. Most commentators...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Letters

UN secretary general's controversial remarks

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has unnecessarily lowered his stature through his seemingly off the cuff...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Dr Asim Hussain's wife passes away

KARACHI: Former Petroleum Minister and PPP's leader Dr Asim Hussain's wife Dr Zareen Hussain has passed away. She ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Travel to UAE: people rush to airport for rapid PCR test

KARACHI: People willing to travel to United Arab Emirates (UAE) are rushing in large numbers to Karachi ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

'ICT accelerating digital transformation, growth of digital economy in Arab'

KARACHI: Speaking at the 5th China-Arab States Expo being held this week, Huawei's Rotating Chairman Guo Ping has...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Public debt ratio rises to 98pc of GDP: PPP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) claimed that public debt is equivalent to 98 percent of our GDP, while...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Energy

MPCL deposits over Rs3bn for community development in Ghotki

ISLAMABAD: Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL), one of Pakistan's largest integrated petroleum exploration and...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Saeed Ghani expresses sorrow over Malikani's demise

HYDERABAD: Provincial Minister of Information, Labour and Environment Saeed Ghani has expressed deep sorrow and ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Minar-e-Pakistan incident: suspects sent to jail

LAHORE: A city court on Saturday sent 40 suspects in Minar-e-Pakistan incident to jail for identification. The...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

METRO joins govt's tree-plantation campaign

KARACHI: As part of its Independence Day celebrations, METRO Pakistan, being a socially responsible corporate...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Cash, valuables worth Rs19.8m looted, 11 vehicles stolen in capital

ISLAMABAD: Robbers and thieves looted or snatched cash and valuables worth Rs19.8 million from 16 different places ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

SMU presents third-year performance report to CM

LAHORE: Team members of the Special Monitoring Unit led by Fazeel Asif called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Punjab reports 1,080 fresh coronavirus cases, 26 new deaths

LAHORE: There is no let up in causalities due to Covid-19 pandemic, as 26 more fatalities were reported in Punjab...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Corona vaccination: KP launches door-to-door campaign

PESHAWAR: KP government on Saturday began a door-to-door corona vaccination campaign in the provincial metropolis....

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Toll tax for M2 increased by 10pc from 26th

ISLAMABAD: The toll tax rate for Motorway-2 (Islamabad-Lahore) is increased by 10 percent, which would be effective...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Regular exercise, healthy diet can lead to a host of benefits, journalists told

KARACHI: Working journalists were urged to adopt a healthy lifestyle to remain physically and mentally fit as around...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Assault on Dr Aafia: Pakistan lodges formal complaint with US authorities

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lodged a formal complaint with the relevant US authorities and sought a thorough...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Commodities

Spot gold may retest support at $1,775

SINGAPORE: Spot gold may retest a support at $1,775 per ounce, with a good chance of breaking below this level and...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Grains

India to export 6m T sugar without subsidy

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India could export 6 million tonnes of sugar in the new season starting in October even without...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Grains

Russia plans to supply 60,000 T of wheat to Algeria in Sept

MOSCOW: Russia plans to send two vessels with a total of 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat to Algeria in September, two...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Cotton & Textile

Funds increase long position in sugar, coffee and cotton

NEW YORK: Speculators increased their net long position in futures of raw sugar, cotton and arabica coffee on ICE US...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Energy

US natgas futures rebound as forecasts turn slightly warmer

CHICAGO: US natural gas futures gained on Friday as the weather outlook turned slightly warmer, potentially boosting...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Commodities

Soybeans, corn slide on macroeconomic fears, biofuel worries

CHICAGO: US soybean futures fell to their lowest in nearly two months on Friday and corn set a near one-month low on...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Commodities

Arabica coffee hits lowest in ten sessions; sugar also down

NEW YORK/LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE traded at their lowest in 10 sessions on Friday, weakened by...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Grains

CBOT wheat slides in sympathy with corn and soybeans

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed lower on Friday on technical selling and spill over weakness...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton bound for first weekly drop in 2 months on demand risks

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures recovered some ground after dipping to an over one-week low on Friday, but were bound...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

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Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

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 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (August 21, 2021)...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Industry

Businesspeople praise govt steps, seek role in policymaking processes

KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Panel (BMP) Mian Anjum Nisar has sought extensive consultation of business community ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Taxes

Advance tax collection issue will be resolved, Tarin tells pharma distributors

KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has ensured the pharmaceutical distributors to resolve the issue of...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Embarrassed and humiliated as a nation

EDITORIAL: The 400-strong mob, according to Punjab police, that breached a security fence to harass, attack, ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

One rice crop a season, please

EDITORIAL: It's about time somebody made some noise about the recent practice, especially in Punjab, of planting two...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Money & Banking

E-commerce policy: Pakistan lacks privacy, consumer protection statutes: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan does not have a privacy statute of general application nor have national consumer protection...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:59pm

Taxes

Use of pirated software: FBR issues clarification

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Friday, clarified that the issue of VMware licensing was raised by ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Money & Banking

ADB approves $235m loan for National Highway upgradation

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $235 million loan to further upgrade a National Highway ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Companies

Half-year financial results: FCEPL posts revenue growth

KARACHI: Friesland Campina Engro Pakistan Limited (FCEPL) announced its financial results for the half year ended...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

China steel firms start merger to create world's third biggest producer

Industry

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8 ▲ 0.89 (12.52%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.74 ▲ 2.43 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 18 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	21.24 ▲ 1.93 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 18 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	211.50 ▼ -23.50 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.11
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.39
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.22
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 3.28
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.25
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.54
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.22

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