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Govt hopes India will not be able to use Afghan soil against Pakistan

Information minister says Prime Minister Imran Khan has also directed Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and Energy Minister Hammad Azhar to take necessary steps in order to bring down the price of LPG cylinders

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 12:01pm

Nong, Bajwa discuss CPEC, Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 11:49am

ECC approves $10m to clear urgent liabilities of Roosevelt Hotel Corporation

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to approve provision of...

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 11:51am

POL products’ prices reduced

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Tuesday, reduced petroleum products’ prices by up to Rs1.50 per litre with effect...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 04:26am

South Korea bans app payment monopolies in world first

SEOUL: South Korean MPs on Tuesday passed a law banning Apple and Google from forcing app developers to use the tech...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 04:15am

Ex-PIA MD, OGDC, SECP officials included: NAB approves 17 probes against accused

ISLAMABAD: The top anti-graft body Tuesday accorded approval to conduct 17 inquiries against various accused...

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 12:07pm

Govt took $1.596 billion foreign loans in July alone

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan incurred foreign debt of $1.596 billion from multiple financing sources in the first month ...

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 11:56am

NATO chief vows will not 'forget' Afghans left behind

BRUSSELS: NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that Kabul airport must be kept open and vowed not to...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Iran's foreign minister says invited to Paris

TEHRAN: Iran's new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said French President Emmanuel Macron has invited...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Middle East

Iran plans new round of talks with Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: Iran plans to hold a fourth round of talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia in Iraq after the new Iranian...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Europe

EU seeks united front on handling Afghan migrants

BRUSSELS: EU member states strove Tuesday to find consensus on how to help Afghanistan's neighbouring countries take...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Ramiz Raja to be elected as PCB Chairman

LAHORE: Former cricketer and commentator Ramiz Raja is set to be elected as the 36th PCB Chairman in the meeting of...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (August 31, 2021) and the forecast for Wednesday (September 1, 2021)....

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

South Punjab Secretariat empowerment: Punjab Cabinet approves amendments in rules of business

LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet, which met here Tuesday with Chief Minister Usman Buzdar in the chair, approved ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Experts highlight importance of breastfeeding

FAISALABAD: The lack of adoption of breastfeeding is causing stunting growth and malnutrition in infants, said...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

'Efforts are afoot to provide better transport facilities to residents of Hyderabad'

HYDERABAD: Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Muhammad Abbas Baloch has said that effective measures are being made ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Funeral prayers of 2 martyred constables offered

LAHORE: The funeral prayers of two police constables, who were gunned down during an exchange of fire with some...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Proposed PMDA: Shehbaz vows support to media

Karachi: Opposition leader in National Assembly Mian Shehbaz Sharif has assured media bodies that his party would...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Transfers, postings in lower judiciary: notification issued

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Chief Justice on Tuesday made transfer and posting among 53 District and Sessions...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stubble burning: PAD to monitor implementation of ban

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has constituted special teams to monitor strict implementation of ban on...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

'Stringent measures taken to control crime in capital'

ISLAMABAD: Despite increasing number of crimes in the federal capital, Islamabad Capital Territory ICT) police...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Floods, outages stall energy firms' restart efforts after Ida

HOUSTON: Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Projects under Peshawar Revival Plan: KP CM expresses dissatisfaction over pace of work

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress on the projects...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Noor Mukaddam case: US Embassy making efforts to ‘console & facilitate’ alleged murderer

ISLAMABAD: Despite anger, condemnation, protests all over the world against brutal murder of a 27-year-old, Noor...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Vaccination of students: notification issued

KARACHI: Sindh government has decided to jab students from classes 9 to 12 starting tomorrow, a notification to this...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Wajid Ali assumes charge

ISLAMABAD: A seasoned customs official, Wajid Ali (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) has assumed the charge of the ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

The goal was endless war

According to the terms of the Washington-Taliban agreement signed in Doha in February 2020, the US is bound to...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

How to empower women in power

For a field as crucial to the modern world as energy, and one which equally impacts all people, women’s...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Mass influx of refugees not expected: experts

Karachi: Speakers of a webinar believed that Pakistan would not have much influx of Afghan refugees after the...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

EFP files petition against hike in minimum wage

KARACHI: Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) and others on Tuesday filed a petition in Sindh High Court (SHC)...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

KE facilitation desk established at KCCI

KARACHI: To facilitate members of the business community, K-Electric facilitation desk has been established at the...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Sindh, Balochistan: Rain, wind, thundershowers likely to continue till 3rd

KARACHI: Rain, wind, thundershowers are expected to continue in Sindh and Balochistan until Friday, the Met Office...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

APNS condoles death

KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, President, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General, All Pakistan Newspapers Society on...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Speakers underscore need for highlighting environmental issues

KARACHI: Speakers at a virtual session have stressed the need of highlighting environmental issues, saying Pakistan...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

America-Pakistan Business Development Forum team visits PIA head-office

KARACHI: A high-level delegation of America-Pakistan Business Development Forum (Pakistan Chapter) visited PIA head...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Price stability: Tarin sees big role of provinces

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin Tuesday said that the role of provincial governments is very...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Gill says paying special attention to education in home town

FAISALABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr. Shahbaz Gill said that he was paying special attention to ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Senate panel passes anti-narcotic bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Narcotics Control Tuesday unanimously passed the Control of Narcotic...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Dr Memon given additional charge of IPO-P chief

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has assigned additional charge of Chairman Intellectual Property Organization of...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Allegations of electricity theft against MNA termed fabricated

ISLAMABAD: Convener of a Sub-Committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Smart lockdown imposed in Peshawar's five areas

PESHAWAR: KP Health department has imposed a smart lockdown in five different areas of Peshawar to curb the spread ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Illegally-issued mobile SIMs: PTA, NADRA asked to deal with challenge

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications has directed the Pakistan...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

53 more deaths reported: The 'only way' to defeat Covid-19 is to get vaccinated: Dr Yasmeen

LAHORE: There is no let up in causalities due to Covid-19 pandemic, as 53 more fatalities were reported in Punjab...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Alarming surge in Covid-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: The surge in coronavirus during the fourth wave is worsening with each passing day as on Tuesday, ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Higher education on lines of modern sciences key to progress: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that at the level of higher education, teaching contemporary...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

US CG meets Governor

KARACHI: Newly appointed US Consul General Mark Stroh called on Sindh Governor Imran Ismail at Governor House here ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

EVMs: Foreign company briefs ECP

ISLAMABAD: Two weeks after having received a demonstration by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) over the...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

PAC defers discussion on audit paras of President's House

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Tuesday, while rejecting the briefing of the officials of President House deferred...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

JI chief declares US withdrawal from Afghanistan historic

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has declared the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as historic, linking ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Industries in ex-FATA/PATA regions: Steel melters oppose FED abolishment

LAHORE: The government has put the last nail in the coffin of the steel industry by abolishing Federal Excise Duty ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Parliamentary Committee reaches decision: Appointment of judges in SC will be made in accordance with seniority

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Judges in Superior Courts, unanimously, decided that the...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

AGP approaches PBC leadership

ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) has requested the vice-chairman Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

German FM meets PM

ISLAMABAD: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on Prime Minister Imran Khan, said a press release issued on...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

LDA City: LDA to hold third computerised ballot on 4th

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority will hold third computerised balloting of LDA City on September 4 and in...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Bilawal rejects proposed PMDA bill

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has rejected the proposed bill of Pakistan...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Avenfield Apartment reference: Maryam's counsel moves IHC for adjournment

ISLAMABAD: The counsel for the PML-N vice president, Maryam Nawaz, on Tuesday, filed an application before the...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

LG elections in 42 CBs: CCTV cameras to be installed at 'sensitive' polling stations

ISLAMABAD: Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras would be installed only at those polling stations being marked ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

PM to launch Ehsaas Education Stipends Programme today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch on Wednesday (today) the Ehsaas Education Stipends Programme that...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Governor invites opposition for talks on electoral reforms

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has asked the opposition to sit with the government on the issue of...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

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

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

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 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (August 31, ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

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 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (August 31, 2021)....

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,587.8865...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

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 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

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

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Proposed right issues

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

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

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

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

BOARD MEETINGS

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

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (August 31, 2021). ==================================== BR...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

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

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (August 31, 2021)....

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

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 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (August 31, 2021)....

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

THE RUPEE: Fall continues

KARACHI: On Tuesday, PKR continued to go down against USD in interbank market whereas in open market, it slightly...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (August 31, 2021)....

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

European stocks mark seventh straight month of gains

LONDON: European stocks fell on Tuesday as a spike in inflation caused jitters about a possible shift in monetary...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

Financial stocks drag FTSE 100 lower

LONDON: London's FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday, mainly due to weakness in financials and commodity-linked stocks,...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

Saudi market shrugs off China data as most Gulf bourses retreat

LONDON: Saudi Arabia's stock market outperformed its regional peers on Tuesday, while most other Gulf bourses...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

China's blue-chip shares end lower

SHANGHAI: China blue-chips fell on Tuesday after data showed the services sector in the world's second-biggest...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

Tokyo stocks close higher

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended higher on Tuesday after a mixed close on Wall Street with a dearth of fresh market-moving...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

Wall St hovers near record highs, S&P 500 set for strong August

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes hovered near record highs on Tuesday despite weakness in technology stocks, ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 159,171 tonnes of cargo comprising 91,669 tonnes of import cargo and 67,502...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Stocks

Air Link IPO oversubscribed by 1.6 times

KARACHI: The Air Link Initial Public Offer (IPO) is oversubscribed by 1.6 times as the company has raised Rs 6.43...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Letters

Rates

KSE-100 Index inches up: BRIndex100 ends flat

KARACHI: Despite foreign selling, Pakistan Stock Exchange Tuesday closed on a positive note due to fresh buying by...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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