The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (October 18, 2021) and the forecast for Tuesday (October 19, 2021).... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Afghanistan-wide polio vaccination starts next month: UN KABUL: Afghanistan will kick off its first countrywide polio immunisation campaign in years next month to protect... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Europe EU mulls targeting Belarus airline over migrant flights LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign ministers on Monday discussed cracking down on Belarus's state airline in a bid to curb the... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
UK MPs to pay tribute to slain colleague in parliament LONDON: British lawmakers will pay tribute in parliament on Monday to their murdered colleague David Amess, as... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Fire breaks out in Kuwait's largest oil refinery KUWAIT CITY: A fire broke out Monday in Kuwait's largest oil refinery, causing several injuries but no interruptions... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Regulatory bodies: AGP yet to get access to core record ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has yet to get access to core record of regulatory bodies despite... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Back office services: ITMinds, PPL sign agreement KARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and ITMinds Limited (ITMinds), a wholly owned subsidiary of Central... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Expert says late marriages major reason behind breast cancer among women KARACHI: The President Pink Pakistan Trust (PPT) Dr Zubaida Qazi said that there are many factors that lead to ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Ismail describes human capital as country's 'greatest asset' KARACHI: Governor Sindh Imran Ismail on Monday observed that Pakistan's greatest asset was its human capital and we... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Police officer martyred, 13 injured in Quetta blast QUETTA: A police officer was martyred and 13 others including three pedestrians were injured in a bomb blast here in... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
UNDP, TCCF launch #StopTheSpread ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) have launched a joint... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
References against Shehbaz, others: proceedings adjourned LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday adjourned to November 05 the proceedings in references of money laundering... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
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 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Monday (October 18, ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
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 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Monday (October 18, 2021).... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ========================== KIBOR... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ========================... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ========================... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,208.9317 Bid... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL BALANCE FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Balance Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
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 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on Monday... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Stocks Abu Dhabi outperforms; Saudi retreats DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday, mirroring strong oil prices, although the Saudi index... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Stocks Tech lifts S&P 500, Nasdaq amid inflation, China growth worries NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Monday on gains in heavyweight technology companies, although sentiment remained ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Letters Sugar has turned sour It was in August this year that Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) imposed the largest amount of penalty of... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
IMF projections The latest set of projections by the IMF at the country, regional and global levels are contained in the ... Updated 19 Oct, 2021 04:38am
Colonial atrocities: belated reckoning On October 16, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated the 60th anniversary of a massacre of Algerian... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Frustrated and weary over long pandemic hours, more US workers are striking Exhausted after working long hours during the coronavirus pandemic and resentful that their bosses are not sharing... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Int'l Mashaikh & Ulema conference: CM for spreading teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH) LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has impressed upon the religious scholars and Mashaikh Uzam to... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Nothing could be more 'catastrophic' than rising inflation: Shehbaz LAHORE: Endorsing the PDM's decision to launch nationwide protests against soaring inflation, Pakistan Muslim... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will begin tomorrow; Rs17m on offer LAHORE: After the successful completion of the National T20, the 2021-22 season enters into next phase with the... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
CG urges govt to remove Iran from Covid-19 'C category' LAHORE: Iranian Consul General Muhammad Raza Nazri on Monday said that still Pakistan had kept Iran in "C category"... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Qureshi to visit Iran next week ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Iran next week to participate in the second ministerial... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Contract employees: LHC dismisses petitions against termination LAHORE: The Lahore High Court dismissed several identical petitions of Khalida Perveen and others against their... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Pakistan condemns crimes against humanity in IIOJK by Indian forces ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the continuing extrajudicial killings in staged encounters and fake... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
IMF official calls on AGP ISLAMABAD: The Resident Representative of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Teresa Daban Sanchez called on Auditor... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
AQ Khan: minister says govt has decided to build mausoleum in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Monday said that Pakistan has stopped on-arrival visas... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
FTO sends truckloads of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Customs Health Care Society dispatched another 16 trucks of relief goods as a humanitarian aid for the... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Mukaddam murder case: SC rejects post-arrest bail of Jaffer ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court rejected post-arrest bail of Zakir Jaffer, but granted bail to Asmat Jaffer, mother of... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Forex Exchange rates: buying and selling KARACHI: Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (October... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Forex Currency notes: exchange rates KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
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 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Forex Open market rates of foreign currencies KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Monday (October ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,430.7240... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Dividend/Bonus Announcements KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (October 18, 2021). ==================================== BR... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Monday (October 18, 2021).... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
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 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Monday (October 18, 2021).... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Forex Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Monday (October 18, 2021).... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Forex Dollar's rate in interbank market KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================== Open Bid ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (October 18, 2021).... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Monday (October 18, 2021). ======================================= Offset... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (October 18, 2021)... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates LME official prices LONDON: The following were Friday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Cotton & Textile KCA increases spot rate by Rs200/maund KARACHI: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association on Monday increased the spot rate by Rs 200 per... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Cotton & Textile Cotton Spot Rates KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (October 18, 2021).... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Commodities PMEX daily trading report KARACHI: On Thursday, at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 11.789... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Energy Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Margins rise to multi-year highs NEW DELHI: Asia's gasoline crack lingered near its recent multi-year peak on Monday amid recovering demand across ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 356,102 tonnes of cargo comprising 206,624 tonnes of import cargo and ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Commodities Chicago corn futures ended steadfastly optimistic FORT COLLINS: Last week's supply and demand update from the U.S. government was a bit tough on corn and soybean... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Energy Oil prices ease off highs NEW YORK: Oil prices pulled back after touching multi-year highs on Monday, trading mixed as US industrial output ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Energy India presses Qatar for delayed LNG as power crisis mounts NEW DELHI: India, grappling with its worst power crisis in five years, has asked Qatar to expedite delivery of 58... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Energy Returning to coal amid energy crunch would be climate 'tragedy': EU JAKARTA: The European Union's head of climate change policy said that returning to using dirty energy from coal... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Energy Competitive electricity market: Systematic planning critical to ensuring success: experts KARACHI: A gradual and systematic approach is critical to ensure that the government's vision of an open electricity... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Energy Plan for new LNG terminals in limbo ISLAMABAD: The government's plan to establish two new LNG terminals appears to be in limbo as Minister for Maritime... Updated 19 Oct, 2021 12:41pm
Energy Power market: Nepra chief says 'we've to take baby steps and exercise caution' KARACHI: Agreeing with international experts who were gathered to discuss the 'Future of Energy Market' in Pakistan,... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Cotton & Textile Revised cotton target likely to be met, says ministry ISLAMABAD: The revised cotton production target of 9.3 million bales set for the for 2021-22 is expected to be met ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Cotton & Textile Over 5.2m cotton bales reach ginneries: PCGA MULTAN: Seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to over 5.2 million or exactly 5,208,339 bales have reached ginning ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Rates PSX sheds 192.08 points: BRIndex100 depressed KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday remained under pressure due to selling in almost all sectors on uncertainty... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Money & Banking Dollar firms NEW YORK: The dollar gained slightly on the day on Monday as Treasury yields rose on expectations the Federal ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Money & Banking Sterling steadies near 20-month high vs euro LONDON: Sterling steadied near a 20-month high versus the euro on Monday after Bank of England Governor Andrew ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Commodities Gold firms NEW YORK: Gold prices edged higher in a tight range on Monday, as a risk-off sentiment in equity markets buoyed the... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Commodities Supply squeeze pushes copper towards record highs LONDON: Copper prices sat near record highs on Monday as signs of extremely tight supply in the London Metal ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Industry Toyota to invest $3.4bn into US battery production TOKYO: The world's biggest carmaker Toyota unveiled plans on Monday to invest $3.4 billion into automotive batteries... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Taxes Tax worries and growth woes haunt Chinese property shares SHANGHAI: Beijing's property tax plans and fresh signs of weakening in China's housing market knocked real estate... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
FPCCI voices its concern over surging food inflation KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo has... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
And now the Kisan Portal EDITORIAL: Nobody can deny that the present government has started taking agriculture very seriously. The 50 percent... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Putting an end to land-use changes EDITORIAL: PM Imran Khan made a very valid point, at a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Commodities Gold prices rise KARACHI: Gold prices on Monday saw a big increase on the local market, traders said. It was selling for Rs 119,700... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Taxes Tax Ombudsman vows to eradicate 'maladministration' in FBR LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Muhammad Asif Jah has said the institution of FTO is using all legal powers... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am