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Ishaq Dar's disqualification reference sent to Senate chairman

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Ishaq Dar's disqualification reference has been sent to the...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Order of Banking Mohtasib: President rejects representation filed by bank

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has rejected the representation, filed by Soneri Bank Ltd (SBL) against the order...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

QWP chief says govt should stop harassing ECP to work freely

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Saturday said the government should stop...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Governor sees GSP plus status for another 10 years

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Saturday stressed his hope that Pakistan will be granted...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

1pc self-imposed tax: Chemists begin indefinite strike in Landi Kotal

PESHAWAR: Chemists and Druggists Association, Landi Kotal went on Saturday on an indefinite strike against one...

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 01:16am

LWMC imposes Rs3.733m fines

LAHORE: In a crackdown against illegal dumping of waste, the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC)'s enforcement...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

SHC orders registration of FIR against property grabber

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday ordered registration of FIR against a man involved in getting...

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 01:17am

Zafar Iqbal Sarwar made chairman FIEDMC board

FAISALABAD: FIEDMC Board was completed after a long period of four months and a notification was also issued....

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

KP CM says govt taking 'result-oriented' steps to control price hike

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said on Saturday that the incumbent government is fully aware of the...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

'Pakistan Climate Justice March' tomorrow

LAHORE: Various civil society organizations and political parties have announced to hold "Pakistan Climate Justice...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Dengue claims 4 more lives in Punjab

LAHORE: With four more deaths, Punjab reported 561 new positive cases of dengue, including over 300 from Lahore,...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

PML-N says govt has 'failed', demands fresh elections

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said on Saturday that the current regime has totally failed and the...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

14-member Balochistan cabinet to take oath today

QUETTA: A new 14-member Balochistan cabinet will take oath on Sunday (today) Governor Balochistan, Syed Zahoor Ahmed...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

IfG moot in UK: Compliance with ethical standards in govt termed a global issue

ISLAMABAD: Compliance with ethical standards in government is not just an issue in developing countries such as...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Awareness regarding WTO's TFA: ReMIT programme initiates series of seminars, workshops

ISLAMABAD: The Revenue Mobilization for Investment and Trade (ReMIT) program has initiated a series of...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Jammu martyrs' day commemorated with renewed pledge

MIRPUR (AJK): Kashmiris on both sides of the line of control observed the Jammu Martyrs anniversary on Saturday to...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

At least 8 dead as crowd rushes stage at Texas rap concert

HOUSTON: A crush triggered by a crowd surging toward the stage at a Travis Scott rap concert in Texas left at least...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Europe

Twelve arrested after fleeing emergency plane landing in Mallorca

MADRID: Police in Spain arrested 12 people and were looking for 12 more after a group of passengers fled a plane ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Russia not expecting progress at talks with US on visas, diplomats

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday said it does not expect progress in talks in the coming weeks with the United States on...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Africa

Sudan gears up for anti-coup 'civil disobedience'

KHARTOUM: Pro-democracy protesters prepared Saturday to launch a two-day civil disobedience campaign against Sudan's...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Biden backs payment to families separated at border under Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Saturday he supported compensation for families of immigrants separated from...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Europe

Ireland arrests man over 'death threats to MP'

LONDON: Irish police said Saturday they had arrested a man on suspicion of making threats, with national media...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Protesters hit Glasgow streets as part of global climate rallies

GLASGOW: Thousands of climate protesters braved rain and wind in Glasgow Saturday to take part in worldwide...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Saudi-led coalition says over 150 Huthis dead in Yemen raids

RIYADH: The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said Saturday it has killed more than 150 more Huthi rebels in the...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

China ruling party plenary to further cement Xi's grip on power

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, the uncontested leader of the world's most populous nation, heads a pivotal...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Ex-British PM calls actions of Johnson's government 'politically corrupt'

LONDON: Former British Prime Minister John Major on Saturday attacked fellow Conservative Boris Johnson's handling ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Mine blast in central Syria kills all 7 in car: monitor

BEIRUT: A landmine explosion killed seven people, including a child, in Homs province of central Syria on Saturday, ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP says banning case should be thrown out

ISTANBUL: An indictment which aims to ban Turkey's Democratic Peoples' Party (HDP) was prepared for political ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Russian, Iranian foreign ministers support restoring nuclear deal to original form

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian both expressed...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Georgian protesters rally in support of jailed former president

MOSCOW: Around 3,000 Georgian protesters held a rally in support of jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili on...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Russian gas flows via Yamal-Europe pipeline to Germany halted again

MOSCOW/FRANKFURT: Gas flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline westbound into Germany have stopped again and are...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Several injured in knife attack on German train

FRANKFURT: Several people were injured in a knife attack on an express train between the south German cities of...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Chinese 'spy' convicted of trying to 'steal' US aviation trade secrets

WASHINGTON: A "spy" for the Chinese Ministry of State Security has been convicted by a federal jury of plotting to...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Supply chain problems crimp profit at Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

NEW YORK: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Saturday that global supply chain disruptions kept a lid ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Govt would soon overcome inflation: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said that the government would soon overcome...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Newly-appointed ISGSL MD yet to assume charge

ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Managing Director of Inter State Gas Systems (Pvt.) Limited (ISGSL) Nadeem Javed ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Strategy against govt: PML-N's Shehbaz contacts JI's Siraj, PkMAP's Achakzai

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shehbaz...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

ATC grants bail to several TLP workers

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to several leaders and workers of the ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Ameer Khurram Rathore made envoy to KSA

ISLAMABAD: The government has nominated Ameer Khurram Rathore as Pakistan ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Asad Majid...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Govt eyes Rs300bn through levy to 'appease' IMF, says Sherry

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government wants to...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Khwaja Sharif laid to rest

LAHORE: Former chief justice Lahore High Court Khwaja Muhammad Sharif was laid to rest on Saturday in Miani Sahib...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Payment of $100m fine to ADB incorrect, misunderstood: clarification

ISLAMABAD: Criticism on the government for payment of $100 million to ADB as commitment charges on account of...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Economic woes of masses: PTI govt may land in hot water

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI's) federal government, as well as, provincial governments in Punjab and...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:16pm

CTD arrests 'most wanted' Lyari gangster

KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday claimed to have arrested a proclaimed offender said to ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

JI Karachi chief meets family members of Nazim Jokhio

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday demanded justice for Nazim Jokhio, who was killed in Malir district. JI...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Haleem for 'free, fair and transparent' investigations into murder cases

KARACHI: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh, while condemning incidents of murders of...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

E-procurement to minimize irregularities, overspending: MD BPPRA

QUETTA: Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (BPPRA) on Saturday launched E-procurement system in the...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Mastung women block highway to protest low gas pressure

MASTUNG: A number of women blocked the Karachi-Quetta national highway on Saturday to protest against the low...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

CNG stations in Sindh, Balochistan to remain closed today

KARACHI/QUETTA: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Saturday announced the closure of all the Compressed Natural...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Sugar is a 'provincial' subject, says spokesman for Tarin

KARACHI: Muzzammil Aslam, Spokesperson to Finance Advisor Shaukat Tarin, said on Saturday that sugar is not a...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:15pm

SZABAC, Harvest Seed Corporation sign MoU

HYDERABAD: Memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

With infrastructure vote, Congress gives Biden long-needed jolt of good news

With this week's election results in New Jersey and Virginia suggesting that voters are souring on Democrats,...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Impediments to registering vessels in Pakistan

Over the last few decades, Pakistan's maritime shipping sector has been on the precipice; an endangered species at...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

'Nudge' the smog!

Smog is almost a fifth season in Lahore now. November is usually the worst month. Generally, air quality in Lahore...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Letters

A pertinent question

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is extending all possible support to the foreign investors through...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

AG, law ministry asked to file reference in SC: Whether MPs can represent boards of PSEs?

ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet has directed Attorney General and Minister for Law & Justice to immediately file a...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

PIDE study: Car consumers paid Rs150-170bn as 'own money' in 5 years

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) research study has revealed that car consumers paid...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:11pm

Commodities

CM gets briefing about sugar stocks, vows to stabilize prices

LAHORE: The Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar Saturday chaired a high-level meeting during which he was...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

Tokyo rubber

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday and were heading for their first weekly decline in six weeks, after a...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

NY cocoa, coffee fall

LONDON: New York cocoa futures on ICE fell on Friday, drifting down towards a three-month low set this week, as a...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil futures lower

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 3% on Friday and were set for a weekly drop, weighed down by...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

Soyabean futures down on harvest pressure

CHICAGO: Chicago soyabean futures fell for a third day on Friday, pressured by harvest activity and strong planting...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Energy

US natgas eases on near record output, rising stockpiles

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell about 4% on Friday on near-record output and expectations US utilities will...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

ICE canola futures drop

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures fell on Friday for the third straight day, dragged lower by weakness in...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

China's tin output rises

BEIJING: China's refined tin production rose 2.8% in October month on month to 15,582 tonnes, data from state-backed...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (November 6, 2021)....

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Cotton & Textile

Subdued business seen on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market on Saturday remained stable and trading volume remained low. The Spot Rate ...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:35pm

Commodities

Gold prices rise

KARACHI: Gold prices on Saturday closed high on the local market, traders said. It grew by Rs2800 to Rs123000 per...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

Deadly Fall Armyworm likely to attack potato, other crops

LAHORE: After showing its muscle to maize crop, Fall Armyworm (FAW) has started shifting its manifestation on potato...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Multi-storey building in Lyari tilting; residents evacuated

KARACHI: A multi-storey residential building located on Yaqoob Shera road in Karachi's Lyari tilted Friday night. ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Senior journalist Islam Zamir passes away

BAHAWALPUR: Senior journalist and former station manager APP Bahawalpur, Islam Zamir died of cardiac arrest here on...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Stocks

Ecuador sees a return to capital markets in an orderly manner

QUITO: Ecuador will seek to return to the international capital market and is working to regain its credibility ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Energy

Biden says US has tools to respond to OPEC+ withholding oil supply

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that his administration has ways to deal with high oil prices...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Rates

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (November 6, 2021)....

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (November 6, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (November 7, 2021)....

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (November 6, 2021)...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (November 6, 2021). ======================================= Offset...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Industry

MoC's efforts towards restarting barter trade with Iran lauded

KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has hailed the Ministry of Commerce's efforts to kick-start ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Industry

Thai CG for early FTA with Pakistan

KARACHI: Acting Consul General of Thailand Paoyee Waesahmae has said that trade balance between Pakistan and ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Pledge to end deforestation

EDITORIAL: For the COP26 at Glasgow this past Tuesday was a great day. More than 100 world leaders promised to end...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Privatisation debate all over again

EDITORIAL: Raising the privatisation debate from the dead just to meet an IMF (International Monetary Fund) deadline...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Commodities

Prices of all essential kitchen items increase further

ISLAMABAD: Prices of all the essential kitchen items have witnessed an increasing trend during this week past as...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Taxes

'FBR has targeted 500,000 retailers to boost revenue'

LAHORE: Around 500,000 countrywide retailers with a tax potential of about Rs 1,500 billion are the target of ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Industry

PM likely to launch SME policy on 11th: SMEDA CEO

LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) Hashim Raza has said...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Industry

Brazil raises $8.4bn in 5G tender

BRASÍLIA: Brazil raised $8.4 billion in investments and license fees in an international tender to build and ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

EV maker Rivian boosts IPO price range, aims for $65bn valuation

Industry

Says the IMF program will not impede economy, and wants Pakistan to ensure growth on a sustainable basis

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:18pm

Over 90 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion

FREETOWN: A massive fireball sparked by a fuel tanker explosion killed 92 people in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown,...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 02:56am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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