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CM announces Rs10m grants for promotion of shooting sports

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the shooting was a great military sport and ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Lessons from Jinnah’s Leadership Role

TEXT: Pakistan today faces a crisis of leadership. Pakistan has leaders of political parties, regions, provinces,...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Quaid’s linkage with Sir Syed and Allama Iqbal

TEXT: In advancing the cause of Muslim regeneration and Islamic renascence in India, Jinnah had made a pivotal...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PARCO – Providing Energy with Responsibility

TEXT: On 11 October, 1947, while addressing the Civil, Military and Air Force Officers, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world: pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarisation in personal and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

USA

Trump cooperated with US House panel: spokesman

WASHINGTON: A current spokesman for former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said in a court filing that he has...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

NASA launches revolutionary space telescope to give glimpse of early universe

LOS ANGELES: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Save the Children says two Myanmar staff missing after burnt remains found

BANGKOK: Save the Children said two of its Myanmar staff were missing on Saturday, after the charred remains of more...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Sudan forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters; internet cut in Khartoum

KHARTOUM: Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Khartoum on Saturday as the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Intruder arrested for breaching British queen’s castle grounds

LONDON: A man who entered the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is spending Christmas, ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries

BAMAKO: Mali’s government has denied the presence of Russian mercenaries in the West African country after 15...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

German NGO rescues over 270 people in central Mediterranean

FRANKFURT: A German NGO said Saturday that one of its migrant rescue ships has picked up more than 270 people from...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

China’s Covid-hit Xian city reports rise in infections

BEIJING: Xian in northwest China reported an increase in daily COVID-19 infections for Friday, and local companies...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Iran says won’t enrich uranium beyond 60pc if talks fail

TEHRAN: Iran has no plans to enrich uranium beyond 60 percent if nuclear talks in Vienna fail, the head of the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

India to give Covid-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan 10

NEW DELHI: India will start administering Covid-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Clashes in northeast Somalia force thousands to flee

MOGADISHU: Clashes between two rival factions of the security forces in a port city in northeast Somalia have forced...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

In Christmas greeting, Biden commends Americans’ Covid resilience

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday commended Americans for their strength and resilience in the face of...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Russia blocks rights monitor website for promoting ‘terrorism’

MOSCOW: Russia has blocked the website of a rights monitor tracking political persecution, saying it promoted...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Ten killed in Iran road crash

TEHRAN: Ten people were killed and more than a dozen injured in Iran on Saturday when a truck collided with a ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

SACM calls for giving priority to national development

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) and Spokesperson Punjab government Hasaan Khawar has said that...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

HBL-PSL live-streaming rights: huge rise in value

LAHORE: Pursuant to a public tender process, Daraz has submitted the highest bid, to live-stream HBL Pakistan Super...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Russia completes 10,000-troop drills near Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia announced Saturday that more than 10,000 troops had finished month-long drills near Ukraine, amid...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Ecology and environment: Experts stress need for awareness among mountain communities

ISLAMABAD: Experts have urged upon the government to create awareness about the Karakoram Anomaly, ecology and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Karachi Green Marathon ‘We all have to work together to improve the image of Karachi’: KMC administrator

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Sindh government’s Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Body of missing Pakistani-American woman found

ISLAMABAD: The body of Wajiha Swati, a US citizen of Pakistani origin who had mysteriously gone missing from...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Corporate farming: BoR Punjab sends policy document to cabinet

LAHORE: The Board of Revenue (BoR) Punjab has forwarded a detailed corporate farming policy to the provincial ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Rain, snow likely across upcountry today

KARACHI: Rain and snow are expected across upcountry on Sunday (today), the Met Office said on Saturday. Rain and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Thousands pray for rain amid ongoing drought in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of people gathered in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Saturday to pray for rain ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PPP leader killed in South Waziristan

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Sardar Najeeb Mehsud Khan was killed in an attack by some unknown...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Energy

US natgas slips on milder weather, lower demand forecasts

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell more than 6% on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for milder weather and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Energy

Asia fuel oil: VLSFO crack rises to 10-month high

SINGAPORE: Asia’s front-month crack for 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) surged to a 10-month high on ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Cotton & Textile

Mali cotton

BAMAKO: Mali’s cotton harvest for the 2021/22 season is expected to be 731,000 tonnes, 10% below an earlier...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Ukraine’s major sugar producer completes 2021 sugar beet processing

KYIV: Ukraine’s major white sugar producer, Astarta, has completed the 2021 sugar beet processing, making 266,000...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Russia’s UGC sets up joint venture

CAIRO: Russia’s United Grain Co (UGC) has set up a joint venture with Egypt’s Astra Ltd to supply Russian grain...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Narcotics worth Rs115m seized at Torkham border

ISLAMABAD: Building further on its countrywide anti-smuggling operations, Pakistan Customs (FBR) has seized ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil set to rise for fourth session tracking rivals

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm futures rose on Friday tracking rival oils as expectations of a softer December output...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Letters

‘OIC conference on Afghanistan’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “OIC conference on Afghanistan” carried by the newspaper on Tuesday....

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook, Google

Australia’s ground-breaking law forcing platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for news faces...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Omicron begins to leave mark on US economy, but unlikely to derail it

The fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 has started leaving an imprint on slices of the US economy as some...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

MoE’s love affair with furnace oil

Gas and furnace oil (FO) crisis is becoming a norm in Pakistan in winters. To some extent, failure to procure...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

CM Sindh cuts Christmas cake

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah hosted a reception for notables of Christian community at CM House...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

AIT: Graduation ceremony held

KARACHI: The 1st Graduation Ceremony was held by Aligarh University of Technology (AIT), with traditional zeal that...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

‘PPP is guarantor of rights of religious minorities’

KARACHI: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Sadiq...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Christmas: Baitul Maal Punjab organises various events

LAHORE: Department of Social Welfare and Baitul Maal Punjab organized various events on Christmas Day. Director...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

‘Changing of the guard’ ceremony held at Quaid’s mausoleum

KARACHI: An impressive change of guards ceremony was held at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Christmas celebrated with religious fervour, zeal in KP

PESHAWAR: Likewise other parts of the country, Christian community in Peshawar and elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Air Chief pays tributes to Quaid

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on Saturday...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PML-N demands fair, free general election

LAHORE: Speakers at a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have called for ensuring free...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Kashmiris celebrate Quaid’s 146th birth anniversary

MIRPUR (AJK): People across Azad Jammu Kashmir on Saturday celebrated 146th birth anniversary of the founder of...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

New restrictions announced to tackle Omicron

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday announced new restrictions aimed at curtailing the spread of Omicron...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (December 25, 2021) and the forecast for ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Rates

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (December 25, 2021)....

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Middle East

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric issues elections plea

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, stressed the importance of the country holding...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Europe

Berlin and Kremlin envoys to meet over Ukraine, says source

BERLIN: Senior German and Russian government officials have agreed to a rare in-person meeting next month in an...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

China’s offshore listing rules seen easing market uncertainty

HONG KONG: China’s plan to tighten scrutiny over mainland companies’ overseas share sales is likely to ease the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Punjab CM praises minorities’ role

LAHORE: A ceremony was organized at Chief Minister Office in connection with Christmas celebrations in which Punjab...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Over 5.4m vaccinated in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: Over 5.4 million (5,425,274) people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the district....

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Quake jolts several Balochistan cities

QUETTA: A powerful earthquake jolted several Balochistan cities including Quetta and its surrounding areas ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Green Line Bus Service launched

KARACHI: The Green Line Bus Service for the people of Karachi kicked off its commercial operations on Saturday but...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Governor travels in Green Line bus

KARACHI: On the launch of Green Line bus service, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail travelled from Numaish Chowrangi to...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Exhibition features builders, developers

KARACHI: The Build Home Expo Exhibition, featuring about 60 top builders and developers from all over Pakistan,...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Healthy lifestyle: LCCI launches initiative

LAHORE: With the slogan of ‘creating wealth through healthy body and mind’, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PIAF says rupee slide to harm economy

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) on Saturday said that massive fall of rupee...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

2021: Performance of agri sector described as ‘satisfactory’

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organizations have termed the year 2021 as nothing new despite having good yield of...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items show rising trend

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an increase during the week as compared with previous...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Democrats panel again sweeps KPC polls

KARACHI: The Democrats Panel once again swept the Karachi Press Club’s annual elections 2021-22 on Saturday. ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 08:57pm

Soldier martyred in North Waziristan: ISPR

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A soldier was martyred on Saturday when a military post came under terrorist attack in Shewa area...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Industry

‘A joint mechanism should be devised to boost Pak-Afghan trade’

PESHAWAR: Business community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demanded to devise a joint mechanism to remove hurdles in the way...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Industry

Gross mismanagement: Excessive import of FO constitutes a threat to refinery sector: Zahid

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

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Future of money

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan recorded about $20 billion in cryptocurrency value in 2020-21 and ranked third on the ...

Updated 26 Dec, 2021 11:07am

Taliban and the IS-K

EDITORIAL: While the Taliban government wrestles with financial and diplomatic challenges, the IS-K, local franchise...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Decrease in agri yield in Sindh causes concerns among agriculturists: Fateh

HYDERABAD: Decreased agriculture productivity in Sindh due to salinity has raised concerns among the agriculturist,...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Money & Banking

MMBL, PPAF sign MoU on capacity building, financing for MSMEs

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) – the largest digital bank in Pakistan has inked a Memorandum...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Money & Banking

Turkish unit of crypto exchange Binance fined, news agency says

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) imposed an 8 million lira ($751,314) fine on the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

A year of walking on wild side for industrial metals

LONDON: Tin was the first to turn wild. The London Metal Exchange’s (LME) tin contract rarely makes the headlines...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Korea Zinc buys Australian wind

MELBOURNE: An arm of Korea Zinc said on Thursday it will buy out an Australian wind and solar energy developer with...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

North Dakota crushing plant

CHICAGO: US grain handler CGB Enterprises Inc and farmer cooperative Minnesota Soybean Processors are building a soy...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

ICE canola futures fall, seen overvalued

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures dropped on Thursday as traders sold a crop that they said had become...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Industry

WCCI chief says govt should provide soft loans to women entrepreneurs

LAHORE: The government should give loans to women entrepreneurs on six percent markup, said President Women Chamber...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 26, 2021 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 TARGET 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 TARGET 06:55 HEADLINE NEWS...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

China’s top real estate regulator vows to tackle property delivery risks

Industry

Indicated for fiscal year 2021-22 with regionally competitive energy rates

Updated 26 Dec, 2021 11:04am

Embittered PM selects new office-bearers for PTI; Umar made secretary general

ISLAMABAD: A day after the dissolution of the party’s organizational bodies all over the country, Prime Minister...

Updated 26 Dec, 2021 11:09am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 17	280.67
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 17	280.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 16	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 16	5,275.70
Nasdaq / Apr 16	16,307.16
Dow Jones / Apr 16	39,669.39
India Sensex / Apr 17	77,621.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 17	34,285.53
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,352.47
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,207.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,240.89
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,290.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	298,353
Petrol/Litre / Apr 17	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	63.25
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,331.95
Diesel/Litre / Apr 17	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	66.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Apr 17 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	7.04 ▲ 0.96 (15.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Apr 17 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	8.36 ▲ 1 (13.59%)
UDL International / Apr 17 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	8.52 ▲ 1 (13.3%)
United Brands / Apr 17 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.18 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	57.93 ▲ 5.27 (10.01%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 17 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.97 ▲ 1.27 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,928.97 ▲ 175.36 (10%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 17 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 17 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	42.45 ▲ 3.86 (10%)
Frontier Ceram / Apr 17 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	27.49 ▲ 2.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.05 ▼ -0.33 (-23.91%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.49 ▼ -0.45 (-11.42%)
Fateh Ind. / Apr 17 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	119.55 ▼ -13.28 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 17 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	56.69 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Apr 17 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	14.80 ▼ -1.6 (-9.76%)
Asim Textile / Apr 17 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	13.25 ▼ -1.35 (-9.25%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Apr 17 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	15.12 ▼ -1.5 (-9.03%)
Mughal Energy / Apr 17 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	20.05 ▼ -1.97 (-8.95%)
Pak Leather / Apr 17 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	27.28 ▼ -2.66 (-8.88%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Apr 17 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	49.97 ▼ -4.25 (-7.84%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 17 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,764,541 ▲ 4.74
B.O.Punjab / Apr 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,171,574 ▲ 0.18
Cnergyico PK / Apr 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,820,069 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Apr 17 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,830,477 ▲ 1.12
National Bank / Apr 17 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	16,603,549 ▲ 4.71
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,798,216 ▲ 0
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Apr 17 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	14,550,445 ▲ 0.23
Sui South Gas / Apr 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,876,524 ▲ 1.38
United BankXD / Apr 17 United Bank Limited(UBL)	10,963,196 ▲ 16.32
Hascol Petrol / Apr 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,940,030 ▲ 0.12

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