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Four school children killed in trailer-rickshaw collision

BAHAWALPUR: Four school children were killed and 10 others injured on Saturday when a speeding trailer hit a ...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

President awards teams for winning Huawei ICT competition

ISLAMABAD: The award distribution ceremony for Huawei’s ICT Middle East Competition in collaboration with the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

China, Iran begin implementation of sweeping strategic deal

BEIJING: China said Saturday it would begin implementing a strategic agreement with Iran, strengthening economic and...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 09:55am

Islamabad: criminal gangs operating in Karachi Company, other neighbourhoods

ISLAMABAD: The capital city witnessed 34 cases of various kinds of theft including robbery, burglary, snatching at...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Kamyab Jawan Programme: Rs50bn loans to be disbursed this year: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set Rs 50 billion target of disbursing loans under Kamyab Jawan Programme this...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Kazakh prosecutors say 225 people have died in unrest

NUR-SULTAN, (Kazakhstan): Violent unrest in Kazakhstan that began with peaceful protests over energy prices and...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Tongans flee tsunami following powerful volcanic eruption

NUKU’ALOFA, (Tonga): Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption — heard...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Taliban dismiss 3,000 members for committing abuses

KABUL: The Taliban have dismissed about 3,000 members accused of abusive practices from its hardline Islamist...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Europe

No lights, no heat, no money — that’s life in Ukraine during cyber warfare

UKRAINE: ReuteHackers who defaced and interrupted access to numerous Ukrainian government websites on Friday could ...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Putin eyes construction of Arctic rail link

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has tasked his government with submitting proposals to build a railway link...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Activists freed but repression still ‘systematic’

BEIRUT: Egypt has recently freed several prominent political detainees, raising hopes for an easing of a sweeping...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

US FAA reviews FedEx proposal to install A321 laser-based missile-defence system

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it is proposing conditions that would allow...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

N Korea fired railway-borne missiles in third test this year

SEOUL: North Korea fired two railway-borne tactical guided missiles, state media reported Saturday, the country’s...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Iran nuclear deal: Negotiators head home as talks hit critical stage

TEHRAN: Chief negotiators from Iran and Europe returned home for consultations as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Tunisia sentences nine ‘jihadists’ to death over soldier’s murder

TUNIS: A Tunisian court has sentenced to death nine jihadists accused of having beheaded a soldier in 2016, a murder...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Europe

Thousands protest in Vienna against mandatory vaccination

VIENNA: Thousands of people took to the streets of Austria’s capital on Saturday to protest against government...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

South Asia

City of Beijing reports first local Omicron case

BEIJING: The Chinese capital Beijing on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted infection of the highly...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Bird flu outbreak claims over 500,000 chickens in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU: At least half a million chickens have been either killed by a bird flu outbreak in Burkina Faso or...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Europe

Protesters hit French streets to fight new vaccine pass

PARIS: Thousands demonstrated in cities across France on Saturday against tighter restrictions on people not...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Yemen rebels reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship

SANAA: Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Saturday rejected a UN request to release an Emirati-flagged vessel they seized...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Middle East

UAE regulator investigating aborted Emirates take-off at Dubai airport

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ civil aviation regulator has opened an investigation into an aborted take-off by...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Suit says Google, Facebook chiefs OK’d market pact

SAN FRANCISCO: Top bosses of Google and Facebook were directly involved in approving an allegedly illegal 2018 deal...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US talks to energy firms over EU gas supply

LONDON/WASHINGTON: The US government has held talks with several international energy companies on contingency plans...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (January 15, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (January 16, 2022)....

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

PML-N leader terms passage of SBP bill ‘unconstitutional’ move

LAHORE: Terming the passage of State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Finance (Supplementary) Bill,...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Minister spells out benefits of NITB law

ISLAMABAD: The passage of National Information Technology Board (NITB) Bill would not only enable the Board to...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Hammad clarifies Khattak’s ‘protest’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said that all the decisions would be taken in the interest of the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

G-B Child Labour Survey 2018-2019 unveiled

ISLAMABAD: Out of the 388,000 children between the ages of 5–17 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 14.3 percent are working and...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Punjab govt introduces ‘Ehsaas Dastarkhwan’

LAHORE: On the direction of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, the provincial government, after the “Eshas...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

District administration to monitor smoke emission through CCTV cameras

LAHORE: The district administration will monitor smoke emission through close circuit TV cameras installed at the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Noor’s father demands capital punishment for Zahir Jaffer

ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Mukadam, the father of Noor Mukadam who was brutally killed in Islamabad’s F-7 sector last ...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

PMU for EVMs, i-voting: CEC approaches PM for space allocation

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has approached Prime Minister Imran Khan for allocation...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Customs foils bid to bring in weapons from Afghanistan

KARACHI: Customs Enforcement Peshawar on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle huge cache of weapons within the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Anti-LG law protests aimed at creating ethnic tensions: Ghani

KARACHI: Sindh Information and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani has said the real objective behind the protests staged by...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

More weapons recovered from under godown floor: SSP Central

KARACHI: The District Central Police has said that more weapons were recovered in the morning buried under a godown...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Country’s upper parts likely to receive rain, snow from Jan 18

Light to moderate snowfall is expected in Murree

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 04:59pm

NK industrialists asked to compile employee data

KARACHI: Industrialists in North Karachi Industrial Area have been asked by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Murad for scientific research on history, heritage of Sindh

HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the Sindh has a rich history that needs to be...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

APTMA vs MoE: cutting thru the noise

The rift between the textile industry (particularly APTMA – All Pakistan Textile Mills Association) and government...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

STPF 2020-25: A review—II

Like previous documents TDAP’s role to enhance and develop Pakistan’s exports has yet again been emphasized. But...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Has diplomacy on Ukraine reached a dead end?

The failure of the United States and Russia this week to find a diplomatic solution to fizzing tensions over Eastern...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Letters

‘Charter of national security’

The incumbent government deserves a lot of praise for preparing the country’s first-ever citizen-centric National...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

ADP mid-year progress: Delay in execution of uplift projects will not be tolerated: CS

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal has said that delay in development projects is not tolerable and in...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

JI chief says PTI govt has lost ‘establishment’s’ trust

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq believes the PTI has lost the confidence of the establishment which...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Bilawal steps up criticism of PTI govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday said that his party’s...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

SAF, GCT receive massive support from businesspeople

LAHORE: Shahid Afridi Foundation (SAF) and Green Crescent Trust (GCT) charitable alliance received massive support ...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

White-collar crime, cyber crime: SACM praises role of FIA, PFSA

LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Punjab for Information Hasaan Khawar has said institutions like the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

CJP, SC judges condole death

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and the judges of the Supreme Court have expressed deep sorrow and...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Letter to Centre: Sindh demands due share of gas

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday wrote a letter to Federal Minister Hammad Azhar, expressing its anger over...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

All issues: Govt, ‘establishment’ on the same page: minister

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, on Saturday, said the government, its allies, and the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Joint opposition in Sindh PA holds demo against LG law

KARACHI: The joint opposition parties in Sindh Assembly staged a protest demonstration near Karachi Press Club ...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Energy

Chicago gasoline for physical delivery fell

NEW YORK: Chicago gasoline for physical delivery fell on Friday reaching the widest discount since December as...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Energy

US natural gas futures were little changed

NEW YORK: U.S. natural gas futures were little changed on Friday ahead of the long Martin Luther King Jr Day holiday...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Energy

Kazakhstan produced 85.88m tonnes of oil in 2021

NUR-SULTAN: Kazakhstan produced 85.88 million tonnes of oil in 2021, its energy ministry said on Saturday. The...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Commodities

Speculators trim bullish bet in raw sugar

NEW YORK: Speculators reduced their bullish bets in raw sugar futures on ICE U.S. by more than 50,000 contracts in...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Commodities

KC wheat, MGEX wheat hit multi-month lows

CHICAGO: U.S. wheat futures closed lower on Friday on expectations for increasing global supplies, with hard wheat...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (January 15, 2022)....

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Cotton & Textile

Trading volume remains satisfactory

LAHORE: The spot rate remained unchanged. The market remained steady on Saturday and the trading volume remained...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Commodities

Prices of kitchen items show rising trend after passage of ‘mini-budget’

ISLAMABAD: Following the approval of the supplementary budget in the National Assembly, the prices of majority of...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Energy

Libya oil, gas exports hit 5-year high of $21.5bn

TRIPOLI: Libya’s lifeline oil and gas exports raised revenues of more than $21.5 billion in 2021, the highest ...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Stocks

London Stock Exchange proposes special listings for private companies: WSJ

LONDON: The London Stock Exchange Group has proposed a special market for private companies to trade their shares...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Rates

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (January 15, 2022)....

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (January 15, 2022)...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (January 15, 2022). ======================================= Offset...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

WB to consider house financing project next month

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will consider the “Pakistan Housing Finance -Additional...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:00am

SEZs model: PM approves ‘One Stop Service’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved ‘One Stop Service’ (OSS) in SEZs model, jointly formulated by...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:01am

Finance (Supplementary) Act, 2022 enforced

Will withdraw sales tax exemptions to the tune of Rs343 billion from January 16

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 09:49am

Govt’s powers in relation to SBP explained

Hammad Azhar says federal government would own the entire assets of SBP while appointments and removals of governor, deputy governor, and board of directors were also in the domain of the government

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 11:44am

Fraudulent retailers: FBR chief hints at shutting down businesses

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed said Saturday that the FBR will close...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 09:58am

MoC for sending only 20pc empty containers abroad

KARACHI: Ministry of Commerce has suggested that only 20 percent of containers may be allowed to go empty from...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 09:57am

POL products’ prices surge

ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Saturday raised partially the ex-depot prices of petroleum products up to Rs 3.33...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:03am

Grid interconnections: KE urges NTDC to resolve cross-trip issue

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has proposed National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to constitute a...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:04am

Iranian cooking oil: FBR to take anti-smuggling steps

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will take major enforcement action at the border areas of Iran to ...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:05am

IHC says press freedom is not a licence to prejudice sub-judice proceedings

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) said independence and freedom of the press do not give license to a...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:06am

NSA outlines main features of NSP

LAHORE: National Security Advisor Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Saturday that the newly-announced National Security Policy...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:07am

‘Wine time Fridays’ leave British PM with new hangover

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson witnessed weekly drinking sessions by his staff throughout the pandemic,...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Philippines to acquire missile system from India for $375m

MANILA: The Philippines has finalised a deal to acquire a shore-based anti-ship missile system from India for nearly...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Three stabbed outside Tokyo university

TOKYO: Three people were stabbed outside the prestigious University of Tokyo ahead of nationwide college entrance...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Strict SOPs stressed: Schools, businesses to remain open in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting of Provincial Taskforce on Coronavirus at...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

President approves ‘mini-budget’

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday approved the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021, or ‘mini-budget’,...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Surge in Covid-19: NCOC calls meeting of education, health ministers

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), in a bid to contain the alarming spread of the Covid-19...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Spotlight on NAB chairman

EDITORIAL: NAB (National Accountability Bureau) Chairman former Justice Javed Iqbal didn’t exactly dodge the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Kabul govt must act against TTP terrorists

EDITORIAL: A former spokesman for the so-called Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mufti Khalid Balti alias Mohammad...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Industry

FBR, Ogra, Irsa: LCCI advocates private sector’s representation

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has urged the government to ensure adequate representation of...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Commodities

Rain forecast in Brazil, Argentina curbs soy prices

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures slumped on Friday to their lowest price in more than a week under...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Commodities

Cocoa climbs to 3 month high on rising demand

NEW YORK: Cocoa futures on ICE gained 2% and hit a three-month high on Friday, buoyed by signs that demand is...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Industry

Finance (suppl) bill should be revisited: KCCI, BMG

KARACHI: According to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the Leadership of Businessmen Group,...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Money & Banking

Xi calls for measures against ‘unhealthy’ development of digital economy

SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping has called for improved regulation and governance of China’s digital economy to...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 16, 2022 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 TARGET 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 TARGET 06:55 HEADLINE NEWS...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

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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