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Ethiopian army planning to ‘eliminate’ Tigrayan forces

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s military is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and “eliminate”...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Europe

UK foreign minister Truss to visit Russia next month

MOSCOW: British foreign minister Liz Truss is expected to visit Moscow in February for talks with her Russian...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Canada offers loan, further support to Ukraine

MONTREAL: Canada has offered a loan of Can$120 million (US$95 million) to Ukraine to support the country’s ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Asia

Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir stable

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is in a stable condition after being admitted to a...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Europe

‘No 4th dose needed in case of compulsory vaccinations’

BERLIN: German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach does not expect a fourth dose to be mandatory if the country...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Middle East

Kuwait foreign minister visits Beirut in first such visit

DOHA: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah will visit Beirut on Saturday, in the...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Rains cause flood damage in Peru’s Machu Picchu

LIMA: Strong rains in the town of Machu Picchu, next to the Inca citadel of the same name that is Peru’s top...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Asia

Kazakhstan holding hundreds for terrorism, disorder

NUR-SULTAN: Kazakhstan said Saturday it was holding more than 460 people on terrorism and disorder charges in the...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Asia

Twitter suspends hundreds of accounts promoting Philippines’ Marcos Jr

MANILA: Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Meeting of Sundar Trade & Industry Association held

LAHORE: Sundar Trade and Industry Association President Malik Azhar Ali chaired a meeting of the association to...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Deadly fighting between IS, Kurdish forces in Syria

HASAKEH: Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Coalition denies Yemen prison air strike that killed 70

SAADA: The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday denied carrying out an air strike on a prison in Yemen’s rebel-held...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Lebanon to start virtual talks with IMF next week

DUBAI: Lebanese officials will start talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday, an official government...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Arab League delays annual summit as Covid bites again

CAIRO: The Arab League has announced it is delaying its annual summit scheduled for March 22 in Algiers because of...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Five kidnapped from Cameroon school

YAOUNDÉ: Three teachers, the headmaster and a deputy head were kidnapped from a Cameroonian high school by armed ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Bomb on bus kills seven in western Afghan city

KABUL: A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least seven people in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday,...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Chile’s president-elect unveils young, woman-majority cabinet

SANTIAGO: Chile’s leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (January 22, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (January 23, 2022)....

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

German govt distances itself from navy chief’s comments on Putin

BERLIN: The German government on Saturday distanced itself from comments made by its navy chief after video footage...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

PTI expels Jawad for ‘tarnishing’ party’s image

ISLAMABAD: A disciplinary committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday struck down the party membership ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Traders’ city leadership joins PPP

LAHORE: Traders’ leadership in the city have joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in a large number, hoping that...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Companies

TCS transports shipment to Tashkent by land route

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading logistics company, TCS, has transported another pharmaceutical shipment by road to...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Five killed in coach-car collision in Kalat

KALAT: A horrible crash between a coach and a car left five people dead at Badrang area in Tehsil Mungchar, District...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Steps reviewed ahead of snowfall in Murree

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal visited different areas of Murree on last night before the snowfall...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Provision of top quality health facilities to citizens part of PM’s vision: SAPM

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr Faisal Sultan has said that provision of top quality health ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

LDA launches anti-polio campaign

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration has launched the anti-polio campaign on Saturday with a target of...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Speakers underscore need for carrying out research on social, industrial challenges

LAHORE: Academic research should focus more on social and industrial issues. All the countries whose research,...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Three die, four injured in snowfall-, rain-related incidents

PESHAWAR: Three people have been died and four injured in different snow and rain-related incidents in district...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

PCB partners with TikTok for HBL-PSL

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced its partnership with TikTok, the leading destination for ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Govt to computerize land record of cooperative housing societies

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to computerize the land record in cooperative housing societies, said...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

PML-N leader says there exists no govt in country

LAHORE: Rejecting the presidential form of government, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab president Rana...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Gusty winds continue to batter Karachi

KARACHI: The Met Office on Saturday alerted the citizens and authorities about the prevailing gusty winds that may...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Political advisers to hold four-way talks on Ukraine in Paris

MOSCOW: Political advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will hold “Normandy format” talks on eastern...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Europe

French vaccine pass opponents demonstrate

PARIS: Hundreds joined a series of small-scale demonstrations in France on Saturday two days before tighter...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

JI chief criticizes govt, says country’s sovereignty is at stake

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Sirajul Haq has said the PTI government has put country’s sovereignty at stake ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Muttaqi-led Afghan delegation leaves for Oslo

KABUL: A government delegation leaves Afghan capital for Oslo Saturday for talks on different issues with Norwegian...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Contempt case: IHC issues charge-sheet against Rana Shamim

ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice of Gilgit Baltistan, ex-Justice Rana Shamim levelled “scandalous allegations”...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

NCOC announces SOPs for mosques, other places of worship

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Saturday conducted a meeting to review coronavirus...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Humanitarian relief: PM urges world to lend Afghans a helping hand

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday once again called upon the international community to provide...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Germany cries foul over nuclear energy in EU’s green investment rule book

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition government has voiced its objections to a European...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

PM congratulates Tarin for achieving ‘better’ growth

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan had a telephonic conversation with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Saturday...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

India bans 35 Pak YouTube channels

NEW DELHI: In yet another move to stop voices of dissent against its culture of hate-mongering, India has blocked 35...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:29am

Refunds to EPZ foreign investors in USD: FBR to move SBP for clarification

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will approach the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to seek clarification ...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:29am

Cabinet to deal with critical agenda on 25th

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday (January 25), will approve policy statements ...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:27am

ECC approves Rs5bn for first-ever digital population census

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs5 billion funds to conduct the...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:25am

Pakistan among top 3 in Economist Normalcy Index: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Saturday said that for the third consecutive ...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:23am

Covid-19 positivity rate in Punjab reaches 6.85pc

LAHORE: While there is no let up in the spread of coronavirus, the overall positivity rate of virus in the province...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

‘New party structure next week’ Govt exploring alternate sources of energy: Hammad

LAHORE: Federal Energy Minister Hammad Azhar said on Saturday the government is exploring alternate sources of ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (January 22, 2022)...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

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 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 23, 2022 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 TARGET 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 TARGET 06:55 HEADLINE NEWS...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Cotton & Textile

No visible change on cotton market

LAHORE: The local market on Saturday remained stable and the trading volume remained low. The Spot Rate remained...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (January 22, 2022)....

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Energy

US natgas futures climb

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures rose more than 3% on Friday on what is expected to be the country’s biggest gas...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Commodities

Canada rushes to crush more canola despite crop crunch

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): Soaring demand for Canadian canola oil used in food and fuel has resulted in plans for a...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Commodities

ICE canola higher

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures edged higher for a third straight day as speculators topped up long...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Commodities

CBOT soyabean futures rally to seven-month high

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures jumped 2.5% on Thursday to a seven-month high as talk of rising US...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Commodities

French wheat exports falter as Algeria shuns its top supplier

PARIS: Algeria’s move to halt imports of French wheat, in apparent fallout from a diplomatic row, threatens to...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Energy

VLSFO crack slips, but posts small weekly gain

SINGAPORE: Despite falling crude oil prices, Asia’s 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) front-month crack...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Commodities

Iran’s GTC said to have bought wheat in tender

HAMBURG: Iran’s Government Trading Corporation (GTC) is believed to have purchased milling wheat in a tender that...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

CM announces compensation for families of blast victims

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday announced financial assistance for the families of those...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Govt-TTP talks hit a deadlock, says interior minister

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Saturday said that some “small remnant groups” leftover, after the...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Commodities

Prices of kitchen items show rising trend on increase in POL and products’ rates

ISLAMABAD: Following an increase in the petroleum prices, the prices of majority of essential kitchen items have...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Guterres reaffirms UN stand on Kashmir dispute’s settlement on basis of SC resolutions

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has reiterated the world body’s position on the...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Safe investment opportunities for expatriates on the cards: Fawad

DUBAI: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday that Pakistan would soon...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Female FIA officers too part of investigation branch: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that female officers of the Federal Investigative Agency are also part of the...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Rain spell to continue in Punjab

LAHORE: The ongoing spell of rain would continue throughout Punjab until Sunday (today) afternoon, which would be...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

PAC helps recover over Rs 537bn in 3 years

ISLAMABAD: Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Rana...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Traders affected by market infernos to be paid compensation, says Sindh minister

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has assured that work on providing compensation...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

99 passengers travelling to UAE found infected with Covid-19

KARACHI: As many as 99 passengers travelling to Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi were found infected with Covid-19 on...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 02:04pm

Green Line bus service attack: Centre lashes out at Sindh govt

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, on Saturday strongly...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Green Line buses pelted with stones at multiple points

KARACHI: Stones have been pelted at the newly-inaugurated Green Line bus service in Karachi at multiple points...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 02:03pm

Prices of POL and products—I

Petrol prices have been increased again to cross the mark of Rs 147 per litre, while diesel remains cheaper by a few...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Cold War flashbacks in Russia-US talks in Geneva

Geneva, the neutral turf that was once host to so much Cold War bargaining, is again welcoming Russian and US...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Vodafone and Iliad in talks to combine Italian units

Telecom firms Vodafone and Iliad are in talks to strike a deal in Italy that would combine their respective...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Omicron ‘sub-variant’ throws up new virus questions

Scientists are keeping a close watch on a recently-discovered sub-variant of the Omicron version of the Covid-19...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Letters

A senior citizen’s ordeal—I

It’s a Senior Citizen’s ordeal and that of more than 1,000 affectees who were defrauded by a stock broker owned...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Stanford Seed Spark Programme: LUMS-nominated start-up wins first place across South Asia

LAHORE: National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore at LUMS-nominated start-up Codeschool.pk has won top laurels and a...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 07:14pm

Companies

Lufthansa is set to buy 40pc stake in Alitalia’s successor ITA

MILAN: Germany’s Lufthansa is set to buy a 40% stake in state-owned Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways and a deal...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Industry

Steel prices in North Region reduced: PALSP

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) Saturday stated that the steel prices in North...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Companies

MDM, DVAGO sign MoU

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading pharmaceutical company Martin Dow Marker Ltd (MDM) signed a Memorandum of ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Establishing rule of law

EDITORIAL: While highlighting in a newspaper article what he considers his government’s momentous initiatives,...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

There’s a time to talk

EDITORIAL: Of course the government knew very well what the opposition would make of its offer of talks, especially...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Industry

Gas crisis affecting industries in Karachi: Zahid

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

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Industry

‘Pakistan-Sri Lankan trade volume still insufficient’ Sri Lankan minister identifies various sectors

KARACHI: Dr Bandula Gunawardane, Minister of Trade of Sri Lanka has said that a bilateral trade volume of...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Taxes

Imported consignments: FBR imposes penalties on three officers for wrongful GD processing

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed penalties on three appraising officer/valuation officers,...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Industry

Sri Lanka inflation hits record 14pc as food crisis worsens

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka consumer prices shot up a record 14 percent in December, surpassing a previous high of 11.1 from ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

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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