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The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (February 19, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (February 20, 2022)....

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Europe

12 missing off Greece as ferry fire burns on

CORFU, (Greece): At least 12 truck drivers remained missing from an Italian-flagged ferry ablaze for a second day ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Germany sees ‘moment of truth’ for Iran nuclear talks

MUNICH: The chances of reviving the Iran nuclear accord are dwindling and the “moment of truth” has arrived for...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Musk donates satellite gear to reconnect Tonga

WELLINGTON: Tonga says space entrepreneur and Tesla founder Elon Musk has donated 50 satellite terminals to help the...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Europe

14 dead as Storm Eunice hits power, transport in Europe

LONDON: Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses a day after...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Asia

Wang says no country should replace international norms with own will

BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said that no country, not even a superpower should replace...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

UK sees threat to Taiwan if West does not support Ukraine

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that if Western nations failed to fulfil their ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Africa

Nearly 60 rebel fighters ‘neutralised’ in Mali: army

BAMAKO: Eight soldiers and 57 “terrorists” were killed in clashes at a rebel base in northern Mali where rival...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Turkey news site owner killed in attack

ISTANBUL: The owner of a Turkish news website was killed in an armed attack on Saturday and police detained a...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Europe

Hungary’s Orban says he hopes inflation will dip below 6pc by year-end

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s government hopes inflation will ease back below 6% by the end of 2022 paving the way for a...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Rescuers retrieve more bodies days after Brazil storm

PETRÓPOLIS, (Brazil): Rescue workers pulled more bodies Saturday from the muddy wreckage left by devastating floods...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Europe

Shark victim’s UK family pay heartfelt tribute

LONDON: The British family of an Afghanistan war veteran who was killed by a great white shark off Sydney paid...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Europe

Mortars explode as Ukraine minister tours frontline

NOVOLUGANSKE, (Ukraine): A dozen mortar shells fell withing a few hundred metres (yards) of Ukraine’s interior...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Europe

Minister held in Croatia for suspected abuse of power

ZAGREB: One of Croatia’s key ministers was arrested on Saturday as part of a corruption probe, his lawyer said, in...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Europe

Russia holds nuclear drills, US says Russian forces ‘poised to strike’ Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW: Russia’s strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin on...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Cuba to deepen ties with Russia as Ukraine tensions mount

HAVANA: Russia and Cuba will deepen ties and explore collaboration in transportation, energy, industry and banking,...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Africa

Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France

COTONOU: Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic treasures returned by...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

NATO urges more Russia talks to defuse Ukraine crisis

MUNICH: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday he had sent a letter to Russian Foreign Minister...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

PCB-Quetta Gladiators refutes James Faulkner allegations

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Quetta Gladiators have refuted the allegations of James Faulkner about...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Brother freed over ‘honour killing’ of Qandeel Baloch

MULTAN: A man who murdered his celebrity sister was freed on Saturday after a court ruled it was not an “honour...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Route plan for ‘long march’ discussed

LAHORE: Sindh Transport Minister Awais Shah has discussed in detail Bilawal Bhutto’s route in Punjab during long...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Austrian Chancellor invited: PM for averting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again emphasized the need for averting humanitarian crisis in...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Covid-19 infections drop below 2,000 daily

ISLAMABAD: The number of daily coronavirus infections has dropped below the 2,000 mark ever since the latest ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Meesha’s acquittal petition dismissed

LAHORE: A city magistrate on Saturday dismissed acquittal petitions filed by Meesha and others and issued their...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Producing business entrepreneurs govt’s priority: Farrukh

FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information & Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Saturday that youth were real...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Dr Sultan describes Rescue-1122 ‘truly inspiring’ service

LAHORE: The Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Health Services, Dr Faisal Sultan has described...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Faisalabad Master Plan sent to next forum for approval

FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Master Plan has been sent to next forum for further approval after detailed consultation...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Crime rates rise in Islamabad unabated

ISLAMABAD: Incidents of robbery, snatching at gunpoint, and motor vehicle theft continued unabated during the last...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Pandu Police Station: Three cops injured in grenade attack

PESHAWAR: Three policemen injured in a grenade attack on the Pandu Police Station earlier morning by some...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

NICFCD official convicted

LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday convicted an official of National Industrial Cooperative Finance...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

LDA approves commercialization of land on 10 major roads

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) governing body has approved the commercialization of land on 10 major...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

International Mother Language Day tomorrow: UNDP launches documentary ‘Pakistan: Places, Faces, Voices’

ISLAMABAD: The UNDP Pakistan launched its documentary titled, “Pakistan: Places, Faces, Voices” ahead of...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

CJP constitutes committees to manage apex court’s affairs

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has constituted committees, headed by the Supreme Court (SC)...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

TDAP to hold webinar on 22nd

FAISALABAD: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is organizing a webinar on “Orientation of the Business...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Dar meets Saif, discusses projects for development, progress of youth

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar Saturday met with Special Assistant to...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Citizen’s Portal resolving complaints’ providing relief to overseas Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Citizen’s Portal (PCP) is the most effective public complaints resolution platform, promptly...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

‘Sugar mafia’ planning another nationwide crisis

ISLAMABAD: Former President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt on Saturday...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Lahore Qalandars outclass Islamabad United

LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by 66 runs in the 27th match of the HBL-PSL-7 here at the Gaddafi...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (February 19, 2022). ======================================= ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (February 19, 2022)...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Energy

Ethiopia to start generating power from Nile dam today

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia will start generating power from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, government officials...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Energy

NextEra takes $800m charge for WV-VA Mountain Valley natgas pipeline

NEW YORK: NextEra Energy Inc said one of its units recorded an $800 million impairment charge in the first quarter ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Cotton & Textile

Subdued trading activity on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained bullish while the trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (February 19, 2022)....

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Grains

Brazil total corn crop seen at record 113.05m tonnes

SAO PAULO: Fourteen analysts polled by Reuters on Thursday projected on average a record corn output of 113.05...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Energy

US natgas futures ease as output rises, less cold next week

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures eased on Friday ahead of the long US Presidents Day weekend on a continued slow...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Energy

Asia Distillates: Jet fuel cash premiums post second straight weekly drop

SINGAPORE: Asia’s cash premiums for jet fuel dipped on Friday, posting a second consecutive weekly decline, ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Grains

Algeria wheat tender purchase reaches 700,000 tonnes

HAMBURG/PARIS: Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC is believed to have purchased around 700,000 tonnes of...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Grains

CBOT soybeans higher on export hopes

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday, their third straight day of gains, supported by...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Integrated plan afoot to put AJK on path of speedy progress, prosperity: AJK PM

MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi Saturday said that ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Qureshi describes opposition leaders as ‘rejected’ politicians

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said the opposition was a bunch of frustrated and...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

No threat from opposition, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said the government faces no threat from the...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Climate change to impact exports in coming decade: experts

ISLAMABAD: The experts at a media training workshop on climate change Saturday urged the media fraternity, ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Commissioner Bahawalpur reviews price control, development schemes

BAHAWALPUR: Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Captain (R) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Saturday chaired a meeting and ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Kartarpur Corridor: Another family from Pakistan, India reunites

NAROWAL: In yet another reunion at Kartarpur Corridor, members of a family from Pakistan and India reunited at the...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Yar Muhammad Rind leads protest sit-in against killings in Kachhi

QUETTA: A protest sit-in has been staged in front of the Balochistan Assembly premises, on Saturday to press for...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

SAPM Gill steps up criticism of opposition leaders

FAISALABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Political Communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill said on Saturday that...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Letters

Opposition versus govt

Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP’s) planned anti-Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government ‘long-march’ is...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Russian parliament’s call for east Ukraine independence sparks alarm

Possible Russian recognition of separatist “republics” independent from Kyiv is threatening to derail an already...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

China would back Russia, diplomatically, if it moved on Ukraine

China would back Russia diplomatically and perhaps economically if it invades Ukraine, worsening Beijing’s already...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

World Bank proposal would shift about $1bn from Afghan trust

The World Bank’s management has approved a plan to use some $1 billion in a frozen Afghanistan trust fund for...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

A cybersecurity solution? Malware malfunction

Remember when Trinity removed a bug from Neo’s stomach in the Matrix – what if you had a similar option to get...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Sindh reports 7 more Covid-19 deaths, 690 new cases

KARACHI: Sindh reported 690 new cases of Covid-19 and seven deaths by the viral disease in last 24 hours on ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

PPP nominates Nisar Khuhro for Senate seat

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday announced that Pakistan People’s Party has awarded a...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

ABAD condemns killing of TV journalist

KARACHI: The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has strongly condemned the killing of senior...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Shaban moon will be visible on Mar 3: Met

KARACHI: The new moon of Shaban, 1443 AH will be visible on the evening of March 3, 2022 in Pakistan, the Met Office...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

CM vows to fight street crimes in Karachi off

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government, with the support of people of...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Minister stresses need for connecting students to digital world

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has said that...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Athar Mateen laid to rest

KARACHI: Senior producer Athar Mateen’s funeral prayers were offered at Clifton’s Al-Siddiqui mosque at 2pm on...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Upto Rs33bn distributed among youth so far: SAPM

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to PM on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar has said that a fund of up-to Rs 33 billion has been...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Huge quantity of smuggled fabric seized

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence (FBR), Rawalpindi, on Saturday, seized smuggled cloth worth...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Planned no-trust motion: Rana optimistic about prospects

LAHORE: Expressing optimism about the success of no-confidence motion against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Drug case: hearing adjourned to March 12

LAHORE: A drug recovery case against former law minister Rana Sanaullah Khan was adjourned on Saturday to March 12...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Vawda seeks early hearing of his appeal against disqualification

ISLAMABAD: PTI leader and former federal minister Faisal Vawda Saturday filed plea in the Supreme Court for an early...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

PM’s Russia visit to be a ‘game changer’: Fawad

PIND DADAN KHAN: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Saturday highlighted the...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Shehbaz slams ‘planned’ hike in power tariff

Asks Prime Minister Imran Khan to immediately reverse the decision

Updated 20 Feb, 2022 09:07am

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Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Industry

LCCI signs MoUs to facilitate business community

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Saturday has signed Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Industry

‘Agri policies should be changed to enhance farmers’ interests’

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

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items show rising trend

ISLAMABAD: Following a significant increase in the fuel prices, the prices of all the essential kitchen items have...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Commodities

Dalian iron ore sees worst week in two years as China moves to dampen prices

MANILA: Dalian iron ore was headed for its worst week since February 2020, falling for a fifth session in a row on...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Commodities

ICE canola up on US soy strength, pre-weekend positioning

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures closed higher on Friday on a mix of short-covering ahead of a long holiday...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly world market price for upland cotton

NEW YORK: The US Agriculture Department set the prevailing world market price for upland cotton at 114.62 cents per...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Taxes

FBR urged to facilitate one-shop retailers

LAHORE: President and founder of Friends Economic & Business Reforms (FEBR) and former vice-president of the...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Yearning for two-thirds majority

EDITORIAL: As the PTI-led government nears the end of its last but one year it is only natural that the PTI chairman...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Ravi the most polluted

EDITORIAL: The historical truth remains that a number of great cities or civilizations were born from the womb of...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Industry

Revival of sick industries linked to higher growth

KARACHI: Revival of sick industries is necessary to give a boost to our sagging economy, said Pasban Democratic ...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Money & Banking

Askari Bank partners with HysabKytab to integrate PFM

KARACHI: Askari Bank partners with HysabKytab to integrate Personal Finance Management (PFM) solution into Askari...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Issue of 17pc GST on locally-produced seeds: Punjab govt says will hold talks with federal govt

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Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	280.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	280.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	149.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
India Sensex / Mar 21	76,905.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	37,677.06
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Hang Seng / Mar 21	23,689.72
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	8,646.79
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	22,891.68
France CAC40 / Mar 21	8,042.95

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	68.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	3,028.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	65.27
Petrol/Litre / Mar 22	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 22	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / Mar 21 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.73 ▲ 0.25 (16.89%)
Lalpir Power / Mar 21 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	29.32 ▲ 2.67 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 21 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	23.16 ▲ 2.11 (10.02%)
Bela Auto / Mar 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	166.87 ▲ 15.17 (10%)
Sally Textile / Mar 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11 ▲ 1 (10%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 21 Agritech Limited(AGL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 21 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	122.16 ▲ 11.11 (10%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 21 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	117.76 ▲ 10.71 (10%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 21 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	122.32 ▲ 11.12 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.96 ▲ 2.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 21 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	126.06 ▼ -13.99 (-9.99%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	435.56 ▼ -47.57 (-9.85%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 21 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.95 ▼ -27.73 (-9.84%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 21 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.80 ▼ -1 (-9.26%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73 ▼ -6.57 (-8.26%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 21 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	51.03 ▼ -4.08 (-7.4%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	110 ▼ -8.64 (-7.28%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 21 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5 ▼ -0.39 (-7.24%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.5 (-6.67%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.60 ▼ -0.99 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	163,976,906 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Mar 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,899,654 ▼ -0.15
Pak Refinery / Mar 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,149,230 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,183,687 ▲ 0.48
Sui South Gas / Mar 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,173,748 ▲ 0.42
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Mar 21 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,984,659 ▼ -1.09
Pak Elektron / Mar 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,229,211 ▼ -0.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,221,041 ▼ -0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,981,776 ▼ -0.02
Hub Power Co. / Mar 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	14,711,439 ▼ -2.32

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