SPI up 1.01pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 23, 2022, recorded an increase of 1.01 per... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:45am
Prince Charles says Commonwealth nations free to chart own course KIGALI: Prince Charles told Common-wealth leaders Friday that the choice to become a republic or abandon the queen ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
PCB’s BoG approves Rs15bn 2022-23 budget LAHORE: The 69th meeting of the PCB’s Board of Governors accorded approval of Rs 15 billion budget for 2022-23,... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
KU, Amal Academy, PepsiCo sign MoU ISLAMABAD: University of Karachi (KU), Amal Academy and PepsiCo Pakistan on Friday signed a Memorandum of... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
JMSDF ship visits Karachi port KARACHI: Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Ship HARUSAME visited Karachi port. Upon arrival the ship ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Sindh govt amends notification for market closure KARACHI: The Sindh government has amended the notification for the closure of markets, shopping centres and business... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
KCR project, rail track to transport Thar coal: Federal, Sindh govts decide to remove hurdles KARACHI: The Sindh government and the federal government have unanimously decided to remove all hurdles to start ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
UK publishes anti-money laundering regime review LONDON: Britain’s finance ministry published on Friday a review of the country’s anti-money laundering rules and... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Asia Sri Lanka banks on ‘Casino King’ to woo investors COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president Friday appointed the island’s biggest casino operator Dhammika... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
South Asia India rushes food, medicine to bankrupt Sri Lanka COLOMBO: Sri Lanka accepted a rice and pharmaceuticals shipment from neighbouring India Friday as the island nation... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Girls arrested for removing hijab at Iran skateboarding event TEHRAN: Iranian police have arrested several teenage girls for not wearing headscarves at a skateboarding day in the... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Europe Top EU diplomat heads to Tehran to revive nuclear deal BRUSSELS: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will travel to Iran on Friday to try to urge Tehran to... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
South Asia Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed, say Taliban KABUL: One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
South Asia Afghan quake survivors without food and shelter as aid trickles in GAYAN, (Afghanistan): Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan Friday but thousands of... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
USA US SC strikes down constitutional right to abortion WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
World leaders seek united front for Ukraine as war rages on BERLIN: World leaders including US President Joe Biden will seek to close ranks at back-to-back summits from Sunday... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Will our exports keep growing, or will further growth be throttled? TEXT: For the last two years Pakistani exports have been growing at the phenomenal rate of 25%. This after a decade... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rooh Afza: A brand that truly represents Pakistan TEXT: Rooh Afza is an exceptional brand of Pakistan, manufactured by Hamdard Pakistan, a leading manufacturer of... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Message from Iftikhar Ali Malik Chief Executive, Guard Group President, SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industries Former President, FPCC1 & LCC1 TEXT: Economic sustainability is in adopting all those measures which lead to self-sufficiency. Two major fields for... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Make in Pakistan (Yes to Pakistani Products for Self Reliance) TEXT: Chairman, Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan Established on 14th August 1947, Pakistan established ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Make in Pakistan: Need for making the ‘Make in Pakistan’ slogan a reality TEXT: ‘Make in Pakistan’ is a visionary approach to overhaul our economy by industrialization and self-reliance... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (June 24, 2022) and the forecast for Saturday (June 25, 2022)... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Dec 18-May 22: PAC makes recoveries of Rs61,2253.89m ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has made a recovery of Rs61,2253.89 million from December 2018 to May... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
LG elections in Sindh, PK-7 Swat: ECP demands uninterrupted power supply on 26th ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has approached the Federal Ministry of Energy for uninterrupted... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Illegal allotments of amenity plots: NAB requests court to reject plea of accused ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday requested the Accountability Court to reject plea of... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Navy’s history studded with glorious traditions: COAS ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the Pakistan Navy’s history is studded with... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Revival of Pakistan Steel Mills: Ministries directed to work with PC ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) directed the ministries of Industries and... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
UHS, Sheffield varsity launch training programme for medical teachers LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) in collaboration with the University of Sheffield, UK, has launched ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
High temperature to stay for next week: PMD LAHORE: Maximum temperature increased to 39 degree Celsius with a real feel of 40C on Friday after the expiry of... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Erection of pickets around cattle markets begins in Punjab LAHORE: With the advent of Eid-ul-Azha, the Punjab police have started erecting pickets around the cattle markets... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
By-elections: PTI accuses PML-N of misusing state machinery LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Punjab has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner of... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
WHO to continue cooperation to Punjab govt LAHORE: The World Health Organization (WHO) will continue its cooperation with the Punjab health department and will... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
GSP plus status: EU mission reviews Punjab’s steps LAHORE: The European Union’s Monitoring Mission, which had arrived in Pakistan to see its eligibility for GSP Plus... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Governor for equipping post offices with latest technology LAHORE: Postmaster General Khawaja Imran Raza called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman, here at Governor... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Punjab CM announces interest free loans for farmers LAHORE: Announcing to provide interest-free loans to farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz said on Friday ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Mobile devices: PTA sets aside rumours of change in registration process, taxes ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) set aside the rumours of a change in the registration process... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Hunar Foundation, GROHE launch training programme for plumbers KARACHI: In collaboration with Hunar Foundation, GROHE launched exclusive training program for plumbers in Pakistan... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Arrangements made for LB elections in Tharparkar HYDERABAD: District Election Commissioner Tharparkar Saleem-ud-Din Dal has said that all arrangements have been made... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
PARTLY FACETIOUS: What did Diego Maradona famously say? “You know there are certain positions, executive positions, where lies, lies and more lies can be beneficial.”... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Safe city project: 10,000 new CCTV cameras being installed in Karachi KARACHI: In order to ensure protection of public life and properties, and enhance security and surveillance, as many... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Sindh govt accused of turning religious minorities into aliens KARACHI: Hindu legislators on Friday slammed the Sindh government for turning the religious minorities into aliens ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Challenges beyond IMF There is a widespread perception that the revival of the stalled IMF programme will help Pakistan move out of its... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Taxing nation’s savings – but at what cost? The budget 2022-23 is continuation of a series of budgets for the last several years that have been increasing tax... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 05:16pm
After pressure from Toyota chief, Japan emphasised support for hybrids Toyota Motor Corp’s chief lobbied the Japanese government to make clear it supported hybrid vehicles as much as... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Letters Conserve energy at all cost Although there exists no scientific survey or research work to find out how three hikes in the prices of petroleum... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
CAA mulls restoring flight operation at Hyderabad airport KARACHI: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) is mulling plans to restore flight operations at Hyderabad, Sehwan... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Hiring of financial advisors: Govt decides to amend PC Regulations ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to amend the Privatisation Commission (Hiring of Financial Advisers)... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Stocks Wall Street rallies as traders dial back rate-hike bets NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes climbed more than 2% on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and a... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on Friday... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Stocks Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,361.9009... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU INCOME GROWTH FUND KARACHI: EFU Income Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 992.3503... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,395.2005 BID... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,545.5510... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 461.8866... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 383.0746... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 2,103.9953... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 546.5080... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL BALANCE FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Balance Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer Price... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 1,593.6228... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 1,201.1118 Bid... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Offer... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Friday (June 24, 2022). ========================== KIBOR... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Friday (June 24, 2022).... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates PSX witnesses bloodbath on supertax imposition KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a bloodbath on Friday after the Prime Minister announced a 10 percent... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Troubled waters: PM reaches out to Gwadar fishermen GWADAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced the provision of 200 acres of land for the establishment... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:44am
National hemp policy approved, Senate body told ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology was informed on Friday that the National Hemp... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 11:23am
Supertax likely to generate additional Rs200bn KARACHI: The imposition of one time supertax at 10 percent on big corporates is likely to help the coalition... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 11:24am
India NSA’s statement strongly reacted: India’s parroted position for engagement has no locus standi: FO ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said Friday that India’s old repeated and parroted position for engagement has no locus... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
GSP Plus: EU mission meets APTMA team LAHORE: The European Union’s (EU) Generalized System of Preferences plus (GSP Plus) Monitoring Mission has... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:53am
Land route between Pakistan, Afghanistan, CARs opened ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has opened the land route for commercial activities with Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 11:34am
Pressure mounts on UK’s PM after crushing election defeats LONDON/KIGALI: Boris Johnson’s Conservatives lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, a crushing blow to the... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Buzdar moves LHC to seek security, perks LAHORE: Former chief minister Usman Buzdar on Friday approached the Lahore High Court again against non-provision of... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Cotton & Textile Punjab may miss cotton sowing target LAHORE: Punjab may miss cotton sowing target for the year 2022-23 by around 340,000 acres as the provincial... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Energy Govt urged to minimize reliance on costly LNG import KARACHI: As Pakistan is facing with severe natural gas shortage for the last couple of years, it has started relying... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities Copper heads for worst weekly loss in a year, nickel and tin plunge LONDON: Copper prices were on Friday set for their biggest weekly fall in a year, down around 6.5%, as investors... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Energy Oil rises over 2pc, but still set for weekly drop on recession fears NEW YORK: Oil rose by more than 2% on Friday supported by tight supply, although crude was heading for a second... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities US corn, soya futures firm; wheat mixed CHICAGO: US soybean futures rose on Friday, snapping a streak of four negative sessions, on a round of bargain ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities Palm slumps 15pc for the week KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures logged a near 15% plunge for the week, its biggest weekly drop since... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities Brazil’s 2022/23 coffee harvest faces delays despite dry weather BRASILIA: Brazilian farmers had harvested around 35% of the 2022 coffee crop by June 21, a slower harvest pace... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities India’s rice planting down, likely to pick up NEW DELHI: Indian farmers have planted 1.96 million hectares with summer-sown rice so far, farm ministry data showed... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities PMEX daily trading report KARACHI: On Thursday at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 17.886... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Energy VLSFO cash premiums rise SINGAPORE: Cash premiums in Asia’s very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) market climbed 25% from the previous week,... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities Dalian iron ore set for worst week in four months on dour China demand MANILA: Dalian iron ore wobbled on Friday and was on track for its steepest weekly fall since mid-February, while... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Energy Asia naphtha crack gains, gasoline retreats NEW DELHI: Asia’s naphtha crack posted a weekly gain of about 79%, although the margin still traded at a discount... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Energy US natgas futures down to 11-week low on big storage build NEW YORK: US natural gas futures dropped about 9% to an 11-week low on Thursday on a bigger-than-expected storage... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 143,180 tonnes of cargo comprising 95,242 tonnes of import cargo and 47,938... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Commodities Asia Gold: India discounts widen BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Physical gold dealers offered bigger discounts in India this week to lure buyers as the wedding... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Cotton & Textile Cotton Spot Rates KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (June 24, 2022).... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Cotton & Textile Declining trend continues on cotton market LAHORE: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Friday decreased the spot rate by Rs 1500... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates LME official prices LONDON: The following were Thursday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (June 24, 2022)... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================================= Offset ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Rates Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (June 24, 2022).... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Forex Dollar's rate in interbank market KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (June 24, 2022). ======================== Open Bid Rs... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am