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Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 14 Aug, 2022 11:00pm

Blome’s Karachi visit to further strengthen US-Pak economic, trade ties

KARACHI: US Ambassador Donald Blome visited Karachi (August 10-12) to further strengthen the robust economic...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:52am

PM grieved over losses in Balochistan floods

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his deep grief over the human and financial losses caused by...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:51am

Post-Hajj flights end: AIIAP handles 17,609 pilgrims

KARACHI: Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIAP) Lahore has entertained 17,609 pilgrims during its post-Hajj...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:48am

‘Saahil ki Kahaaniyan’: Art show depicts climate change impact on coastal areas

KARACHI: The British Council and Koel Gallery have partnered to launch the ‘Saahil ki Kahaaniyan - Stories from ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:47am

Sindh CM lauds services of minority communities

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the minorities, particularly the Christians, Parsis...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:45am

CSC, PCFA hold seminar to mark Independence Day of Pakistan

PESHAWAR: To celebrate the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan, China Study Centre (CSC) University of Peshawar (UoP)...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:43am

PIA announces 14pc discount on domestic tickets

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a 14 percent discount on domestic travel to celebrate...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:42am

Parliamentarians termed ‘precious national asset’

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that Parliamentarians are the precious asset of...

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 12:50pm

KP CM felicitates nation on Independence Day

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Mehmood Khan has congratulated the nation on the Diamond Jubilee...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:39am

Peshawar mayor unveils Rs4.49bn budget for FY 2022-23

PESHAWAR: Mayor Peshawar, Haji Zubair Ali Khan unveiled the first-ever budget for largest local government (LG) -...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:37am

Ramzan Sugar Mills, Ashiana Housing Scheme: Hearing on references against PM, Hamza adjourned till Sept 7

LAHORE: Accountability Court on Saturday adjourned hearings of Ramzan Sugar Mills and Ashiana Housing Scheme...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:35am

30,000 saplings: Drive for plantation along Hazara Motorway opened

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tobacco Company along with the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is playing a vital role in...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:33am

Sindh Council member, KATI chief discuss problems of industrial area

KARACHI: Member of Sindh Council, Syndicate Karachi University and Universities Finance and Planning Division and...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:30am

Govt moves IHC for physical custody of Gill

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) for physical custody of Shahbaz Gill...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:26am

Govt urged to create new sites for garbage disposal

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Altaf Shakoor has urged the government to create new garbage ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:25am

Minister claims PTI has hired services of US lobbying firm

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Petroleum and PML-N leader Musadik Malik alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:23am

Notices issued on Gill’s post-arrest bail plea

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday issued notices to the investigating officer (IO) and the prosecutor on the...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:20am

LCCI Annual Goodwill Dinner: Bilawal calls for adequate foreign policy to tackle economic challenges

LAHORE: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that a good foreign policy can help Pakistan to cope with...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:18am

Civil servants can’t escape departmental probe even after acquittal on criminal charge: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared that a civil servant cannot escape departmental proceedings or...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:17am

15 mobile phones, 43 vehicles taken away: 11 gunpoint snatching, 10 robbery cases registered in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Armed men snatched or stole 15 mobile phones and auto thieves snatched or stole 43 vehicles from various...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:15am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items witness mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:11am

Africa

Tigray rebels deny ‘direct engagements’ with Ethiopia govt

NAIROBI: Tigrayan rebels denied Saturday they have had “direct engagements” with the Ethiopian government,...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:08am

Europe

Norwegian electrochemical industry workers to go on strike from Monday

OSLO: Some 1,422 electrochemical industry workers represented by Norway’s Industri Energi union will go on strike...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:04am

Middle East

Iran forest ranger accused of murder gunned down at court

TEHRAN: An Iranian forest ranger whose death sentence for murder had been suspended was gunned down on Saturday by a...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:55am

Asia

Four dead in China flash flood

BEIJING: Four people were killed and nine others injured in a flash flood in southwest China on Saturday, local...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:45am

Energy

Russia starts delivering extra gas to Hungary: Budapest

BUDAPEST: Hungary said Saturday that Russia has started delivering additional gas to the EU member following a July...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:40am

South Asia

Sri Lanka allows ‘controversial’ Chinese ship visit

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka granted port access Saturday for a controversial Chinese research vessel, the foreign ministry...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:38am

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of nuclear plant strikes

KYIV: Kyiv and Moscow accused each other on Saturday of striking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:36am

Middle East

Fed-up Iraqis say feuding political rivals ‘in another world’

BAGHDAD: Two rival Shiite Muslim blocs are holding competing sit-ins in Baghdad, ramping up tensions in...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:34am

Taxmen directed to submit info about dual nationality

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all customs officials (BS-17 and above) to submit...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:26am

Volunteer firefighters key in France’s fight against wildfires

Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:17am

US renewables investors see Senate bill sparking gold rush

For the first time, investors seeking to pour cash into US clean energy projects can count on at least a decade of...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:10am

US questioned Cheniere pollution controls during LNG plant permitting?

US regulators raised doubts about Cheniere Energy’s decision to install higher-polluting gas-fired turbines at its...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:04am

PESD, Atlas Honda organise motorbike rally

LAHORE: The Punjab Emergency Service Department (PESD) in collaboration with Atlas Honda organized the...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Comparison of thumb impression: LHC leaves matter to wisdom of experts

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court observed that a court should not take upon itself the responsibility of comparing the...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Independence Day: JI to give nation a message of hope: Hafiz Naeem

KARACHI: Pakistan would not be able to make progress without removing the slave mentality from the government...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Fawad confident Gill will get bail tomorrow

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that the Punjab government will...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Italian ambassador inaugurates Beretta store

KARACHI: The Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese on Saturday inaugurated Beretta store, a leading...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan condemns terrorist incident in Jeddah

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the recent terrorist incident in Jeddah, resulting in injuries,...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Transforming China’s foreign trade

Ninth part of the ‘China in the past decade’ series

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Energy

US natgas futures slide

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell about 3% on Friday on forecasts for cooler weather and lower demand next week...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Commodities

Iron ore slumps

MANILA: Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures fell more than 2% on Friday, reversing gains in the previous session,...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Energy

Oil prices fall on expectations

NEW YORK: Oil prices plunged around 2% on Friday, on expectations that supply disruptions in the US Gulf of Mexico...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Energy

Asia fuel oil posts gains

SINGAPORE: Asia’s fuel oil margins posted weekly gains following a steady drawdown of inventory levels in recent...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Grains

Paris wheat eases

PARIS: Euronext wheat ticked lower on Friday, pressured by a weaker trend in Chicago as futures consolidated below...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Commodities

Tokyo rubber drifts lower

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday, weighed down by weaker crude prices and concerns over potential ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Commodities

CBOT soyabean futures higher

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures closed higher on Friday, rallying from earlier declines as worries...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Commodities

Gold gains, set for weekly rise

BENGALURU: Gold prices drifted higher on Friday helped by a drop in US Treasury yields and setting the metal on path...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 62,351 tonnes of cargo comprising 28,441 tonnes of import cargo and 33,910...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (August 13, 2022)....

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market: Steady trend amid hectic session

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained firm and the trading volume was satisfactory. Cotton Analyst...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

USA

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort posed rare security challenges, experts say

WASHINGTON: The seizure of classified US government documents from Donald Trump’s sprawling Mar-a-Lago retreat...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Rs105bn domestic limit not to be exceeded: ECC directs FD to divert other guarantees to PSO

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Finance Division to divert ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

President phones family members of Waziristan attack martyrs

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday phoned different members of bereaved families of Shuhada of North...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Major reshuffle sees 29 officers of Prisons Department transferred in KP

PESHAWAR: Twenty-nine (29) officers of the Prisons Department have been transferred and posted in a major reshuffle...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

MNAs underscore need for turning country into ‘Quaid’s Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: On the eve of Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day, the lawmakers in National Assembly on Saturday stressed...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 13, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (August 14, 2022)....

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan at 75: Where we were in 1947, and where we are now

PM Shehbaz will launch re-recorded national anthem composed with modern technology

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:42am

PM renews offer of ‘charter of economy’

Says it will put the country on path of economic sovereignty

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:46am

Money & Banking

SBP allows opening of ‘Asaan Mobile Account’

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority will provide technical assistance for the initiative

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 02:49pm

‘Economic Journey of Pakistan’ released: Govt eyes 6-7pc GDP growth in medium-term

Govt aims to attract investment, promote tourism and information technology

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:48am

President approves NITB Bill

Bill greenlights establishment of NITB

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:51am

IK announces country-wide mass mobilisation campaign

First rally will be held in Rawalpindi next week

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 02:03pm

Oil refineries’ estimates: POL products’ prices may soar by up to Rs16.48 per litre

OGRA will send summary to finance division seeking revision on Monday

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 04:53pm

Nation urged to work for progress, development, prosperity of country wholeheartedly

Calls upon public to unite to overcome financial, economic and security challenges

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:58am

Uniform tariff policy: Power Div seeks Rs1.55/unit hike in KE tariff

Raise to be made on account of quarterly tariff adjustment

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 01:40pm

Three dams, link roads swept away: Six more die; Balochistan still facing rain ravages

Number of rain-related deaths reached 188 in Balochistan

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 10:07am

Marriyum spells out advantages of democracy

ISLAMABAD: The nation reaped dividends and fruits whenever there was democracy in the country during the last 75...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Per capita production in Sindh not satisfactory: Dr Ishrat

HYDERABAD: Renowned economist, researcher, and former advisor for Institutional reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain has said...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Independence Day thoughts

EDITORIAL: It’s that time of the year again when the nation takes stock of its journey as a one-of-a-kind Muslim...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Playing with a loaded gun

EDITORIAL: “The humanity is playing with a loaded gun,” the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Thursday at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 15.663...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Taxes

Data verification: FBR shares 3,500 profiles of non-filers with operations wing

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has shared the list of 3,500 big profiles of non-filers, prepared by...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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