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South Asia

BJP lawmaker arrested for blasphemous comments

NEW DELHI: Indian police arrested a ruling party lawmaker on Tuesday for making derogatory comments against the Holy...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Malaysian ex-PM Najib goes to jail for graft after losing final appeal

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Fiscal performance in 2021-22

The results of fiscal operations for 2021-22 have been released. It is a spectacle of one of the worst fiscal...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

‘Diamer-Bhasha,and Mohmand Dams Fund’: Ex-CJP Saqib Nisar ‘summoned’ by PAC

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament – a top parliamentary watchdog – on Tuesday...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Sindh schools, colleges to remain shut today, tomorrow

KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced closure of schools and colleges for two days on August 24 and 25 in view...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

SC grants bail to blasphemy accused

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to an accused in a blasphemy case, subject to submitting surety...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Roche Diagnostics, Telenor join hands to raise health awareness

LAHORE: Roche Diagnostics Pakistan and Telenor Pakistan have joined hands to raise health awareness across the rural...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Punjab police launch two innovative services

LAHORE: In a major step towards reforms, the Punjab police on Tuesday launched two innovative services titled...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Meeting of party’s parliamentary committee: PTI leaders vow to resist Imran’s arrest

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday vowed to “fight to the very end to free...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

PTA renews CMPak licence for AJK, G-B

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has renewed the cellular mobile licence of CMPak (Zong) ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Forensic examination of Gill’s mobile, satellite phones likely

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have decided to send the mobile and satellite phones recovered from the room of...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Police granted two-day physical remand of Farooqui

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Tuesday granted capital police a two-day physical remand of YouTuber and anchorperson...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Parliamentary body threatens to issue summons to minister, secretary

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee expressed displeasure over the continued absence of the minister of state and...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Minister inaugurates SSWMB in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit and focal person for rain emergency in...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Men’s pre-season cricket camp for 2022-23 starts

LAHORE: The pre-season camp for the 2022-23 domestic men’s season commenced at the respective cricket centres of...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Leghari moves LHC for record of cases against him

LAHORE: A PML-N member of the Punjab Assembly, Awais Leghari, on Tuesday moved the Lahore High Court against the...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

KATI announces Rs5m donation for Balochistan flood victims

KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry’s (KATI) patron-in-chief S M Muneer and president Salman...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

PM’s flood relief fund: IT and FED exemption granted to donations

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has granted income tax and federal excise duty exemption on any...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Prohibited funding case: ECP gives PTI two weeks to file reply

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday sought a reply from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Daewoo Express terminal sealed over dilapidated buses

PESHAWAR: The district administration of Peshawar on Tuesday sealed the Daewoo Express terminal over dilapidated...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

ISSI launches ‘Voices on Kashmir’ report: All govts have passionately advocated cause of Kashmir: FO

ISLAMABAD: There is a political and national consensus in Pakistan on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and all past ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Deregulating the oil sector — II

The two biggest risks are demand-supply manipulation, creating shortages and manipulate prices. Shortages can be...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Determining an individual’s residency status: some taxation anomalies

The Finance Act, 2022 has virtually decided that a Pakistani citizen can be taxed in Pakistan even if he never comes...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

As Ukraine war drags on, Europe’s economy succumbs to crisis

It was meant to be Europe’s stellar year. A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

More rains likely this week

KARACHI: Another strong monsoonal weather system is expected to unleash more rains in the country through Aug 26, ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Navy’s rescue and relief operation continues in Sindh

KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy’s Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) operations continue in far-flung...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

APNS urges govts to expedite payments to print media firms

KARACHI: The Executive Committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) held its meeting on August 23, 2022 ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Legislation on defamation laws

“I hate the word disqualification.” “I guess that’s one thing the Nawalas, the elder Sharif supporters, and...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

5,384 illegal connections removed this month: KE

KARACHI: The K-Electric on Tuesday claimed to have conducted as many as 762 anti-power theft drives across the city...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Pakistani investors invited to initiate JVs with UAE businesses

LAHORE: Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Saleem Al Zaabi has asked the Pakistani...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Stocks

Nasdaq ticks up on hopes of less aggressive rate hikes after weak PMI data

NEW YORK: The tech-heavy Nasdaq edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday supported by megacap growth stocks on...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

NTDC approves increase in salaries

LAHORE: The Board of Directors (BoD) of National Transmission & Distribution Company (NTDC) has approved ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (August 23, 2022) and the forecast for Wednesday (August 24, 2022)...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Stocks

Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates

KARACHI: Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

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 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 1,231.8605 Bid...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ========================...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ========================...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (August 23, 2022)....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Stocks end on healthy note

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Tuesday witnessed a bullish trend and closed on strong positive note with healthy...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Energy

MPCL stops supply of gas to CPGCL

ISLAMABAD: M/s Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has disconnected gas supply to Central Power Generation Company...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Energy

Govt urged to rationalise power tariff, support exports

KARACHI: Chairman of Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala and President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce &...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Commodities

Essential commodities: NPMC takes stock of prices

ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Tuesday reviewed the prices of essential commodities ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

NAPA pays homage to Nayyara Noor

KARACHI: “Nayyara Noor has left a vacuum in Pakistan’s music world and the nation has only realized this after...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Commodities

Gold gains on dollar pullback after weak US data

NEW YORK: Gold rose on Tuesday, snapping six straight sessions of losses, helped by a pullback in the dollar and...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Energy

Oil jumps $3/bbl on possible OPEC+ tightening as Iran deal looms

NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped about $3 a barrel on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia floated the idea of OPEC+ output cuts to...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Commodities

Tokyo rubber lower

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures inched lower on Tuesday, as weak domestic economic data weighed on sentiment,...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Energy

US natgas futures hit $10/mmbtu for first time since 2008

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures breached $10 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) for the first time in about...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Energy

0.5pc VLSFO premium hovers at 6-month lows

SINGAPORE: Asia’s cash premium for 0.5% very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) dipped towards six-month lows on Tuesday...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 101,750 tonnes of cargo comprising 64,679 tonnes of import cargo and 37,071...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Monday at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 15.060 ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Commodities

China’s ferrous metals climb

MANILA: China’s iron ore and steel prices rose on Tuesday, as the government’s latest rate cut boosted sentiment...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (August 23, 2022)....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Cotton & Textile

Spot rate picks up Rs 1000 per maund

LAHORE: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Tuesday increased the spot rate by Rs...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

James Webb captures stunning images of Jupiter

WASHINGTON: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of the planet Jupiter showing two tiny...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Monday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (August 23, 2022)....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== Open Bid ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Tuesday (August 23, 2022)....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (August 23, 2022)....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (August 23, 2022)....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ==================================== BR...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

Proposed right issues

KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU INCOME GROWTH FUND

KARACHI: EFU Income Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,449.4792...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND

KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI TAKAFUL BALANCE FUND

KARACHI: JLI Takaful Balance Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== Offer ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Rates

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 23, 2022). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Tuesday (August ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

PM in Qatar to generate trade, fetch investment

Visit comes ahead of IMF board’s meeting

Updated 24 Aug, 2022 10:12am

Over 600 luxury items: Time-bound RDs and ACDs imposed/raised

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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