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Elahi vows transparency in utilisation of flood donations

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Saturday that the Punjab government is determined when...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 07:00am

Rehabilitation of flood victims, provision of relief goods top priority: governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman said on Saturday that rehabilitation of the flood victims and...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:58am

More rains likely in upper parts of country: PMD

LAHORE: Rainwind/thundershower (with isolated heavy falls) is expected from Saturday (night) to Tuesday, said...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:57am

Khairpur agri officers suspended over negligence

KHAIRPUR: The Sindh government has suspended a number of agriculture department officers over negligence in the...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:56am

K-Electric should not collect advance tax from mosques: FTO

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has declared that the M/s K-Electric Karachi is wrongly collecting ...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:53am

EBM donates biscuits, Rs20m cash for flood victims

KARACHI: English Biscuit Manufacturers (EBM) has pledged to donate biscuits worth over Rs 100 million and Rs 20...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:53am

Industry

Massive hike in power tariff, FAC termed disastrous for industries

KARACHI: Abdul Rasheed, President Site Association of Industry, while expressing deep concern over the massive hike...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:53am

KATI dispatches second batch of relief items to flood-hit areas

KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has sent second batch of relief goods to the...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:46am

Industry

Wahab underscores importance of printing industry in job creation

KARACHI: Administrator of Karachi Murtaza Wahab has said that printing industry is a key industry as it is...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:44am

Water in Manchhar lake rises to tipping point

JAMSHORO: The water level of Manchhar Lake is rapidly increasing, Sindh irrigation department said on Saturday. The...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:44am

Every family in flood-hit areas to get one-month ration, says minister

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon Saturday sought proper coordination for streamlining...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:40am

Shazia assails IK for holding rallies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) Information Secretary and Federal Minister for Poverty...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:34am

Flood-hit areas: PTA toiling to restore connectivity

ISLAMABAD: Continued efforts by Pakistan Telecommunication Autho-rity (PTA) and telecom operators to restore...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:32am

Summary sent to CM for revising rates of projects

LAHORE: Keeping in view the hardships faced by the constructors due to unprecedented hike in the prices of...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:28am

Energy

Power project: PPIB wants speedy approval of agreements

ISLAMABAD: Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has urged Central Power Purchasing Agency -Guaranteed...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:26am

Punjab bars proscribed organisations from collecting donations

LAHORE: The Punjab government has banned proscribed organizations from collecting donations for the flood affectees,...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:25am

Heavy price paid by country: Pakistan should be compensated for carbon emission crimes of other states: PDP chief

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor has said the recent ‘monsoons on steroids’ are...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:17am

'Shahi Dangal' to be held at Lahore today

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA), along with local businessmen, traders and wrestlers, will...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:47am

NASA postpones rocket launch to Moon after fuel leak

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: NASA on Saturday scrapped a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Iran briefly seizes two US Navy drone vessels in Red Sea

TEHRAN: An Iranian naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 06:12am

33m people affected by floods: Ahsan

Minister for Planning calls upon the international community to ensure that their resolve to support Pakistan remains undeterred

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:17am

Erdogan challenges Greece over airspace violations

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Greece it would pay a “heavy price” if it kept on...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Floods submerge more villages, towns in Sindh

Floodwater poses a threat to Dadu, Kambar Shahdatkot, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, and Umar Kot, says Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:14am

Qatar to allow beer sales at World Cup games 3 hours before kickoff

DOHA: Qatar will permit ticketed fans to buy alcoholic beer at World Cup soccer matches starting three hours before...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Flood relief: Alvi urges politicians to pace up efforts

Politics and floods are not a zero-sum situation, the president emphasises

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:13am

Country wastes enormous amount of water every year: Khursheed

Federal Minister for Water Resources says we are wasting water worth $10 to 15 billion every year

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:12am

Hamza terms IMF report ‘charge-sheet’ against Imran Khan

LAHORE: Commenting on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, Hamza Shehbaz, son of Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

British HC visits flood-hit villages in Nowshera

ISLAMABAD: Days after the United Kingdom announced an additional £15 million to help affected communities, British...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Deregulating versus regulating oil prices

Energy plays a pivotal role in any nation’s economic development and there are many different sources of it,...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Google’s immersive Street View could be glimpse of metaverse

Fifteen years after its launch, a Google Maps feature that lets people explore faraway places as though standing...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Lies, damn lies and social media: fake news stalks Brazil vote

In a divisive election campaign blighted by fears of unrest if far-right President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to accept...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

New York polio case stirs fear, vaccine push

When Brittany Strickland heard that the United States recorded its first polio case in almost a decade, she was...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Zulfi Bukhari says he has renounced British citizenship

ISLAMABAD: A close aide of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari aka Zulfi...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Snatching of cell phones, vehicles on the rise in capital

ISLAMABAD: Mobile phones snatchings and car thefts topped the list of crimes committed in the capital city during...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

‘Hot weather to continue in Sindh, Balochistan’

KARACHI: Rain-thundershowers are expected in upcountry but a hot and humid weather may continue in Sindh, ...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

MIPD holds awards ceremony for teachers

KARACHI: Millennium Institute of Professional Development (MIPD) and Department of International Qualifications,...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Bail, other pleas: LHC asks police to present status-wise criminal record

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has deprecated the practice of police submitting a list of criminal cases ...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Govt will support ‘genuine’ newspapers: adviser to CM Punjab

LAHORE: Omer Sarfraz Cheema, Advisor on Information to CM Punjab said Saturday that government will support genuine...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

‘Chase anything’: Sri Lanka down Afghanistan in Asia Cup Super Four

SHARJAH: Kusal Mendis’ fiery start and a key lower-order knock by Bhanuka Rajapaksa powered Sri Lanka to a...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil futures drop

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures on Friday were set for a 6.5% weekly loss as fresh Covid-19 curbs in top...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Energy

Asia fuel oil: HSFO margins weaken

SINGAPORE: Refining margins for 180-cst high sulphur fuel oil remained weak on Friday despite an uptick in cash...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Commodities

Copper bounces after US jobs data

LONDON: Copper prices rebounded from their lowest in more than a month on Friday after US jobs data spurred optimism...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Energy

Oil climbs ahead of OPEC+ meeting

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Friday on expectations that OPEC+ will discuss output cuts at a meeting on Sept. 5,...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures slide

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures slid on Friday, tracking losses in the Shanghai market, as continued concerns ...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Commodities

Gold firms above $1,700 as market braces for US jobs data

NEW YORK: Gold on Friday rose above the important psychological level of $1,700 as the dollar paused while investors...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Energy

Asia distillates: Gasoil cash premiums fall

SINGAPORE: Asia’s cash premiums for gasoil with 10 ppm sulphur content weakened on Friday as markets continued to...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Commodities

Dalian Iron ore crumbles

MANILA: Dalian iron ore fell on Friday to its weakest level in more than five weeks, while the steelmaking ...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Energy

US natgas futures lower

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures slipped more than 4% on Friday en route to their worst week in two months, taking...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (September 3, 2022)....

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Cotton & Textile

Declining trend persists in cotton market

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

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (September 3, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (September 4, 2022)....

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (September 3, 2022). ======================================= ...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

OCAS opens admissions for intermediate programmes 2022-2023

LAHORE: Online College Admission System (OCAS) developed by Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has opened...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Contractors demand cancellation of contracts, awarded to influential people

PESHAWAR: A group of government contractors, belonging from lower and central Kurram district alleged that an xen of...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

PCB Pathway Programme: Coaches Wood & Parsons impressed by young talent & NHPC facilities

LAHORE: Power-hitting coach Julian Wood and fast bowling coach Gordon Parsons have started their stints at the...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Body takes stock of calamitous state of country

Floods that have inundated a third of the country were preceded by four heatwaves and multiple raging forest fires, the disaster management chief says

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 02:19pm

PFVA welcomes Afghan agri produce offer

PESHAWAR: Afghan government has offered a supply of more agricultural products to Pakistan other than tomato and...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:07am

Indus in high flood at Sindh’s three barrages

SUKKUR: Indus River raging in a high flood in Sindh at Guddu, Sukkur, and Kotri barrages on Saturday with above five...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:07am

PM prods Discos to restore power supply on a war footing

ISLAMABAD: On the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the administration is working on a war footing to...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:07am

IMF report focuses on crucial threat of climate change

LAHORE: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) country report on Pakistan emphasises the grave danger posed by...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:06am

EU ready if Russia turns off gas supplies: Gentiloni

CERNOBBIO: EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said Saturday that the European Union was “well prepared” in...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:09am

French envoy brings planeload of relief goods

ISLAMABAD: A plane, carrying relief goods for the flood-affected people from France, landed at the Islamabad airport...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:09am

30 planeloads of humanitarian aid arrive so far: FO

ISLAMABAD: The friendly countries continued to provide humanitarian assistance to Pakistan following the ...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:08am

Tarin criticises govt’s approach to IMF programme

KARACHI: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin said on Saturday that gas tariffs and tax rates will be increased...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:08am

US approves $1.1 billion in arms for Taiwan, angering China

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting ...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:10am

Finance Act: LHC urged to strike down ‘tax on foreign assets’ clause

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has been prayed to strike down clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:06am

Commodities

Gold prices increase

KARACHI: Gold on Saturday continued to gain value on the local market, traders said. Further up by Rs1700, the...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Reviving NPMC

EDITORIAL: It took the government four months of runaway inflation to realise that disbanding the National Price...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

President’s address to parliament

EDITORIAL: As if the existing friction between the coalition government and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) weren’t...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Recurring road accidents

EDITORIAL: The frequency with which deadly road accidents occur in this country is shocking. At least nine people...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Industry

HCCI chief assails hike in power tariff

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) Adeel Siddiqui has rejected 80pc raise in...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Industry

KP govt urged to exempt SEZ, industrial estates from property taxes

PESHAWAR: Sartaj Ahmad Khan, FPCCI Coordinator in Peshawar has urged the incumbent government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Industry

FF Steel launches 132kV grid station

PESHAWAR: FF Steel, one of the leading steel manufacturers in Pakistan, has achieved a new stage of growth by being...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Commodities

Prices of edibles increase

Islamabad: The prices of most of the essential kitchen items increased during this week past as against the previous...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

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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