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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 / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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