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Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

Rates in the week ended October 15, 2022

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

By-polls to 8 NA, 3 Punjab PA seats today

ECP postpones by-election on one NA vacant seat from Kurram tribal district NA-45 due to law and order situation

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:29am

India’s illegal actions in IIOJK: Bilawal again writes to UNSG, President UNSC

In his letter, the foreign minister regretted India’s continued denial of the right of self-determination to the people of IIOJK

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 11:05am

Swati’s physical remand extended for one day

ISLAMABAD: A local court, Saturday, extended the physical remand of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senator Azam...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Xi expected to be given third term on 23rd

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping is expected to be handed a historic third term in control of China on October 23, it...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

SHO can’t refuse registration of FIR after getting complaint: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that a station house officer (SHO) cannot embark upon an inquiry to examine...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

PIA further cuts fare for flights to China

BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has further cut down its fare in order to facilitate students and...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Biden knows nothing about Pakistan’s N-programme: Fawad

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday rejected the statement of...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Arrest of Swati: Mazari writes letter to global HR bodies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former HR minister Shireen Mazari has once again taken ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Call to waive Pakistan’s debt for sake of flood-hit people

LAHORE: “Caused by the climate crisis, Pakistan’s devastating floods have left a third of the country under ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Turkiye coal mine blast: PM expresses sadness at loss of lives

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed profound grief at the loss of precious lives in an...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Nawaz, Zardari discuss political issues

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo Nawaz Sharif rang up Pakistan People Party (PPP) Co-Chairman...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

MQM-P considers quitting ruling coalition

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has started mulling to quit the ruling coalition following no...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

PM condemns assassination of former BHC CJ

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the assassination of former Chief Justice of Balochistan...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Countrywide by-elections: Bilawal asks people to vote for his party

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has sought public...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Recoveries in 2020-21: AGP detects inadmissible cash awards to 202 Customs officials

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has detected inadmissible payment of cash rewards to 202 Customs...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

UK insider dealing probes dipped since Covid-19

British authorities have searched five homes and arrested eight people in connection with insider-dealing...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Calamities, debt crisis, growth: prospects — II

H istorical precedents show the many ways in which various sectors of the economy do this. As rising debt causes a...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

All set for by-elections in KP today

PESHAWAR: All is set for the polling of by-elections on three National Assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Street crimes, vehicle theft on the rise in capital

ISLAMABAD: Street crimes and vehicle theft continued unabated in the federal Capital as armed persons snatched over...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Killing of former BHC CJ: CJP, PBC and SC judges offer condolences

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), the judges of Supreme Court, and the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC)...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Temperature starts dropping in upcountry

KARACHI: Temperature has begun dropping in various parts of upcountry as Ziarat posted minus one Celsius on ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Lawyers go on strike over Meskanzai’s murder

QUETTA: The lawyers in Quetta on Saturday observed strike across the province against the killing of Former...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Tarin calls for review of NFC award

KARACHI: Calling for restructuring of National Finance Commission (NFC) award, former finance minister Shaukat Tarin...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Drug recovery case against Rana: hearing adjourned till Nov 19

LAHORE: A special court (Control of Narcotics Substance) on Saturday adjourned till November 19 the hearing of a ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (October 15, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (October 16, 2022)....

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Corruption reference about housing scheme: AC extends bail of Kamran Kayani, Nadeem Zia

LAHORE: An Accountability Court on Saturday extended interim pre-arrest bail of Kamran Kayani, a brother of former...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Chitral air crash could have been avoided, shows report

ISLAMABAD: The Chitral air crash in which 48 persons lost their lives, including Junaid Jamshed and his wife, could...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

LUMHS holds symposium on child health

HYDERABAD: The department of paediatrics of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) arranged a...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Govt decides not to increase power tariff: Secy Power Division

ISLAMABAD: The Secretary of Power Division on Saturday said that keeping in view increasing electricity prices in...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:17am

PPIB willing to revive 330MW SEL project

Project needs to achieve financial close urgently after obtaining the fullest support from GoP interfaces to shift the power off-take to KE from CPPA (G), sources say

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:13am

PM describes Imran Khan as a ‘liar’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif came down hard on the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 03:21pm

Pakistan is a responsible nuclear state, tweets Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif has reacted to US...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:18am

Biden’s remark failure of govt’s foreign policy: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Saturday termed US President...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:18am

Biden says Pakistan may be ‘one of the most dangerous nations in the world’

WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said Pakistan may be “one of the most dangerous nations in the...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:19am

US ambassador summoned over Biden N-remark

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday summoned United States Ambassador Donald Blome and conveyed a strong demarche over...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 03:21pm

BoE’s Bailey has ‘meeting of minds’ with Hunt on fixing UK crisis

WASHINGTON: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said there was an “immediate meeting of minds” when he spoke...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Continued global support sought at US roundtable moot: PM to announce flood recovery plan on 24th

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emphasised the need for continued support from the international community, in the...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:19am

Non-Paris Club: Pakistan seeks rescheduling of $27bn debt: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mohammad Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan would seek rescheduling of...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:16am

Customs value on Iranian raisins revised

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Customs Valuation, Quetta has revised the customs value on the import of raisins from...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:20am

5G launch: 8 to 10 months would be required after govt policy directive

ISLAMABAD: The government would require approximately eight to 10 months after issuance of the policy directive to...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

KE seeks negative adjustment in its Sept tariff

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has sought negative adjustment of Rs 4.6/ kWh in its tariff for September 2022 to refund...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

GST refund bonds: AGP asks FBR why ‘RSCL’ not made operational

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to explain why the FBR...

Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:22am

Taxes

Exempted power supplies to Pata: FBR fails to add proper column to ST returns

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to add a column to the sales tax returns to entertain exempted...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Economic stability needed for int’l recognition: governor

BAHAWALPUR: Governor Punjab Engr. Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rahman Saturday said that economic stability was necessary to...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

China’s economy slows as Xi plans for historic third term

As China’s leaders gather for a crucial party congress, the country is expected on Tuesday to announce some of its...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Attack on a school van

EDITORIAL: In Chaarbagh tehsil of Swat unidentified motorcycle riders opened fire on a school van. The driver was...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Exit Dogar

EDITORIAL: Former Punjab home minister Hashim Dogar literally asked for the axe when he told a press conference that...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

‘Dangerous new normal’

EDITORIAL: IMF (International Monetary Fund) chief Kristalina Georgieva’s warning about a “dangerous new...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Commodities

Gold prices inch up

KARACHI: Gold prices on Saturday closed nearly unchanged on the local market, traders said. They inched up by Rs50 ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

LCCI sets up counter to facilitate exporters

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has established “Export Counter” at LCCI in order to...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Energy

Electricity price reduced by Rs4.25: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said electricity price had been...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Energy

PL rates adjusted: POL products’ prices kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday announced that the prices of petroleum products will be maintained at the...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Commodities

CBOT corn

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Friday on rising supplies from the ongoing US harvest and...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Commodities

Gold heads for worst week in two months

NEW YORK: Gold prices fell more than 1% on Friday and were headed for their worst week since mid-August, dragged...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Energy

Oil prices down on recession worries

NEW YORK: Oil prices plummeted more than 3% on Friday as global recession fears and weak oil demand, especially in...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Commodities

Wheat falls on firm dollar

CHICAGO: US wheat futures fell on Friday, surrendering all the prior session’s gains on a stronger dollar and ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures rise

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose on Friday, tracking domestic equities higher, although prices have dropped...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Commodities

Aluminium falters on weak fundamentals

LONDON: Aluminium prices fell on Friday as rising inventories pointed to ample supply, reversing some of the gains...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Commodities

Dalian iron ore lower

MANILA: Dalian iron ore was on track for its first weekly loss, after advancing for four straight weeks, dragged ...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (October 15, 2022)....

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Cotton & Textile

Subdued business on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained bearish and the trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Taxes

FBR issues list of POS prize winners

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has held the 10th computerised ballot for its flagship initiative, the...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Mixed trend in prices of kitchen items seen

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

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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