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Breast cancer: Jazz conducts awareness campaigns

KARACHI: Aimed at raising awareness on breast cancer, Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator and the largest...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:53am

Digital training programme: UBL partners with Habib University

KARACHI: UBL and Habib University have entered into an agreement for Level Up, Pakistan’s first design and digital...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:52am

Energy

Fesco starts annual maintenance programme

FAISALABAD: On the special directives of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO)...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:51am

Energy

Energy efficiency, conservation described as ‘key steps’ aimed at mitigating associated risks

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has stressed the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:49am

Dost Mazari remanded into Punjab ACE custody

LAHORE: Judicial magistrate Lahore on Sunday remanded former deputy speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:46am

Defence firm inks pact with Turkiye’s Atesci Ltd on sidelines of expo

ISLAMABAD: The four-day SAHA Defence and Aerospace Exhibition 2022 concluded in Turkiye that hosted a plethora of...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:45am

South Asia

At least 68 killed in India bridge collapse

AHMEDABAD, (India): At least 68 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the western Indian state...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:44am

Energy

Germany set to attach conditions to gas price ‘brake’

BERLIN: The German government is likely to insist companies that benefit from a planned “brake” on gas prices...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:42am

Africa

Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection killed at least 100

MOGADISHU: The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia’s education ministry, next to a busy market intersection,...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:40am

Why our people with no involvement in carbon emission suffered: Murad

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that people of Pakistan, particularly of Sindh are...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:34am

Flood victims: UNICEF calls for scaling up of humanitarian assistance

ISLAMABAD: United Nations International Fund for Children in Emergency (UNICEF) Regional Director for South Asia...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:32am

Tharparkar, Gwadar: Rs1bn projects for mobile, Internet services

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has said that his...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:31am

Torture of Swati: SC summons Dr Shahzad Waseem

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Dr Shahzad Waseem has been summoned today (Monday) by the Supreme...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:29am

CM grieves over death of journalist

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Sunday expressed his deep sense of sorrow and grief over the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:28am

Call for making communities resilient through use of ‘clean energy’

HYDERABAD: Members of civil society have called for ‘climate justice’ and urged the global stakeholders to bring...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:26am

Murad attends Dastaar Bandi of Khan Muhammad Dahri

NAWABSHAH: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah Sunday visited the village of Sardar Raza Muhammad Dahri and...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:24am

Commodities

Steep hike in prices of food items witnessed

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, flour, vegetables, pulses, fruits and...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:22am

Navy demonstrates firepower during drills with UAE Navy

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy and United Arab Emirates Navy conducted bilateral exercise NASL AL BAHR-IV at Karachi. The...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:21am

Industry

FCCI chief emphasises growth of IT sector for better future

FAISALABAD: Our economic future is directly linked with the expeditious growth of the IT (Information Technology)...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:18am

Energy

Commercial consumers: Gas connections being suspended: SNGPL GM

MULTAN: General Manager Multan Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Shahzad Iqbal said that the gas ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:17am

FIA arrests 3 passengers with fake travel documents

KARACHI: Three passengers have been arrested by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials at Karachi airport over...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:15am

Call to conduct inquiry into relief goods given to PDMA

QUETTA: Chairman Haq Do Tehreek Quetta Bashir Khan Boxer, Senior Deputy Chairman, Hafiz Rehmatullah Khan Nurzai and...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:13am

USC introduces system for purchasing subsidised items

ISLAMABAD: On the special orders of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is providing...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:12am

Floods badly damaged 6,225 educational institutions, 13pc health facilities, says report

KARACHI: The 2022 floods caused unprecedented cumulative damage and loss to the public education sector. In the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:11am

Gynaecologists should focus on latest medical research, say experts

LAHORE: Medical professionals in Pakistan need to pay more attention towards mother and child health for which our...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:10am

Training session for Business Incubation Centres held

LAHORE: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) under Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:08am

Life Style Residency: 680 apartments’ grey structure near completion

ISLAMABAD: A senior official of the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) has said the grey...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:06am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Rate further declines as bearish trend continues

KARACHI: Cotton prices continued to decline in local and international markets. Cotton and textile sector is ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:05am

Aziz Memon elected president of Int’l Council of ESU

KARACHI: Aziz Memon, Vice President of the ESU International, has been elected as President for 2022-24 of the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:04am

Seminar held to raise awareness about thalassaemia, hepatitis

KARACHI: Ali Habib Medical Centre Naya Nazimabad in collaboration with Hussaini Blood Bank organized a seminar to...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:56am

Industry

Exports may decline by $5bn: Properly managing textile sector getting tough for govt: HCCI

HYDERABAD: President of the Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) Adeel Siddiqui has said that the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:55am

It is ‘slow march’, says Kundi

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Faisal Karim Kundi has...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:53am

Hindu Panchayat calls for stopping ‘forced conversion of minors’

LARKANA: District Hindu Panchayat, Larkana and Qamber-Shahdadkot has expressed great concern in the meeting held ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:52am

CM lays foundation stone of CBD Punjab Boulevard

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi laid the foundation stone of the Central Business District...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:49am

Suspect involved in lynching of two workers arrested

KARACHI: Karachi Police on Sunday arrested a suspect involved in the lynching of two telecommunication workers in...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:48am

PM announces Rs5m aid for TV journalist’s family

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced financial assistance worth Rs 5 million for the family of...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:47am

Man arrested for sexually assaulting girls: police

KARACHI: The police claimed to have arrested a suspect involved in sexually assaulting two minor girls in Awami...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:45am

Companies

Renault-backed Beyonca EV venture touts health monitoring, targets Audi in China

BEIJING: Beyonca, a start-up founded by a group of former Volkswagen executives, plans to take on the likes of Audi...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:43am

Harvard and UNC race cases present test for US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court is set to consider whether colleges may continue to use race as a factor in student admissions...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:35am

Inflation and Pakistan

Inflation is largely an outcome of government policies ranging from an unsustainable budget deficit to heavy ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

Debt rescheduling challenge

The country is going through a very difficult balance of payment (BoP) situation. The core of the problem is growing...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

Gas load management plan

EDITORIAL: The Shehbaz Sharif-led 11-party government has decided to give top priority to the domestic sector for...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

The importance of local governments

EDITORIAL: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja made a point the other day when he called the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

Unrest in Iran

EDITORIAL: It’s been nearly a month-and-a half since a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, was ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

UN chief delays travel to try to bring Russia back into grain deal

KYIV/NEW YORK: The head of the United Nations said he was “deeply concerned” by Russia’s decision to suspend...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Students defy Iran protest ultimatum, unrest enters more dangerous phase

DUBAI: Weeks of protest in Iran entered a more violent phase on Sunday as students defied an ultimatum by the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

In first, Israeli athlete competes in Saudi Arabia

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Triathlete Shachar Sagiv has become the first Israeli athlete to compete in Saudi Arabia, the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Voting peaceful in NA-45 constituency

PESHAWAR: Polling for the by-election on the vacant seat of National Assembly constituency NA-45 Kurram district of...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Torkham terminal to be ready next year: officials

PESHAWAR: General Manager (GM) National Logistic Cell (NLC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Col Aziz Khattak (retd) and senior...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Euro Village 2022 gala: Tetra Pak reiterates commitment to protecting environment

ISLAMABAD: Tetra Pak asserted its commitment towards sustainability and ensuring a greener environment at the Euro...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

2 workers die in cylinder blast

LAHORE: Two workers were killed in a cylinder blast at a textile mill, situated at Raiwind-Manga bypass here on...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Red Zone extension enough reason to ignite confrontation: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has warned that government’s...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

CUI awards degrees to 1,239 graduates

ISLAMABAD: The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) awarded degrees to 1,239 graduating students of its Wah Cantt and...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Islamabad police organise feast to greet FC personnel, Sindh’s policemen

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad capital police organized a feast to welcome the jawans and officers of FC and Sindh police who...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

IT-related course: Thousands take entry test given by Saylani trust

KARACHI: Thousands of students appeared in an entry test for Web and Mobile application development course offered ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

FAFEN urges ECP to look into low turnout of women during by-polls

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has exhorted the Election Commission to employ its...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Saudi Arabia extends Umrah visa to 90 days

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the extension of the duration of the Umrah visa...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Cotton varieties with high productivity will be available: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture Hussain Jahania Gardezi has said that the establishment of Cotton Research...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

AGP detects irregularities of Rs35.887m in KP-BoIT

PESHAWAR: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has detected irregularities amounting to Rs.35.887 million in the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Asia

Cathay Pacific to resume some flights in Russian airspace

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will resume using Russian airspace on some flights, the Hong...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Europe

Man attacks UK migrant processing centre, kills himself

DOVER: A man threw petrol bombs attached with fireworks at a centre for processing migrants in the southern English...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Middle East

Aoun’s presidency ends leaving power vacuum in crisis-hit Lebanon

BAABDA: Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Biden votes in US midterm elections

WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden cast his ballot in the US midterms Saturday, participating in early voting ahead of...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (October 30, 2022) and the forecast for Monday (October 31, 2022)....

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

PM’s China visit comes amid grim challenges

His visit would mark conclusion of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and other agreements in diverse areas

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:47am

CASA-1000: Alternate options being explored to resume work

ISLAMABAD: The contract of remaining work on CASA-1000 in Afghanistan is likely to be awarded on the basis of...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:23am

MoF Outlook: Challenges ahead as flood damages to impact whole economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is faced with challenging economic environment subsequent to damages caused by the floods,...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:22am

PM foresees further deepening of strategic ties

BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he expected to further deepen strategic relations and enhance trade and...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:24am

Rates

PSX remains under pressure

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under pressure during the outgoing week ended on October 28, 2022 as the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Rates

Futures spread down 1400bps

KARACHI: The futures spread declined by 1400bps to 10.86 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Fed set for further steep rate hike as recession fears loom

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is pegged to make a fourth straight steep hike in the key interest rate this week...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:27am

Shifting to Thar coal: CPPCL said to have set ‘inflexible’ conditions

ISLAMABAD: Chinese company, CHIC Pak Power Company (Pvt) Limited (CPPCL), has set inflexible conditions to shift the...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:18am

No one will be allowed to create crises: PM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that it was the responsibility of the elected coalition...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 09:33am

TV journalist crushed to death after falling from Imran Khan’s container

SADHOKE: A female journalist, Sadaf Naeem, was crushed to death after she fell off Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 09:32am

‘I wasn’t raised in any dictator’s nursery’: Imran Khan

MURIDKE: After Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made explosive revelations that secret interlocutors had been sent for...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 09:51am

TCP said to buy 385,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

HAMBURG: A government agency is believed to have bought about 385,000 tonnes of wheat in an international tender for...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Status change from FTR to MTR: AGP asks FBR to recover about Rs2bn taxes

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has strongly recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:28am

Arshad probe team interrogates Khurram, brother

NAIROBI: A two-member inquiry committee, set up to investigate the murder of renowned journalist and anchorperson...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 09:50am

Imran hiding poor performance behind long march: Marri

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri said on Sunday that Imran Khan was...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Scenes of horror in Seoul after Halloween stampede

SEOUL: Party-goers in costumes fleeing in panic, desperate attempts at first aid on the sidewalks, scores of bodies...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Rates

PKR declines 0.73pc

KARACHI: The rupee fell 0.73% against the US dollar during the previous week, but it was its reported shortage in ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Asif terms Nov ‘decisive month’

SIALKOT: November will be politically decisive month, as the country’s politics has reached to a critical point,...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

PTI Sindh to start ‘long march’ from Karachi today

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh chapter is all set to start long match towards Federal Capital Islamabad ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Punjab governor, Sindh CM visit Sehwan, distribute ration among flood victims

SEHWAN: Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman, along with Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, reached ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Gwadar to become hub of business, investment: GDA

ISLAMABAD: Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Director General Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Qambrani said Gwadar is destined to...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Stocks

Wall Street Week Ahead: Hopeful US stock rally set for date with Federal Reserve reality

NEW YORK: A bounce in US stocks that has defied a barrage of major earnings disappointments faces a key test in the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Stocks

Saudi Shares fall

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian shares extended losses on Sunday, weakened by disappointing corporate earnings, volatile energy...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Money & Banking

European shares close higher, tracking Wall Street gains

LONDON: European shares closed higher on Friday, as upbeat cues from Wall Street helped offset early losses ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Stocks

Wall Street surges to sharply higher close ahead of Fed week

NEW YORK: A robust, broad-based rally sent Wall Street to a sharply higher close on Friday as encouraging economic...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Money & Banking

Indian rupee posts weekly rise

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee was little changed against the dollar on Friday, but posted a weekly rise on bets that the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Money & Banking

Russian rouble strengthens

MOSCOW: The rouble strengthened on Friday, hovering between 61 and 62 to the dollar and showing limited reaction to...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Money & Banking

US yields rise as speculation on Fed easing ebbs

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Friday after data showed underlying inflation pressures remain elevated,...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Money & Banking

Yen falls on dovish BOJ as market awaits Fed decision

NEW YORK: The yen fell more than 1% against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Japan bucked the trend among ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

ConocoPhillps takes major new chunk of Qatar gas expansion

Energy

Rates

Your rupee last week

KARACHI: Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (October 24 to...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

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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