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Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

Rates in the week ended Saturday November 05, 2022

Published 06 Nov, 2022 04:07am

China doubles down on zero-Covid after reopening rumours boosted markets

BEIJING: China said on Saturday that it would “unswervingly” stick to its zero-Covid policy, dampening the...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Q1 fiscal deficit soars to 1pc of GDP from 0.7pc of GDP YoY

ISLAMABAD: The government has closed the first quarter of the current fiscal year with one percent of GDP fiscal...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Industry

New X-ray-based scanners at ports: FBR required to coordinate with PNRA for health, safety of customs men: report

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is required to coordinate with the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

FPCCI presents award to Zubair Malik for philanthropic work

KARACHI: A Notable Achievement Award for youngest philanthropist Zubair Imam Malik is presented by 10th FPCCI;...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

‘Trade suffers from growing cost of shipping, port & logistics’

KARACHI: “Our trade and business is suffering due to immense demonstration of the growing cost of shipping, port,...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Naran receives first snowfall of season

ABBOTTABAD: Naran on Saturday received the first and Babusar Top second snowfall of the winter season while heavy...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

‘Deep fake’ technology used to make clip: FIA

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday claimed that a video of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Swati reveals his family’s privacy breached in a video leak

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati burst into tears after claiming that a video involving him...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Sindh’s cricketer fined for breaching PCB code of conduct

LAHORE: Sindh’s Mohammad Umar has been fined 30 percent of his match-fee for breaching the PCB Code of Conduct for...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Inflation will be reduced, says Punjab governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman said on Saturday that Insha Allah, in the coming days, inflation...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Governor vows to include women chambers in policymaking process

FAISALABAD: Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-Ur-Rehman has assured to include women chambers in policy formulation...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

PTI leader raises objections to ISPR statement

ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former planning minister Asad Umar has tried to give a...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

47th anniversary of Beaconhouse Group: 15th edition of events about ‘School of Tomorrow’ launched

KARACHI: Beaconhouse, the country’s largest network of private educational institutions, has launched the 15th...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (November 05, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (November 06, 2022)....

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Talks with IMF likely by month-end

ISLAMABAD: Negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are expected to be held in the...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 10:39am

Zardari says PPP won’t allow any attack on institutions

'One man is crossing every line to plunge the country into chaos, Zardari says

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:50am

Contempt case: IK urges SC to delay hearing

A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial will hear the case on November 7

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:52am

Govt asks Pemra to end ban on IK’s speeches

Prime minister issues directive to PEMRA using the powers granted to the federal government under the law

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:54am

Nawaz tells Shehbaz to take ‘quick’ legal action

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Saturday asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:49am

PM rejects IK’s allegations with equal vehemence: Urges CJP to form ‘full court judicial commission’

'I do not have the right to remain in my position for even one second if I or others have any role in this conspiracy,' says premier

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 10:45am

FBR proposal to levy 17pc GST on HOBC, RON-97 deferred

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has deferred the Federal Board of Revenue’s...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 10:51am

Franchise areas: Gas cos asked to install town border stations to cut down UfG

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has directed both gas companies - Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:46am

Officers in BS-17 to BS-22: MoC, MoFA to seek approval of executive allowance

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are to seek approval of executive allowance...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:49am

Ehsaas Programme ‘utilization’: ECC asks FD to carry out thorough appraisal

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Finance Division to look into...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 10:42am

PTI men booked for vandalism, assault on public servants

ISLAMABAD: The capital police on Saturday booked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders in two different cases over...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

PM approves appointment of new envoys to various countries

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday approved the appointment of new ambassadors of Pakistan for...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Protesters brave rain to condemn attack on IK

ISLAMABAD: Despite heavy rain, a large number of people from the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Saturday...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

‘Secret cameras’ installed in judicial complex, claims PTI leader

ISLAMABAD: Hours after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati claimed of getting an objectionable video...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:48am

Bilawal, UAE minister agree to deepen cooperation in all fields

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday held a meeting with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

FIR not registered yet in bid to kill Imran: Qureshi

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said after a lapse of 48 hours, there was...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Sikh pilgrims’ special train derails in Toba Tek Singh

SHORKOT: A special train boarding Sikh pilgrims was derailed near Shor Kot Cantt in Tob Tek Singh on Saturday...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

LHC’s former judge passes away

LAHORE: Former judge of Lahore High Court Justice Fakharun Nisa Khokhar passed away in Lahore on Saturday. Funeral...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

President, first lady inquire after Imran’s health

LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi and First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi on Saturday visited Shaukat Khanum Hospital to...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items witness upward trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an upward trend during this week past against the...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Crime cases on the rise in ICT

ISLAMABAD: The capital police registered over 85 cases of robberies, burglaries, mobile snatching, and car lifting...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Rain in Sindh likely from tomorrow

KARACHI: Daytime temperatures are likely to fall up to 4 Celsius in Sindh, as rain with thunderstorms is expected...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

From Russia with cash: Georgia booms as Russians flee Putin’s war

Georgia is on...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Youth set to grab power roles at COP27

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Fiji’s Sivendra Michael was just a year old when Pacific island nations first sought help in ...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Money transfers: Promoting legal channels

International remittance channels like ACE Money Transfer and banks with a wide network across Pakistan, like Bank ...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Letters

Immediate general election only solution

Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, is resolute, determined, coherent and focused is a fact that has...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Google for Education Tools: The Educators join hands with Tech Valley

KARACHI: The Educators, a network of pre-schools, primary and secondary schools across Pakistan, and a project of...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

CCP chairperson directs firms to refrain from entering into RPM arrangements

ISLAMABAD: The Chairperson Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Rahat Kaunain Hassan has directed the...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

Gold jumps as dollar rally stalls

BENGALURU: Gold prices jumped more than 1% on Friday and were headed for a weekly gain, as the dollar eased, while...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Energy

US natgas futures up on forecasts of colder weather

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures jumped about 7% to a three-week high on Friday at the end of an extremely volatile...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

CBOT corn advances

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended modestly higher on Friday, following strength in soybeans, crude...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Energy

Oil settles up as further interest rate hikes loom

LODON/MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE: Oil prices settled up by more than 5% on Friday amid uncertainty around future interest...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

ICE canola futures climb

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures climbed on Friday for a fifth straight day, pulled higher by strength in...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

Copper hits six-week peak on rumours

LONDON: Copper prices vaulted to the highest level in six weeks on Friday as more rumours swirled about China...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

Asia Coffee: traders await new beans in Vietnam, prices rise in Indonesia

HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG: Domestic prices in Vietnam narrowed this week on muted trade, with buyers waiting for fresh...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

Iron ore turns hot after Oct rout

MANILA: Iron ore futures climbed more than 4% on Friday, solidifying their weekly gains initially driven by earlier...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures down

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday, tracking losses in the Shanghai market and weaker domestic...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (November 05, 2022)....

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rate increased amid slow business

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

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Training workshop concludes at SAU

HYDERABAD: Vice Chancellor of the Sindh Agriculture University Dr Fateh Marri has said that before the development ...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

‘Political and social resistance’ Rabbani stresses need for bringing back 1970s-like culture

KARACHI: Senator Mian Raza Rabbani on Saturday stressed the need for restoring the 1970s- and ‘80s-like culture of...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (November 05, 2022). ======================================= ...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Good communication network essential for uplift, says Dar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Asad Mehmood has informed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar about the...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:46am

PM to jointly chair UN’s COP27 moot

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will jointly chair the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27,...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:46am

Nations with AML/CFT deficiencies: Pakistan for removal of its name

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday urged the European Union to delist it at the soonest possible from its list of...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 09:45am

KE seeks restoration of cross-tripping protection system

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has again sought support from Managing Director, National Transmission and Despatch...

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 12:57pm

Punjab CM announces launch of ‘One Stop Shop Service’ for foreign investors

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi announced that they are launching a ‘One Stop Shop Service’...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Money & Banking

Mobilink Microfinance Bank launches 2nd edition of policy document

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL), has recently launched the...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Industry

Petition of rice mill allowed: LHC declares auction of petitioner’s properties void

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court allowing a petition of a rice mill observed that auction sale involving a single...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Beijing’s ‘prior conditions’

EDITORIAL: The government waxed eloquent about securing $9 billion or so in Chinese financial support - full of...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Telltale signs of elite capture

EDITORIAL: News that the government has again caved into demands of the powerful zero-rated sectors, also referred ...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Industry

Business community stands united against terrorism, external threat: PBF

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Saturday while expressing solidarity with Pakistan armed forces and law...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Taxes

FBR to overcome expected revenue shortfall: chairman

KARACHI: Ruling out the possibilities of a minimum budget in the ongoing financial year, Chairman FBR Asim Ahmed ...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Money & Banking

Bank of AJK: Remittances cross record high of Rs3.5bn

MUZAFFARABAD: Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s remittances (home remittances) crossed the highest level of 3.5...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Companies

CCP dismisses complaint filed against P&G Pakistan Ltd

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP)’s inquiry report against a leading consumer goods company...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

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
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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