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Iran executes British-Iranian accused of spying, UK condemns ‘barbaric’ act

DUBAI/LONDON: Iran has executed a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defence minister, its...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

US, Japan sign deal to bolster cooperation on space

WASHINGTON: The US and Japan signed an agreement Friday to further expand space cooperation between the two...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Hundreds of Tunisians rally against economic crisis

TUNIS: Hundreds of Tunisians marched Saturday after opponents of President Kais Saied called for protests over a...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

After G7 tour, Japan PM says East Asia could be next Ukraine

WASHINGTON: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday he told Western powers that East Asia could be the...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Commodities

Asia coffee: tepid trade in Vietnam on low price

HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG: Coffee trading in Vietnam was sluggish this week as farmers held back from selling coffee ...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Cold, dry weather expected

KARACHI: Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Met Office...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

IG orders officials to intensify crackdown against terrorists, criminals

MULTAN: Inspector General Police Punjab, Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, directed officials to accelerate a massive crackdown...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

PPP leader condemns terrorism in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Secretary General Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari strongly condemned terrorism ...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

PVTC organises 6-month free AutoCAD course for youths

FAISALABAD: While Pakistan’s exports have been adversely affected due to Corona Virus, Pakistani youth working...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Zardari, Bilawal condemn attack on police personnel

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari strongly...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Experts say biofortified wheat offers food security solution

KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan anticipate considerable climate-related decline in wheat production for the...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Minister wants everyone to have smartphone

KARACHI: The graduation ceremony for the second cohort of the Shahjehan S Karim Incubation Center (SSKIC), IoBM, was...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Masood terms Pak-US relationship deep, not artificial or crafted

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is keen to have strategic, political and economic ties with the United States and right now the...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

FC personnel to guard sensitive stations during Sindh LG polls

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed for deployment of Frontier Constabulary to guard sensitive polling...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Glacier’s collapse floods Chilas village

CHILAS: Villagers ran for safer places on Saturday as their houses were flooded after a glacier collapsed in Diamir...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Election cell set up at Bilawal House

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party has established a Local Bodies Election Cell at Media Cell Bilawal House to monitor...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Envoy presents his credentials to Macron

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ambassador to France Asim Iftikhar on Saturday presented his credentials to French President...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Governor has not signed advice for PA dissolution

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Mohammad Baligh Ur Rehman said on Saturday that he has decided not to become part of the...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Pakistan calls for steps to ensure safety of UN peacekeepers amid new threats

UNITED NATIONS: Amid surging attacks against United Nations peacekeepers, Pakistan has underscored the need for...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Tax data of Bajwa’s family: FIA granted two-day physical remand of journalist

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) two days physical remand of a...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

PPP leaders call on Ch Sarwar

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Punjab Secretary General Hassan Murtaza called on former Governor Punjab Ch...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Minister inspects conditions in various areas of Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: After the launch of cleanliness campaign of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board in Hyderabad, Sindh...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

CSR initiatives: NLC develops 3 health & education projects in GB

ISLAMABAD: National Logistics Cell (NLC) has developed three projects in health and education sectors in far flung...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Lawyers boycott courts in protest against arrest of HDT leader

QUETTA: The lawyers on Saturday boycotted courts in Balochistan to protest against the arrest of ‘Haq Do ...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Fisheries Dept: Balochistan govt suspends officials on graft charges

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has suspended Assistant Director, three Inspectors and others officials of...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Letters

Raw material shortages

According to a Business Recorder news item, “APTMA bemoans raw material shortages” carried by the newspaper...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Can economy rise from the ashes?

The phoenix is a mythological bird that after living 100 years bursts into flames and turns to ashes. It is painful...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Russian oil shipped to Asia in Chinese supertankers amid ship shortage

At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China, according to trading sources and...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft

The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Fee schedule for e-passport announced

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday issued the fee schedule for the issuance of e-passports in Pakistan....

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Fundamental rights: SC asks Railways to revisit its ‘personnel manual’

Court says a decision should be taken to meet the international standards when dealing with persons with disabilities

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:08am

Energy

Focus on emissions, says UAE’s climate talks and oil boss

ABU DHABI: The president of this year’s COP28 climate talks, who heads a major oil company, on Saturday urged a...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

DSP, two constables martyred in Peshawar terrorist attack

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan condemns the attack

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:07am

Governor declines to sign summary: Punjab PA stands dissolved

Says would rather let the Constitution and law take their own course

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:06am

89 people deprived of vehicles in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital witnessed an increase in the number of car lifting as over 89 people were deprived of...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (January 14, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (January 15, 2023)....

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

Rates in the week ended Saturday January 14, 2023

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures lower on stronger yen

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures edged lower on Friday, weighed down by a stronger yen, although still headed for...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Commodities

CBOT soybeans rise on smaller US harvest outlook, Argentina drought

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed on Friday on follow-through buying after the US Department ...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Commodities

ICE canola futures slip

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures fell on Friday with rapeseed in a session dominated by inter-month...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Energy

US natgas falls on rising output, low demand

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell about 4% to an 18-month low on Friday on rising output and forecasts for...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Caretaker set-up after due consultations: Elahi

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting at CM office in which...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Cold winds keep descending on plains of Punjab

LAHORE: Cold wind kept descending on the plains of Punjab from snow-fed hilly areas throughout Saturday, leading to ...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Suri moves LHC over FIA notices

LAHORE: Former deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri has approached the Lahore High Court against...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Visitation rights of minor not within domain of sessions courts: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that the determination of visitation rights of a minor did not fall within the...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

4th Financial Crime Summit held: Alvi exhorts stakeholders to make joint efforts for easing financial crisis

KARACHI: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has said that all the stakeholders needed to display cooperation and...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Energy

Why Malaysia is considering banning palm oil exports to EU

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, on Thursday said it might stop palm exports...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Karachi, Hyderabad: LG polls today amid MQM-P boycott

KARACHI: After a day-long consultation, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Saturday night announced that ...

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am

Energy

Europe will return to Russian gas, says Qatar energy boss

ABU DHABI: European countries will eventually resume higher imports of Russian gas, Qatar’s energy minister and ...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

‘World’s most durable DJ’ dies aged 98 in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: A beloved Hong Kong radio host dubbed the “world’s most durable DJ” by Guinness World Records has...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Number of model collectorates raised to 35: FBR transfers, posts 25 Customs officials

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 25 officials of the Pakistan Customs ...

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:04am

Digital lenders: SECP restricts issuance of minimum mandatory disclosures for borrowers

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has made it mandatory for the digital lenders,...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Truth about attack on IK’s life

EDITORIAL: More than two months on, the truth as to who and how many were involved in the murderous attack on Imran...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Lahore master plan in limbo?

EDITORIAL: The way the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended the operation of Lahore Master Plan 2050, saying “these...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Prices of essential kitchen items start declining

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have started declining, revealed a survey carried out by Business...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Commodities

Gold prices rise

KARACHI: Gold prices on Saturday saw sizeable gains on the local market, traders said. They grew by Rs1200 to...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market: trading volume low as high prices keep buyers away

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

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (January 14, 2023)....

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Zardari reaches Lahore to meet PM

LAHORE: Former president Asif Ali Zardari arrived in the city on Saturday evening to discuss the post-dissolution...

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am

Nawaz asks party to brace for polls in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif on Saturday directed the party for rigorous...

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am

PTI to go for ‘PM confidence vote’ if MQM changes sides

ISLAMABAD: After successfully managing a vote of confidence in the Punjab provincial assembly against its chief...

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am

Power sector reforms: WB urges govt to expedite EDEIP

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has urged the government to expedite the implementation of the Electricity Distribution...

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am

ECC approves payment of mark-up on Heavy Electrical Complex loans

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs80.988 million mark-up payment of...

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am

‘OPEC+ faces oil market volatility in both supply & demand’

CAIRO: OPEC+ is facing “volatile prospects” in oil markets both in supply and demand, UAE energy minister Suhail...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

PM Shehbaz praises KSA, UAE for highly valuable support

Premier says Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could be achieved if the country moves at a fast pace in the right direction

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 09:57am

Rs550bn tax gap largely falls in five sectors: FBR

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 14	280.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 14	280.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 14	143.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 14	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 14	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 14	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 14	5,405.97
India Sensex / Apr 14	76,852.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 14	34,285.02
Nasdaq / Apr 14	16,831.48
Hang Seng / Apr 14	21,395.12
FTSE 100 / Apr 14	8,134.34
Dow Jones / Apr 14	40,524.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 14	20,954.83
France CAC40 / Apr 14	7,273.12

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 14	61.57
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 14	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 14	290,466
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 14	3,225.26
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 14	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Apr 15	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 15	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Apr 14 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.84 ▲ 0.99 (12.61%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 14 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.80 ▲ 0.86 (12.39%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 14 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	14.69 ▲ 1.34 (10.04%)
Secure Logistics / Apr 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	14.83 ▲ 1.35 (10.01%)
Engro Powergen / Apr 14 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	35.27 ▲ 3.21 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Apr 14 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	15.29 ▲ 1.39 (10%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 14 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	31.80 ▲ 2.89 (10%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 14 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	64.35 ▲ 5.85 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 14 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,462.40 ▲ 132.95 (10%)
Frontier Ceram / Apr 14 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	27.50 ▲ 2.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Habib Ins. / Apr 14 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	7.95 ▼ -1.26 (-13.68%)
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 14 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.62 ▼ -0.24 (-12.9%)
Fateh Ind. / Apr 14 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	119.56 ▼ -13.27 (-9.99%)
Sindh Abadgar / Apr 14 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	52.50 ▼ -5.83 (-9.99%)
TPL Life Insur. / Apr 14 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	49.35 ▼ -5.46 (-9.96%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Apr 14 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	255 ▼ -26.68 (-9.47%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Apr 14 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53 ▼ -5.43 (-9.29%)
Mughal Energy / Apr 14 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	20 ▼ -2.02 (-9.17%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 14 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	16 ▼ -1.59 (-9.04%)
Shahzad Tex. / Apr 14 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.26 ▼ -2.61 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	54,444,707 ▲ 0.23
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	45,023,605 ▲ 0.5
Pak Elektron / Apr 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	40,742,036 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Apr 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,084,018 ▲ 2.37
B.O.Punjab / Apr 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	33,174,212 ▲ 0.16
Citi Pharma Ltd / Apr 14 Citi Pharma Limited(CPHL)	25,349,324 ▲ 1.66
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,776,896 ▲ 0.02
Power Cement / Apr 14 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	14,852,543 ▼ -0.08
Dewan Cement / Apr 14 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	14,486,660 ▲ 0.86
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,484,387 ▼ -0.04

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