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Govt warns ministries: Indian, N Korean hackers targeting crucial data

ISLAMABAD: Hackers from India and North Korea are said to be attacking Pakistan’s most valuable data including ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:26am

US has no objection to Pakistan importing Russian oil: Price

WASHINGTON: The United States of America has said that it has no objection to Pakistan importing Russian oil. ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:19am

Contesting polls from multiple seats: SC urged to rule that Article 223 (2) is ultra vires

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been urged to declare Article 223(2) of the Constitution as ultra vires or as an...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:17am

Nepra fails to resolve ‘overcharging’ dispute

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday failed to resolve a dispute on...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:14am

SCBA, IHCBA condemn arrest of Fawad

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBA) and the Islamabad High Court Bar Association ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:12am

Donation consignments for flood victims: ST, FED and IT on import, supply exempted

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted sales tax, federal excise duty (FED), and income tax on...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:09am

Sitting of NA session rescheduled

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Wednesday, rescheduled the sitting of the ongoing session...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:05am

‘Breach of tax amnesty’ IHC issues notices to FBR, AGP

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Attorney...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:04am

Solarisation of buildings: NHA authorises AEDB to conduct bidding

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board authorised Alternative Energy Development Board...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 06:37am

South Asia

India plans to carry out false flag operation in IIOJ&K

ISLAMABAD: India is planning a false flag operation in the IIOJ&K on Indian Republic day, 26 January 2023....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Missile hit Turkish-owned ship in Ukraine’s Kherson port

ISTANBUL: A Turkish-owned general cargo ship was struck by a missile in the port of the southern Ukrainian city of...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Iran slaps new sanctions on EU, UK in tit-for-tat move

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and entities from the European Union and Britain in...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

UN aid chief asks Taliban for more exemptions to female NGO worker ban

KABUL: The UN aid chief said on Wednesday the humanitarian community was speaking with Taliban officials to try and...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Europe

Amazon faces first strike by UK workers

LONDON: Online retail giant Amazon was Wednesday facing its first strike by UK workers, who are protesting over a ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

US, Germany to send scores of tanks to help Ukraine fight Russian forces

BERLIN/KYIV: The United States said on Wednesday it would supply Ukraine with 31 of its most advanced battle tanks...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Country witnessing rising trend of cloud adoption: SAP

KARACHI: Saquib Ahmad, the Country Managing Director of SAP Pakistan, on Wednesday said that Pakistan is ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Fawad’s arrest ‘apolitical’, says Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, on Wednesday, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

‘Fundamental rights’: IK pins hopes on judiciary

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has pinned his hopes on the judiciary by asking it to...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 10:19am

PTI’s Fawad arrested for ECP criticism

ISLAMABAD: An aide to former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Wednesday for criticising election officials,...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

ECP de-notifies 43 more PTI MNAs

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday de-notified 43 more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

SCO meeting: FO likely to respond today

ISLAMABAD: India has reportedly extended an invitation to Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for attending the...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Parliament building Minor electrical fault fixed

ISLAMABAD: After hard work and continuous efforts, concerned authorities have been able to fix the fault that...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Expo featuring 200 final-year projects, job fair held at SU

HYDERABAD: An exhibition showcasing 200 projects of final-year students of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

FO condemns another despicable act, this time in Holland

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned yet another despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran in...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Govt tightening controls to eradicate drug menace: minister

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is committed to eradicate the menace of drugs by utilising all available...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Punjab and KP legislatures: ECP recommends dates for elections

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has recommended to the governors of Punjab and the...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

PM, Zardari discuss political situation

ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed the...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The word ‘munshi’

“I heard Fawad Chaudhary was arrested yesterday, early morning, and I haven’t seen the First Information Report...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Court sends case against Zardari, others back to NAB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and others on Wednesday obtained more relief...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

England’s Adil Rashid, Harry Brook to miss PSL-8

LAHORE: England leg-spinner Adil Rashid and power hitter batsman Harry Brook will not be a part of the eighth ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

FIR registered against two PML-Q leaders

LAHORE: The Ghalib Market Police on Wednesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) under terrorism charges...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Samanabad Mor underpass: Caretaker CM orders completion of work by April 15

LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has given a deadline, to complete the Samanabad Mor underpass...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rana asked to address reservations of PML-N dissidents

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has assigned task to the party Punjab president Rana Sanaullah, to hold...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

PTI calls for Fawad’s immediate release

LAHORE: Expressing serious reservations and anguish over the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI)’s Senior...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Stocks

Wall St falls as Microsoft outlook dents tech stocks

NEW YORK: Wall Street benchmarks dropped on Wednesday as a decline in technology stocks after Microsoft’s downbeat...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

EU grapples with asylum reform as migrant entries surge

Eight years after facing a refugee crisis in 2015, the European Union is still struggling with how to reform its...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Time for ‘radical’ and fast-paced economic reforms–I

Just as the intellectuals have proposed ‘radical’ reforms in the area of governance and decentralization, there...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 06:20am

The Saudi snub, and after…

The prime minister’s decision to do whatever was needed to complete the 9th review of the stalled IMF programme ...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 06:19am

Letters

‘IMF – No half measures’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “IMF—No half measures” carried by the newspaper last Monday. The...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Traditional Pakistani breakfast hosted at WEF summit

KARACHI: For the 20th time at Davos Pathfinder Group, this time in partnership with UBank, hosted the traditional...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Hundreds of students attend AEO’s education expo in Lahore

LAHORE: With the world moving back to normal, it is heartening that the borders of all the top study destinations...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

China Festival 2023 held: ‘Culture to further strengthen Pak-China friendship’

KARACHI: President of All Pakistan Chinese Overseas Youth Federation Aasma Ismail Butt said that culture is the...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Sindh’s cold snap likely to persist until tomorrow

KARACHI: The prevailing cold wave in Sindh is likely to persist until Jan 27 with a minimum 2 Celsius temperature,...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

PBM opens first shelter for transgender community

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Baitul Maal (PBM) on Wednesday launched the first-ever shelter home for members of...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Minister distributes motorcycles among postmen

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Communication Maulana Asad Mehmood handed over keys of about 50 motorcycles to ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

LHC provisionally reinstates 20 law officers

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday provisionally reinstated 20 law officers removed by the caretaker...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

KP’s financial matters to be taken up with Centre: CM

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan has said that the financial matters of...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Cold spell to continue for another month across country

LAHORE: The ongoing cold spell would continue for another month throughout Pakistan due to some good rainy spells...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Bid to smuggle $135,000 to Bangkok foiled

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, on Wednesday foiled an attempt to...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Alvi calls for respecting followers of all religions

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for practising the cherished principles of Islam which call upon...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

AKUH’s trainee programme receives prestigious accreditation

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital’s flagship Pharmacy Trainee Programme has received the coveted American...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (January 25, 2023) and the forecast for Thursday (January 26, 2023)...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Stocks

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

PSX: bulls rule the roost

KARACHI: A bullish trend continued on Pakistan Stock Exchange Wednesday on the back of across-the-board aggressive...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 107,401 tonnes of cargo comprising 83,239 tonnes of import cargo and 24,162...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Stocks

Qatar leads Gulf markets higher; Abu Dhabi shares fall

DUBAI: Qatar’s stock market on Wednesday extended its winning streak to a fifth straight session to outperform the...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Stocks

Adani stocks sink Indian shares by over 1pc

BENGALURU: Indian shares fell to their lowest level in over a week on Wednesday, dragged by Adani group stocks after...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Stocks

European stocks slip on earnings jitters

PARIS: European stocks slipped on Wednesday as lacklustre results from US software giant Microsoft fanned fears ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Tuesday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (January 25, 2023)...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================================= ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (January 25, 2023)....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== Open ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Wednesday (January 25, 2023)....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Wednesday (January 25, 2023)....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Wednesday (January 25, 2023)....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ==================================== ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

Proposed right issues

KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU INCOME GROWTH FUND

KARACHI: EFU Income Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND

KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI TAKAFUL BALANCE FUND

KARACHI: JLI Takaful Balance Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== Offer ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ======================== Offer Price 1,269.2676...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ========================...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ========================...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Wednesday (January 25, 2023). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Rates

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Wednesday (January 25, 2023)....

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Wednesday (January...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

All ATIR benches, Benami Tribunal become dysfunctional

ISLAMABAD: All benches of Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) across Pakistan and Benami Tribunal have become...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 09:15am

Energy

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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