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SCBA terms reference against CJP ‘bid to subvert Constitution’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) strongly condemned the reference filed against the Chief Justice...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:56am

CM wants foolproof security arrangements for Easter

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has ordered to ensure foolproof security arrangements on...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:51am

One killed as fire erupts at Karachi’s generator market

KARACHI: A fire erupted at a multi-storey building at New Challi in Karachi’s business district leave at least one...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:48am

Diamer Basha Dam: Wapda chief for proper safety arrangements at construction sites

LAHORE: Chairman Wapda Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (r) has directed the project management to put in place at all...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:43am

Hot, dry weather forecast for Sindh

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast hot and dry weather with gusty winds for most parts...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:39am

Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque: OIC condemns Israeli forces’ action

ISLAMABAD: The extraordinary meeting of OIC’s executive committee on Saturday strongly condemned the Israeli...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:37am

Customs recovers weapons parts from passenger

KARACHI: Pakistan Customs JIAP Airport Collectorate Karachi has successfully recovered military arms parts and...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:34am

People in capital deprived of 89 motorbikes, 16 cars and 55 mobiles by criminals

ISLAMABAD: As many as 175 incidents of street crime were reported to police accordingly people were deprived of 89...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:31am

Expert stresses need for conserving water

ISLAMABAD: There is a dire need for adopting innovative approaches for stopping excessive wastage of water and...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:26am

Person trying to enter PM House arrested

ISLAMABAD: Police on Saturday arrested a suspicious person who was trying to enter the Prime Minister House, sources...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:25am

KP cabinet to meet tomorrow

PESHAWAR: The caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan has called the provincial cabinet...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:22am

PCB names commentary panel for Pak-NZ cricket series

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the seven-member commentary panel for the five T20...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:21am

CJP to take up curative review reference against Justice Isa tomorrow

Incumbent government March 30 submitted a plea last week to withdraw the curative review

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:04am

Punjab governor, PM discuss important issues

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Saturday and...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

JI’s candidate to be Karachi mayor: Naeem

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi on Saturday vowed to get his mayor elected for the city, saying that it will...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Educational institutions in Sindh to remain closed on 12th

KARACHI: The Sindh government announced on Friday that all educational institutes will remain closed on April 12...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Cost of political turmoil being borne by common people: analyst

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

PML-N leader calls for ‘level playing field’ before polls

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif said on Saturday that ...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

CAA closes night operation at Turbat airport for 5 months

KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday took a major decision regarding the flight operation of...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Letters

‘WB: A wake-up call’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “WB: A wake-up call” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer,...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Infrastructure financing in Pakistan

Infrastructure development is critical for sustainable growth and development and enhanced productivity and...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Minister says PML-N will again steer country out of crises

FAISALABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan has said that steering Pakistan out of crisis and...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Arrest of BNA leader: PM lauds ISI over successful operation

The operation speaks of the outstanding professionalism of our institutions, the premier says

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:04am

LHC upholds upper age limit relaxation

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court upheld the relaxation granted to the petitioners, beyond maximum upper age limit of 30...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Violation of party discipline: PML-N issues joint show-cause notice to five of its senior KP leaders

PESHAWAR: PML-N Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter is in grip of severe differences as joint show cause notice was issued to...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Israeli- Palestinian tensions high after deadly attacks

TEL AVIV: An Italian tourist was killed and five people were wounded in a car ramming in Tel Aviv on Friday that ...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Possible debar from heading party: LHC full bench to hear IK’s plea tomorrow

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) would hear on Monday a petition of PTI Chairman Imran Khan...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

KOEN accuses Nepra, others of ‘jeopardizing’ two hydropower projects

ISLAMABAD: M/s Korea Southeast Power Co., Ltd. (KOEN), a South Korean power sector company has expressed its...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:01am

Govt decides to table SC bill in joint session

ISLAMABAD: After President Dr Arif Alvi returned the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023 – which aims...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 10:57am

Alvi returns SC bill to parliament for reconsideration

Says Bill prima-facie travels beyond the competence of the Parliament and can be assailed as a colourable legislation

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:03am

Cabinet had urged President to pass SC Bill 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, in its meeting on April 4, 2023, reportedly urged President Dr Arif Alvi to give his...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 10:57am

PFA serves notices to 950 eateries, imposes fines of Rs1.980m during drive

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has served warning notices for improvement to 950 eateries and penalized...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (April 08, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (April 09, 2023)...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Cotton & Textile

Slow business on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained steady and the trading volume remained satisfactory. Cotton...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (April 08, 2023)....

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Commodities

Tin’s bull flames doused by weak electronic goods demand

LONDON: Tin is still the “forgotten” element in the energy transition story, according to the International Tin...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Commodities

Russian wheat cheapest on C&F basis in Egypt tender

CAIRO: Russian wheat was the cheapest on offer in an Egyptian state tender on Thursday at $293 per tonne with cost...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Commodities

Russia does not plan to cancel sunflower seed export tariff

MOSCOW: Russia’s agriculture ministry has no plans to cancel export tariffs on sunflower seeds, the Interfax news...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures decline

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures dropped to a two-week low on Friday, tracking losses in the Shanghai market on ...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Commodities

ICE canola futures rise on export demand

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures rose on Thursday, supported by export demand and strength in European...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Energy

US natgas drops on rising output

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures slipped more than 6% to a one-week low on Thursday on rising output and forecast ...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Commodities

Dalian iron ore struggles for direction after 3-day slide

BEIJING: Dalian iron ore futures struggled for direction on Friday after three days of losses, as portside stocks...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

USA

Warm weather may boost US planting; N Dakota hopes to avoid 2022 repeat

NAPERVILLE, (Illinois): Although spring planting has begun in the United States, it will be a couple of weeks before...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Funeral prayers of martyred soldiers held

RAWALPINDI: Namaz-e-Janaza of Naib Subedar Hazrat Gul Shaheed (age 37, resident of Lower Dir) and Sepoy Nazir Ullah...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Govt urged to seek urgent debt write-off

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Altaf Shakoor here on Saturday said that the country should demand ...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Energy

China accounts for two-thirds of world’s planned new coal power

SINGAPORE: China accounted for more than two thirds of the world’s proposed new coal-fired power by the end of...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Egypt’s GASC buys 600,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

CAIRO: Egypt’s state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday it bought...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Taxes

FBR deducts Rs1.3bn in pending amount from PIA accounts

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) deducted Rs1.3 billion in a pending amount from Pakistan International...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Realisation of export proceeds: LCCI exhorts SBP to withdraw recent circular immediately

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry noted on Saturday that the State Bank of Pakistan is passing...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

The issue of women’s chastity

EDITORIAL: The Federal Shariat Court’s (FSC’s) verdict delivered on Tuesday can go a long way to protect women...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Alarming rise in street crime

EDITORIAL: According to media reports and personal accounts, street crime is on the rise in Pakistan, particularly ...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 07:01am

Qistbazaar posts Rs1bn sales in just 17 months

Companies

Decisions of the National Security Committee are expected to be ratified in the meeting

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 02:38pm

BD cuts sugar prices marginally

DHAKA: Bangladesh cut sugar prices in the domestic market by 3 taka ($0.028) per kilogram, a commerce ministry...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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