News Archives for Print - 2023-07-02

<<>>

Print - 2023-07-02

PM, COAS spend Eid with army officers, jawans

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir Thursday spent the day of...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 01, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (July 02, 2023)...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Europe’s space telescope launches to target universe’s dark mysteries

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, (United States): Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday on the first-ever...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Bilawal arrives in Japan on official visit

FO says foreign minister’s visit signals the revival of leadership-level contacts with Japan after a long hiatus

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:30am

Ogra slashes LPG prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday slashed the prices of LPG by Rs 229.54 per 11.8kg...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Pak-American female politician attacked outside prayer hall

NEW YORK: Maryam Khan, a Pakistan-born member of the House of Representatives of the US state of Connecticut, was...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Top international envoy to Bosnia annuls controversial laws

SARAJEVO: The High Representative for Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, on Saturday annulled controversial rulings by...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:29am

Kenya in shock as road crash toll hits 52

NAIROBI: The death toll from a grisly road crash in western Kenya rose to 52 on Saturday, police said, as rescuers...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:28am

9-month $3bn SBA reached with IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan have reached a 3 billion dollars nine-month Stand-By...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

PM praises Dar, Bilawal army chief, others

LAHORE: Terming the US$3 billion Stand-By Agreement with the IMF result of team efforts, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Security guard killed in Karachi

Incident happened after an explosion ripped through a house

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:32am

JI demands SSWMB’s dissolution

Party also seeks powers for the city government and its all departments

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:32am

Faisalabad: Eid celebrated with religious fervour

Eid congregations were held at Mosques and open places

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:31am

Commodities

Asia rice: Indian export rates hit five-year high on thin supplies

MUMBAI/HANOI/ BANGKOK/DHAKA: Top rice exporter India’s rates hit a five-year peak this week on thin supplies and...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

Cash differentials steady

SINGAPORE: Cash differentials for fuel oil held steady in Asia amid thin trade on Friday, while onshore inventories...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

ICE canola futures jump

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures jumped nearly 4% on Friday to touch a six-week high, boosted by soaring US...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures rise

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures climbed on Friday, tracking Shanghai gains and a softer yen to end higher for the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

US natgas up on rising LNG feedgas, hot weather

NEW YORT: US natural gas futures gained about 4% to a 17-week high on Friday on a daily rise in the amount of gas...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

Is oil market’s glass half full or half empty?

LONDON: Global petroleum prices appear reasonable given the level of inventories – to the frustration of the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

CBOT soybeans soar on USDA acreage

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged by about 6% on Friday after the US Department of Agriculture...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

Asia naphtha lower, gasoline gains

NEW DELHI: Asia’s naphtha refining profit margin logged more than a 200% decline in June amid slow demand from...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Iron ore set for best month in 2023 on China stimulus hopes

MANILA: Benchmark iron ore futures were headed for their best month so far in 2023 despite some losses on Friday,...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

EU wheat exporters gloomy about new season as Russian supplies flow

PARIS: Wheat exporters in the European Union are facing a tougher start to the new season as massive supplies of...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

IGC trims forecast for world corn crop

LONDON: The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday trimmed its forecast for 2023/24 global corn production,...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Brazil coffee harvest seen at 45pc, lagging average

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s 2023/24 coffee harvest has reached 45% of the total area by June 27, a report by agribusiness...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Vietnam coffee market subdued on low stocks

HANOI: Coffee trading in Vietnam remained sluggish this week as the markets took a hit due to the months-long...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Flawed budgetary measures

Pakistan’s prevailing outlook paints a grim picture of a state in deep trouble. In view of perpetual political...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:36am

Low-income people: Governor announces issuance of health cards

Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori innocuous people who had Rs30000 to Rs40000 income would be issued health cards after Eidul Adha

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:29am

Allotment of symbols: ECP directs political parties to submit applications by 19th

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday directed all the political parties to submit their...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Every designated park, green area must be preserved: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that designated parks and green areas must not be allowed to be converted for...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

EFP elects Malik Tahir as President, Feroz Alam as VP

Board of Directors of EFP in their meeting unanimously elected Malik Tahir Javed as President and Muhammad Feroz Alam as Vice President of EFP

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:33am

Memon calls to remember flood victims on Eid

HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon talking to the media...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

PM exchanges Eid greetings with AJK President, Governors

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has assured Kashmiri leadership that Pakistan will continue to extend...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Pakistan condemns desecration of Holy Quran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden, stressing that such wilful...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Pakistan, India exchange prisoners’ lists

ISLAMABAD: Consistent with the provisions of the 2008 agreement on consular access, Pakistan on Saturday handed over...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Veteran actor Shakeel’s death widely mourned

KARACHI: Legendary actor Shakeel Kamal Yousuf has passed away at the age of 85 after a brief illness. In a...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Nawaz may extend Dubai stay for one week

DUBAI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif is likely to extend his stay in Dubai for another...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Salaries: FC personnel on a par with army personnel

ISLAMABAD: The officers and personnel of FC would get salaries at par with those being received by the officers and...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Arms, ammunition recovered by Kohat police

KOHAT: A large number of arms and ammunition were recovered from a motor car during the operation on Eid-ul-Adha...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

‘China always played a concrete role for Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defense Mushahid Hussain Syed on Saturday said that China always...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Letters

Both IMF and GoP deserve praise

It is heartening to note that the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the lender of last resort, has finally reached ...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Climate change: report says Punjab on list of most vulnerable regions

LAHORE: Over the past 30 years (1975–2005), the minimum temperature of Punjab has increased by 0.97°C and the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

LWMC disposes of 56,000 tons of waste during Eid holidays

LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) disposed of more than 56,000 tons of animal waste during three...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Slightly above-normal rainfall in upper parts of country expected

LAHORE: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted slightly above normal rainfall in upper parts of the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

PM lauds cleanliness drive

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday appreciated the efforts of waste management companies all across...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

PASDEC board member underscores need for promoting mining sector

LAHORE: “Trade deficit is a major issue. Import substitution through local production and gradually increasing the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Sherry underscores need for strengthening economy

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Saturday urged the political parties to work for...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

FPCCI chief says IMF SBA to boost business confidence

KARACHI: The business community has welcomed the IMF stand-by arrangement (SBA) and expressed hope that it will...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Business community leader assails hike in interest rates

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

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Policy rate hike

EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), has not been much successful in justifying the 100 basis point increase...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Army puts its boot down

EDITORIAL: One can wonder all one wants about the timing of the Director General (DG) Inter Services Press...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

HSD’s price up by Rs7.50/litre

ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Friday announced to keep the price of petrol unchanged however High Speed Diesel...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

EU condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden

JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called an emergency meeting of its executive committee on...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Reko Diq project: Rs 1.2bn TSG for BMRL obligatory contribution okayed by ECC

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a Technical Supplementary Grant...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 03:18pm

New Rs438bn taxation measures enforced

Sales tax has been increased from 12 per cent to 15 per cent on supplies made by POS retailers dealing in leather and textile products from July 1, 2023

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 03:17pm

Income of shareholder of company: 10pc tax paid on bonus shares to be ‘final tax’

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 17	280.67
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 17	280.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 16	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 16	5,275.70
Nasdaq / Apr 16	16,307.16
Dow Jones / Apr 16	39,669.39
India Sensex / Apr 17	77,621.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 17	34,285.53
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,352.47
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,207.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,240.89
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,290.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	298,353
Petrol/Litre / Apr 17	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	63.25
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,331.95
Diesel/Litre / Apr 17	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	66.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghazi Fabrics / Apr 17 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	8.36 ▲ 1 (13.59%)
UDL International / Apr 17 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	8.52 ▲ 1 (13.3%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 17 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.84 ▲ 0.76 (12.5%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	57.93 ▲ 5.27 (10.01%)
United Brands / Apr 17 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.18 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 17 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	244.59 ▲ 22.24 (10%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 17 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,928.97 ▲ 175.36 (10%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 17 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.97 ▲ 1.27 (10%)
Bolan Casting / Apr 17 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	104.06 ▲ 9.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.07 ▼ -0.31 (-22.46%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.48 ▼ -0.46 (-11.68%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 17 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	56.69 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Apr 17 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	14.84 ▼ -1.56 (-9.51%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Apr 17 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	49.52 ▼ -4.7 (-8.67%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 17 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	32.39 ▼ -2.92 (-8.27%)
Asim Textile / Apr 17 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	13.40 ▼ -1.2 (-8.22%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Apr 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.85 ▼ -0.6 (-6.35%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	50.83 ▼ -3.24 (-5.99%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Apr 17 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340.04 ▼ -19.97 (-5.55%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 17 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,794,610 ▲ 3.81
B.O.Punjab / Apr 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,321,095 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / Apr 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,945,036 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Apr 17 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,949,781 ▲ 1.19
National Bank / Apr 17 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	16,604,549 ▲ 4.2
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,865,718 ▲ 0
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Apr 17 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	14,613,210 ▲ 0.21
Sui South Gas / Apr 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,876,679 ▲ 1.06
Hascol Petrol / Apr 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,975,030 ▲ 0.09
United BankXD / Apr 17 United Bank Limited(UBL)	10,968,701 ▲ 16.02

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Most Popular