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WB approves 600m USD loan to boost Philippines’ digital transformation

MANILA: The World Bank said on Saturday that it has approved 600 million US dollars in financing for the Philippines...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (September 30, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (October 01, 2023)...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Customs seizes 474kg of hashish in Karachi

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Karachi on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle substantial...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Asif Sumsum elected Chairman ABAD

KARACHI: Asif Sumsum has been elected as Chairman of the Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD)...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Dengue fever advisory issued

KARACHI: Dengue fever threat looms large throughout the country, as the Met Office has advised the stakeholders for...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Dry weather likely to prevail

KARACHI: The city on Saturday sizzled with 41 Celsius as the Met Office forecast very hot weather into the next ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

ATC summons Aurangzeb, Latif on 14th

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued fresh notices to former federal ministers Marriam Aurangzeb and...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Sindh CM approves appointments of municipal magistrates

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister former Justice Maqbool Baqar presiding over a meeting of Sindh Solid Waste...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

‘Urban regeneration’ for area comprising Jahangir, Jamshed, Clayton, Martin Quarters approved

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister former Justice Maqbool Baqar presiding over a joint meeting of P&D and...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Alvi speaks to martyrs’ families

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi held telephonic conversation with families of the security personnel martyred in...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Suicide blasts in Mastung, Hangu: PBC demands govt award exemplary punishment to terrorists

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) condemned the suicide blasts in Mastung and Hangu and demanded from the...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

SU hosts Int’l Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) Conference

HYDERABAD: The Institute of Languages (Arabic & Persian), University of Sindh Jamshoro hosted the International...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

PLF holds consultative meeting

ISLAMABAD: Secretary General of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and President of People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF)...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Terrorist killed, soldier martyred in separate actions in KP: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed a terrorist Ring leader in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) in Mardan,...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Four abducted footballers recovered in Balochistan

QUETTA: Four out of six young abducted footballers have been rescued on Friday by the Law Enforcement Agencies ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Court issues bailable arrest warrants for Moonis Elahi

LAHORE: A special court on Saturday issued bailable arrest warrants for former federal minister Moonis Elahi in a...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Elections on Oct 21-22: PTBA issues provisional list of candidates

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has issued the provisional list of candidates for the upcoming...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 03:22pm

Rs63bn more than the target: Q1 tax collection stands at Rs2.041trn

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 2,041 billion during the first quarter of the current...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 03:35pm

Justice Irfan Sadaat made acting SHC CJ

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi appointed Justice Irfan Sadaat Khan, senior puisne judge of Sindh High Court (SHC)...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Contract employee cannot claim extension of service deal as a right: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court dismissing a petition of contract employees of Population Welfare Department held that...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

PTI reacts strongly to PM’s remarks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday blasted caretaker Prime Minister for his “opt-repeated...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

President dismisses FBR’s appeal against expats

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has warned the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop harassing overseas Pakistanis,...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:51pm

Income Tax return filing deadline extended to Oct 31

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the last date for filing of income tax returns up to...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 04:21pm

ECP’s preliminary delimitation: Fafen raises issue with population variation

ISLAMABAD: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Saturday revealed that as many as 180 constituencies of...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:27am

General election: It won’t be in govt’s control if IK legally barred: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said that it would not be in the caretaker government’s...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Moscow Format Consultations: Afghan govt asked to eliminate terrorist groups

ISLAMABAD: The regional countries have asked the Afghan interim government to take effective measures to dismantle,...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 04:33pm

Suicide bombings at two mosques kill at least 57

QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Suicide bombings ripped through two mosques in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 57 people,...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

COAS visits CMH Quetta

These forces of evil will continue to face the full might of the state and security forces backed by a resilient nation, the army chief says

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:46am

International community condemns latest terror attacks

US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome condemns the attacks

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:45am

RAW behind terror attacks in Balochistan: Bugti

Interior minister vows to pursue terrorists to their dens

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:44am

ECP to keep facilitation desks, RCCs open on Sunday

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to facilitate public has announced to keep the Facilitation...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Q1 SRB collection up 44pc to Rs52.12bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has collected Rs52.12 billion during the first quarter of the fiscal year...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:31am

Energy

LESCO takes action against 16 employees over power theft

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has taken departmental action against officials and officers for...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rate gains Rs300 per maund

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

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Cotton & Textile

3.366m bales of cotton achieved in Punjab so far

LAHORE: The province of Punjab has so far achieved 3.366 million bales of cotton during the current season which is...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Energy

AGP assails appointment of some Lesco BoD members

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has declared appointment of incumbent Board of Directors (BoD) of...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

CM orders strict action against private schools violating law

KARACHI: The Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh Former Justice Maqbool Baqar has directed the Secretary of Sindh...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Punjab cabinet holds emergency meeting on Jaranwala incident

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi presided over an emergency meeting of the Provincial ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Cypher case: FIA submits challan against IK, Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday submitted its challan in the cypher case against ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Nawaz may seek protective bail

LAHORE: The legal team of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) is pondering over different options to avoid arrest ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Letters

RAW must be reined in

No doubt India’s RAW is clearly involved in various acts of terrorism across Balochistan, including the Mastung...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

BRICS success challenges the US-led dominance!

The world is witnessing seismic shifts across economic, geopolitical, and cultural lines, and the ongoing conflict...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education selected for UNESCO Prize laureates

LAHORE: Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education (Islamabad) has been selected as one of the two laureates of 2023...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Global Music Awards: Pak music producer Sharif Awan wins hat-trick of golds

KARACHI: Pakistani music producer Sharif Awan has won a hat trick of golds at the Global Music Awards in California...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Attack on CC House: ATC declares PTI’s nine leaders proclaimed offenders

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday declared nine leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) as proclaimed...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Newly-elected body of KCAA takes charge of association

KARACHI: The newly elected (unopposed) Managing Committee of Karachi Customs Agents Association for the term...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Prices of vegetables, fruits show rising trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items especially vegetables and fruits have continued witnessing an...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Women entrepreneurs’ exhibition WEXNET 23 inaugurated

LAHORE: The largest ever women entrepreneur’s exhibition WEXNET 23 was inaugurated by Chief Executive, Zubair...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Industry

Upcoming FPCCI elections: UBG nominates Atif Ikram as candidate for president’s post

KARACHI: The Central Core Committee of United Business Group (UBG) and the Founder Group in the Federal Zone have...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Industry

Punjab govt will expand scope of e-Pay Punjab: PITB Chairman

LAHORE: The Punjab government will expand the scope of e-Pay Punjab, a payment gateway that allows people to pay...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Money & Banking

President NBP hosts corporate dinner

FAISALABAD: Rehmat Ali Hasnie, President & CEO, National Bank of Pakistan hosted a Corporate Dinner on 27th Sep...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

An eye health scare

EDITORIAL: Pink eye (conjunctivitis) cases have hit epidemic proportions in Punjab and Sindh. As per the Punjab...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

No more adjournments

EDITORIAL: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa continues to make the headlines because of long-awaited, much-needed...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Industry

PAJCCI elects new cabinet; Zia Sarhadi re-elected KP Coordinator

PESHAWAR: Coordinator Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Ziaul Haq Sarhadi has been...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Industry

Aptma urges govt to facilitate export sector by ensuring RCET

LAHORE: The newly-elected Chairman Aptma North Kamran Arshad has urged the government to remove cost of...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

11.8-kg LPG cylinder: OGRA notifies Rs246.15 price increase for October

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), on Saturday notified 8.7 percent or Rs246.15 increase in...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

CCP approves two mergers

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has given the green light to two mergers, paving the way for...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

GCC, Pakistan sign FTA

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are said to have signed “face-saving” Free Trade...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:29am

Israel, Saudi moving towards ‘framework’ for deal: US

WASHINGTON: Israel and Saudi Arabia are moving towards the outline of a historic US-brokered deal to normalize...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:26am

Cut in rates of petroleum products

Finance Division announces a reduction of Rs 8 per litre in ex-depot price of petrol and Rs 11 per litre reduction in the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) with effect from October 1 to 15

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 08:09pm

Meeting with Dr Shamshad: Banks, DFIs agree to set up private equity, venture funds

KARACHI: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, chairing a meeting with...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:43pm

Industry

LCCI president successfully completes one-year term

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashif Anwar on Saturday successfully completed one...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 27	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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