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ATC extends bails of Asad Umar, IK’s sisters

LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday extended pre-arrest bails of PTI former secretary general Asad Umar,...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:46am

ATC extends judicial remand of PTI workers

LAHORE: An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday extended the judicial remand of a PTI worker Sanam Javed and others...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:45am

ATC summons jail official for producing Dr Yasmin, Ijaz despite warning

LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday summoned Superintendent Kot Lakhpat jail for producing PTI-Punjab...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:44am

CPEC achieved major milestones: Solangi

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker minister for information and broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Monday said that ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:43am

GCWUF observes World Water Day

FAISALABAD: In connection with World Food Day, the Department of Food Science and Technology, GCWUF organized a...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:42am

Taxes

FBR creates new post of Member (Digital Initiatives)

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has created a new post of the Member (Digital Initiatives) to...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:41am

FAO, PepsiCo hold discussion: Importance of water for agri, food security highlighted

PESHAWAR: As part of World Food Day 2023 celebrations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:40am

Interim bail of Bushra Bibi extended till 31st

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday extended interim bail of Bushra Bibi – the wife of incarcerated Pakistan...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:39am

LCCI lauds govt’s decision to reduce petroleum product prices

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry lauds government’s decision to reduce petroleum product...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:37am

Industry

KATI chief highlights challenges faced by industrialists

KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Faraz-ur-Rehman expressed concern over...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:37am

Over 1.8m patients treated in LGH

LAHORE: Over 1.8 million patients were extended medical facilities in the emergency and outdoor departments of the...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:28am

Medical colleges’ admissions process starts with around 4,000 applications on day one

LAHORE: The process of receiving applications for admission to medical and dental colleges in Punjab, both public ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:28am

Industry

PCJCCI emphasizes uplift of SMEs in rural areas

LAHORE: Moazzam Ghurki, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has emphasized upon...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:25am

PML-N giving final touches to power show on 21st

LAHORE: After the district administration accorded permission to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to hold a...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:23am

PTI criticises court verdicts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Core Committee on Monday raised serious questions over the pattern on the...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:21am

Rabi-us-Sani moon sighted

ISLAMABAD: Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman, Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad on Monday announced that...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Money & Banking

Banking Mohtasib provides relief of Rs972.33m

KARACHI: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan has provided monetary relief of an aggregate amount of Rs 972.33 million to...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:18am

Smuggled cigarettes worth Rs125m seized

PESHAWAR: Customs authorities seized a huge cache of smuggled cigarettes during routine checking in Kohat district....

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:17am

Tributes paid to Liaquat Ali Khan

LAHORE: Glowing tributes were paid to Pakistan's first prime minister Shaheed-e-Millat, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, as ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:15am

Letters

A very well-read retired bureaucrat is no more

Naveed Iqbal, former director PID (Karachi) who retired as joint secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:14am

Discos—a dead weight around our necks?—I

Privatisation of Discos has been on the anvil since the 1994 World Bank spurned reform primarily relating Wapda’s...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:14am

Pakistan-China partnership: Bridging nations, building communities

The tale of Pakistan-China relations is not an ordinary one. It is an account of brotherhood, friendship and trust...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 06:59am

WHO says Gaza mass evacuation would be ‘disastrous’

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday that a mass evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip would be...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

No aid into Gaza as yet

GAZA STRIP: Israel said Monday there was no temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the Gaza Strip,...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 08:17am

World Food Day observed

LAHORE: Different government and private organizations on Monday arranged seminars to mark the World Food Day which...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

No let up in speaker fight for paralysed US Congress

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives began a third week of paralysis on Monday as Republicans struggled to...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Putin to meet Xi tomorrow

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing for talks on Wednesday, the...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Coordinated approach on China investment rules needed to avert evasion: Yellen

LUXEMBOURG: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday US restrictions on outbound investment in China would be...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Britain increases aid to Palestinians by 10m pounds

LONDON: Britain will increase aid to the Palestinian people by 10 million pounds ($12.18 million) in response to a...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 08:14am

Ford Chairman Bill Ford calls for deal to end UAW strike

DEARBORN (Michigan): Ford executive chairman Bill Ford on Monday urged the United Auto Workers union to end a 32-day...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

EU climate talks at loggerheads over fossil fuel language

PARIS: A major stumbling block to defining the European Union’s position at the most important climate ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Investors head to Riyadh in shadow of Israel-Hamas war

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia holds an investment conference next week that is set to be overshadowed by the Israel and Hamas...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

66 people affected, says Punjab health minister: ‘Avastin injection was not used in accordance with guidelines’

LAHORE: The caretaker provincial health minister Prof. Dr. Javed Akram has said that a total of 66 people have been...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Israel committing war crimes in Gaza: JI

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said that Israel is engaging in war crimes in Gaza, emphasizing the...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Punjab CM inspects work on ‘Controlled Access Corridor’ project

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi on Monday conducted inspection of the ongoing ‘Controlled...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Jilani talks to Turkish counterpart

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani spoke with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan and ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

KMC implements SAP applications to modernize operations

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has taken a monumental step towards modernizing its operations ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Lawyers to wear gowns from Nov: LHC

LAHORE: The chief justice Lahore High Court has asked the lawyers to appear before the court and its benches wearing...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Lab for food testing opened at UoK

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Monday said that the state-of-the-art food testing facility at the...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Experts for ‘swift actions’ to deal with burgeoning population challenge

ISLAMABAD: Expressing serious concerns over rapidly growing population of the country, the speakers at an event on...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Flood-hit provinces: Chevron constructs 175 shelter homes

KARACHI: In 2022, Pakistan was hit by one of the worst floods in its history. Millions of people were affected by ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Huge cache of smartphones seized at JIA

KARACHI: Pakistan Customs thwarted a daring attempt to smuggle a huge cache of high-end smartphones at Jinnah...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Europe

Scholz to visit Israel and Egypt this week

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Israel on Tuesday and then Egypt as Western nations try to prevent...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Middle East

Qatar strikes deal to return four Ukrainian children taken to Russia

DOHA: Four Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine are to be reunited with...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Africa

12 Guinean journalists arrested at censorship protest

CONAKRY: Guinean security forces on Monday arrested at least 12 journalists who were demonstrating against...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Europe

Polish opposition looks set to oust ruling nationalists in major political shift

WARSAW: Poland’s liberal, pro-EU opposition on Monday looked on track to form the next government after official...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Middle East

Iran warns ‘time running out’ for political solution in Gaza war

TEHRAN: Iran on Monday said time was running short to reach a political solution in the Israel-Gaza conflict, ...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 08:15am

MPCL Company History

TEXT: The Mari Gas Field, originally owned by the Pakistan Stanvac Petroleum Project (a joint venture formed in 1954...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

AMIR S. CHINOY GROUP

TEXT: The Amir S. Chinoy Group (ASCG) has been at the forefront of Pakistan’s industrial development for over 70...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Agriauto Industries Limited (AIL)

TEXT: Agriauto Industries Limited, a part of the prestigious House of Habib, is one of the leading automotive...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Management association of Pakistan

Company profile TEXT: MAP is a professional Association, a not-for-profit and a non-political organization. The...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

38th Corporate Excellence Awards 2023: Messages Amir Jamil Abbasi, Chairman Corporate Excellence Awards Sub Committee &?Former President MAP

TEXT: Dedicated to fostering excellence in corporate management, the Management Association of Pakistan (MAP)...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

38th Corporate Excellence Awards 2023: Messages Talib Syed Karim, President MAP

TEXT: This year marks the grand celebration of the 38th edition of the Corporate Excellence Awards. Since its...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

38th Corporate Excellence Awards 2023: Messages M. Younus Dagha, Minister Industries & Commerce and Revenue, Government of Sindh

TEXT: MAP’s steadfast commitment to fostering the adoption of best management practices, nurturing human capital...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (October 16, 2023) and the forecast for Tuesday (October 17, 2023)...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Rates

PSX ends in green zone

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday started on strong positive note and despite mid-session pressure due to...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

PM arrives in Beijing

BEIJING: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday arrived here to participate in the 3rd Belt and Road...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Cipher case: IHC rejects IK’s plea against ‘jail trial’

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan’s...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

‘Pakistan ‘least ready’ for digital education

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is the least ready country for digital education among the developing member countries (DMCs) of...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

KP PDMA working on winter contingency plan

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), under the guidance of the Relief, Rehabilitation and...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

IK’s plea: ATC seeks record of three cases on 24th

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC), hearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition,...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Azam Swati declared proclaimed offender

ISLAMABAD: The Special Judge Central – a special court of Federal investigation Agency (FIA) – on Monday ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Everyone must have a fair and equal chance of succeeding

“Can you clarify what is a level playing field.” “Multiple meanings – as many as the…the…the rupee ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Gaza: Pakistan underscores need for immediate ceasefire

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for an immediate ceasefire and lifting of the blockade in Gaza Monday, adding that...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Farrukh Habib quits PTI, joins IPP

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) stalwart from Faisalabad, Farrukh Habib, on Monday announced he was parting...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

‘Daily Allowance’: Ministries, Divisions asked to strictly comply with rules and instructions

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has directed all the Ministries and Divisions to strictly comply with the rules and...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Getting goods released on provisional assessment basis: importers accused of violating law

LAHORE: Some importers are allegedly violating law by getting released goods on the basis of provisional assessment...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Stocks

PSX holds gong ceremony to announce building of in-house manufacturing facility for Panadol portfolio

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) held a gong ceremony to the announce the building of an in-house ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

The state of provincial finances

The financial year, 2023-24, has started with an ambitious target for generation of cash surpluses by the four...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 06:59am

Stocks

Wall St jumps 1pc to kick-start earnings and data-heavy week

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes jumped more than 1 percent on Monday as megacaps rose to kick-start a week...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Stocks

Financials, miners boost European shares

PARIS: European shares kicked off the week on a higher note on Monday, boosted by gains in financial and mining...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Stocks

China stocks drop as Middle East concerns outweigh signs of recovery

SHANGHAI: Chinese blue-chip stocks fell on Monday amid concerns that the Middle East conflict could widen, despite...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Stocks

Tokyo shares plunge on Middle East risk

TOKYO: Tokyo shares plunged Monday, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street fuelled by concerns of a regional...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 292,653 tonnes of cargo comprising 194,058 tonnes of import cargo and 98,595...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Grains

Chicago wheat up on strong demand

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat gained more ground on Monday with strong demand supporting the market, although ample...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Rates

LME official prices

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

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Monday (October 16, 2023). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

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

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Monday (October 16, 2023). ======================== Open Bid ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Monday (October 16, 2023)....

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (October 16, 2023)....

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (October 16, 2023)...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Monday (October 16, 2023). ======================================= Offset...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (October 16, 2023). ==================================== BR...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

FPA, QTA in electricity bills: SC sets aside LHC verdict

Declares Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA) and Quarter Tariff Adjustment (QTA) in electricity bills as illegal and without lawful authority

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 09:35am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.65 ▲ 0.95 (16.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.08 ▲ 0.97 (13.64%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.25 ▼ -2.88 (-9.89%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.20 ▼ -3.15 (-9.74%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	51 ▼ -4.95 (-8.85%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	67.44 ▼ -6.32 (-8.57%)
Hussain Industries / Dec 18 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	20.60 ▼ -1.91 (-8.49%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.07
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.16
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.27
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 0.95
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.52
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.39
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -1.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.08

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