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Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on ‘Iran-linked’ targets in Syria

BEIRUT/AMMAN: Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks,...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Jaweria Rauf announces retirement from int?l cricket

LAHORE: After representing Pakistan Women?s cricket team in four ODIs and 13 T20Is between 2013 and 2021, Pakistani...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

PR set to open online fuel monitoring system

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways (PR) finally has announced to inaugurate the much-awaited online fuel monitoring...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

There’s no law and order issue in Punjab, says CM

LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Monday that there was no law and order issue in ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Blome discusses political situation with Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: The United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Monday discussed the current political issues,...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

25 killed in bus, truck crash in Brazil

BRASÍLIA: At least 25 people have been killed after a bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Hasina celebrates ‘absolute victory’ after polls without opposition

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday dismissed the opposition’s criticism of the...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Russia evacuates hundreds from border city amid Ukrainian strikes

KYIV: Russia said Monday it had moved some 300 people from the border city of Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling, ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Europe

Spain recognises Kosovo passports

MADRID: Spain now accepts passports issued by Kosovo but still does not recognise it as an independent state ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

‘Indiscriminately striking’ civilians is war crime, pope says in major speech

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, tackling conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine in his yearly address to diplomats,...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Biden will not fire Pentagon chief Austin, Trump calls for removal

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Joe Biden does not plan to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over his failure ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

KSA plans benchmark-sized three-tranche bond

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia plans to tap global debt markets on Monday with the sale of a triple-tranche bond with tenors of...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Blinken meets Saudi crown prince before heading to Israel

AL-ULA (Saudi Arabia): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler before...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Middle East

G7 working with Israel on ‘rapid’ end to Gaza war: Italy

ROME: G7 major powers are working with Israel to secure a “rapid” end to its devastating war in Gaza and reduce...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Mayor says steps will be taken to improve all KMC hospitals

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that Spencer Eye Hospital is an asset of Karachi, and asked...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Cold wave likely to continue

KARACHI: Dense fog with freezing cold is expected to continue in the country’s most plains for yet another day, ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Commodities

Iron ore extends losses on contracting demand, steel margins

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices extended declines for a third consecutive session on Monday as some investors...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Sri Lanka joins US-led naval patrols against Huthis

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s navy said Monday it was joining a US-led maritime taskforce to protect...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 05:00am

South Asia

India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to islands

COLOMBO/NEW DELHI: One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Europe

Acts of piracy at historically low level in 2023: report

BREST (France): Acts of piracy remained stable worldwide in 2023, at a historically low level, despite a resurgence...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

China’s Evergrande says head of EV arm detained

BEIJING: The head of heavily indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande’s electric vehicle unit has been...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (January 08, 2024) and the forecast for Tuesday (January 09, 2024)...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

COAS, King of Bahrain discuss cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir called on King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

PM takes major step against smuggling

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed that measures to prevent smuggling should be...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

PML-N, PPP laud verdict

ISLAMABAD: The major political parties especially Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

PM orders Karachi-Chaman highway reconstruction

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has emphasised that road infrastructure needs to be built on...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Policemen escorting polio vaccinators martyred in blast

PESHAWAR: At least six policemen martyred while 22 others were injured when their vehicle was bombed in Bajaur...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Cipher case: Robkar for IK’s release on bail issued

ISLAMABAD: The special court on Monday issued Robkar (release orders) of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

‘Missing’ bill about missing persons: Senate Secretariat denies responsibility

ISLAMABAD: In the midst of the mystery surrounding the fate of the “missing” bill on missing persons, Senate...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:18am

PAD launches crackdown against dealers overcharging fertilizer

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department has launched a crackdown against those fertilizer dealers who are...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

44.3m children to be vaccinated during polio drive

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to vaccinate more than 44.3 million children under five years of age during the first...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Bilawal steps up election campaign

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the coming general election...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

PTI to unveil list of candidates within 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday said that it would announce its candidates for the upcoming...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A very small sturdy breed of pony with a long shaggy mane and tail

“So The Man Who Must Remain Nameless could not possibly have written an article? Is that the Caretaker...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Zardari, Bilawal condemn Bajaur blast

ISLAMABAD: Former president of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples’ Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Indictment of IK, wife deferred till today

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court could not indict Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

CS for making axle-load management system more effective

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman on Monday directed the transport department to make the axle load...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Street crimes in Karachi: 90,000 cases reported in 2023

KARACHI: The rate of street crimes in Karachi has reportedly increased by approximately 11.11 percent in the year...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Experts advocate increased use of technology for rapid development

HYDERABAD: The National and International experts have expressed that revolutionary changes have taken place in the...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Anti-polio campaign kicked off in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Caretaker Health Minister, Dr Saad Khalid Niaz, on Monday, inaugurated 7-day anti-polio campaign by...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

ANP demands action against terrorists

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) has condemned terrorist attacks on personnel of law enforcement agencies in...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 05:00am

Gardezi made acting ECP secretary

ISLAMABAD: Dr Syed Asif Hussain Gardezi has been assigned the acting charge of secretary Election Commission of...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Nawaz to launch election drive on 22nd

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will launch his election campaign on January 22. Nawaz will kick start ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

New school timings

KARACHI: All the government and private educational institutions under the administrative control of the Sindh ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Commissioner Hyderabad reviews arrangements for general elections

HYDERABAD: Commissioner Hyderabad Syed Khalid Hyder Shah while presiding over a meeting regarding arrangements for...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Election tribunal allows Mian Azhar’s appeal

LAHORE: An election tribunal on Monday allowed an appeal of former Punjab governor Mian Azhar and accepted his...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Concerns of the World Bank

An article titled “Economic Turnaround Moment?” has recently been published in the newspaper, Dawn. It has been...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Balochistan: engagement or suppression?

The rough treatment meted out to peaceful families of Baloch missing persons by the Islamabad police has placed this...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Letters

Kudos to the apex court

The country’s apex court deserves a lot of accolades for injecting the required clarity into the election scene...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Going Islamic beyond banking

In just one year, poverty in Pakistan surged from 34.2% to 39.4%, with 12.5 million more people slipping below the...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Stocks

Boeing drags Dow to two-week low

NEW YORK: Tech-laden Nasdaq jumped more than 1% to a near one-week high on Monday, boosted by a rebound in megacaps...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Stocks

European shares end higher as tech, retail lead rebound

PARIS: European shares ended higher on Monday, clawing back some losses following a dismal start to the year with...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Stocks

China stocks hit 5-year lows on Taiwan, US tensions

SHANGHAI: China’s blue-chip index hit a nearly five-year low on Monday, while Hong Kong stocks shed nearly 2% amid...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Stocks

Sri Lankan shares end lower

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday after gaining for six consecutive sessions, as losses in ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Stocks

Financials, consumer weigh on Indian shares

BENGALURU: India’s two benchmark indexes declined on Monday, dragged by financials and consumer stocks on concerns...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Rates

Stocks end lower

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on the first trading day of the week closed negative because of ongoing...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Cotton & Textile

Faisalabad Yarn and Fiber Prices

FAISALABAD: Yarn Market Rates on Monday (January 08, 2024) ============================= 6/S-7/S (COTTON)...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Energy

HBFCL transaction: body for negotiations approved

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Privatisation Commission Board under the chairmanship of the Federal Minister for...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Energy

Johar, Baldia and Mehmoodabad grids: KE to undertake maintenance work

KARACHI: KE will be undertaking a critical maintenance activity at Johar, Baldia and Mehmoodabad Grids on January ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Stocks

Most Gulf markets end higher; Saudi bourse falls

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday as investors looked for more clues to the global...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Energy

India’s fuel demand hits seven-month high

BENGALURU: India’s fuel consumption rose to a seven-month high in December to about 20.054 million metric tons,...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 181,583 tonnes of cargo comprising 98,079 tonnes of import cargo and 83,504...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Friday at PMEX, the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR27.840 ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Energy

US natural gas futures drop

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures dropped about 4% on Monday because the country has ample amounts of gas in storage...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Commodities

Gold wavers near 3-week lows

BENGALURU: Gold prices slid on Monday to trade near a three-week low touched in the last session, as the US dollar...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Commodities

Copper falls on firm dollar

LONDON: Copper prices fell in London on Monday as the dollar held on to last week’s gains and the market awaited...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday, (December 08, 2024)...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Cotton & Textile

Official spot rate unchanged on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Monday remained bullish and the trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Commodities

Russian wheat export prices up

MOSCOW: Export prices for Russian wheat have increased slightly over the last two holiday weeks, while market...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Rates

LME official prices

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

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Monday (January 08, 2024). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan on ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Monday (January 08, 2024). ======================== Open Bid ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Monday (January 08, 2024)....

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (January 08, 2024)....

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (January 08, 2024)...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Monday (January 08, 2024). ======================================= Offset...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (January 08, 2024). ==================================== BR...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Discos likely to be put under army’s microscope

The Federal Cabinet is all set to approve establishment of Performance Management Units (PMUs) in five high loss-making power Distribution Companies

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 10:15am

PM says govt, KE to ensure smooth power supply to Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Monday that an uninterrupted power supply to Karachi...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:17am

Category–III wind projects: NPCC asked to devise wheeling mechanism

ISLAMABAD: An inter-organisation committee has directed National Power Control Centre (NPCC), the system operator,...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 08:41am

Restructuring of FBR on the cards

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has constituted a high-level committee to submit specific recommendations on the...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 08:39am

CCP asks PBS to share data of major sectors

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has asked the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) to share...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:17am

Summary attracts objections from privatisation ministry

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Privatisation has reportedly raised objections on Power Division’s summary on constitution of...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:49am

SC clears last hurdle for Nawaz’s re-run

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday by a majority of 6 to 1 overruling the SC’s judgment in Sami Ullah Baloch,...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 08:39am

Alternative funding for PSDP: MoF all set to hire CEO for PDFL

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has decided to hire the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan Development Fund...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 08:42am

Pakistan rejects ‘country of particular concern’ designation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan categorically rejected its designation as “a Country of Particular Concern” by the US State...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

‘ZAB murder’ reference: Stigma attached to person can be removed: SC

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa questioned whether the Supreme Court has an option to say it does not hear...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:48am

Legal segregation of PIACL discussed

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad Hasan Fawad chaired a consultative meeting on Monday...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 08:40am

SRB seals premises of Toro Fitness Ltd

KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has sealed the premises of M/s Toro Fitness (Private) Limited, located in...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Vital role of agriculture in economy highlighted

LAHORE: Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, Chairman Planning and Development (P&D) Board, highlighted that agriculture...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Loss-making SOEs: business community voices concerns

ISLAMABAD: The business community while expressing grave concerns over the massive losses of around Rs1.4 trillion...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Tamil Nadu hails $80bn pledges from firms including Microsoft, Hyundai

CHENNAI: India’s Tamil Nadu state said on Monday it had signed pacts totalling 6.64 trillion Indian rupees ($80...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

German farmers block roads with tractors in protest at subsidy cuts

BERLIN: German farmers blocked roads with tractors on Monday, kicking off a week of protests against plans to phase...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Domestic borrowing

EDITORIAL: Domestic borrowing rose to 40.955 trillion rupees by end November 2023 as per data uploaded by the State...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Bad taste theatrics

EDITORIAL: Even if those few senators that passed the (non-binding) resolution about delaying the February election...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Commodities

Money & Banking

Yuan bounces from three-week low

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan on Monday bounced from a more than three-week low against the dollar hit in the previous...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.99 ▲ 0.88 (12.38%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Dec 18 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	9.25 ▲ 0.99 (11.99%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.74 ▲ 2.43 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 18 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	211.50 ▼ -23.50 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
GOC (Pak) / Dec 18 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	65.10 ▼ -6.97 (-9.67%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.10
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.68
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.38
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.04
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.77
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.27
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.17

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