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Namibia President Geingob, veteran of freedom struggle, dies

WINDHOEK: Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle and its first...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

US, Britain wage strikes against Houthis in Yemen

WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Middle East

Israeli PM hits back at minister’s criticism of US war backing

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back on Sunday at a powerful far-right minister in his...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Police in Michigan city put on alert after WSJ opinion piece

WASHINGTON: The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, said the city’s police officers were ramping up their presence across...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Sweden and Fiorentina icon Hamrin dies aged 89

MILAN: Kurt Hamrin, the last surviving player from the 1958 World Cup final, has died aged 89, his former club...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Chile president laments ‘tragedy’ as wildfires kill 64

SANTIAGO: Fires devastating parts of central Chile have killed at least 64 people and the country faces a “tragedy...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

South Asia

Afghan authorities capture rare snow leopard after livestock killed

FAIZABAD, (Afghanistan): Afghan authorities captured a rare snow leopard in the country’s mountainous northeast ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Asia

41 Rohingya refugees arrested after fleeing Malaysian detention centre

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 40 exhausted and hungry Rohingya refugees have been recaptured by Malaysian police following...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Russian cosmonaut sets record for most time in space - more than 878 days

MOSCOW: Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko on Sunday set a world record for total time spent in space, surpassing his...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Bab-e-Azadi project: Punjab cabinet approves extension, redesigning

LAHROE: Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi presided over the 39th Punjab Cabinet meeting at CM Office. A historic...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

FUJ office-bearers elected unopposed

FAISALABAD: In the election of Faisalabad Union of Journalists on January 31, 2024, all the officials of Faisalabad...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

New govt to take tough economic decisions: PPP leader

LAHORE: Umar Rehman Malik, the Digital Media Head of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party in Islamabad, stated that...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Shehbaz assails Bilawal for misery caused by rains in Karachi

LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday mocked PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over his repeated...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

UN peacekeeping mission: Martyred soldier laid to rest

ISLAMABAD: A soldier of Pakistan Amry, Muhammad Tariq Shaheed, resident of Badin, Sindh, who was martyred in an...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

28 policemen injured

PESHAWAR: At least 28 policemen were injured in a collision occurred between a truck and a police bus in Baba Ji...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Tarar tells Bilawal Lahore isn’t a ‘no-go area’

LAHORE: PML-N Deputy Secretary General Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said the PPP didn’t have any vote bank in Lahore...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Zardari promises uplift projects for Talagang

TALAGANG/ ISLAMABAD: Former president of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

DRO points out ‘serious flaws’ in EMS software

ISLAMABAD: A district returning officer (DRO) has informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that its...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

People of Balochistan fully support the Kashmir cause, says CM

QUETTA: Balochistan caretaker Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki on Sunday said that the people of Balochistan...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Voters will reject ‘politics of hatred’: Bilawal

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has pointed out that the nation is well ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

PDP calls for rooftop panels for every household

KARACHI: Rooftop panels for every household can easily energize whole Pakistan along with drastic cut in import of...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Earthquake jolts Loralai, adjoining areas

QUETTA: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Loralai and its adjoining areas on Sunday. The...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

KE says power supply normalised following heavy rain

KARACHI: Power supply to the Karachi and adjoining areas was normalized following Saturday’s unexpected heavy...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Motorway police takes action against overloaded heavy vehicles

KARACHI: On the instructions of IG Motorway Police Salman Chaudhry, action is being taken by the Motorway Police...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Rain emergency: CM slams performance of traffic management, PDMA

KARACHI, Feb 4: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister former Justice Maqbool during a rain emergency meeting at CM House,...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (February 04, 2024) and the forecast for Monday (February 05, 2024)....

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Rates

Futures spread down 137bps

KARACHI: The futures spread declined by 137bps to 12.19 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Rates

PSX remains under selling pressure

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under selling pressure during the outgoing week ended on February 02, 204...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Rates

PKR: Another positive week

KARACHI: The rupee managed to register another positive week as it gained Re0.18 or 0.06% against the US dollar in...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Manifestoes, subsidies instead of reforms

Media personnel were way more insistent on manifestoes from the three national parties in the run up to the 8...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

PBS needs a makeover

Policymaking at all levels of government requires precise, timely and accurate statistics to achieve various targets...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

CM, CJP attend funeral prayer of Rashid A Rizvi

KARACHI: The Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister former Justice Maqbool Baqar and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

PPP candidate visits HCSTSI Secretariat

HYDERABAD: Aajiz Dhamrah, the Pakistan People’s Party candidate for PS 64, shared exciting developments during his...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

16 NA, 51 PA seats of Balochistan: 1,688 candidates set to contest polls

ISLAMABAD: For 16 National Assembly and 51 Provincial Assembly general seats, as many as 1,688 candidates were set ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Kashmir Solidarity Day: Right to self-determination a cardinal principle of international law: President

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the right to self-determination is a cardinal principle of...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Reference held in memory of veteran journalist Nadir Shah Adil

KARACHI: A condolence reference was held for senior journalist Nadir Shah Adil here at Karachi Press Club the other...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

5th batch of relief goods sent to Gaza

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday dispatched 5th batch of relief goods for the oppressed people of Gaza. The relief ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Rains lash Karachi for second day

KARACHI: Heavy downpours lashed Karachi for the second day on Sunday as many parts of the port city are still...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Sheikhupura, Nankana, Kasur: Security arrangements for upcoming elections reviewed

LAHORE: Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa and RPO Sheikhupura Range Babar Sarfaraz Alpa presided over a...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Letters

Imran’s unending ordeal

The verdicts against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in Cypher, Toshakhana and Iddat cases were highly...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Slight increase in rate amid cautious buying

KARACHI: In a recent development, cotton production in Pakistan has surged to 83 lac and fifty thousand bales,...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Commodities

Peshawar: No respite from rising inflation

PESHAWAR: There is no respite in booming food inflation, as the prices of all kitchen items remained high in the...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan’s economic recovery hinges on cyber-security

Internet banking fraud is on the rise: can we fight fire with voice? Introduction: As Digitization is the new avenue...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 06:30am

Energy

US natural gas edges up

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures edged up about 1% on Friday on forecasts for the return of seasonally colder ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil futures easier

SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses to a fourth session on Friday, marking their worst week in ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Commodities

Iron ore sinks low on persistent China property sector concerns

SHANGHAI: Iron ore futures prices extended losses on Friday to their lowest level in two weeks and were set for a...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Commodities

Copper extends fall under pressure from stronger dollar

LONDON: Copper prices extended their decline on Friday as the dollar rose after strong US payrolls data, adding...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Grains

EU wheat extends rebound but demand doubts curb gains

PARIS: Euronext wheat edged up on Friday to extend a rebound from contract lows, but prices remained capped by ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Commodities

Gold drops as dollar, yields rise on stronger US jobs data

BENGALURU: Gold prices slipped on Friday as the dollar and yields jumped following a strong US non-farm payrolls...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Energy

Oil posts weekly losses as US data dents hopes for near-term rate cuts

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell by about 2% on Friday and posted weekly losses after US jobs data shrank the odds of...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Commodities

Soybean, corn futures end lower as jobs data lifts US dollar

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to a two-year low on Friday and corn also declined as the ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Commodities

Japan rubber drifts lower

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures dropped for a second consecutive session on Friday, ahead of the upcoming Lunar...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Sunday (February 04, 2024). ======================================= Offset...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

CEOs spell out major threats to businesses

Believe their companies will be highly or extremely exposed to key threats of inflation (55%), macroeconomic volatility (47%) and geopolitical conflict (27%) in the next twelve months

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:08pm

QatarEnergy to supply condensate to Japan’s Mitsui in 10-year deal

DOHA: QatarEnergy has signed a deal to supply Japan’s Mitsui & Co with 11 million barrels of condensate per...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

LNG, financial power sectors: Competition studies ordered

ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial committee has directed Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) to undertake...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:07pm

Reconciled power sector payables: Sindh urges MoF to rescind ‘at source deduction’ order

ISLAMABAD: Finance Department (Sindh) has requested Federal Finance Ministry to rescind its order regarding at...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:07pm

Jul-Jan exports to China up 46pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakis-tan’s export of goods and services to China witnessed an increase of 46 per cent during the first...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:07pm

ECP conducts EMS mock test

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of February 8 polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) conducted another mock test of the...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:09pm

Sensitive areas in Balochistan: Internet service to remain suspended

QUETTA: Balochistan Caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai said that internet service will be suspended around...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 09:17am

ECP takes notice of vote buying, selling allegations

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of the vote buying/selling allegations and...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 08:48am

Printing of ballot papers for general election completed

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has successfully completed the printing of 260 million ballot...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 08:48am

Kashmir Solidarity Day today

LAHORE: Kashmir Solidarity Day is being marked on Monday (today) to express whole hearted support of Pakistani ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Restructuring plan of FBR: Taxpayers should be inducted into Policy Board: PBC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has strongly recommended that the taxpayers (stakeholders) should be...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 09:34am

Rain lashes Karachi for second day

KARACHI: Heavy downpours lashed Karachi for the second day on Sunday as many parts of the port city are still...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

IIOJK: India’s illegal actions violate UN charter: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 08:47am

‘Worst economic crisis’

EDITORIAL: Human Rights Watch’s (HRW’s) World Report 2024 only confirms what most Pakistanis have been...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

An unrestrained public health hazard

EDITORIAL: For the last several decades, manufacturing and marketing of fake/substandard drugs have gone on in this...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Economic stability vital to strengthening country: Solangi

LAHORE: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi has said no country can become...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Industry

Salient features of PIAF Founders Alliance’s manifesto highlighted

LAHORE: The PIAF Founders Alliance, the ruling group of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), has...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Industry

Chitral Economic Zone inaugurated

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has achieved a milestone in the journey towards industrial development ...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Industry

PAJCCI for issuance of special passes to truckers

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

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 22	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	155.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25
Hang Seng / Jan 22	19,778.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 22	8,579.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 22	21,258.81

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 22	67.34
Petrol/Litre / Jan 23	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▲ 0.96 (10.07%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 22 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	14.94 ▲ 1.36 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	15.51 ▲ 1.41 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 22 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	116.40 ▲ 10.58 (10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▼ -0.70 (-11.67%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 22 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	49.95 ▼ -5.55 (-10.00%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.21 ▼ -3.00 (-9.93%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 22 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.58 ▼ -1.26 (-9.81%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Masood Textile / Jan 22 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.05 ▼ -5.27 (-9.70%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.98 ▼ -5.92 (-9.56%)
Mari Energies / Jan 22 Mari Energies Limited(MARI)	598 ▼ -61.53 (-9.33%)
Hala Enterprise / Jan 22 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	12.10 ▼ -1.21 (-9.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,158,485 ▼ -0.07
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	83,500,175 ▲ 3.03
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.23
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.08
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.04
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.10
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	18,601,390 ▼ -0.41

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