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World food prices rebound from 3-year low, says UN agency

PARIS: World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on (Friday (April 05, 2024) and the forecast for Saturday (April 06, 2024)....

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Above-normal precipitation likely over most parts of country

LAHORE: Normal to above normal precipitation is likely over most parts of the country, particularly in Khyber...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Nawaz Sharif IT City: CBD Punjab signs MoU with Henxeng University

LAHORE: Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), in conjunction with the Ravi Urban...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

T20I series: Team against New Zealand to be announced on 8th

LAHORE: The newly re-organized national selection committee is likely to announce 18-member national squad for T20I...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Punjab govt announces Eid holidays

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced public holidays on the account of Eid-ul Fitr 2024 and a notification to...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

CM Maryam reviews ‘School Education Reforms’

LAHORE: The Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, while chairing a review meeting on the proposed school...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

CM presents cheque for Rs3.8m to ‘Deaf Cricket Team’

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz invited Deaf Cricket Team which remained invincible for 19 years at CM...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Iceland PM resigns to run for president

COPENHAGEN: Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced her resignation on Friday and said that she will...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Cuba guarantees food rations in bid to defuse tension after protests

HAVANA: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his communist-run government has secured supply of key...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Middle East

Iran pays homage to Guards killed in Syria strike, vows revenge

TEHRAN: Thousands of people chanted against Israel and the United States at Friday’s funeral for seven Iranian...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

DC Hyderabad directs HMC to make cleanliness arrangements on Eid

HYDERABAD: Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad Tariq Qureshi has directed the concerned officers to complete all necessary...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Illegal signboards removed

LAHORE: In an operation against illegal signboards and violators of parking rules, the TEPA Enforcement Wing removed...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Navy, ANF conduct joint anti-narcotics operation near Gwadar

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy and the Anti-Narcotics Force near the Gwadar coastal area conducted a joint...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Israel admits ‘errors’ in Gaza aid worker killings

TEL AVIV: The Israeli army on Friday admitted a series of errors and violations of its rules in the killing of seven...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

FBR officials barred from interacting with any media persons

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday implemented a stringent prohibition, barring all officers and...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

PM for increasing cooperation with provinces to eradicate terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Ministry of Interior Ministry to increase cooperation with...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

CCP launches ‘Competition Assessment of Digital Markets and Digital Services’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a “Competition Assessment of Digital Markets...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

NUST, DIK New City join hands to take steps aimed at revolutionizing IT landscape

ISLAMABAD: The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) and DI Khan New City joined forces aimed at...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

KPK cabinet approves Rs859.8m supplementary grants for TMAs

PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday approved the provision of Rs 859.8 million...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Quds Day: PM reiterates support to Palestinians

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated that Pakistan would continue its moral and diplomatic...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Al-Quds Day marked in Karachi

KARACHI: Citizens on Friday marked al-Quds Day, denouncing the Jewish zionist state of Israel for its war on Gaza,...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Al-Quds Day: JI urges Muslim world to take joint stance against Israeli aggression in Gaza

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Friday, while urging the Muslim world to take a joint stance against Israeli...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Aleem visits Chinese embassy, offers condolence

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation, Board of Investment and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan visited the...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Infrastructure projects pose serious threat to snow leopards, prey species in GB: WWF study

ISLAMABAD: “Rapid infrastructure development, primarily roads, potentially degrades the Snow leopard (Panthera...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

CRD urges FM to take action against cigarette makers violating laws

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Research and Dialogue (CRD) has asked the Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb for taking...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Air Ambulance Service in Punjab reviewed

LAHORE: Provincial Minister of Health and Emergency Services Khawaja Salman Rafique visited the Emergency Services...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

LHC rejects apology of bar member Zahid

LAHORE: Chief Justice Lahore High Court on Friday refused to accept unconditional apology of a bar member Zahid...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

PFA disposes of 11,540 litres contaminated drinks

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority’s enforcement teams disposed of a huge cache of spurious drinks during two...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Aleem assumes charge of Communications Ministry

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan assumed the charge of the Ministry of Communications, here on Friday....

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Justice Najafi too receives suspicious letter

LAHORE: Justice Ali Baqar Najafi of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday also received a suspicious letter which was...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

PM leaving for Saudi Arabia today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave on his maiden visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday (today) to spend...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

NA session summoned after Eid

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday convened a session of the National Assembly after...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Crucial CCOP meeting postponed

ISLAMABAD: The first session of the Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCoP) under Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

CJCSC calls on Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari lauded the role of Pakistan’s Armed Forces in defending the national...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Jumma-tul-Wida marked with religious fervour

LAHORE: Jumma-tul-Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country with religious...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

NAB launches probe into wheat theft in Sindh

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday has launched an investigation into wheat theft worth...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A conspiracy theory

“Arsenic, arsenic, everywhere but never a drop for the needy.” “Excuse me? Arsenic as in needy.” “I am...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Grains

Minister asks officials to help meet local demand by ensuring sugar supply

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer has directed the officials to ensure the...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

From rags to riches

Forbes has published its list of ‘World Billionaires ranking for 2024’. The much touted is the list of 200...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Eid is here

Eid is just around the corner. There is the usual complaining about rising prices and the shop-keepers taking undue...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Letters

The democratic competition

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N’s) Rana Sanaullah is widely known for his somewhat coarse demeanor. But he...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Criticality of regional economic cooperation-III

Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline is still a live project. As per author’s information, the work on...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

SLIC leads way in healthcare innovation, says Jam Kamal

ISLAMABAD: The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) hosted the esteemed Minister of Commerce, Jam...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on (Friday (April 05, 2024). ======================== Open Bid Rs...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

UBG for initiating CPEC’s second phase through launch of five SEZs

KARACHI: Leaders of United Business Group (UBG) S M Tanveer, Chief Patron, Zubair Tufail, President, Khalid Tawab,...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Sindh CM urges Gulf, German traders to invest in province

KARACHI: Sindh’s Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has extended an invitation to investors from Gulf countries...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Pension reforms: key to fiscal health

EDITORIAL: The long-festering issue of pension reforms has gained significant traction in recent times due to the...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Game changer

EDITORIAL: The terrorist attack in Shangla that killed five Chinese nationals is a game changer for a number of...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Indian democracy’s darkening days

EDITORIAL: Under the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) rule Indian democracy is fast becoming an autocracy. Since ...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Business sentiment witnessing signs of improvement: Gallup Survey

KARACHI: Largely pessimistic about the future, more of the country’s business owners now have developed a better...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Commodities

Gold prices fall sharply

KARACHI: Gold prices on Friday dipped on the local market, which the traders attributed to the decline in the global...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Companies

Rs1.7635 per unit dividend for Pak-Qatar Monthly Income Plan announced

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Asset Management Company Limited (PQAMC)- a leading pure Islamic asset management company in...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Energy

SSGC unearths more gas theft cases in Karachi and upper Sindh

KARACHI: SSGC’s zero tolerance towards the menace of gas theft has continued with persistent anti-gas theft raids...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Companies

Armani company put in receivership amid labour exploitation probe

MILAN: An Italian court placed under judicial administration a company owned by Italian fashion group Armani accused...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Commodities

Wheat: farmers demand Rs5000/maund support price

LAHORE: Farmers criticized the provincial government decision of maintaining the wheat support price at previous ...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Industry

RUDA, PCBDA partner with Chinese firms on urban uplift

LAHORE: The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) and Punjab Central Business District Authority (PCBDA) have...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

High input costs adversely affecting agri output: PBF

KARACHI: Pakistan likely to produce 29m tons of wheat this season against a target of 32m tons due to high input...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

Forex

Consolidation efforts on track as revenues witness increase of 63 percent, with 30 percent increase in FBR collection and 117 percent surge in non-tax revenues

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 05:09pm

Dar, Blinken agree to boost cooperation

Discuss wide range of bilateral issues including enhancing trade and investment relations, climate change, agriculture and security

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:05am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 28	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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