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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MoF says markup payments remain a challenge

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

Talks on new program: IMF stands ready: Julie

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands ready to engage in new program discussions in coming months...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:03am

IP gas line project: MoFA asks PD to move forward

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has proposed to the Petroleum Division to move forward on Iran...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 03:30pm

ECC clears Rs274bn CCL for wheat procurement

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of Cabinet approved a Rs274 billion Cash Credit Limit (CCL) for the...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Finance Bill 2024: major changes likely in IR Statutes

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 will issue major changes in Inland Revenue Statutes for Harmonization and...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 08:47am

Islamabad will take up matter with Kabul: Evidence shows TTP’s involvement in terror attacks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani investigators probing the recent incidents of terrorism, including Besham suicide attack, are...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:02am

Terror attacks on engineers: China’s HEI issues ‘force majeure’ notice

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese company working on 765 kV transmission line project of Dasu Hydropower Project M/s Harbin...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:09pm

OMCs raise price of HOBC by Rs10 per litre from April 1

ISLAMABAD: The Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have raised the price of Hi-Octane Blending Component (HOBC) by Rs10...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 08:47am

Uncertainty surrounds new Senate meeting’s date

ISLAMABAD: The election body has notified 37 candidates elected on the Senate seats on all but one legislator — but...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:07pm

Probe body must comprise sitting judges: PBC

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) demanded that a judicial commission, formed by the Supreme Court,...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:06am

Weekly SPI-based inflation up by 0.96pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for the week ended on April 04, 2024, increased by 0.96...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

‘Anthrax-laced’ letters: 3 CTD teams formed

ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies have constituted three different teams of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD)...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 08:48am

Oman Housing Bank selects Temenos for core banking upgrade

KARACHI: Oman Housing Bank has selected Temenos to modernise its core banking capabilities in the cloud. With...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Business community leader for introducing ‘genuine reforms’

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

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

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

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

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on (Friday (April 05, 2024)....

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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