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Pak duo earns big win in Australian Junior Open 2024

LAHORE: The dynamic duo Mahnoor Ali and Mahwish Ali win big at the Australian Junior Open 2024. The young Pakistani...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (April 14, 2024) and the forecast for Monday (April 15, 2024)....

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Takht Bhai: KPCTA arranges ‘train safari’

PESHAWAR: Advisor on Tourism and Culture Zahid Chanzeb said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

PDP demands govt improve municipal service delivery in city

KARACHI: Different diseases, especially waterborne ailments, are on the rise in the megacity as the municipal...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Middle East

Iran’s attack on Israel stirs admiration among Gaza Palestinians

CAIRO: Iran’s attack on Israel drew applause from many Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday as rare payback for the...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk: UN

BANGKOK: Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Asia

Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death in multi-billion dollar fraud case

HO CHI MINH CITY: A top Vietnamese property tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Gulf states, vulnerable but influential, seek to stop new Iran-Israel war

DUBAI/RIYADH: lf states are pushing to stop a full-blown regional war after Iran’s unprecedented retaliatory...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Solomon Islands readies for election in shadow of China’s influence

HONIARA: Solomon Islanders will head to the polls this week, voting in an election that promises to bolster or blunt...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Vigil held for victims of Sydney mall attack

SYDNEY: A small evening vigil was held Sunday for the six people killed in a knife attack at a busy Sydney shopping...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Israel reopens airspace as airlines cancel flights due to Iran attacks

JERUSALEM: Israeli airlines said operations were returning to normal on Sunday after an overnight attack by Iranian...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

South Asia

BJP promises common civil code ahead of India polls

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling party on Sunday pledged to introduce a new common civil code for the country, calling it...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

South Asia

Elections could dent Sri Lanka’s recovery: ADB

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s recovery could be stalled by abrupt policy changes after elections later this year even as ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

325th Khalsa birth anniversary celebrations, ‘Baisakhi Mela’ conclude

LAHORE: The celebrations of the 325th Khalsa birthday and Vasakhi Mela ended at Gurudwara Panja Sahib Hasan Abdal,...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Controversial YouTuber’s applications rejected by UK court

ISLAMABAD: Controversial YouTuber Major Adil Raja (retired) has suffered a crushing blow as a UK High Court Judge...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

‘Hope, Faith Diabetes & Endocrinology Centre Hyderabad’ inaugurated

HYDERABAD: The inaugural ceremony of establishing Hope and Faith Diabetes and Endocrinology Center Hyderabad by Dua...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Rain wreaks havoc in Pasni

GWADAR: Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Balochistan’s Pasni in Gwadar on Sunday, bringing life to a halt as water...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Heavy rain forecasts: civic bodies asked to pull their socks up

KARACHI: In anticipation of heavy rainfall, the government of Sindh has issued a high alert for all municipalities,...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

NA meets today

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will meet today (Monday) at 5 pm at the Parliament House. According to National...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

ROs, POs given magisterial powers

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has granted Returning Officers (ROs) and Presiding Officers...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

By-elections on 21st: 239 candidates vie for 23 seats

ISLAMABAD: A total of 239 candidates were vying for 23 vacant seats in both national and provincial assemblies ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Bilawal condoles loss of lives during rain-related incidents

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has conveyed heartfelt condolences for the...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Cypher and Toshakhana cases: ‘IK has become witness against himself’: Murad

SEHWAN: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said the extent of Imran Khan’s political acumen was an open...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

43 killed in road accidents during Eid holidays

LAHORE: Expressing concern over increasing number of road traffic crashes and the loss of 43 lives in these crashes...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Sarabjit Singh attack case: Accused seriously injured in Lahore shooting

LAHORE: Aamir Tamba, one of the accused in the 2013 fatal attack on Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kot...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Churches, parks and recreational areas: Foolproof security measures taken

LAHORE: Lahore Police deployed full-scale security arrangements on Sunday at the city’s churches, parks, and...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Bugti reviews Balochistan’s law & order situation

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti on Sunday chaired a high level on law and order situation of...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Stocks

Fading US rate cut hopes erase weekly gains for Indian shares

BENGALURU: India’s blue-chip indexes dropped 1% each on Friday, weighed down by financial and information...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Stocks

China stocks fall on shrinking trade

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks fell on Friday tracking broadly weaker Asian equities, as traders scaled back bets on US...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Stocks

Europe’s STOXX 600 flat on rising Middle East tensions

PARIS: European shares were flat on Friday after hitting a one-week high in early trade, as rising tensions in the...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Stocks

Wall Street Week Ahead: Surging US energy shares reflect robust growth, inflation worries

NEW YORK: US energy shares are soaring as investors benefit from rising oil prices and a stronger-than-expected...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

The blessed and the not-so-blessed economies

The world economy is in transition. The richest economies were exposed during Covid. Their might of resources was...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

The quest for a rule-based economy

During Eid holidays a simple graph was viral which depicted the secular decline in Pakistan’s economic growth ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

President summons joint session on 18th

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the joint session of the Parliament on Thursday, April 18, 2024 ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Six including one Pakistani killed: Pakistan condemns tragic events in Sydney

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed its deep concern and shock over the terrible and tragic events at Westfield Bondi...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Rates

Largely stable

KARACHI: The rupee remained largely stable against the US dollar in a shorter week due to Eid holidays. The local...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Rates

PSX witnesses bullish trend

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed bullish trend during the outgoing two-day trading week ended on April 09,...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Abducted girl rescued

KARACHI: Karachi Korangi police have arrested the kidnapper involved in the kidnapping of children. Senior...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Three including two girls killed in accident

KARACHI: Two baby girls among three people were killed and eight others seriously injured when two passenger buses...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

Rates in the week ended Sunday April 14, 2024

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Rates

Prices of essential food items remain unchanged

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, vegetables, fruits, cooking oil/ghee,...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Energy

Power supply remains stable amid intermittent showers: KE

KARACHI: Electricity supply to Karachi remained stable amidst intermittent showers throughout the day. KE teams...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

The QTAs and FPAs of power sector

Each sector has its issues that need interpretations for the people to understand. The power sector has become a...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Deemed income tax on ownership of vacant plot of land incorrect—III

Even if the Elahi Cotton Mills Limited is considered to be final on this subject there is a fundamental difference...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

CM greets Sikh community

LAHORE: “Besakhi is the hallmark of Punjab’s unique culture,” said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Letters

‘Operation True Promise’

On Saturday night, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles against Israel. Israel claims the attack was...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Operation against drug peddlers stepped up

HYDERABAD: After strict instructions of Sindh Senior Provincial Minister for Information Department, Excise Taxation...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Buner IBO martyr laid to rest in Pindi

RAWALPINDI: The Buner intelligence-based operation (IBO) martyr was laid to rest in his native town with full...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Baisakhi festival: Zardari, PM greet Sikh community

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have felicitated Sikh community on the...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Rain-related incidents in KP: Four killed, seven injured; 15 houses damaged: PDMA

PESHAWAR: At least four people were killed while seven other were injured in rain-related incidents in different...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

No lasting peace possible in region without resolution of Kashmir issue: APHC

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has said that lasting peace in the region is not...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Probe into Bahawalnagar incident: Punjab govt issues notification

LAHORE: The Punjab government has issued a notification with regard to the formation of a joint investigation team...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

PhD admission tests held at ICCBS

KARACHI: The International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Evacuation of residents of dangerous buildings: drive launched

KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has launched a public awareness campaign in the wake of ongoing...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Haji Ghulam praised for keeping governor’s house open for public on Eid

PESHAWAR: Business community has praised Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali for keeping the Governor’s...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Bilawal advocates ‘Charter of National Reconciliation’

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that all politicians and political parties should work on a...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

China EV maker Nio urges openness in US speech amid tensions

SHANGHAI: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio’s founder called for openness in a rare speech in the United...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

‘Low price’ is the word at China’s largest trade show

BEIJING: Foreign buyers will throng the vast halls of China’s biggest trade expo from Monday, scouting for deals ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Unified GST collection proposed

EDITORIAL: The World Bank has urged the government of Pakistan to merge various federal and provincial revenue...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

‘An awful milestone’

EDITORIAL: Six months of Benjamin Netanyahu’s “mighty vengeance” for the October 7 Hamas attack (precipitated...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Money & Banking

Dollar jumps on central bank divergence

NEW YORK: The euro stumbled to a five-month low against the dollar on Friday after the European Central Bank...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies: S Korean won, Malaysian ringgit lead losses

BENGALURU: A buoyant dollar pushed most emerging Asian currencies lower on Friday, with the South Korean won and...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Industry

Railways hailed for higher revenues

PESHAWAR: Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) has commended Pakistan Railways over ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Industry

Fisheries, aquaculture sectors: experts underscore need for expansion, intensification

PESHAWAR: Experts on fisheries and aquaculture sectors agree that the rising demand of fish for human consumption...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Taxes

Claim by the manufacturing sector is that while their share in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is 20 percent yet their contribution in taxes is over 60 percent

Updated 15 Apr, 2024 09:41pm

IMF: economic team leaves for Washington

The team will request IMF for approval of a new loan programme

Updated 15 Apr, 2024 09:54am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 17	280.67
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 17	280.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 16	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 16	5,275.70
Nasdaq / Apr 16	16,307.16
Dow Jones / Apr 16	39,669.39
India Sensex / Apr 17	77,621.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 17	34,285.53
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,352.47
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,207.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,240.89
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,290.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	298,353
Petrol/Litre / Apr 17	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	63.25
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,331.95
Diesel/Litre / Apr 17	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	66.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghazi Fabrics / Apr 17 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	8.36 ▲ 1 (13.59%)
UDL International / Apr 17 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	8.52 ▲ 1 (13.3%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 17 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.84 ▲ 0.76 (12.5%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	57.93 ▲ 5.27 (10.01%)
United Brands / Apr 17 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.18 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 17 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	244.59 ▲ 22.24 (10%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 17 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,928.97 ▲ 175.36 (10%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 17 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.97 ▲ 1.27 (10%)
Bolan Casting / Apr 17 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	104.06 ▲ 9.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.07 ▼ -0.31 (-22.46%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.48 ▼ -0.46 (-11.68%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 17 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	56.69 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Apr 17 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	14.84 ▼ -1.56 (-9.51%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Apr 17 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	49.52 ▼ -4.7 (-8.67%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 17 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	32.39 ▼ -2.92 (-8.27%)
Asim Textile / Apr 17 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	13.40 ▼ -1.2 (-8.22%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Apr 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.85 ▼ -0.6 (-6.35%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	50.83 ▼ -3.24 (-5.99%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Apr 17 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340.04 ▼ -19.97 (-5.55%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 17 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,794,610 ▲ 3.81
B.O.Punjab / Apr 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,321,095 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / Apr 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,945,036 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Apr 17 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,949,781 ▲ 1.19
National Bank / Apr 17 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	16,604,549 ▲ 4.2
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,865,718 ▲ 0
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Apr 17 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	14,613,210 ▲ 0.21
Sui South Gas / Apr 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,876,679 ▲ 1.06
Hascol Petrol / Apr 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,975,030 ▲ 0.09
United BankXD / Apr 17 United Bank Limited(UBL)	10,968,701 ▲ 16.02

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