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Middle East

Lebanon says 10 Syrians killed in Israeli strike on south

BEIRUT: The Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli air strike on the south on Saturday killed 10 Syrians, as the...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Abrar, Kamran released from first Test squad against Bangladesh

LAHORE: Wrist spinner Abrar Ahmed has been released from the Pakistan Test side and he will now represent Pakistan...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

18,737 mpox cases detected in Africa since Jan

NAIROBI: A total of 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox were reported in Africa since the beginning of the...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:42am

INGOs will not be registered as NPOs: SECP

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will not issue registration certificates of...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:44am

PMD advisory: heavy rains expected across country

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has updated its weather advisory, indicating a shift in the...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

IK hatched a conspiracy with the connivance of Faiz: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture, Ataullah Tarar alleged...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Statistics

Mobile phones worth $64.504m imported in July

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $64.504 million in the first month (July) of current fiscal year...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:43am

Date for filing GST, federal excise returns extended

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the last date for filing of sales tax and federal excise...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:44am

Ali Wazir sent to jail

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Saturday, sent Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader and former MNA Ali...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Police intensifies crackdown against power theft across Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Police conducted a rigorous crackdown against electricity thieves across the province. Under the...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

‘Female dress comments’: NA speaker makes fact-finding panel

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has constituted a fact-finding committee to find out the ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

LHC to proceed with petition of Baloch student Sadia tomorrow

LAHORE: Justice Shakil Ahmad of the Lahore High Court would proceed with petition of a Baloch student Sadia on ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

CTD kills terrorist in Gujranwala

LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab killed a terrorist during an intelligence-based operation in...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

ATC hands over 9 suspects of kidnapping Khalilur Rehman to police

LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday handed over nine suspects of kidnapping script writer Khalilur...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Arshad Nadeem brought glory to country: Governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that Arshad Nadeem brought glory to the country by ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Punjab PA Speaker heaps praise on Rizwan

LAHORE: Expressing satisfaction on professional training of the Rescuers in Emergency Services Academy, Speaker...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Minister castigates KP govt for ‘misusing’ funds

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari on Saturday castigated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government for...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Number of farmers’ facilitation centres in Punjab increased

LAHORE: The Punjab government has increased the number of farmer facilitation centers to support the growers of...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

IK says he’s not scared of Faiz’s arrest

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman, Imran Khan, on Saturday, said that he...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

LSE conference throws light on issues of climate, environment, governance

LAHORE: The 6th International Applied Development Conference organised by Lahore School of Economics concluded...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

Raw sugar futures post weekly loss

LONDON: Raw sugar futures rose on Friday but posted weekly losses, weighed down partly by an improving outlook for...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Grains

EU wheat bounces off 5-month lows led by front-month flurry

PARIS: Euronext wheat recovered on Friday from near five-month lows, led by a technical bounce in front-month...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

CBOT soybeans, corn slip on bumper yield forecasts; wheat steadies

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn futures eased on Friday, with both poised to set a weekly loss, as...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil futures reverse gains on weaker data

SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures reversed early gains on Friday to log a fourth consecutive weekly loss, as ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Grains

Summer rain sharply cuts German wheat, rapeseed crops

HAMBURG: Germany’s 2024 wheat crop will fall 12.8% on the year to 18.76 million metric tons, the country’s...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

Iron ore futures easier

BEIJING: Iron ore futures fell for a fifth straight session on Friday, heading for a second weekly loss, with ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

China’s July coal output up

BEIJING: China’s coal output rose 2.8% year-on-year in July as mines ramped up production to ensure steady supply...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Grains

Dry weather to hamper Argentina wheat crop in coming days

BUENOS AIRES: Dry weather will continue to weigh on Argentina’s wheat crop over the next few days, the Buenos ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Energy

US natural gas slips

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures dropped more than 3% to a one-week low on Friday on forecasts for less hot weather...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

Copper prices drop

LONDON: Copper prices fell on Friday as mining giant BHP said a strike at its Escondida copper mine in Chile would...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday, (August 17, 2024)...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Cotton & Textile

Modest business on cotton market

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

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 07:20am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures higher

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures sustained earlier gains on Friday to log their biggest weekly rise in two months,...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

Dire French wheat harvest winds down

PARIS: French farmers had almost finished harvesting this year’s soft wheat crop, expected to be the smallest ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Marwat says he’s burying the hatchet

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat announced burying the hatchet with the party...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

There will be strike on 28th: JI

KARACHI: Central Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday announced a shutter-down strike on...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Islamabad witnesses rise in incidents of auto theft

ISLAMABAD: The incidents of auto theft witnessed a significant increase in the federal capital during the last week...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

The challenge of unpaid caregiving

Among the various reasons identified on global level for removing gender disparity with regard to education and...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Letters

‘Escalating political temperature…’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters to the Editor “Escalating political temperature” by this writer carried...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

Gold at new highs

KARACHI: The local and international gold prices on Saturday hit new highs with global bullion value surpassing ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Punjab CM asks complete drainage of rainwater

LAHORE: Taking notice of untimely drainage of rainwater in various cities, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Commodities

Mixed trend in prices of essential kitchen items

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

President urges nation to participate in plantation campaign

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said that trees are the foundation of life and they provide us with clean air,...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

IMC National Flag Collection drive appreciated

KARACHI: Indus Motor Company’s (IMC) one-off social initiative, the National Flag Collection drive, now in its...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 17, 2024) and the forecast for Sunday (August 18, 2024)....

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (August 17, 2024). ======================================= Offset...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Aurangzeb says on BYD’s NEV launch occasion: Plan launched to revitalize economy

The finance minister says the government is committed to supporting the private sector, recognizing its crucial role in driving economic growth

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 01:34pm

Maersk’s $2bn investment set to transform port infrastructure: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Maritime Affairs Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh said on Saturday that Danish shipping company Maersk...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

Excess from 200 units limit: KE proposes CSM amendments for protected consumers

ISLAMABAD: The K-Electric has proposed amendments to the Consumer Service Manual (CSM) to safeguard the protected...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:24pm

Apr-Jul QTA: CPPA-G seeks Rs1.5/unit tariff hike

ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency- Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of up to Rs1.5 per...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:39am

MPL issue: MoFA seeks Owais’s meeting with Korean envoy

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked the Power Division to arrange a meeting between Korean...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:39am

PM’s health coordinator confirms reported case

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Coordinator on National Health Services Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, on Saturday, confirmed that...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:42am

Airports, seaports & borders: PM directs to make mpox screening system effective

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to make the monkeypox screening system ports, and borders of...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:40am

Tyre importer secures duty after proving assessment

LAHORE: A tyre importer has secured duty after proving that the customs department has assessed the goods in terms ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Industry

FCCI president for positive, constructive changes in behaviours

FAISALABAD: “We must inculcate positive and constructive changes in our behaviors, individually and collectively,...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 07:22am

Fertilizer plants will continue to get uninterrupted gas supply

ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial meeting on Saturday decided to ensure continuous supply of gas to fertiliser plants...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Matter of ‘grave concern’

EDITORIAL: The Pakistani Foreign Office has rightly expressed grave concern at “recurring incidents of theft and...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Calling for fresh elections – but not yet

EDITORIAL: Coming from the PPP, a major ally of the ruling PML-N, it is a startling suggestion. The party secretary...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

KATI demands withdrawal of hefty tax notices

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh has stated that under Tajir...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Industry

DGTO seeks voters’ list from KCCI for polls

KARACHI: The Director General of Trade Organisations (DGTO) has directed the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and ...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

‘Failed policies have ruined economy’

KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 16	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 16	278
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 17	140.69
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 17	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 17	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 17	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 16	5,633.09
Nasdaq / Sep 16	17,592.13
Dow Jones / Sep 16	41,622.08
India Sensex / Sep 17	82,939.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 17	36,203.22
Hang Seng / Sep 17	17,652.26
FTSE 100 / Sep 17	8,338.89
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 17	18,679.36

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 16	18,935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 16	229,767
Petrol/Litre / Sep 17	249.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 17	70.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 17	2,582.73
Diesel/Litre / Sep 17	249.69

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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