News Archives for Print - 2024-10-20

Print - 2024-10-20

G7 defence summit considers Gaza, Lebanon as conflicts rage

NAPLES, (Italy): G7 defence ministers convened Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Xi calls for troops to boost war preparedness

SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Hearing of Al-Qadir Trust case adjourned to 19th

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing Al-Qadir Trust scam case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Middle East

Pro-Iran protesters storm office linked to Saudi TV channel in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Supporters of pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Cricketer fined: SNGPL’s batsman Rizwan fined for breaching PCB's code

LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines’ batter Rizwan Mehmood has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for a level...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

4 killed in firework explosion

ISLAMABAD: Four people were killed and six injured on Saturday when a three-story building collapsed due to a...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Education costs obligatory: No financial liability for fathers of adult sons: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that a father is not bound to bear the expenses of his adult sons, however, in ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

ICMA, ICAP present corporate report awards

LAHORE: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan) and the Institute of Chartered...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

JI urges opposition parties to reject proposed amendment

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has once again urged opposition parties to firmly reject...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Companies

ALPI Pakistan emerges as leading freight forwarder in country

KARACHI: In a significant development for Pakistan’s logistics sector, ALPI Pakistan, a new freight forwarding...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (October 19, 2024) and the forecast for Sunday (October 20, 2024)....

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Six new poliovirus cases reported in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported six new polio virus cases bringing the total number of cases detected in the ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

LG by-polls in DI Khan today

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: By-election on vacant seats of different categories of local government will be held today in DI...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Peshawar airport shutdown for three days

PESHAWAR: The Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar was shut down for flights until October 22. The airport...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

2 Khawarij killed in Balochistan IBOs

RAWALPINDI: The security forces on Saturday killed two Khawarij terrorists and apprehended five in two separate...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Punjab Wildlife Dept’s combing operation against falcon poachers in full swing

LAHORE: The Punjab Wildlife Department’s special squad has intensified efforts to clamp down on falcon poachers....

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Protest on Oct 6: ATC sends three activists to jail for their identification parade

LAHORE: The Anti-Terrorism Court on Saturday discharged a PTI lawyer from a case of violence related to a protest on...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Training of DDMA officials concludes

KARACHI: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh, with technical support from the United Nations...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Modern treatment facilities for neuro diseases available at PINS

LAHORE: Health Advisor to CM Punjab Major General Dr. Azhar Kayani (retd) during his visit to the Punjab Institute ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

PM for raising awareness about breast cancer challenge

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday emphasised the importance of raising awareness and...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Robberies on the rise in spite of LEAs’ deployment

ISLAMABAD: In spite of the deployment of a heavy contingent of law enforcement agencies and road closures during the...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Cricket bat symbol case: PTI seeks constitution of larger bench

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has urged the Supreme Court to constitute a larger bench for hearing of ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Customs foils smuggling bid

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs, Airport foiled a smuggling attempt, seizing 3.8 kilograms of marijuana worth...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

CM seeks viable plan to eradicate poliovirus

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has sought a practical and sustainable plan to eliminate...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

CTD arrests 7 ‘terrorists’

LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) foiled a major terror plan by arresting seven terrorists belonging to...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Punjab governor for lifting ban on student unions

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, while talking to a delegation of various student organisations,...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Revival of cotton a must

The significance of cotton for Pakistan’s economy is fundamental, as it plays a pivotal role in agriculture,...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Letters

‘Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone’

This is apropos a letter to the editor carried by the newspaper yesterday. Russia has a significant military ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

FBR registers 9,290 Tier-I retailers with POS till Oct

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has integrated 160 big retailers with the Point of Sales (POS) system...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:55am

Uploading of 2nd clarification: Explanation sought from SC deputy, assistant registrars

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa sought explanation from the SC Deputy & Assistant Registrars...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:28am

Vandalism case: Court acquits IK, others

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan and...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

LG by-polls in four village councils of Abbottabad today

ABBOTTABAD: Local government by-elections are set to take place on Sunday in four village councils of Abbottabad, as...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

London cocoa prices slide, raw sugar rebounds

LONDON: London cocoa futures fell sharply on Friday as the market digested third-quarter grind data while raw sugar...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

Japan rubber futures climb on better China data, headed for weekly gain

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose for the second straight session on Friday and are set to gain for the week,...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Grains

Dry weather and Russian export concerns lift wheat

CANBERRA: Chicago wheat rose on Friday, supported by dry conditions in several big exporting nations and concerns...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday, (October 19, 2024)...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market remains bearish with satisfactory volume

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained bearish and the trading volume remained satisfactory. Cotton...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

Gold lingers near record peak, set for weekly gain

SINGAPORE: Gold held steady near a record high on Friday, as uncertainty surrounding the U.S. election, simmering...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

Russia seeks more control over global food prices

MOSCOW: Russia is proposing BRICS countries set up a grain exchange that would give Moscow greater control over...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Energy

Oil edges up, but on track for biggest weekly loss in over a month

SINGAPORE: Crude oil futures inched higher on Friday, supported by a surprise drop in U.S. oil inventories and...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

Dalian iron ore falters on China property woes, heads for weekly fall

SINGAPORE: Dalian iron ore futures prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly drop, weighed by data ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

China September aluminium output rises on firm demand

SINGAPORE: China’s September aluminium output rose from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, thanks to...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

Gold prices hit historic highs

KARACHI: The local and international gold prices further soared to fresh highs on Saturday, as the global market...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Commodities

‘Prices of vegetables have reduced during past 7 days’

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration claimed that over the past seven days, prices of some vegetables have ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Cotton & Textile

Prices of essential kitchen items show rising trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an increasing trend during this week past against ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (October 19, 2024). ======================================= Offset...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Constitutional package: govt says striving to forge broader consensus

Lawmakers likely to gather today again in National Assembly

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:57am

Bilawal claims he has secured Fazl’s acquiescence

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Saturday claimed Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:56am

Vote on amendment only after IK’s nod: Gohar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan categorically said on Saturday the party...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 11:22am

Khawaja Asif explains govt approach to passage of amendment

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that the government desired to pass the 26th...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:28am

Energy projects: Aurangzeb to seek financial aid during US visit

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is to meet Geoffrey Ross Pyatt, United States Assistant Secretary of...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:37am

Progress in medical device production: Import bill may significantly go down: TDAP CEO

KARACHI: The CEO of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Zubair Motiwala said Pakistani companies have...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:55am

Q1 mobile phones import down 18.93pc to $246.47m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $246.472 million in the first quarter (July-September) of the...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:45am

NA, Senate sessions adjourned

ISLAMABAD: After many delays from its scheduled time to begin the National Assembly session, especially summoned to...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:37am

TDS undergoes policy shift: FBR now targeting wholesale, posh areas’ markets

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken a major policy shift in registration of traders and...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:46am

India’s HDB Financial to raise up to $1.5bn in IPO

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India’s top private lender HDFC Bank said on Saturday its HDB Financial Services unit will raise...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

China boosts export controls on dual use items

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a decree of the State Council to unveil regulations on export control ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Strike from 22nd: LCCI offers to mediate between govt, transporters

Industry

Grains

India rice prices hold near 1-year lows, Thai rates rise

MUMBAI: Rice export prices in India held near their lowest level in more than a year amid a slight improvement in...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 03:40am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 18	277.72
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 18	277.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 18	149.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 18	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 18	1.67
Euro to USD / Oct 18	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 18	5,864.67
India Sensex / Oct 18	81,224.75
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 18	38,981.75
Nasdaq / Oct 18	18,489.55
Hang Seng / Oct 18	20,804.11
FTSE 100 / Oct 18	8,385.25
Dow Jones / Oct 18	43,275.91
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 18	19,657.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 18	69.22
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 18	240,826
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 18	2,721.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 18	70.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 19	17,885
Petrol/Litre / Oct 20	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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