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‘High achiever awards’ given to orphans, special children

KARACHI: Helping Hand for Relief and Development hosted a grand “High Achiever Awards 2024” ceremony to honour...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:39am

30th Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming Championship 2024: Shanaya Vawda wins Bronze medal

KARACHI: Seven-year-old swimmer Shanaya Vawda clinched the bronze medal in the 8 and Under breaststroke category at...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:34am

Citizens face severe difficulties due to PTI protest call

LAHORE: Protests call by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) caused significant disruptions in the city’s traffic,...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:29am

Railways halts train services to Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar

LAHORE: Due to PTI protests call, Pakistan Railways halted all train services connecting Lahore, Rawalpindi, and...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:25am

Pakistan Shaheens to take on Sri Lanka ‘A’ today

LAHORE: Mohammad Huraira-led Pakistan Shaheens will take on Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the three-match 50-over series from...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:21am

Minister says PTI attempting to destabilise country

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that permitting protests by groups...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:17am

Companies

Smog crisis: BoP ensures safety for employees and customers

LAHORE: As part of the Government of Punjab’s comprehensive efforts to combat the effects of smog and mitigate its...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:15am

CM pays tribute to Maryam Mukhtiar

LAHORE: “Maryam Mukhtiar proved that daughters are not less than anyone in their efforts to build and defend the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:13am

PTI’s call rejected by people, says Musadiq

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadiq Malik on Sunday said people had rejected PTI’s politics of...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:10am

KP Governor issues directives for TDPs relief in Kurram

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, on Sunday issued special directives to the Pakistan Red...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:07am

UNICEF, stakeholders agree on IEMIS for education sector

PESHAWAR: United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and other stakeholders of the education sector have...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:05am

PPP foundation day: Public meeting to be held at Nishtar Park on 30th

KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister, Saeed Ghani, has said that a public meeting will be held at Karachi’s...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:03am

85pc of women face workplace harassment: seminar told

KARACHI: The Home-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) organised a seminar on “Women’s resistance knows no...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:01am

Youth development: AJK TEVTA chairman emphasizes importance of tech education

MIRPUR (AJK): Chairman of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Technical Vocational Education Training Authority (TEVTA),...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:57am

Literature

Parveen Shakir remembered on her birth anniversary

ISLAMABAD: Legendary poetess Parveen Shakir was remembered on her 72nd birth anniversary being observed across the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:52am

Bilawal for collective efforts to end violence against women

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has underscored the importance of collective...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:49am

Dar questions ‘real motive’ of PTI protest

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has questioned whether Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) protest is ...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:46am

Peace to be ensured in capital at all costs: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned the PTI on Sunday that any violent protests would be met with a firm...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:45am

PTI protest: Karachi police put on high alert

KARACHI: Karachi police have been put on high alert amid ongoing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests. As per...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:43am

District administration closes educational institutions

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad district administration on Sunday, announced the closure of all educational institutions in...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:41am

‘Citizens of Sindh rejected PTI protest’

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy, Planning and Development, Sindh, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:39am

Women’s rights, end to violence: President reaffirms his commitment

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed on the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:38am

CTD kills three terrorists in Rawalpindi

LAHORE: In a successful operation near Chakri, Rawalpindi, Punjab’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) neutralised...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Three more polio cases reported in country

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Taxes

SBA opposes increase in property tax

PESHAWAR: A meeting of the Sarhad Business Alliance (SBA) was held under the join chairmanship of Haji Ghulam Ali...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Cellphone service in twin cities restored; internet remains suspended: Islamabad in lockdown before protest march

ISLAMABAD: The launch of the much-hyped ‘long march’ by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sent the top federal...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Middle East

Hezbollah rocket hits near Tel Aviv after Beirut airstrike

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, with Israeli media...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

EU urges immediate halt to Israel-Hezbollah war

BEIRUT: Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Using military in deportations: Republican Rand Paul opposes Trump talk

WASHINGTON: Republican US Senator Rand Paul voiced opposition on Sunday to the idea of using the military to carry...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

JI decries ‘elite capture’ in country

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Amir Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that a few influential have taken...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Minister attends Indus University convocation

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, graced the Indus University convocation 2024 as...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Concern voiced over delay in completion of Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway

KARACHI: Expressing grave concern over the long delayed project of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway, Pasban Democratic ...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

PTI protests: Pakistan Transport Council slams seizure of containers

LAHORE: Pakistan Transport Council Chairman Tanveer Ahmed Jatt has expressed serious concerns over the seizure of...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Minister hails successful holding of IDEAS 2024 exhibition

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy, Planning and Development Syed Nasir Hussain Shah while paying tribute to the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

KGS dominates 30th Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming Championship

KARACHI: The 30th Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming Championship 2024 concluded with a spectacular display of...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Stabilisation without growth: ventilators are not for recovery

No doubt, macroeconomic indicators are improving. The current account is stable, with a surplus expected in FY25....

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:05am

18 injured as wagon plunges into deep ditch in AJK

MURPUR (AJK): At least 18 people were injured 03 of them seriously, after an overloaded passenger wagon, carrying...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Sikh pilgrims’ delegation visits Dera Sahib Gurdwara

LAHORE: A special delegation of Sikh pilgrims from India visited the Dera Sahib Gurdwara, where they were warmly...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Strengthening philanthropy: Building a path for sustainable social investment

Philanthropy in Pakistan is more than just a tradition that is woven into the social fabric, guided by principles of...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:22am

Europe

Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK

LONDON: Ireland, Britain and France faced travel chaos on Saturday and one person died as a winter storm battered...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Middle East

Legal threats close in on Netanyahu, could impact ongoing wars

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces legal perils at home and abroad that point to a turbulent future...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Asia

China’s local govts step up public safety measures after attacks

BEIJING: Local authorities in China are stepping up safety management and police patrols following several...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

UN envoy says ‘extremely critical’ to avoid Syria being dragged into war

DAMASCUS: The UN special envoy for Syria said on Sunday that it was “extremely critical” to end the fighting in...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

IPL auction records tumble as Pant and Iyer snapped up

RIYADH: Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history Sunday...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Europe

Ukraine shows fragments of new Russian missile after ‘Oreshnik’ strike

UNDISCLOSED (Ukraine): Ukraine on Sunday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Bolivia’s heavy rains cause river to flood homes

BOLIVIA: Heavy rainfall in Bolivia over Saturday night caused the Pasajahuira river to overflow, flooding the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Europe

Basel backs splashing the bucks to host Eurovision

BASEL, (Switzerland): Basel voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the city putting up nearly $40 million towards...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

KP showcases climate resilient, carbon market strategies at COP29

PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa showcased its climate resilience strategies and ambitious plans to...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (November 24, 2024) and the forecast for Monday (November 25, 2024)....

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

PPRA refuses to relax rules for Nadra procurement

NADRA seeks exemption under Section 21 of PPRA Ordinance, 2002

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:44pm

Rates

PSX hits highest-ever levels

KARACHI: Bullish trend continued and the Pakistan Stock Exchange hit historic highest ever levels during the ...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Rates

Futures spread down 172bps

Trading...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

‘Misleading statement’: FTO orders investigation against FBR officials

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Jah has ordered an investigation against Federal Board of Revenue’s...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:44pm

Hundreds of PTI workers held: Gandapur, Bushra led convoy heading towards capital

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of charged loyalists of jailed founding chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 09:41am

Prosecution of non-filers: Tax expert supports upcoming tax law

ISLAMABAD: Leading tax experts and chartered accountants have strongly supported the upcoming Tax Laws (First)...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:45pm

Cell phones: Jul-Oct import registers negative growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $420.799 million in the first four months (July-October) of the...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:44pm

Rates

Marginal decline

KARACHI: The rupee registered a marginal decline during the previous week as it depreciated by Re0.09 or 0.03%...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

PPP’s grievances: PM directs NA, PA speakers to play role

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the speakers of National Assembly and Punjab Assembly to...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 04:03pm

Belarusian President due today

ISLAMABAD: Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is arriving in Islamabad today (Monday) on a three-day visit,...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:39am

Naqvi receives Belarusian delegation

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi received a 68-member high-level delegation from Belarus upon its arrival...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 09:40am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Reviews: Prices decline amid low trading volumes

KARACHI: Cotton prices have witnessed a decline, while New York cotton prices have shown an upward trend. Trading...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Economic diplomacy is the way forward

This is the first of a two-part series detailing National Security Policy’s (NSP) foreign policy’s focus on...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:03am

Letters

‘Trump’s bureaucracy cuts: a daunting task’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor by this writer titled “Trump’s bureaucracy cuts: a daunting task’...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:07am

Peshawar: Prices of essential food items remain high

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained high in the retail market. According to weekly market survey...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:40am

Stocks

Wall Street Week Ahead: Black Friday puts consumer spending in market’s glare with stocks near records

NEW YORK: The health of the US consumer and the retail sector will be in focus in the coming week, as Black Friday...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:28am

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain on oil; Egypt falls

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday in response to a rise in oil prices, although the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Stocks

Weaker pound takes FTSE 100 to best week in six months

LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 recorded its biggest weekly gain in more than six months on Friday as a slide in...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Energy

Iraq says 15-day halt in Iranian gas cuts 5.5 GW from national grid

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Sunday that Iranian gas supplies had been completely halted for 15...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II’ bring in $270.2m in global box office

NEW YORK: The musical adaptation “Wicked” and action epic “Gladiator II” racked up a combined $270.2 million...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

Rates in the week ended Sunday November 24, 2024

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Companies

Pesco earns Rs2.4bn net profit in Q1

PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company Limited (Pesco) has demonstrated impressive financial growth during the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Women entrepreneurs: SBP asked to provide long term loans

FAISALABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) should provide long-term loans without collateral at 3pc to women...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 09:38am

Industry

Maritime Port Shipping Logistics & SCM moot held

KARACHI: Maritime Port Shipping Logistics & Supply Chain Management Conference organised by the Professionals...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Industry

HCSTSI concerned at woeful condition of roads, civic amenities

HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon,...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Social unrest in times of economic discontent

EDITORIAL: International rating agency Moody’s has warned of the risk of social unrest in Pakistan due to the...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 07:59am

Western hypocrisy

EDITORIAL: India’s billionaire Gautam Adani and his conglomerate Adani Group were able to recover from the USD 100...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:00am

Rwanda, Pakistan have huge trade potential: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Rwanda to Pakistan, Fatou Harerimana on Sunday said that bilateral cooperation between...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 09:33am

Companies

BoK celebrates Women Entrepreneurship Day 2024

PESHAWAR: Bank of Khyber (BoK) celebrated Women Entrepreneurship Day 2024 at its pioneering women-centric branch in...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Money & Banking

Rouble slumps to over two-year low

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble tumbled to a more than two-year low against the dollar on Friday after Washington imposed...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Money & Banking

Sterling falls to 6-month low

LONDON: The pound tumbled on Friday after data showed British business output in November shrank for the first time...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Money & Banking

Companies

Carrefour’s Brazil supermarkets threatened by boycott

RIO DE JANEIRO: Supermarkets in Brazil belonging to French retail giant Carrefour are facing a boycott over the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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