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The Quaid: A visionary leader

The 25th of December holds great significance for Pakistanis as it marks the birth anniversary of Muhammad Ali...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

“We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Honest and charismatic leadership of Jinnah

We are living in an age of paucity of honest leadership committed fully to the welfare of the common people. There...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Commodities

Gold prices fall sharply

KARACHI: Gold prices took a notable dip on Tuesday, mirroring a global slide as bullion rates edged closer to $2, ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:32am

SOEs’ sell-off aimed at unburdening kitty: Aleem

ISLAMABAD. Federal Minister for Privatisation, Board of Investment and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan has said the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:31am

Energy

‘Power bureaucracy discouraging consumers of solar energy’

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:30am

3 Islamabad NA seats: ET postpones proceedings for indefinite period

ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal headed by a retired Lahore High Court (LHC) judge has postponed the proceedings...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:27am

May 9 violence: IK’s, others’ pleas seeking provision of CCTV footages rejected

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), hearing the General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case, on Tuesday, rejected...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:22am

Quaid-e-Azam Day, Christmas celebrations: ICT police finalise robust security plan

ISLAMABAD: The city police have devised a robust security plan to ensure strict security during Christmas and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:21am

NA Speaker pays tribute to Quaid-e-Azam

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq paid tribute to the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:19am

Winter vacation of IHC begins

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has commenced its two-week winter vacation, scheduled till January 8, ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:18am

IK will be released soon, ‘predicts’ Alvi

PESHAWAR: Former President and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday predicted that...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:17am

IK refuses to withdraw ‘civil disobedience’ call

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated ex-prime minister and founding chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:16am

JI to launch ‘farmers’ march’ today

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan has announced the launch of “Farmers’ March” starting from Mandi Bahauddin...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:14am

Disaster response centres: ADB recommends legislative framework, funding

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended to Pakistan for putting in place legislation, protocols...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:12am

Companies

Alibaba announces launch of trade assurance in country

ISLAMABAD: Alibaba. com, a leading global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, Tuesday announced the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:10am

Yet another polio case reported

ISLAMABAD: The country has registered the 65th wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2024, Pakistan Polio ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:08am

PHC seeks reply from ECP on Senate polls in KP

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to submit its...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:07am

Alhamra commemorates Quaid's birth anniversary

LAHORE: To honour the birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:06am

Ambassadors from present diplomatic credentials to President

ISLAMABAD: Ambassadors from Romania, Somalia, Nepal, Japan, and Bangladesh presented their diplomatic credentials to...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:05am

Energy

CCP highlights inefficiencies of state monopolies of Discos

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Tuesday highlighted the inefficiencies of state monopolies ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:49am

Agriculture and Allied

Crucial role of livestock in economy highlighted

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) Rana Tanveer Hussain highlighted the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:44am

Disqualification reference: ECP again asks PTI Senator to present arguments

ISLAMABAD: The electoral entity has once again asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Saifullah Abro to ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:43am

Inclusion of Sanam Javed name in PCL: LHC upholds registrar office objection, dismisses plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sustained an objection raised by the registrar office on the petition by ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:41am

Muzaffarabad motorway plan progress reviewed

ISLAMABAD: The 4th meeting of the Kashmir Committee was held under the chairmanship of Rana Qasim Noon, here on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:39am

NA Speaker congratulates Christian community

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq extended warm felicitation to the Christian community on the eve of...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:35am

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to defuse prevailing tension

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to defuse prevailing tension, strengthen bilateral relations and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:33am

PFA continues operation against food outlets

LAHORE: In a recent operation against food hazards, the Punjab Food Authority disposed of over 1,000kg of diseased...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:31am

Industry

Pak-US trade volume crosses $7bn mark in 2023: FPCCI

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that U.S. is one of the few countries in the world with...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:29am

The Dhaka debacle

The dismemberment of Pakistan on December 16, 1971, remains one of the most painful episodes in our chequered...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:20am

Do new year resolves work?

Oh really, absolutely, frankly and actually. Well!!! These are some exclamations expressed about forming new year...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:10am

Dubai will host Pakistan-India match on Feb 23

DUBAI: Bitter rivals Pakistan and India will square off in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on February 23 as the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Stocks

Energy, mining stocks lead gains in Europe’s holiday-thinned trade

FRANKFURT: Europe’s main stocks index rose on Tuesday, with mining and energy stocks leading gains amid light...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

SIC, too, challenges 26th amendment

ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) – a political party that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 08:54am

PCB unfolds details of West Indies tour

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday confirmed details of the West Indies men’s cricket team’s...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Military court verdicts: FO cautiously rejects criticism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Tuesday that the military courts’ verdicts have been made under a law enacted by the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

‘Sentencing of civilians’: After EU and UK, US says it is deeply concerned

ISLAMABAD: After the UK and European Union (EU)’s reactions, the United States has said that it was deeply...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

US sanctions on 4 Pak entities unjustified: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the recent sanctions imposed by the US on four...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:18am

SZABMU to re-conduct MDCAT on 30th

ISLAMABAD: The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, is scheduled to re-conduct the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Sub-panel formed to evaluate aviation projects

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on Aviation formed a sub-committee to evaluate the progress and performance of...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

PSDF, HAZZA, JPII to establish Japanese training centres

LAHORE: Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has signed a historic agreement with Hazza Institute of Technology...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Stocks

Wall Street advances in short Christmas Eve session

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes advanced on Tuesday, as gains in a handful of megacap and growth stocks...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Stocks

China, HK stocks gain as banks extend rally

HONG KONG: Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rallied on Tuesday, driven by banking gains, after reports of Beijing’s...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Stocks

Indian equity benchmarks end lower as IT, metals drag

MUMBAI: Indian benchmark indexes settled lower on Tuesday, dragged by information technology and metal stocks, with...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Letters

Modi wielding cricket as political weapon

It is heartening to note that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally announced the official fixtures ...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 07:23am

Academic convocation continues for second consecutive day at Sindh University

HYDERABAD: The academic convocation 2019-2023 continued on the second consecutive day at the University of Sindh...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Chilly, windy weather likely for two days

KARACHI: Cold winds blew across the city on Tuesday, as the Met Office has forecast chilly and windy weather ahead...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

‘Sindh govt committed to providing effective agri services’

HYDERABAD: The Sindh government has reaffirmed its commitment to provide timely and effective agricultural services...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Convocation in IBA University: Bilawal explains approach to national development

SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has pledged that PPP is committed to the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

2022 Sindh floods: World Bank approves extra $450m financing for housing project

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank approved $450 million in additional financing for the Sindh Flood Emergency Housing...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Azeri defence delegation calls on Air Chief

ISLAMABAD: A high-level defence delegation from Azerbaijan, led by Deputy Minister of Defence and Director General...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

ATC dismisses post-arrest bail of female TikToker

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday dismissed post-arrest bail of a woman TikToker Sara Khan who claimed to ...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 08:55am

‘Providing clean environment is government’s top priority’

FAISALABAD: “It is the first priority of the government to provide a clean environment free from air pollution to...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Christmas today

LAHORE: Like other parts of the world, Christian community in Pakistan will mark Christmas on Wednesday (today) with...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Support for farmers: Minister highlights commitment of CM

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani here on Tuesday reiterated the Punjab...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

‘Political stability is a must for economic stability’

LAHORE: “Political stability is a must for economic stability of the country and all segments of society would ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

CM pays tribute to Quaid-e-Azam, felicitates Christians

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif in her message on the birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

EPD announces operation against erring industrial units

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) intensified operations to ensure environmental protection and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) and the forecast for Wednesday (December 25, 2024)...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Renewable energy: Projects get Nepra exemption

Authority amends its law to exempt renewable energy projects to be established by foreign countries under Inter Governmental Commercial Transactions (IGCT) Act, 2022

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am

Nepra refuses to treat cold storages as industrial consumers

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has refused to treat cold storages as industrial...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

Privatisation: CCoSOEs removes SRBC from strategic entities’ list

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) on Tuesday reiterated its decision to exclude...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:36am

Foreign-funded power projects: Senate panel demands action against malpractice culprits

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, while expressing serious concerns over lack of...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:59am

Right-sizing body presents suggestions

ISLAMABAD: A committee formed to oversee government’s right-sizing on Tuesday presented its recommendations to...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:03pm

Rates

PSX plunges into red

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday witnessed a highly volatile session and after moving in both directions,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Quaid’s 148th birth anniversary today

LAHORE: The nation will celebrate the 148th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:38am

Aurangzeb throws light on people’s approach to tax obligations

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tuesday, disclosed that people are ready to pay more money (tax),...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:22am

Appointment of judges: JCP announces updated regulations

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday announced its updated regulations about the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:29am

Global connectivity: PTA makes strides

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has made significant strides in enhancing international...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

PM opens F-8 underpass

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated F-8 underpass, completed in record 42 days, to ease...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:36am

Christmas: Maryam orders foolproof security across Punjab

LAHORE: “No lapse in the security of Christian brothers and sisters will be tolerated on Christmas Day,” said Chief...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:12am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies muted as dollar near 2-year peak

BENGALURU: Emerging Asian stock markets were higher on Tuesday and currencies traded broadly flat against a stronger...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Little chance for climate diplomacy

EDITORIAL: Hope that similar environmental and climate challenges might force rare Pak-India interaction and...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 07:13am

Hybrid model

EDITORIAL: It’s no surprise that India was able to pull its weight and influence on the ICC (International Cricket...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 07:01am

Wheat programme: Syngenta partners with Sindh govt

KARACHI: Syngenta Pakistan has partnered with the Sindh Government to launch a free herbicide initiative to enhance...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Heimtextil 2025: Pakistan set to make largest-ever participation

KARACHI: Pakistan is set to make history at the world’s largest trade fair, Heimtextil 2025. The world’s biggest...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Structural changes, SOEs’ privatisation: Advisor urges PSX to formulate recommendations

KARACHI: Khurram Schehzad, Advisor to Finance Minister has urged the management of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

US banks sue Fed over ‘opaque’ stress tests

NEW YORK: A business coalition led by large US banks filed suit Tuesday against the Federal Reserve, criticizing the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Facilitating investors govt’s top priority, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that it should be the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Tuesday (December 24, 2024). ======================== Open Bid...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Tuesday (December 24, 2024)....

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (December 24, 2024). ==================================== BR...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Money & Banking

China’s yuan nears 13-month low

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan hovered near a 13-month low against the US dollar on Tuesday, pressured by bond yields near...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Money & Banking

Dollar edges higher

NEW YORK: The dollar edged higher on Tuesday in thin holiday trading as the expected slower path of interest rate...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Industry

TDAP Hyderabad organises ‘National Exporters Training Programme 2024’

HYDERABAD: Acting President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry, Ahmed Idrees Chohan, stated...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Companies

Saudi Arabia’s flyadeal to serve Pakistan in major expansion drive

KARACHI: Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal announced Tuesday plans to launch scheduled flights to Pakistan’s...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

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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