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AIOU’s exams to begin today across country

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is conducting its final exams of Matric, FA, and I.Com...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:53am

NIBD welfare society fundraiser held

KARACHI: A fundraising event was organized under the auspices of the NIBD Welfare Society at the residence of...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:52am

‘Coalition of the willing’ to present Ukraine peace plan to US: Starmer

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:47am

Uninterrupted power supply assured by IESCO

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Sunday said the uninterrupted electricity supply would be...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:45am

QWP leader criticises PTI govt in KP

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial Chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao has alleged that the PTI-led...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:43am

Six killed in Gujarat shooting incident

ISLAMABAD: Six people were killed, and one was seriously injured on Sunday in a shooting between rival groups near...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:40am

Afghan CG, KP CM discuss trade, regional peace

PESHAWAR: Peshawar-based Afghan Consul General Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir called on Chief Minister of Khyber...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:37am

Industry

Sarhadi opposes shifting of clearance assessment to Karachi port

PESHAWAR: Member Executive of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Chairman of the Dry Port Standing...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:34am

Traders demand expediting Safe City Project

PESHAWAR: Business community demanded the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police department and ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:28am

Ramazan Package: Punjab govt provides relief in flour, sugar prices

LAHORE: On the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, significant relief is being provided in ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:26am

Money & Banking

Sterling set for first monthly rise since Sept

LONDON: The pound eased on Friday as nervy investors flocked to the dollar in light of growing pessimism over the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

‘Grand farmers’ festival’ held

MULTAN: A grand farmers’ festival was organized at the Government Pak-German Polytechnic Institute for Agriculture...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Stocks

Wall Street Week Ahead: Rising investor angst about economy to be tested by US jobs data

NEW YORK: The stakes are high for the monthly US jobs report in the coming week, as investors gauge whether a string...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Stocks

Sri Lankan shares snap five months of gains

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided by broad-based gains across most sectors, but logged...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Money & Banking

Canadian dollar clings to monthly gain

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart on Friday as investors assessed domestic...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Stocks

FTSE 100 ends February with record close

LONDON: The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 share index posted its highest close on record on Friday, buoyed by positive...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Stocks

Saudi bourse extends losses on lacklustre earnings

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended lower on Sunday, extending losses for a fourth session, amid ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Stocks

Aussie shares drop, dragged by miners

SYDNEY: Australian shares took a beating on Friday, with miners being the top losing index, and ended February with...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Prices of essential food items become dearer

PESHAWAR: With the beginning of holy month of Ramazan, steep increase in prices of essential food items was...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:40am

TDAP chief vows to resolve issues facing industry

LAHORE: In line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s vision for export-led economic growth, the Chief Executive of...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 09:29am

Govt’s economic team blamed for hike in inflation

ISLAMABAD: The government’s economic management team has taken a curious stand on the very damaging issue of...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 09:17am

PHMA demands representation in EFS Review body

FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged Prime Minister Mian...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 07:11am

Minority Card distributed in Faisalabad

LAHORE: A special ceremony for distribution of Minority Cards to the minority community was held at Iqbal ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Energy

HESCO’s recovery drive: HCSTSI emphasises respect, fairness

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

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

New SME policy on the cards: Qazi Saddam

FAISALABAD: New SME policy is at the anvil which would further accelerate the process of industrialization at the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Money & Banking

Russian rouble weakens versus dollar

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble weakened against the US dollar and the Chinese yuan on Friday, losing support from...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Middle East

Iran’s minister removed over economic woes

TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament sacked the country’s finance minister on Sunday after impeaching him over soaring...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

South Asia

India market regulator to challenge Mumbai court order against senior officials

MUMBAI: India’s market regulator and the Bombay Stock Exchange will take appropriate legal action to challenge a...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Controversial Ramazan mail: Turkish businessman hit with travel ban

ISTANBUL: A leading Turkish businessman was barred from travelling abroad on Sunday a day after being detained over...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Rates

Further decline

KARACHI: Rupee depreciated further against the US dollar during the previous week as it lost Re0.10 or 0.4% in the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Small renewable energy projects in IGCEP: HEPA seeks PM’s support for inclusion

ISLAMABAD: The Hydro Electric Power Association (HEPA) has sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s support for the...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:41am

July-December: 26pc increase in WHT collection YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall collection of withholding taxes (WHT) showed a major increase of 26 percent during...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 09:27am

Centre urged to approve TORs: KP seeking to hold talks with Afghan govt

PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Dr...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 02:45pm

KP cabinet approves establishment of 12 permanent IJCPs

PESHAWAR: Provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved establishment of 12 permanent intra-provincial and...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 02:46pm

Russia praises Trump and scolds Europe

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump’s “common sense” ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

PRAL, IT Wing accused of facilitating fake invoices

ISLAMABAD: Multan Tax Bar Association (MTBA) has accused Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) and the IT Wing...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 02:57pm

Electricity tariffs rebasing plan shelved

ISLAMABAD: The government has shelved its plan to rebase electricity tariffs from January 1 each year, instead of...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:12pm

Rates

Futures spread down 462bps

KARACHI: The futures spread dropped by 462 basis points, settling at 6.19 percent on the final day of the outgoing...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Rates

PSX remains in green zone

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained in the green zone during the week ending February 28, 2022,...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Essential commodities: PM for ensuring availability, price stability

Issues directives regarding control of sugar prices

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:12pm

CM Punjab orders crackdown against hoarders, profiteers

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has issued strict directives for an effective and comprehensive...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Injured policemen: Rs2.45m released to pay medical expenses

LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar is committed to providing the best treatment to Ghazi...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

CM greets Muslims on start of Ramazan

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has extended heartfelt greetings to the people of Punjab and the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Asim Butt’s book wins Parveen Shakir Trust’s Literary Award

LAHORE: Novelist, short story writer, translator, editor, and critic Muhammad Asim Butt’s book “Kafka Kahanian” has...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

US economic indicators: growth and business activity tapering

The sudden change in the US President’s plan to implement tariffs starting March 4 instead of next month has...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 07:03am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Sunday (March 02,...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

A bloated cabinet

EDITORIAL: While most Pakistanis — particularly lower-income groups, the salaried class and the corporate sector...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Inordinately delayed LG elections

EDITORIAL: Punjab continues to drag its feet about holding the long overdue local government (LG) elections. Hearing...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Letters

Performance of lower house of parliament

No doubt, the analysis provided by Pildat, a think tank that conducts periodic analyses of legislative assemblies,...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

‘NIRC clears 80pc of pending cases in 3 months’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) former Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said on...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

US: A gods’ scourge or a decadent power?

When gods wish to punish us,“ Oscar Wilde says. “They answer our prayers”. “German deserved what they got” AJP...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 07:06am

Fix the EFS

Export-led growth is the mantra these days, but government seems uninterested in actually facilitating it. The...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Middle East

Egypt says Gaza reconstruction plan ready

DUBAI: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Sunday that Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan, which ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Turkey’s economy grows 3.2pc in 2024

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s economy grew 3.0% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing full-year growth to ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Middle East

Kurds say PKK militants heeding jailed leader’s peace call is the right move

DIYARBAKIR, (Turkey): Residents in Diyarbakir, Turkey’s largest Kurdish-majority city, said on Sunday that the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Europe

Kyiv’s allies embrace Zelensky at crisis talks

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday warned that European security faces a once-in-a-generation moment ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Video-linked hearings: ‘NIRC clears 80pc of pending cases in 3 months’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) former Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said on...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Anti-Kite Flying Act: Punjab Police ensuring strict implementation

LAHORE: Punjab Police is continuously engaged in strict implementation of the Anti-Kite Flying Act in light of the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

SAU honors Dr Mujahid Hussain Leghari

HYDERABAD: Faculty members play a vital role in advancing modern education and research at Sindh Agriculture...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Quetta gas blast claims 2 lives

ISLAMABAD: At least two persons were killed, including a girl, while five others were critically injured when a ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

IIUI organises seminar on Kashmir Solidarity

ISLAMABAD: The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) organized a seminar on Kashmir Solidarity at its...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (March 02, 2025) and the forecast for Monday (March 03, 2025)....

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

KP govt decides to procure 72 diesel hybrid buses

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to procure 72 diesel hybrid buses to address the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

FIA Lahore arrests four more human traffickers

LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore Zone claimed on Sunday to have arrested four suspects involved in...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Saqlain Mushtaq likely to become head coach of national team

LAHORE: Former Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is tipped as the head coach of the national cricket team for...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Seminar held on FBR’s e-invoicing system

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is ready to facilitate the business community in smooth transition...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 09:28am

Custodial torture, killings in IIOJK: Kashmiri leader urges global action

ISLAMABAD: Kashmiri leaders Sunday in a united front have strongly denounced the severe human rights abuses...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Bilawal to meet Shehbaz today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto will meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Nationwide heavy rainfall: alert issued

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan enters the holy month of Ramazan, the National Weather Forecasting Center Sunday issued a...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

PBM launching relief campaigns

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) is launching one of its largest relief campaigns during the holy month of...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

CCP to hold groundbreaking ceremony of head office tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is set to mark a historic milestone with the groundbreaking...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Human development emergency: Pakistan’s greatest challenge

Economic policy debates in Pakistan tend to fixate on macroeconomic indicators—fiscal deficits, firm-level...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Sharjeel’s son complains to FIA against Youtube channel

HYDERABAD: Rawal Memon, son of Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, has lodged a complaint with the Director...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Rangers, CTD arrest wanted ‘terrorist’ in Malir

KARACHI: The Rangers and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted a joint operation in Malir, Karachi and...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Energy

SSGC removes 346 illegal domestic connections

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has taken action against gas theft by removing approximately 346 ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Sindh Governor donates one-year salary to JDC

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori met with social activists Ali Sheikhani and Zafar Abbas at Governor’s...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Industry

Govt urged to make efforts towards making cars indigenously

KARACHI: Pakistan is spending billions of rupees every year on foreign cars and now is the time that the country...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Energy

KE launches ‘Energy Progress & Innovation Challenge 2025’

KARACHI: Committed to fostering creativity, innovation, and localisation in the energy sector, K-Electric has...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices continue to decline

KARACHI: In recent days, cotton prices have continued to drop, with trading activities remaining sluggish in local...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:02am

Divide between nominal vs real GDP

The consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations data for fiscal year 2024-25 assumes nominal Gross ...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:57am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 28	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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