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IHC restrains Dr Mohazzam from working as NEECA MD

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been asked to refrain Dr Mohazzam from performing duties as Managing...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:52am

LHC orders auction of properties of Brother Sugar Mills

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered an auction of 759 kanals of mortgaged properties belong to Brother...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Tax officers must involve locals in searches: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that it is mandatory for a tax officer to involve two or more respectable...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Industry

Traders penalized for charging inflated prices

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration continued monitoring of the prices of edible items on Saturday. During...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Incidents of theft of vehicles rise sharply in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Armed robbers and auto thieves struck at different places in the heavily-guarded federal capital during...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Industry

PBF calls for long-term strategy to boost exports

PESHAWAR: President Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Khawaja Mehboob ur Rehman, has urged upon the government to...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Effective steps urged to combat Islamophobia

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday underscored the need of collective efforts to...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Tarar greets new APNS office-bearers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has extended his congratulations to the newly elected...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Sharjeel urges PM to fulfil his promise of providing 180 buses

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Transport, Sharjeel Inam Memon has urged the Prime Minister to fulfil his promise...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Gold prices slightly down

KARACHI: Gold prices-locally and globally - edged lower from record highs on Saturday, as international market ...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Mufti Munir Shakir martyred in blast

PESHAWAR: Renowned religious scholar Mufti Munir Shakir has been martyred and three others sustained injuries in a...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Rising tide of Islamophobia: Pakistan urges global community to take concrete action

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged the international community to implement tangible and effective measures to address...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:52am

Security forces kill nine terrorists in KP

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed nine terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 14-15 March,...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

PM sees Daanish University to compete with global peers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has claimed that Daanish University of Emerging Sciences will be among...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Train siege toll climbs to 31: Army

ISLAMABAD: At least 31 people were killed during a two-day train siege in southwestern Pakistan carried out by...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Mass April 4 gathering at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh: PPP Sindh Council opposes new canals on River Indus

KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has announced a massive public gathering on April 4 in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:52am

Taxes

Education board employees get relief from FTO

LAHORE: Thousands of teachers and staff associated with the secondary education boards have received a significant...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

South Asia

Chinese military jet crashes, pilot safely ejects

BEIJING: A Chinese naval fighter jet crashed on Saturday during a training exercise but its pilot successfully...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

USA

US expels South African ambassador, saying he ‘hates’ Trump

WASHINGTON: The US decision to expel South Africa’s ambassador was “regrettable,” the office of the South African...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Trump signs order to gut Voice of America, other agencies

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of US...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

South Asia

Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops

ANURADHAPURA, (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

UN considering humanitarian channel from Bangladesh to Myanmar

DHAKA: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Saturday the organisation is exploring the possibility of a...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

POL products’ prices: PM chooses to maintain status quo

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif opted to maintain current petroleum product prices, effective March 16,...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:46am

First review: IMF sounds optimistic on SLA prospects

IMF mission and the Pakistani authorities to continue policy discussions virtually over the coming days aiming to finalise discussions

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 03:56pm

Cut in power rates: PM to announce package

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to provide big relief to the people by substantially bringing down...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 10:50pm

Repatriation of declared assets: PM proposes incentive scheme for overseas Pakistanis: SAPM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed an incentive scheme for overseas Pakistanis to repatriate their...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 01:06pm

Contingent on IMF nod: Power tariff may be cut by up to Rs8/unit

ISLAMABAD: The government intends to reduce electricity tariff by up to Rs 8 per unit within the next couple of...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:46am

CCP approves acquisition of 60pc shares of DP WLF by NLC

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted approval for the acquisition of 60 percent...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:43am

Further improving Pakistan-Bangladesh ties agreed upon

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh have called for increasing cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, culture,...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:42am

Deadly strikes mar fragile Gaza truce: Nine people including journalists killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Published financial statements: SECP asks Takaful operators to disclose Takaful results

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed Takaful operators/ companies to...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 04:14pm

Commodities

Copper slips from fresh peak

LONDON: Copper prices recoiled from a five-month peak on Friday, as disappointing loans data from top metals...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

APNS office-bearers elected unanimously

KARACHI: The Annual Meeting of the APNS General Council, held on Saturday at APNS House, Karachi, unanimously...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

World Consumer Rights Day: Protecting rights top govt priority: Nasir Shah

KARACHI: Provincial Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, while giving a message on the occasion of World...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Taxes

FBR online system: SAI president concerned at issues faced by IRIS users

KARACHI: Ahmed Azeem Alvi, President of the SITE Association of Industry, has expressed serious concerns over the...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Imposing tariffs won’t make a country great again

The excessive and aggressive tariff policies targeting China, the EU, Canada, Mexico and other countries, reimposed...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

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

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

NRIFC, DRAP & BHS: Kamal briefed about key functions

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal visited the National Research Institute for Fertility Care...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Letters

Growing challenge of terrorism: no room for complacency

That India is behind all types of terrorism in Pakistan is a fact. There are many terrorist organizations that...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

The Global Terrorism Index

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s war against terrorism is far from over. The latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) ranking, which...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Counter proposal

EDITORIAL: Egypt’s $53 billion proposal to reconstruct Gaza stands in stark contrast to the Trump administration’s...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

PSX’s commitment to gender equality

The following is the full text of speech of Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Chairperson of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX),...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 04:41pm

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Thursday at PMEX, the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS and indices was recorded at PKR 51.848...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Cocoa, coffee drift lower

LONDON: Cocoa futures on the ICE exchange hit four-month lows on Friday and headed for 3% losses for the week, amid...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Modest trading on cotton market

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

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday, (March 15, 2025)...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (March 15, 2025) and the forecast for Sunday (March 16, 2025)...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Corn, wheat futures ease

CHICAGO: Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Friday as concerns over trade conflicts disrupting trade flows and...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures climb

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures surged on Friday on a softer supply outlook and Chinese stimulus hopes, though...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

EU wheat on track for first weekly gain

PARIS/HAMBURG: European wheat prices edged lower on Friday, weighed down by competition from the Black Sea region...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil slightly up

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures inched higher on Friday but logged a weekly loss as profit-taking and weak...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Shanghai tin prices jump

SHANGHAI: Tin prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) advanced on Friday as Alphamin Resources halted mining...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Iron ore futures gain on expectations

BEIJING: Prices of iron ore futures climbed on Friday to their highest levels in nearly two weeks, and were on track...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Energy

Oil prices rebounds

NEW YORK: Oil prices rebounded by 1% on Friday to end the week nearly unchanged as investors weighed the diminishing...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

South Korea’s MFG buys about 137,000 tons of corn

HAMBURG: South Korea’s Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased an estimated 137,000 metric tons of animal feed corn in...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Safras trims forecast for Brazil’s soy output

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s 2024/25 soybean crop is expected to reach 172.45 million metric tons, agribusiness consultancy...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Energy

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 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	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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