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Karachi Development Authority: Minister to inspect sites of 136 development schemes

KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister, Saeed Ghani has said that he will soon visit the sites of 136 ongoing...

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Pak-Brazil PFG inaugural briefing session held at Parliament House

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Brazil highlighted to explore opportunities for joint ventures in various sectors such as...

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PIMS hospital to complete new 200-bed emergency facility by June

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital is to complete a new 200-bed emergency ...

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Plea to file FIR: Police give clean chit to PM, others

ISLAMABAD: The city police have given a clean chit in its reply submitted before the court to the accused including...

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Society cannot survive without justice: Governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is a people-centric...

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World Bank assures BISP of ‘full support’ in strengthening digital, cybersecurity

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has sought the assistance of World Bank (WB) in strengthening...

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Corruption case: Confiscated properties handed over to PSO

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi has handed over properties worth Rs.107.905 million to...

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Protest held against Israeli strikes on Gaza

KARACHI: A large number of youth gathered outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to protest against the latest Israeli...

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Minister orders automation of motorways

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has issued directives to make all motorways...

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Gilani extends greetings on Nowruz

ISLAMABAD : On the auspicious occasion of Nowruz, Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has extended heartfelt...

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APNS condolence

KARACHI: The APNS expresses its profound grief over the sad demise of the wife of Tanvir Shoukat, editor Daily...

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Political stability critical to economic progress: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh on Wednesday said that peace and stability in the...

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Last ten days of Ramazan: ‘Security should be foolproof’

KARACHI: A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Home Minister Zia-Ul-Hassan Lanjar to discuss law and...

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NHPP 2025-34: Minister shares key priorities with stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad has shared key...

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Toshakhana gifts before 2002: Cabinet body expresses its dissatisfaction with audit paras

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee raised significant concerns Wednesday regarding the authenticity of deposited...

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Sindh Assembly continues pre-budget debate: Lawmakers display lack of interest

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly continued its pre-budget debate for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with members...

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Navies of Russia, Pakistan conduct ‘Arabian Monsoon-VI’ exercise

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy (PN) and Russian Federation Navy (RFN) conducted bilateral naval exercise Arabian Monsoon-VI...

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‘AI can play a crucial role in enhancing students’ skills’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, has assured...

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Industry

Budget FY26: PBF submits proposals to MoF

KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Khawaja Mahboob Rahman, has submitted budget proposals for...

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Companies

Clean farmer financing: FFC signs MoUs with leading banks

ISLAMABAD: Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) has partnered with four leading banks to provide clean financing of up to...

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Consultation on gender gap

LAHORE: Together with the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Punjab Women Development Department, and Lahore...

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Crackdown on substandard ketchup-making businesses conducted

LAHORE: The food safety teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Tuesday conducted a grand operation across Lahore,...

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Punjab CM takes notice of torture on homeless women

LAHORE: “Women and children are my red line; any kind of violence at any level is highly intolerable. Safety and...

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SBP likely to unveil initial ‘green taxonomy policy’ draft by month-end

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to unveil the initial draft of the National Green Taxonomy Policy...

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Digital Learning Day: Youth urged to work harder

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said ‘the youth of Punjab is being provided with possible...

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Maryam leaves for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has left here for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. President PML-N...

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UAF holds workshop

FAISALABAD: In the face of increasing unemployment and brain drain situation where our skilled manpower is ...

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PPP assails PTI for ‘blackmailing’

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Punjab General Secretary Hassan Murtaza on Wednesday accused the...

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EOBI records Rs65.7bn profit

LAHORE: The Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has collected Rs. 50 billion in contributions from...

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LDA sets June 30 deadline for completion of development plan

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration has set a deadline of June 30 this year for the completion of the first...

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Akbari Spice Market restoration: work begins

LAHORE: The Walled City Authority Lahore (WCLA) has started restoration works at Akbari Spice Market after the...

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Plant for Pakistan initiative: Meeting reviews action plan

LAHORE: A review meeting was held at Agriculture House, Lahore, under the chairmanship of Secretary Agriculture...

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PU body takes action against 78 students

LAHORE: The Punjab University Discipline Committee has taken action against 78 students involved in negative...

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LDA intensifies crackdown against profiteers

LAHORE: In a crackdown against profiteers, the Lahore district administration on Wednesday registered three cases ...

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KP cabinet approves Rs567m for police under ‘Hybrid Security Model’

PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved Rs. 567.70 million for procurement of various...

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Hiring process of ATIR members: IHC issues notice to MoL&J, others

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to secretary Ministry of Law and Justice, chairman Federal...

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Guidelines to prevent hacking of WhatsApp accounts issued

ISLAMABAD: An international cybersecurity firm Wednesday issued detailed guidelines to prevent WhatsApp accounts of...

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Agriculture and Allied

Karandaaz Pakistan launches digital financing for agri challenge

KARACHI: To improve financial access for Pakistan’s smallholder farmers, Karandaaz Pakistan, an impact investment...

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Chinese CG reaffirms dedication to investing in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah held separate meetings at the Chief Minister House with the Consul...

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Cos issuing shares with differential rights: SECP issues consultation paper eliciting public inputs

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has a proposed policy framework for the ...

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Industry

Businessmen invited for Bangladesh Investment Summit

KARACHI: Bangladesh has extended an invitation to Pakistani businessmen to participate in the Bangladesh Investment...

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Industry

Trade obstacles: SAPM offers unwavering support to PBC

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Haroon Akhtar Khan, Wednesday, while acknowledging the ...

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Industry

PDA seeks reduction in hefty GST on dairy products

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA) has urged the government to reduce general sales tax (GST) on dairy...

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Pakistan secures major breakthrough in rice exports to Kenya

KARACHI: In a significant diplomatic and trade achievement, Pakistan has successfully negotiated a reduction in the...

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Commodities

Gold rises to new historic peak

KARACHI: Local and international gold prices continued mounting to new record levels on Wednesday, as world market...

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Letters

The growing challenge of terrorism: a solution

It is said that terrorist organizations in Pakistan are getting funds and training from external sources. Wouldn’t...

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Fence is the best defence

Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all...

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Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies

As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute...

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Rethinking public-private partnership regime

Public Private Partnership (PPP) regime in Pakistan, although still in its infancy, has made significant strides in...

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Why net metering reforms alone won’t fix the grid crisis

Pakistan has long struggled with comprehensive, long-term energy policies that take a consolidated approach to...

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Misleading assertions

EDITORIAL: In a wide ranging interview he recently gave American podcaster, Lex Fridman, Indian Prime Minister...

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LSM still negative

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the Quantum Indices of Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) which...

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Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Wednesday (March 19, 2025). ==================================== BR...

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Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Wednesday (March 19, 2025). ======================================= Offset...

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Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (March 19, 2025)...

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Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (March 19, 2025)....

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Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Wednesday (March 19, 2025)....

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Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Wednesday (March 19, 2025). ======================== Open Bid...

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Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

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

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Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Wednesday (March 19, 2025). ========================== KIBOR...

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Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

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

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Rates

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Tuesday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

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The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) and the forecast for Thursday (March 20, 2025)...

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Israeli strikes kill 20, Palestinian medics say, as military orders evacuations

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, local health workers said, as the...

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UK teen who planned school massacre jailed for life

LONDON: A UK teenager who killed three family members and planned to outdo notorious US massacres to become “the...

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US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin

NEW YORK/BERLIN: Several US national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian...

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Iranians celebrate fire festival, hoping to remedy ‘all problems’

TEHRAN: Iranians on Tuesday lit bonfires in the streets and jumped over them, carrying on an ancient tradition ahead...

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Trump purges Democrats from US Federal Trade Commission

SAN FRANCISCO: The only two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission have been fired by President Donald Trump,...

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Commodities

Gold ticks up on safe-haven demand

NEW YORK: Gold prices inched up on Wednesday as rising concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and...

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Energy

Oil prices slips

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after Russia agreed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal that...

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Commodities

Copper firms at five-month high

SHANGHAI: Copper prices on the London Metals Exchange (LME) held firm near a five-month high on Wednesday, with...

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Commodities

Iron ore slides

BEIJING: Iron ore futures slipped for a third straight session on Wednesday, as concerns over demand prospects in ...

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Cotton & Textile

Not much activity on cotton market

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

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Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday, (March 19, 2025)...

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Rates

Activities of Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 144,098 tonnes of cargo comprising 95,759 tonnes of import cargo and 48,339...

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Commodities

Russia’s Feb seaborne grain exports down

MOSCOW: Russia’s seaborne grain exports dropped by 52.3% year-on-year in February to 2.4 million metric tons,...

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Commodities

Malaysian palm oil up

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil closed up on Wednesday after Indonesia’s reaffirmation to raise its palm oil export...

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Commodities

Japanese rubber futures ease

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures eased in a volatile session on Wednesday as trade concerns dented the outlook for...

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Energy

US natural gas prices climb

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures climbed about 2% to a one-week high on Wednesday on record gas flows to liquefied...

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Commodities

Chicago wheat drops on Black Sea hopes

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat slid on Wednesday as top grain exporter Russia agreed to stop attacking energy facilities...

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Stocks

Nikkei retreats as tech shares drag

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average sank in the final minute of trading on Wednesday to close lower as technology...

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Stocks

China, HK stocks end steady

SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks closed nearly unchanged on Wednesday, as investors weighed profit-taking from...

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Stocks

European shares dip with focus on US Fed rate decision

FRANKFURT: European shares fell marginally on Wednesday, a day after robust gains on Germany’s approval for a...

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Stocks

Wall Street rises with focus on Fed rate decision

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes moved higher on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated...

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Stocks

Indonesian shares rise after central bank holds rates

SINGAPORE: Indonesia’s rupiah languished at a two-week low on Wednesday while shares climbed, after the ...

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Dollar higher ahead of Fed decision; lira lurches lower

Money & Banking

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	280.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	280.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	149.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
India Sensex / Mar 21	76,905.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	37,677.06
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Hang Seng / Mar 21	23,689.72
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	8,646.79
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	22,891.68
France CAC40 / Mar 21	8,042.95

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	68.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	3,028.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	65.27
Petrol/Litre / Mar 22	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 22	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / Mar 21 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.73 ▲ 0.25 (16.89%)
Lalpir Power / Mar 21 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	29.32 ▲ 2.67 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 21 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	23.16 ▲ 2.11 (10.02%)
Bela Auto / Mar 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	166.87 ▲ 15.17 (10%)
Sally Textile / Mar 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11 ▲ 1 (10%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 21 Agritech Limited(AGL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 21 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	122.16 ▲ 11.11 (10%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 21 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	117.76 ▲ 10.71 (10%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 21 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	122.32 ▲ 11.12 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.96 ▲ 2.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 21 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	126.06 ▼ -13.99 (-9.99%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	435.56 ▼ -47.57 (-9.85%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 21 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.95 ▼ -27.73 (-9.84%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 21 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.80 ▼ -1 (-9.26%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73 ▼ -6.57 (-8.26%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 21 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	51.03 ▼ -4.08 (-7.4%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	110 ▼ -8.64 (-7.28%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 21 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5 ▼ -0.39 (-7.24%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.5 (-6.67%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.60 ▼ -0.99 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	163,976,906 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Mar 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,899,654 ▼ -0.15
Pak Refinery / Mar 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,149,230 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,183,687 ▲ 0.48
Sui South Gas / Mar 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,173,748 ▲ 0.42
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Mar 21 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,984,659 ▼ -1.09
Pak Elektron / Mar 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,229,211 ▼ -0.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,221,041 ▼ -0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,981,776 ▼ -0.02
Hub Power Co. / Mar 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	14,711,439 ▼ -2.32

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