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Balochistan govt determined to curb terrorist activities: ministers

QUETTA: Balochistan ministers Mir Zahoor Buledi along with Shoaib Noshairshwani and spokesperson Shahid Rind on...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Afghan Citizen Card holders: Preparations for repatriation completed

ISLAMABAD: The government has completed preparations for the repatriation and mapping of Afghan Citizen Card holders...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 08:52am

Duty-free import of ‘Land Cruiser’ vehicles by FC KP: MoI may scrap proposal after IMF curbs

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) is likely to abandon a proposal for the duty-free import of Toyota Land...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 09:40am

Journalist charged with online disinformation granted bail

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday approved the post-arrest bail of journalist Waheed Murad in a case registered...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Letters

Articulating an aggressive response to anti-national narratives

Social media is one of the major threats to democracy in Pakistan in particular because it allows everyone, ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Two BRT projects: Sharjeeel discusses accident prevention steps, construction progress

KARACHI: A high-level meeting of the Transport and Mass Transit Department, chaired by Senior Minister of Sindh and...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Commodities

Gold prices at new historic peak

KARACHI: Local and international gold prices further mounted, reaching fresh all-time highs on Friday with global...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Alkhidmat appeals for zakat, fitrana

KARACHI: As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, Alkhidmat Karachi has urged the public to contribute their...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Stocks

PSX’s monthly performance: KSE-100 gains 4,555 points during March

KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 of Pakistan Stock Exchange gained 4,555 points during the March 2025, closing at...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

CPJ joins legal effort in defence of AP’s access to White House

NEW YORK: Following the White House’s decision to ban Associated Press (AP) reporters from covering White House...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

JI demands action against illegal constructions

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi has raised serious concerns over the unchecked rise of illegal constructions in the...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Cholistan Canal project opposed: Murad demands PM call CCI meeting to resolve thorny issues

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has strongly opposed the proposed Cholistan Canal project, deeming...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

CM orders preparation of NICVD-SICVD merger plan within three months

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a meeting of the National Institute of...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Punjab’s Ramazan Nigheban Package and Ramazan Sahulat Bazaars: a model of public service

As the holy month of Ramazan, filled with blessings and mercy, nears its conclusion, the Punjab government remains...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Go fly a kite

How many of us have heard the expression “Go fly a kite”. Usually, it means go away and stop bothering me. A simple...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Realigning business ties with Europe

The European Union Ambassador Dr Riina Kionka is reported to have stated this Tuesday that European companies are...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Need for national reconciliation

EDITORIAL: Speaking at a special session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security soon after the ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Reduction in electricity tariff

EDITORIAL: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has initiated formal hearings on approval of the...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Petrol price slashes by Re1

ISLAMABAD: Federal government keeping petroleum levy (PL) at maximum level decided to maintain the price of high...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Govt plans to lower power costs to boost manufacturing: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Government is planning to lower electricity costs as part of a broader plan to bring relief to...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 04:26pm

PTI supports Mengal’s protest march

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Friday its support for the upcoming long march against ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.15pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended March 27, 2025 decreased by 0.15per cent....

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Xi urges global CEOs to protect trade

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping urged a gathering of multinational CEOs on Friday to protect global industry...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Number of retail payments in single quarter crosses 2bn mark

KARACHI: For the first time, number of retail payments in a quarter have crossed 2 billion mark, reaching to 2,143...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 02:14pm

Sugar prices: Dar asks PSMA to ensure ‘full compliance’ with deal

ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over the downward trend in sugar prices in the market, Deputy Prime Minister...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 02:48pm

PM seeks Ulema’s help to deal with terrorism challenge

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan would continue to support the people of Palestine and Jammu...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Anti-national narratives on media: Govt decides to launch aggressive response

ISLAMABAD: The top federal and provincial leadership on Friday called for collaborative efforts to combat the...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 02:14pm

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Balochistan conundrum

“Peace through strength.” “Doesn’t always work. We have used strength to bring peace in Balochistan, but...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Discos & KE: Consumers may get up to Rs4/unit relief in Apr bills

ISLAMABAD: Consumers in the power sector are expected to receive relief of up to Rs 4 per unit in their April 2025...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 09:35am

Chinese market: Govt to launch domestic green Sukuks, Panda Bond

ISLAMABAD: The government will launch domestic green Sukuks and Panda Bond in the Chinese market, revealed a...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 09:23am

Retrospective application from Jan 1: Agri tax will be levied from July 1

ISLAMABAD: The agricultural income tax will be applicable retrospectively from January 1, 2025, as all the provinces...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 09:24am

IMF’s RSF: Pakistan to get $1.3bn in tranches

Country to have access of about $1 billion once approved by the fund

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 02:23pm

India signs $7bn deal for 156 combat helicopters

NEW DELHI: India will buy 156 combat helicopters for its air force and army in a deal worth over $7.3 billion, the...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Modi to kick off construction of India-Sri Lanka solar plant

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the construction of a long-delayed solar power project...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Fatemi urges US to view Pakistan sans any foreign or regional lens

WASHINGTON: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi, highlighting the strategic...

Updated 29 Mar, 2025 08:51am

Stocks

IT and financials drag Sri Lankan shares lower

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Friday, dragged by information technology and financial stocks. The CSE...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Space telescope Gaia sent into ‘retirement’ but legacy endures

PARIS: Europe’s Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into “retirement” on Thursday after a decade...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (March 28, 2025) and the forecast for Saturday (March 29, 2025)...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

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 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Friday (March 28, 2025). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (March 28,...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (March 28, 2025)....

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Money & Banking

Yuan hovers near 3-week low

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan hovered near a three-week low against the dollar on Friday and looked set for a second...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Stocks

Japan’s Nikkei ends at 2-week low

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei average ended at a two-week low on Friday in a broad selloff, with automakers leading the...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Companies

‘Filling Hearts’ initiative: PepsiCo advancing food security efforts

ISLAMABAD: PepsiCo Pakistan is advancing its food security efforts this Ramazan through the “Filling Hearts”...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Stocks

China, HK stocks drop as investors remain wary of US tariff risks

HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks fell broadly on Friday as investor sentiment cooled due to concerns that new ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Money & Banking

Indian rupee trims fiscal year loss after March surge

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee’s sharp run-up over March due to a pickup in inflows and an easing bearish bias helped ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Stocks

European shares hits a weekly decline as tariff worries persist

FRANKFURT: European shares slid on Friday as fresh US data amplified worries about higher inflation, ending a week...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Money & Banking

Sterling draws strength from UK retail sales

GDANSK: The pound briefly rose on Friday after data showed UK retail sales were surprisingly strong in February,...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Money & Banking

Thai, South Korean stocks sink on US auto tariffs

BENGALURU: South Korean and Thailand equities tumbled on Friday after new US tariffs on auto imports jolted car and...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Money & Banking

Dollar slips as traders wait on tariff clarity

NEW YORK: The dollar weakened on Friday ahead of a planned announcement next week by US President Donald Trump on...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Stocks

Wall St dives as fresh data ignites inflation concerns

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s primary indexes fell sharply on Friday, as data underscored underlying price pressures,...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Holy Family Hospital on verge of financial collapse

ISLAMABAD: Misman agement and negligence has brought the largest public sector healthcare facility in Rawalpindi, ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

DRAP issues immediate recall alert for substandard pharma products

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) has issued an immediate recall alert for a number of...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Energy

Power sector urgently requires integrated energy plan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector urgently requires an integrated energy plan that goes beyond short-term...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Money & Banking

Meezan Bank, ICAP sign LOI to establish Centre for Islamic Finance

KARACHI: Meezan Bank and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) have signed a Letter of Intent...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Sindh govt to establish 500 non-formal education centers

KARACHI: The Sindh government has signed an agreement to establish 500 non-formal education centers under a...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Energy

Energy sector: Minister, Danish envoy agree to enhance bilateral cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, held a meeting with Jako bLinulf, Ambassador of ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

CM hails police for arresting gang-rape suspects

LAHORE: “Incidents of rape against women are absolutely unacceptable,” said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Ombudsman disposes of 226,000 complaints

FAISALABAD: Secretariat of the Federal Ombudsman disposed of a record 226,000 complaints during this year which also...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Targeted killings of labourers a threat to national unity: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that terrorists infiltrating Balochistan and other...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Punjab CM holds special meeting on AIDS at Taunsa

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif Friday chaired a special meeting to review reasons for the alleged...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

CDA Board approves developments, reform initiatives

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board, under the chairmanship of Muhammad Ali Randhawa, has...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Identification parade of 88 PTI workers: ATC approves police plea to fix hearing after Eid holidays

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday approved police plea seeking to fix a hearing regarding the...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Ex-foreign secretary Najmuddin A Sheikh passes away

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has announced the passing of Najmuddin A Sheikh, a distinguished...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Deputy Registrar responsible for fixing cases: IHC judge

ISLAMABAD: Justice Babar Sattar of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Friday ruled that the obligation to fix urgent ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Core inflation in Japan’s capital accelerates, stays above BOJ target

Money & Banking

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 11	280.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 11	280.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 11	143.90
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 11	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 11	1.30
Euro to USD / Apr 11	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Apr 10	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 10	5,268.05
Nasdaq / Apr 10	16,387.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 10	7,913.25
Dow Jones / Apr 10	39,593.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 10	20,562.73
France CAC40 / Apr 10	7,126.02
India Sensex / Apr 11	75,343.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 11	33,533.93
Hang Seng / Apr 11	21,054.61

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 10	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 10	281,893
Petrol/Litre / Apr 11	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 11	60.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 11	3,196.67
Diesel/Litre / Apr 11	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 11	67.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Calcorp Ltd / Apr 11 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	37.24 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 11 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	19.57 ▲ 1.78 (10.01%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 11 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	28.91 ▲ 2.63 (10.01%)
ZIL Limited / Apr 11 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	295.72 ▲ 26.88 (10%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 11 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	457.94 ▲ 41.63 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 11 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,329.45 ▲ 120.86 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Apr 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	25.70 ▲ 2.13 (9.04%)
Honda Atlas Cars / Apr 11 Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited(HCAR)	317 ▲ 25.22 (8.64%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 11 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	56.99 ▲ 4.3 (8.16%)
Saritow Spinning / Apr 11 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	16.94 ▲ 1.26 (8.04%)

Stock	Price
Diamond Ind. / Apr 11 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	28.80 ▼ -3.2 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 11 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	60.78 ▼ -6.7 (-9.93%)
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 11 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	2.03 ▼ -0.22 (-9.78%)
Apna Microfin. / Apr 11 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.30 ▼ -1.09 (-9.57%)
National Silk / Apr 11 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	31.01 ▼ -2.99 (-8.79%)
Idrees Tex. / Apr 11 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	18.31 ▼ -1.72 (-8.59%)
Noon Sugar / Apr 11 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	71.10 ▼ -6.61 (-8.51%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 11 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.30 ▼ -1.13 (-8.41%)
Sally Textile / Apr 11 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	8.30 ▼ -0.65 (-7.26%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Apr 11 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	11 ▼ -0.84 (-7.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,573,180 ▼ -0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	57,922,646 ▼ -0.06
Sui South Gas / Apr 11 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	44,734,661 ▲ 1.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 11 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	37,973,873 ▼ -0.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 11 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	21,075,820 ▼ -0.62
Pak Elektron / Apr 11 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,807,377 ▲ 1.69
Fauji Cement / Apr 11 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	19,242,425 ▼ -0.85
Citi Pharma Ltd / Apr 11 Citi Pharma Limited(CPHL)	17,435,634 ▲ 6.25
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,890,477 ▼ -0.01
Sui North Gas / Apr 11 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,341,002 ▼ -0.04

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