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Crackdown against currency smuggling: FIA makes 239 arrests in 6 weeks

In an ongoing countrywide crackdown against currency smugglers, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has made 239...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 11:39pm

COAS tells Punjab Apex Committee: Actions against spectrum of illegal activities to continue

ISLAMABAD: General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on Thursday said law enforcement actions against...

Updated 29 Sep, 2023 10:20am

Opinion

Administrative crackdown: will it work?

The State’s crackdown against the smugglers and illegal currency traders has met with initial success. The fear...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:40am

Editorials

Army, not govt, has arrested the rupee slide

EDITORIAL: The Pakistani rupee has appreciated significantly in the open market subsequent to the launch of a...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

‘Massive’ crackdown on hoarders, smugglers announced

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Interior Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti announced to launch a massive crackdown on...

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 08:37am

Smuggling of Iranian oil into Pakistan: 90 govt officials, 29 politicians found involved

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing loss of more than Rs60 billion annually due to smuggling of more than 2.81 billion...

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 10:16am

Pakistan

Govt will make an example of those involved in smuggling, hoarding: interim interior minister

Announces reward for helping arrest smugglers, hoarders, and illegal immigrants

Published 10 Sep, 2023 09:10pm

Pakistan

FIA recovers Rs679m in crackdown on dollar smuggling

PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested more than 127 suspects and recovered a staggering sum...

Published 10 Sep, 2023 03:20am

Pakistan

Attempt to smuggle dollars foiled at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs, Jinnah Airport, Karachi on Thursday foiled a dollar-smuggling attempt and ...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

SC asks govt to curb currency smuggling

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed the federal government to take measures to control the smuggling of foreign...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Smuggling not the main reason behind USD shortage: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Customs (Operations), Mukarram Jan Ansari categorically said...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:54am

Pakistan

Bid to smuggle $135,000 to Bangkok foiled

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, on Wednesday foiled an attempt to...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

FCCI to propose steps for stopping rupee devaluation

FAISALABAD: Faisala-bad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) will recommend immediate steps to check the...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 06:43am

Interbank, open market exchange rates: Uncertainty, USD smuggling widening the gap: experts

ISLAMABAD: Economists have attributed the widening gap between interbank and open market exchange rate to the...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 11:12am

Business & Finance

Bostan explains how hundi/hawala business gets a huge boost

KARACH: Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) President Malik Bostan Monday said that black marketing of...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 07:10am

Pakistan

‘Politically-exposed’ persons facilitate smuggling: As yet no mechanism in place to effectively curb forex outflows

LAHORE: Changes in law and tax provisions have failed to provide mechanism to control unauthorized foreign currency...

Updated 17 Dec, 2022 01:07pm

Pakistan

Dar admits 'huge smuggling of dollars' taking place as Pakistan's forex reserves suffer

Finance minister says exports increased only marginally despite massive rupee depreciation

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 06:39pm

Economy: Dar, others take stock of situation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired an inter-ministerial meeting...

Updated 10 Dec, 2022 09:53am

Pakistan

Ishaq Dar directs measures to stop cross-border dollar smuggling

Finance minister stresses need for coordination among all necessary platforms to curb smuggling of foreign exchange and other items

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 08:52pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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