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Pakistan flood relief: $400m World Bank loan not in jeopardy, says ministry

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives of Pakistan has issued a statement that...

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 09:42am

Editorials

Pledged flood relief

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is concerned, and rightly so, that donors that pledged $10 billion in aid after last year’s...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

Pakistan

China floods: Pakistan expresses deep grief

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, on Friday, expressed Pakistan’s deep grief over the...

Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am

Flood relief: $10.33bn loans, $550m grants received

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received $ 10.33 billion out of $ 10.953 billion as loans and $ 550.4 million in grants for...

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:14am

Pakistan

Flood relief: PPP leaders say they’re in talks with coalition partners

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) said that since the federal budget was announced almost two weeks ago, ...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am

Pakistan

Resilience of communities: US announces $16.4m additional assistance

ISLAMABAD: The United States announced $16.4 million in additional development and humanitarian assistance to ...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Difficult to keep ministry if govt doesn't fulfil promises made with flood affectees: Bilawal

Foreign Minister also raises questions on the ongoing digital census

Updated 05 Mar, 2023 06:45pm

Paracetamol: govt to allow increase in price

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to increase the price of paracetamol tablets on demand of manufacturers of...

Updated 01 Feb, 2023 09:24am

Pakistan

LPC stresses need for expanding flood relief efforts

LAHORE: The Lahore Press Club held an event to highlight the need to expand existing flood relief efforts in...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

Pakistan

Bilawal, Saudi FM reaffirm importance of guaranteeing Afghan women’s rights

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Monday...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

Coca Cola, Indus Earth Trust to support coastal communities

KARACHI: Indus Earth Trust and The Coca-Cola Company have partnered to provide flood relief aid to the affected...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:28am

Opinion

Pakistan’s exports in the doldrums

Subsidies such as those relating to power tariffs have been the lifelines of our export industry, notably the ...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Pakistan

Over 300 medical camps established across country so far: NFRCC

ISLAMABAD: The National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) on Tuesday said that over 300 medical camps had...

Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am

Business & Finance

Bank Alfalah announces financial results for nine months

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL), in its meeting held on October 17, 2022, approved ...

Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am

Pakistan

Flood aid: UK enhances financial assistance by £10 million to £26.5 million

Additional amount aimed at fulfilling life-saving needs of disaster-hit people

Updated 14 Oct, 2022 03:28pm

Pakistan

Meeting reviews international aid for flood relief works

ISLAMABAD: Humair Karim, Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, chaired the 3rd meeting of the...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Pakistan

COAS visits flood affected areas in interior Sindh

Says Pakistan Army will continue to serve people to mitigate their suffering till they are rehabilitated

Published 13 Oct, 2022 11:25pm

Pakistan

Germany announces additional €10mn aid for Pakistan's flood victims

The German government on Friday announced an additional €10 million in aid for flood victims in Pakistan, Radio...

Updated 07 Oct, 2022 11:15pm

Pakistan

Australian HC for linkages with Pakistan

KARACHI: Neil Hawkins, Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan, has expressed his willingness to facilitate the...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

GasPort donates Rs10m to flood relief

ISLAMABAD: To alleviate the tragic impact of recent floods across Pakistan, Associated Group though its companies...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 04:20am

Pakistan

Efforts for flood relief: CARE accepts Coca-Cola Foundation’s grant

LAHORE: To further the CARE International’s commitment to uplifting Pakistan’s vulnerable communities in remote...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

Life & Style

Angelina Jolie arrives in Pakistan for flood-relief efforts

International humanitarian and Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has arrived in Pakistan to support communities ...

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 04:55pm

Pakistan

GE Foundation announces $100,000 grant for flood relief

ISLAMABAD: The GE Foundation announced a donation of $100,000 to provide immediate relief to Pakistan, which is...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 06:30am

Pakistan

Flood relief efforts: Indonesian comes forward

KARACHI: The impact of the floods in Pakistan is still being felt since the floods hit in early July, and almost all...

Published 17 Sep, 2022 04:27am

Post-flood challenges: Govt won’t opt for debt rescheduling or moratorium: MoEA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not opt for debt rescheduling or moratorium to meet floods-related challenges as it is not...

Updated 17 Sep, 2022 12:23pm

Pakistan

Flooding in Sindh ‘not artificially created’, clarifies CM

Murad Ali Shah urges people not to act as experts on flooding and natural disasters

Updated 14 Sep, 2022 05:54pm

Pakistan

OGDCL to contribute Rs105m for flood relief efforts

KARACHI: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has pledged to contribute Rs105 million to support...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am

Pakistan

NUST expands flood relief efforts to South Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh

ISLAMABAD: Having launched the emergency relief campaign in the flood-hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am

Pakistan

Drug shortage hits Karachi as demand exceeds supply

A drug shortage is being widely reported across Karachi with medicines used to treat fever and gastro diseases in...

Published 10 Sep, 2022 06:28pm

Pakistan

Pakistan needs massive financial support to overcome flood crisis: UN chief

Antonio Guterres, on a visit to Pakistan, calls for a strong increase in financing for adaptive, resilient infrastructure

Updated 10 Sep, 2022 06:03pm

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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