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FO dismisses ‘impression’ of UAE visa ban on Pakistani nationals

The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday rejected what it called an “impression” that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 09:27pm

Pakistan

Foreign policy is a federal subject, points out FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said that foreign policy is a federal subject and any proposal from any...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

Pakistan

Kashmir issue: FO rejects Indian narrative about ‘unilateral solution’

ISLAMABAD: In response to media queries regarding the recent statement made on Jammu and Kashmir by India’s...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am

Pakistan

Modi invited to SCO summit, says FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that it has extended invitations to the heads of government of all members...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

Nuclear, radioactive materials: Pakistan calls for probe into illicit sale in India: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed its grave concerns over recurring incidents of theft and illicit sale of nuclear and...

Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am

World

Pakistan ‘gravely concerned’ at theft, illicit sale of radioactive materials in India: FO

These recurring incidents call into question measures taken by New Delhi for the safety and security of nuclear and other radioactive materials, Islamabad says

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

Pakistan

FO condemns attack on Frankfurt consulate

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday strongly condemned attack by a gang of extremists on its consulate in...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am

Pakistan

Pakistan will not attend ‘Ukraine peace summit’: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said on Thursday that Pakistan will not attend the “Ukraine peace summit” due to “a...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Offices of Senate chairman, NA Speaker: FO ‘recovers’ copies of controversial cypher

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has recovered copies of the controversial cypher back from the offices of the chairman...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 08:51am

Pakistan

FO organises show on Pakistan’s Buddhist heritage

ISLAMABAD: A two-day symposium and an exhibition, titled “From Gandhara to the World” opened here on Tuesday at...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Pakistan

Dar telephones Saudi FM, discusses ties

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday held a telephone discussion his Saudi counterpart and reviewed...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Pakistan

FO rejects US reservations on safety of political prisoners

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday dismissed the “reservations” expressed by the United States over the safety of...

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

Pakistan

FO responds to speculation: Govt has no plan to offer air bases to foreign govt

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday rubbished “speculations” of Pakistan giving “two airbases” to the United...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:19am

High-level US delegation discusses various issues

ISLAMABAD: A US State Department delegation led by Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass visited...

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:14am

Raisi to arrive today amid ME tensions

ISLAMABAD: In a goodwill gesture to mend relations after tit-for-tat missile strikes in January this year, the...

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 08:58am

Pakistan

Landhi suicide terror attack: FO for bringing perpetrators to justice

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday expressed the government of Pakistan’s resolve to bring the perpetrators ...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Investment: KSA assured of maximum support, facilitation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has assured Saudi Arabia of maximum support and facilitation in fast-tracking the Kingdom’s...

Updated 17 Apr, 2024 09:43am

Pakistan

PM leaving for Saudi Arabia today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave on his maiden visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday (today) to spend...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

No CCoP meeting under Dar’s chairmanship held so far

ISLAMABAD: Since the appointment of Ishaq Dar as Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on 22nd...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:46am

Markets

Nuclear Energy Summit at Brussels: Dar’s participation to increase collaboration with IAEA: FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s participation in the Nuclear...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

No IAEA delegation visiting Pakistan: FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday rejected the media reports as fake which claimed that a delegation of the...

Updated 16 Mar, 2024 09:42am

Pakistan

Hearing on bilateral relations by US Congress panel: FO expresses its optimism about outcome

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday expressed the optimism that the US Congress subcommittee’s forthcoming...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Pakistan

PM to visit FO today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit the Foreign Office today (Tuesday) to give his policy guidelines...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

Pakistan

9th round of Pak-EU Political Dialogue held: Pakistan, EU agree to continue working towards broadening of ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to continue working towards further deepening and broadening...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

Feb 8 elections: FO says Pakistan cannot be ‘instructed’ by any foreign country

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Friday that Pakistan, being an independent and sovereign country cannot be...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Markets

Pakistan’s power generation cost sees 23% jump, generation dips in January

The cost of power generation in Pakistan saw a jump of 23% in January 2024, while generation declined by 2% as...

Updated 20 Feb, 2024 09:30pm

Pakistan

Election ‘internal’ sovereign affair: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday reacted sharply to the questions raised by certain Western countries on the...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Global statements on polls: FO expresses surprise over ‘negative tone’

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday expressed surprise over the negative tone in statements by certain...

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 05:25pm

Pakistan

Pakistan committed to inclusive democratic process: FO

ISLAMABAD: Reacting to concerns voiced by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on harassment...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan, EU agree to strengthen parliamentary linkages

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to strengthen parliamentary linkages through frequent...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

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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