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India

18 dead in India firework factory blast: officials

AHMEDABAD: Eighteen people were killed and five others injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in...

Published 01 Apr, 2025 05:31pm

World

China willing to import more Indian products, envoy says

NEW DELHI: China is ready to import more Indian products and strengthen trade cooperation, Beijing’s ambassador to...

Published 01 Apr, 2025 05:09pm

Business & Finance

UBS completes merger of Credit Suisse service units in India

UBS Group said on Monday it has completed the merger of Credit Suisse Service Company entities with UBS Business...

Published 01 Apr, 2025 02:37pm

Business & Finance

No sign of India tariff relief as US trade mission ends

NEW DELHI: India and the United States have agreed to finalise part of a bilateral trade deal by this year but...

Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am

World

Indian forces kill 16 Maoist rebels

RAIPUR, (India): Indian security forces killed at least 16 Maoists during a fierce gun battle on Saturday, police...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

Pakistan

Minority rights: Delhi in no position to champion the cause: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday strongly slammed India’s stance on minority rights, stressing that New Delhi is in...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

World

India, US making progress towards trade deal, officials say

NEW DELHI: Indian and U.S. officials made progress towards a bilateral trade agreement during several days of talks...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 07:33pm

World

India sends aid flight to quake-hit Myanmar

NEW DELHI: An Indian aid flight landed in Myanmar on Saturday, the foreign ministry in New Delhi said, a day after a...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 10:42am

World

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

World

India’s April-February fiscal deficit at 85.8% of full-year target

NEW DELHI: India’s fiscal deficit for April-February was 13.47 trillion rupees ($157.62 billion), or 85.8% of the...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 05:29pm

World

Bangladesh says Xi Jinping would consider lowering interest on Chinese loans

DHAKA: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, that Beijing would...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 01:42pm

Business & Finance

India to scrap digital ad tax, easing US concerns

NEW DELHI: India will scrap a tax of 6% on digital advertisements online, the finance minister said on Tuesday,...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:43am

World

Japan backs close security ties with India, South Korea in Indo-Pacific

NEW DELHI: Japan has said that it backed close security cooperation with South Korea and India in the Indo-Pacific,...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:36am

World

Trade talks with US ‘progressing well’, says India’s trade minister

NEW DELHI: Trade talks with the United States are “progressing well”, Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 09:20pm

World

Indian defence panel recommends using private sector to boost fighter production

NEW DELHI: An Indian defence committee has recommended including the private sector in military aircraft...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:38am

World

India-China issues expected but can be addressed without conflict, says India foreign minister

NEW DELHI: India and China will have issues in the “foreseeable future” but there are ways to address them without...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 09:11pm

World

Indian stand-up comic sets off free speech debate with parody song

MUMBAI: Indian stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra faces police scrutiny for a performance seen to have criticised a key...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 08:53pm

Business & Finance

India’s top carmaker Maruti Suzuki to invest over $860 million to set up another plant

India’s top carmaker Maruti Suzuki will invest 74.1 billion rupees (nearly $864 million) to set up a third...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 02:46pm

Life & Style

India discontinues parts of gold deposit scheme amid rising prices

India has discontinued parts of a scheme that encouraged households and institutions to deposit idle gold in...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 01:53pm

World

Canada says India may seek to meddle in election

OTTAWA: China and India are likely to try to interfere in the Canadian general election on April 28, while Russia...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Business & Finance

India slaps Samsung with tax demand of $601m for telecom imports

NEW DELHI: India has ordered Samsung and its executives in the country to pay $601 million in back taxes and...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Opinion

India’s ‘Godi media’ earns a stinging rebuke

A vast chunk of India’s media, which earned the rubric of ‘Godi media’ soon after Narendra Modi came to power in...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:09am

World

Mob ransacks Indian comedy venue after politician ridiculed

MUMBAI: A mob ransacked a club in India’s financial capital after a stand-up comedian ridiculed one of the city’s...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

World

India says quashing Volkswagen’s $1.4bn tax bill would be ‘catastrophic’

NEW DELHI: India’s government has told a court in Mumbai that agreeing to Volkswagen’s demand to quash a $1.4...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

World

India’s business growth dipped in March due to weaker services demand, PMI shows

BENGALURU: Growth in India’s overall business activity softened in March as robust manufacturing expansion failed to...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 07:50pm

World

Sri Lanka to host India PM Modi next month

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, an official said Monday, as Colombo...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 02:14pm

World

India says quashing Volkswagen’s $1.4 billion tax bill would be ‘catastrophic’

NEW DELHI: India’s government has told a court in Mumbai that agreeing to Volkswagen’s demand to quash a $1.4...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 01:00pm

World

India draws investments worth $19 billion under key production scheme, government says

NEW DELHI: India’s key manufacturing scheme received investments of nearly $19 billion as of November last year, the...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 08:15pm

Markets

India’s foreign exchange reserves rise to over three-month high

MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $300 million to a more than three-month high of $654.27 billion as...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:03pm

World

India’s $23bn plan to rival China factories to lapse after it disappoints

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has decided to let lapse a $23 billion program to...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 10:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 1	149.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 1	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Apr 1	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
India Sensex / Apr 1	77,103.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 1	35,624.48
Hang Seng / Apr 1	23,206.84
FTSE 100 / Apr 1	8,653.57
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 1	22,445.60
France CAC40 / Apr 1	7,860.39

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Petrol/Litre / Apr 1	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 1	71.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 1	3,158.40
Diesel/Litre / Apr 1	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 1	66.88

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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