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Mayor praises KPC for promoting, strengthening democracy

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, said that Karachi Press Club (KPC) is our historical heritage, and...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:09am

Pakistan

Blind individuals: Jobs to be provided through DRCs: govt

KARACHI: In the wake of ongoing protest of blind persons outside Karachi Press Club, Tauha Ahmed Faruqui, Secretary,...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am

One killed as police clash with marchers from civil society, TLP

KARACHI: Police on Sunday clashed with protesters outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) for violating Section 144...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 08:35am

Opinion

Witnessing China’s economic evolution: a journey through progress and innovation

From September 3, 2024, to September 12, 2024, I had the privilege of leading an 8-member media delegation to ...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

Workers’ rally demands govt raise minimum wage to Rs50,000

KARACHI: The National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) Pakistan, the Home Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF), and...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

Sharjeel orders 100pc increase in KPC grant

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has directed to increase the grant for the Karachi Press ...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Pakistan

Climate journalism: KPC, Unilever collaborate for capacity building

KARACHI: Karachi Press Club (KPC) and Unilever Pakistan held an interactive session to address the development needs...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:36am

Pakistan

Speakers for increasing number of seats for women in parliament

KARACHI: In the National Assembly and provincial assemblies, reserved seats for women should be increased from 16% ...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Pakistan

Thar Foundation unveils ‘Portraits of Thar 2.0’

KARACHI: Thar Foundation, in collaboration with Thar Block II entities, unveiled the ‘Portraits of Thar 2.0’...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Opinion

Stop using derogatory term ‘Lyari Gang War’

I am writing these lines with a view to expressing my deep concerns over the use of the term “Lyari Gang War”...

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

Pakistan

Country’s affairs to be run by people’s representatives: Solangi

KARACHI: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Election Commission and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said on...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Pakistan

Information minister says interim govt will help ECP hold free, fair elections

Murtaza Solangi says Institutions are operating freely and anyone with concerns could contact the appropriate forums

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:25pm

Business & Finance

PTI welcomes IMF SBA loan

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership has welcomed the IMF Executive Board approval of $ 3 billion...

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am

Pakistan

Leaders of religious minorities condemn sacrilege of Holy Qur'an

KARACHI: Leaders of the different religious minorities on Thursday condemned the Swedish sacrilege of the Holy...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

Pakistan

Imran Ismail parts ways with PTI

KARACHI: Former Sindh governor Imran Ismail on Saturday announced that he was leaving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 28 May, 2023 03:34am

Pakistan

New auditorium opened at KPC

KARACHI: A soft launching ceremony of newly built auditorium, constructed with the support of GSF Builders and Essa...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 07:21am

Pakistan

Ethiopia to extend support on climate financing: envoy

KARACHI: Ethiopia is closely working with the government of Pakistan on climate change issues which has recently...

Published 17 Nov, 2022 05:59am

Business & Finance

Business community calls for economic stability

KARACHI: Electronics and Motorcycle Dealers Alliance Karachi, and Sindh Trade Union chairman Sheikh Habib held a...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Pakistan

Dr Essa calls for vaccinating children against Covid

KARACHI: The CEO of Dr Essa Laboratory and District Rotaract Committee Chair Prof. Dr Farhan Essa on Wednesday...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Pakistan

Need to find actual burden of viral hepatitis highlighted

KARACHI: Pakistan needs to launch door-to-door screening for Hepatitis B and C if it intends to eliminate the viral...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Pakistan

Gadani ship breaking industry: Workers should be given due rights as per labour laws: speakers

KARACHI: The workers of Gadani ship breaking industry have been facing immense problems for long and they should be...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am

Pakistan

How space for press freedom has been restricted

KARACHI: Legislative measures, physical attacks, online threats and trolling, government-led labelling — in the...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Studying arts is no less important, says Pirzada Qasim

KARACHI: Renowned poet and academician Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui Monday said studying art, literature and ...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am

Democrats panel again sweeps KPC polls

KARACHI: The Democrats Panel once again swept the Karachi Press Club’s annual elections 2021-22 on Saturday. ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 08:57pm

Pakistan

PPDA to go on strike from today

KARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has announced to observe strike and suspend supplies from its...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Pakistan

Digital studio inaugurated at KPC

KARACHI: A digital studio for journalists was set up at Karachi Press Club (KPC) in collaboration with the Ministry...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

Pakistan

Sugar is a 'provincial' subject, says spokesman for Tarin

KARACHI: Muzzammil Aslam, Spokesperson to Finance Advisor Shaukat Tarin, said on Saturday that sugar is not a...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:15pm

Business & Finance

Fertilizer industry’s role in ‘ensuring’ food security highlighted

KARACHI: The domestic fertilizer industry has shielded farmers from a steep rise in international urea prices as a...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

Pakistan

Protection of journalists: Sindh govt urged to set up commission

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday urged the Sindh Government to establish a Commission to ensure ...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Pakistan

'Pakistan Journalists Memorial' website launched

KARACHI: A majority of the killers are still at large, as terrorism claimed lives of 76 journalists in the country...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 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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