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Pakistan, Bangladesh agree to expand bilateral ties

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the D-8 Summit to discuss bilateral relations

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 10:39pm

Pakistan

BD outgoing HC pays farewell call on PM

ISLAMABAD: The outgoing High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, Ambassador Muhammad Ruhul Alam Siddique, paid a...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 07:45am

Business & Finance

Bangladesh & Pakistan to diversify, increase bilateral trade

KARACHI: Bangladesh and Pakistan have been working to diversify and to increase bilateral trade baskets. Bangladesh...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Business & Finance

Bangladesh and Pakistan vow to increase bilateral trade

KARACHI: Bangladesh and Pakistan vowed to increase the bilateral trade volume with wider business-to-business...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 02:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan offers 100 scholarships to Bangladeshi students

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh have decided to strengthen cooperation in the education sector. As a goodwill...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 07:08am

Bangladesh, Pakistan to take major steps aimed at improving relations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh are set to improve their bilateral relations in all fields including trade,...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 02:56pm

Pakistan

PM attends BD’s 50 years of UN membership ceremony

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif attended a ceremony to mark 50 years of Bangladesh’s membership ...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

Direct shipping route, air flights help increase trade: Bangladeshi HC

KARACHI: The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan Muhammad Ruhul Alam Siddique has said people-to-people...

Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am

Business & Finance

BD HC meets TDAP CE to enhance bilateral trade

KARACHI: His Excellency Md Ruhul Alam Siddique, the High Commissioner of the Republic of Bangladesh, called on the...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

Sports

Free entry for fans for remainder of Rawalpindi Test

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced free entry for spectators for the remaining days (fourth and...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Sports

Pak-BD cricket test match: Security, traffic arrangements finalized

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi district police and city Traffic Police have finalized the best possible security and traffic...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

Opinion

Concerns of the World Bank

An article titled “Economic Turnaround Moment?” has recently been published in the newspaper, Dawn. It has been...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Pakistan

Bangladesh taking steps to streamline visas for Pakistanis: envoy

LAHORE: High Commissioner of People’s Republic of Bangladesh Ruhul Alam Siddique has said that steps were being...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

Business & Finance

‘Development Fair’ showcases BD’s uplift, its economic ties with Pakistan

KARACHI: Bangladesh Deputy High Commission here arranged a weeklong “Development Fair” from 7-13 December 2023 ...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

South Asian sovereigns: Pakistan most vulnerable to BOP crises: Moody’s

ISLAMABAD: With lowest level of exports of 10.5 per cent of GDP, Pakistan is the most vulnerable to balance of...

Updated 10 Nov, 2023 12:37pm

Sports

Pakistan-Bangladesh women’s ODI series starts today

LAHORE: Pakistan and Bangladesh women’s teams are all set to take the field again when both sides meet in the ...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

BD HC highlights untapped trade potential

LAHORE: High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, Muhammad Ruhul Alam Siddiqui, emphasized the untapped potential...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am

Pakistan

Over 20 accords signed between Pakistan, Bangladesh: deputy HC

HYDERABAD: Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Karachi S M Mahbubul Alam said that Pakistan and Bangladesh have...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

A sad tale indeed – III

The last two columns mapped out Pakistan’s economic and political comparison with India and Bangladesh. To recap...

Updated 21 Jan, 2023 07:45am

Pakistan

SDPI-UNESCAP seminar: Need for diversified, inclusive trade based on cut in carbon footprint stressed

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for diversified and inclusive trade based on the reduction in...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Business & Finance

Pakistan is important for Bangladesh: envoy

KARACHI: Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh S M Mahbubul Alam while declaring Pakistan as an important country...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Business & Finance

Pak-BD trade to exceed $1bn next year: HC

KARACHI: The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh is increasing sharply and it is expected that the total...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:59am

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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