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Bilateral trade with US exceeds $6.5bn: minister

ISLAMABAD: The United States’ bilateral trade with Pakistan exceeded US$6.5 billion in 2023, Federal Minister for...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

Pakistan ‘natural partner’, says Ahsan amid hope of revitalising ties with Trump-led US admin

Planning minister says mutual respect, constructive engagement key to addressing shared challenges and unlocking new opportunities for growth

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:53pm

Pakistan

‘USAID leads country’s renewable energy transformation’

KARACHI: A small village in southern Pakistan, where light after sunset was once a rare luxury, now glows with ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

Pak-US cooperation crucial for uplift: Maryam

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif met USAID Mission Director Veeraya Kate Somvongsiri, US Consul...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:29am

Pakistan

PA Speaker meet USAID Mission Director

LAHORE: Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan held a meeting in his chamber with USAID Mission Director Kate Somvongsiri...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:09am

Opinion

Renewing foreign relationships

Pakistan and the United States have a multifaceted historic relationship marked by noteworthy cooperation across...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Youth Council for Sustainable Action launched in Sindh

KARACHI: The USAID’s flagship private sector health project, Frontier Health Markets (FHM) Engage, has launched ...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

Pakistan

Workshop on capacity building held for agri inputs dealers

PESHAWAR: The USAID’s Economic Recovery and Development Activity (ERDA) organised a one-day workshop for the...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:25am

Business & Finance

'US cos ready to introduce advance tech in Punjab'

LAHORE: US Consul General to Lahore Kristin K. Hawkins said on Thursday to modernize Punjab's agriculture sector,...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Business & Finance

Economic uplift: US envoy highlights steel sector’s importance

KARACHI: The US envoy visited National Steel Complex Limited (NSCL) at Bin Qasim and highlighted the steel sector’s...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:21am

Pakistan

Blome inaugurates ‘Cleantech Investment Roadshow’ in Karachi

KARACHI: The US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome inaugurated the second Investment Roadshow, supported by the US...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s dairy industry: USAID organises workshop on how to deal with challenge of methane emissions

ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) brought together stakeholders from various...

Published 08 May, 2024 07:54am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s journey towards sustainable development

ISLAMABAD: Today marks a pivotal moment in Pakistan's journey towards sustainable development as the United States...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

SAU VC distributes scholarship cheques to undergraduate students

HYDERABAD: Dr. Fateh Marri, Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam, distributed the second...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Business & Finance

Women Entrepreneurs: KPRA, USAID-ERDA arrange ‘on the spot registration facility’

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) and USAID's Economic Recovery and Development Activity...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

World

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA/GENEVA: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:04am

Opinion

Gerrymandering and the poor Discos

Come rain or storm, the political animal will never leave the chance to reap the best out of the economy of any...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

Completion of Sindh Basic Education Programme celebrated

KARACHI: The United States, in partnership with the Sindh Government, on Friday celebrated the successful completion...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Pakistan

International Women’s Day: USAID official inaugurates BBTDI

ISLAMABAD: In a groundbreaking effort to empower women and minorities, the Mission Director of USAID in Pakistan,...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Pakistan

Women engineers: USAID celebrates successful completion of training programme

ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the successful completion of ...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

Editorials

Rehab and assistive technology

EDITORIAL: About time somebody gave some thought to coming up with a sustainable mechanism for widening access to...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Pakistan

‘Schofer’s Karachi visit bolsters Pakistan-US ties’

KARACHI: The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) of the United States Mission in Pakistan Andrew Schofer reinforced U.S....

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Pakistan

Rehab and assistive technology services: Health experts for sustainable mechanism to widen access

ISLAMABAD: Health experts underscored the need for coming up with a sustainable mechanism for widening access to...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

World

US Navy intercepts missiles in Red Sea while escorting Maersk ships

COPENHAGEN: Shipping company Maersk said on Wednesday two US-flagged vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Pakistan

USAID signs MoU with three firms

ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday signed a memorandum of...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

Pakistan

USAID-ERDA inks 35 grant agreements in KP

PESHAWAR: USAID’s Economic Recovery and Development Activity (USAID-ERDA) takes a crucial step for strengthening...

Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

BOP to launch ‘SME Environment & Performance Index’; MoU signed

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BOP) and Reenergia-Ipsos entered into an agreement on 29th December 2023 for the...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

Scholarship cheques distributed to flood-hit students of SAU

HYDERABAD: Scholarship cheques were distributed to flood-affected students of Sindh Agriculture University under...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

KP finalises Health Security Action Plan 2024-2028

PESHAWAR: The Technical Group in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, under the leadership of Director General Health Services,...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Business & Finance

Women’s Financial Inclusion: Mobilink Bank, Unikrew Solutions collaborate thru USAID-funded initiative

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, Mobilink Bank, has joined forces with a prominent fintech...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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