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QWP demands audit of deals with IPPs

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Saturday said an audit should be conducted...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

‘Pak Pavilion’ inaugurated at CIFTIS

BEIJING: Ambassador of Pakistan to China Moinul Haque officially inaugurated the Pakistan Pavilion at the China...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Concern voiced over smuggling of goods

KARACHI: President United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has expressed his serious concern over the large-scale...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Early detection of TB among children, its treatment urged

LAHORE: TB is a multi factorial disease whose germs can spread in the air by coughing, sneezing and spitting and...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

WASA Faisalabad fires 700 employees ‘due to lack of funds’

FAISALABAD: Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Faisalabad administration dismissed more than 700 worker charge...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Letters

Need for protecting Pakistan-IMF deal

Regardless of the intensity of growing public anger against ‘inflated’ electricity bills, the caretaker setup...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

May 9 violence: ATC extends pre-arrest bails of IK’s sisters, Asad Umar

LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday extended pre-arrest bail of former PTI secretary general Asad ...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Customs officials seize vehicles without issuing notices to owners

LAHORE: Custom authorities are allegedly involved in seizing vehicles used in smuggling of foreign origin cloth...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

UBG says concerned at smuggling of goods ‘via Pakistan-Iran border’

KARACHI: President United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has expressed his serious concern over the large-scale...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

PBC condemns manhandling of ex-Punjab CM Elahi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), on Saturday, strongly condemned the manhandling and the way under which...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Four theatres sealed in Faisalabad

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Amir Mir has said that the Faisalabad district administration has sealed four...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

CM pays tribute to army martyrs

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has paid tribute to the bravery of martyred Major Amir Aziz...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Munir Akram calls on PM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram called on caretaker Prime ...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

LWMC launches ‘Smart Waste Collection’ model

LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has launched the Smart Waste Collection model as a pilot project...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

‘Punjab governor himself foots the food bills’

LAHORE: Terming the news about the food tenders of the Governor’s House as baseless and contrary to the facts, a...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

FCDO issues travel advisory for British citizens

ISLAMABAD: The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have advised British citizens against...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Islamabad: alarming rise in street crime

ISLAMABAD: Carjacking and cell phone snatching witnessed an increase in the federal capital during the last week as...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

First Chinese cargo shipment via Torkham border reaches Afghanistan

PESHAWAR: The first ever Afghanistan bound China cargo shipment that entered Pakistan through Sost border from...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Caretakers and a trembling economy

Elections are the backbone of a strong democratic process. Free and fair elections and a smooth transfer of power...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Karabakh separatist leader resigns amid deepening blockade crisis

TBILISI: The separatist head of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh has resigned amid widespread food and fuel...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Iran Guards seize ship smuggling fuel in Gulf

TEHRAN: Naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a ship “carrying smuggled fuel” in the Gulf ...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Gunmen kill seven worshippers in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state

MAIDUGURI, (Nigeria): At least seven worshippers were killed in an attack on a mosque by a gang of armed men in...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

8 terrorists killed in Balochistan encounters

QUETTA: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) killed eight terrorists in separate incidents in Balochistan during...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Cypher Case: Hearing on post-bail pleas of IK, Qureshi adjourned

ISLAMABAD: The special court, on Saturday, put on hold the hearing of post-arrest bail petitions of Pakistan...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Iran pilgrims among 16 dead in Iraq crash

BAGHDAD: A road accident killed 16 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight, ...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Bill Richardson, globe-trotting US diplomat, dies at 75

WASHINGTON: Bill Richardson, a veteran Democratic politician and former US ambassador to the United Nations who ...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Money collection case: ATC grants post-arrest bail to Imaan Mazari

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Saturday, granted post-arrest bail to lawyer and human rights activist...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Pakistan issues new guidelines for flights from Afghanistan

All flights entering Pakistani airspace from Afghanistan are required to provide a minimum of 15 minutes advance notice

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:49am

MoU signed: ICCI, IBECHS to establish modern expo centre in Islamabad

Khalid Javed former President ICCI congratulates ICCI and IBECSH for signing an MoU for the expo center

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:48am

Elahi moves IHC to challenge his arrest

PTI leader has challenged his detention under MPO

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:47am

Establishment Division notifies transfers

All officers belong to Pakistan’s administrative service

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:46am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (September 02, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (September 03, 2023)...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Commodities

EU wheat steadies ahead of Russia-Turkey talks

PARIS: European wheat edged lower on Friday on prospects of a revival of the Black Sea grain export deal that would...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Commodities

Brazil allows farmers to sow new soy before fallow

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry has approved 48 requests from Mato Grosso soy growers who want to start...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Commodities

Japan rubber futures hit near 6-month high

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures extended gains on Friday, hitting a near 6-month high after Beijing’s additional...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market: No respite in surge of spot rate

LAHORE: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association on (KCA) Saturday increased the spot rate by Rs ...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (September 02, 2023)...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Commodities

India’s rice area grows on higher prices, cotton sowing lags

MUMBAI: Indian farmers have planted 39.8 million hectares (98.3 million acres) with rice, up 3.7% on the same period...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Commodities

Vietnam domestic coffee prices up

HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG: Coffee prices in Vietnam rose this week, tracking gains in London futures on supply concerns,...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Cotton & Textile

China’s 2023/24 cotton production cut to 5.9m tons

NEW YORK: Following are selected highlights from a report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Commodities

Iron ore bound for fourth weekly gain on China’s property sector moves

BEIJING: Iron ore futures were set for a fourth straight weekly gain on Friday, aided by China’s new measures to...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Commodities

CBOT wheat dips after earlier strength

CHICAGO: US wheat prices reversed earlier gains to close lower on Friday, as markets weighed tight global stocks...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Energy

US natgas prices little changed as output drop offsets low holiday demand

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures were little changed on Friday as a drop in daily output and forecasts for continued...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Global epicentre of pollution

EDITORIAL: It turns out that Pakistan is in the middle of an air pollution crisis as well, on top of the political,...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Effective today: No Raast services for 2 days due to system upgradation: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that Raast services will remain unavailable for two days due...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:37am

FD highlights AJK’s share in divisible pool

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has told a standing committee of finance that the share of AJK government in the...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:34am

PSW’s e-lab management system to integrate all govt labs

ISLAMABAD: The electronic lab management system of the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) will integrate all government...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:36am

Govt aware of people’s problems, says Sindh CM

KARACHI: Caretaker Chief Minister Sindh Justice Maqbool Baqir (Retd) while reacting to the strike, has said the...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 06:35pm

‘Shutter-down’ strike observed across KP

PESHAWAR: Likewise other parts of the country, traders’ communities in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:34am

Markets shut across Lahore

LAHORE: Traders of Lahore on Saturday closed their shops as a protest against rising inflation and skyrocketing...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 02:51pm

Traders strike against hike in fuel and power prices

Major wholesale and retail markets remain closed in the country’s largest financial hub

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 10:31pm

Iran all set to seek resumption of talks on FTA

ISLAMABAD: Iran is all set to extend formal invitation to Pakistan to resume negotiation on Free Trade Agreement...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:36am

Maryam assails IK for hiring ‘controversial’ lawyer

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday castigated the PTI chief for...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:36am

Representation in international courts: IK hires acclaimed British barrister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s jailed chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has appointed a...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:37am

Africa Climate Summit: PM to pay 3-day visit to Nairobi from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will pay a three-day official visit to Nairobi, Kenya from Monday to...

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:38am

Industry

PBF demands govt withdraw ‘inflated’ power bills immediately

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) demanded the government withdraw the inflated electricity bills which are...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

China’s Country Garden wins vote on debt to avoid default: Bloomberg

BEIJING: Chinese developer Country Garden has won approval from creditors to extend a deadline for a key bond...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

India asks utilities to import 4pc coal until March 2024

NEW DELHI: India has asked utilities to import 4 percent of their coal requirement until March next year and has...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Cross-border drug smuggling

EDITORIAL: Although the state of relations between Pakistan and India formal trade between the two countries is...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Industry

LCCI urges govt to help arrest ‘dollar flight’

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to control the dollar flight besides...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Taxes

Glitches in IRIS 2.0: Timely filing of returns to be near impossible

KARACHI: The launch of FBR’s IRIS 2.0, has been plagued with so many problems that tax experts fear that timely...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 14	281.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 14	281.68
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	146.04
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.33
Euro to USD / May 14	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
India Sensex / May 14	81,330.56
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	37,705.74
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Hang Seng / May 14	23,574.72
FTSE 100 / May 14	8,585.01
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
Germany DAX 30 / May 14	23,527.01
France CAC40 / May 14	7,836.79

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	61.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	3,152.57
Cotton US¢/pound / May 14	65.37
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.06 ▲ 0.45 (17.24%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.68 ▲ 0.44 (13.58%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
Saif Textile / May 15 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	9.76 ▲ 1 (11.42%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / May 15 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	25.81 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / May 15 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	23.63 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / May 15 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.87 ▲ 1.08 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Baba Farid Sugar / May 15 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	52.60 ▼ -5.83 (-9.98%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.86 ▼ -1.09 (-9.95%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 15 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	46.80 ▼ -4.5 (-8.77%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	8.06 ▼ -0.77 (-8.72%)
Tri-Star Mutual / May 15 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	8.06 ▼ -0.74 (-8.41%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.12 ▼ -2.17 (-7.41%)
Sanghar Sugar / May 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.53 ▼ -4.41 (-7.36%)
Quetta Textile / May 15 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	11.25 ▼ -0.89 (-7.33%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 15 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	4.63 ▼ -0.35 (-7.03%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,573,272 ▲ 1.67
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	32,987,258 ▲ 0.18
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,708,969 ▲ 0.27
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	23,817,234 ▲ 3.11
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	17,993,842 ▲ 0.23
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	17,195,633 ▲ 0.68
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	15,746,172 ▲ 0.11
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	13,148,178 ▲ 2.01
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,296,995 ▲ 0.12
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	10,830,051 ▲ 3.58

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