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KP advisor raises questions on IMF talks

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP on Finance and Inter-Provincial Coordination Muzzammil Aslam has raised serious concerns...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Efflux of time does not extinguish right of inheritance: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that mere efflux of time does not extinguish the right of inheritance;...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Turabi made JI info secretary

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has appointed Shakil Ahmed Turabi as the party’s new...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Various cities shaken by 5.9 magnitude quake

ISLAMABAD: A powerful earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude shook various cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad,...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Rs10bn defamation suit: IK’s counsel cross- examines Shehbaz via video link

LAHORE: A counsel of former PTI chairman on Saturday partially cross-examined Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, through...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Provincial taxpayers: FBR has ‘rolled out Single Sales Tax Portal’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has rolled out a Single Sales Tax Portal for filing of sales tax...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah to take oath of acting CJP tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah will take oath as acting chief justice of Pakistan on Monday...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Surge in criminal activities rattles residents of ICT

ISLAMABAD: A significant surge in criminal activities has rattled the residents of the federal capital as police...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Naqvi meets UN Under-SG

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Rwanda Ambassador due

ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar Minister for Foreign...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Megacity braces for heatwave

KARACHI: The megacity is set to face a severe heatwave, with the Met Office on Saturday warning of daytime...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Upholding CCP order of Rs20m penalty: CAT dismisses appeal filed by Karachi Nimko

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed the appeal filed by a Nimco company of Karachi,...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Judges’ transfer case: SC registrar, JCP secretary file statements

ISLAMABAD: The Registrar Supreme Court of Pakistan submitted that under Article 200 (1) of the Constitution, the...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

52nd CTP Probationers visit CCPO Office

LAHORE: A delegation of probationary Officers from the 52nd Common Training Program of the Pakistan Administrative...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

All concerned agree to revive Lahore’s heritage

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration and the Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA), and the trader...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

CBD to install solar panels on Walton Railway Flyover

LAHORE: In a significant move towards sustainable urban development, the Punjab Central Business District...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Maryam sets zero polio cases targets in Punjab

LAHORE: “No child should be deprived of polio vaccine drops,” said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif while...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Afghanistan and Pakistan take step against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, Pakistan and Afghanistan have assured each other that their respective...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 09:59am

MoMA starts work on Karachi-Djibouti maritime trade corridor

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Maritimes Affairs has started working on a new maritime trade corridor connecting Karachi...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 12:02pm

Economy improving, says Jam

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has said that Pakistan’s economy is on a path of consistent...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 12:00pm

Aurangzeb leaves for US to attend IMF, WB meetings

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb Saturday left for United States (US)...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 09:32am

Mines & minerals, IT and farming: PM invites investors to explore vast opportunities

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited investors of friendly countries to make investment in Pakistan’s...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 09:33am

Agri sector: Irked by stone-age methods, PM orders overhaul

Premier criticises inefficient use of resources and lack of coordination in the past, where service companies were set up to support small farmers but lacked effective oversight

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 12:00pm

Energy

China’s ENN, Zhenhua Oil sign LNG deals with ADNOC

SHANGHAI: China’s privately controlled ENN Natural Gas and state-run Zhenhua Oil have each signed a term deal to...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Transfer of power complex to GoP: No post-Dec 31, 2024 liability, Rousch warns NPPMCL

ISLAMABAD: The Rousch (Pakistan) Power Limited (RPPL) has cautioned National Power Parks Management Company Limited...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 09:33am

IHC extends GST zero-rating to condensate oil

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared that the sales tax zero-rating on ‘petroleum crude oil’ also...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 09:34am

Indian Sikh pilgrims depart for homeland

LAHORE: After performing religious rituals at various sacred sites across Pakistan, a group of 5,803 Indian Sikh...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

US Supreme Court intervenes to pause Trump deportations

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court, in a dramatic nighttime intervention Saturday, paused President Donald Trump’s...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

SCBA opposes canal project

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association disapproved the extraction of six canals from the Indus River and...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 09:59am

Raast processes over 892m transactions

KARACHI: Raast, Pakistan’s first instant digital payment system developed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), has...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 10:00am

CJP to lead delegation at SCO judicial moot in China

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi will lead a delegation at SCO Judicial Conference in China, and...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

UAE DPM Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed to arrive today

ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah ...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Police arrest 160 people over spate of KFC attacks

ISLAMABAD: Around 160 people have been arrested after mobs carried out 20 separate attacks on KFC restaurants, with...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Afghanistan’s exports hit $100m mark

KABUL: Afghanistan exported goods worth 100.1 million US dollars and imported goods worth 1003.1 million during the...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Industry

PFMMS reaffirms status as region’s premier event

LAHORE: The Pakistan Footwear Material and Machinery Show (PFMMS) 2025 concluded with tremendous success,...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Industry

UBG welcomes end to goods transport strike

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail, has thanked Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Truckers’ strike impacted rice export

KARACHI: The strike by goods transporters has adversely impacted Pakistan’s rice exports. By the fifth day of the...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Industry

Sindh tightens fishing regulations

KARACHI: In a decisive step towards marine conservation, the provincial government has introduced major amendments ...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Letters

Dar in Kabul

It is increasingly clear that deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar has successfully done what was...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Energy

China’s diesel, jet fuel exports recover

BEIJING: China’s fuel exports rebounded in March as jet fuel shipments and diesel exports rose to multi-month...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Iron ore set for 2nd weekly loss

BEIJING: Iron ore futures slipped on Friday and were headed for a second weekly loss weighed down by the lingering...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market: Mills sideline on lack of buying interest

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained steady and the trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday, (April 19, 2025)...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Weak US dollar lifts wheat prices

CANBERRA: Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by a weak dollar and rain in US cropping regions which,...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Energy

Japan crude import down

TOKYO: Japan’s customs-cleared crude oil imports fell 7.1% in the 2024 financial year from a year earlier, while...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures easier

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday, marking a fifth consecutive weekly loss, pressured by concerns over...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Low sugar stocks in Brazil lead mills to boost early output

SAO PAULO: Sugar stocks in Brazil’s center-south region were about 70% lower in the first quarter compared with ...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

FED: supply of raw material for soft drinks not proved chargeable

LAHORE: Tax department has failed to prove that supply of syrup as raw material for preparation of soft drinks is...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Punjab govt taking steps for underprivileged segments: Azma

LAHORE: Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that the Punjab government is taking practical steps to ensure a...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Punjab Culture Day event transforms Alhamra into living expression of traditions

LAHORE: The vibrant celebration of Punjab Culture Day, organized under the auspices of the Punjab Information and...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

CM Maryam invites EU cos to Punjab for investment

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has invited the EU companies to invest in education, IT, green...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Catastrophic impact of Trump’s tariffs

Donald Trump’s recently proposed tariff regime has sent shockwaves across the global economic spectrum. While large...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

France and the two-state imperative

EDITORIAL: There is no peace in the Middle East without the two-state solution. And there is no two-state solution...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Too high criminality rate

EDITORIAL: A press report, based on official figures for 2024, presents a disturbing picture of violent crimes that...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Religio-racial hatred in UK

EDITORIAL: Anti-Muslim hate crimes have surged in the UK. In the latest incident brought to the Hertfordshire...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Raw sugar recovers from 2-1/2 year low; cocoa drifts down

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on the ICE exchange recovered from a 2-1/2 year low on Wednesday, though prospects for...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Commodities

Russia’s March seaborne grain exports fall

MOSCOW: Russia’s seaborne grain exports dropped by 58% year-on-year in March, falling to 2.3 million metric tons,...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (April 19, 2025) and the forecast for Sunday (April 20, 2025)...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Malaysian Educational Expo begins

KARACHI: A two-day Malaysian Educational Expo kicked off at a local hotel, providing a valuable platform for...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Companies

PSMCL projects 20pc growth in automobile CKD market this year: Hiroshi

KARACHI: Hiroshi Kawamura, CEO and Managing Director of Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL), has projected over...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

70pc of young Pakistanis obese: study

KARACHI: Alarmingly high levels of obesity, low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad” cholesterol), and low levels of...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of the essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Maryam’s transformative initiative for persons with disabilities

Maryam Nawaz – the name no longer just echoes political legacy, but now shines as a symbol of compassion, empathy,...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

SMCL, AICL sign SLA on bundled livestock protection programme

Companies

Commodities

Gold prices remain unchanged

KARACHI: Gold prices remained unchanged on Saturday, stabilizing after a slight decline in the previous session,...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	281.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	281.53
USD to Japanese Yen / May 13	147.90
USD to Swiss Franc / May 13	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 13	1.32
Euro to USD / May 13	1.11
UK LIBOR % / May 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 12	5,844.19
Nasdaq / May 12	18,708.34
Dow Jones / May 12	42,410.10
India Sensex / May 13	81,726.97
Tokyo Nikkei / May 13	38,305.85
Hang Seng / May 13	23,188.20
FTSE 100 / May 13	8,606.55
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	23,595.02
France CAC40 / May 13	7,859.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 12	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 12	291,923
Petrol/Litre / May 13	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 13	61.90
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 13	3,253.26
Diesel/Litre / May 13	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 13	66.85

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / May 13 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.51 ▲ 0.72 (19%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / May 13 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	6.59 ▲ 1 (17.89%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 13 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
B. F. Mod. / May 13 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.34 ▲ 1 (13.62%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 13 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.11 ▲ 1 (12.33%)
Mahanna Islamic Index / May 13 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	15.47 ▲ 1.65 (11.94%)
Haseeb Waqas / May 13 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	9.59 ▲ 1 (11.64%)
Gulshan Sp. / May 13 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.40 ▲ 0.35 (11.48%)
Ghazi Fabrics / May 13 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	10.17 ▲ 1 (10.91%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)

Stock	Price
Power Cem(Pref) / May 13 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	15.35 ▼ -1.71 (-10.02%)
Bilal Fibres / May 13 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	19.59 ▼ -2.18 (-10.01%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 13 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	46.80 ▼ -5.2 (-10%)
Din Tex. / May 13 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45 ▼ -4.99 (-9.98%)
Mughal Energy / May 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	19.90 ▼ -2.12 (-9.63%)
Suhail Jute / May 13 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	78.36 ▼ -8.24 (-9.52%)
First Punjab Modaraba / May 13 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.77 ▼ -0.28 (-9.18%)
Parmount Sp. / May 13 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.36 ▼ -0.31 (-8.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	2.95 ▼ -0.25 (-7.81%)
First IBL Mod. / May 13 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	3 ▼ -0.24 (-7.41%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	41,734,903 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / May 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	41,052,877 ▲ 6.27
Sui South Gas / May 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,773,773 ▲ 2.33
Oil & Gas Dev. / May 13 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	30,912,153 ▲ 15.65
B.O.Punjab / May 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	24,175,098 ▼ -0.16
Cnergyico PK / May 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	24,174,880 ▼ -0.09
K-Electric Ltd. / May 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,803,446 ▼ -0.22
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 13 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	21,754,749 ▼ -3.25
Fauji Cement / May 13 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,681,855 ▲ 1.82
D.G.K.Cement / May 13 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	19,785,523 ▲ 10.35

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