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KSA normalising ties with Israel ‘will happen’: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he was confident Saudi Arabia will normalize ties with Israel, according...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Pakistan-India relations: Operations Room established

ISLAMABAD: The government has established an Operations Room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to closely monitor...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

4 paramilitary personnel martyred in Quetta blast

QUETTA: Four paramilitary troops were killed in a blast in Quetta on Friday, the interior minister said, as security...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

PTI delegation meets acting CJ IHC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Friday, confirmed a meeting of the PTI...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Punjab spending Rs59bn on Lahore development schemes

LAHORE: The Punjab government is spending Rs 59 billion on 327 development schemes that are underway in the...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Stocks

China, HK stocks register gains on tariff relief

HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks edged up on Friday, registering their second consecutive weekly gains, as the...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

CM visits different cities along GT road

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid surprise visits to different cities on the GT Road in a...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Punjab govt implementing modern strategy to deal with malaria challenge: CM

LAHORE: “Malaria is a dangerous but treatable disease, we must unite to eradicate it,” said Chief Minister ...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Warning shot from nature

There were heavy hailstorms lashing out at Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last Wednesday. These were no...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Poverty alleviation in Pakistan

Poverty alleviation refers to the efforts, strategies, and policies aimed at reducing or eliminating poverty. It...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Letters

India is upping the ante

That sanity gaining ground in the Donald Trump’s White House is a fact that has found its best expression from...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Dar demands India provide proof

“Thank you, thank you and then again thank you.” “I am not sure who you are thanking and for what, but I hope...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Rs140m smuggled goods seized outside QICT

KARACHI: Collectorate Customs Enforcement on Friday seized smuggled goods worth Rs140 million, outside Port Muhammad...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

‘Blistering heatwave’ alert issued

KARACHI: Signalling a red warning about the fresh spell of blistering heatwave, expected to tighten its grip on the...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

IBA-CED sparks dialogue on mental health, leadership

KARACHI: As mental health challenges continue to rise across Pakistan, with over 24 million people affected, the...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Sindh CM urges protesters to remove obstructions from roads

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Friday asked the protesters to stop their agitation and unblock ...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Stocks

Wall Street set for weekly gains with trade signals

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were on track for weekly gains on Friday, though they struggled for direction...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Stocks

European shares hit 3-week high as US-China trade tensions ease

FRANKFURT: European shares ended at a three-week high on Friday, notching up their second straight weekly gain as...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Stocks

Consumer stocks power Sri Lanka shares higher

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka shares closed slightly higher on Friday, on gains in consumer discretionary stocks and staples....

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

IK’s broadcast ban case delayed again

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court could not proceed with a petition of former Chairman PTI Imran Khan...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Flour millers reject Punjab’s wheat stocking requirement

LAHORE: Flour millers have rejected the Punjab government’s directive requiring mills to purchase 25 percent of...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

WB’s mission reviews progress of NHSP

LAHORE: In a move aimed at strengthening primary healthcare in Punjab, the World Bank’s Implementation Support...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

FESCO crackdown against power pilferers in full swing

FAISALABAD: On the special directives of the government, Ministry of Energy (Power Division) and Chief Executive...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

CM condoles MPA’s death

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif visited the residence of late Member of Provincial Assembly...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

LHC orders SOPs, registration of motorcycle rickshaws

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Transport department to prepare SOPs for registration of...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Crackdown on power theft: DISCO Support Units nab multiple culprits

LAHORE: Under the directives of Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the DISCO Support Units, led by the CEO...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

FO cautions against India’s escalatory actions

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch has cautioned against India’s escalatory actions and reaffirmed...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Bilawal issues stern warning to India

SUKKUR: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that just as the PPP did not allow ...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Pak-Kyrgyz rail link discussed

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan, Avazbek Atakhanov, Friday, called on the Federal Minister for...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Electricity duty on self generation: SC dismisses review pleas of Punjab govt

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court dismissed the review petitions of the Punjab government regarding levy of electricity...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Detained Mahrang Baloch launches hunger strike

QUETTA: Detained activist Mahrang Baloch, one of the leading campaigners for Baloch rights, has launched a hunger...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Pak single-country exhibition in Ethiopia from May 15

KARACHI: Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Jemal Beker Abdula, has announced that a single-country exhibition...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Rs25bn spent on uplift projects by CDA

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has spent a record Rs25 billion on development projects during ...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Existential threat facing Pakistan: Aurangzeb single out climate change

WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has singled out climate change as an...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Stocks

Indian benchmarks trim weekly gains on geopolitical concerns

MUMBAI: India’s benchmark indexes declined on Friday, limiting their weekly gains, weighed by broad-based sectoral...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (April 25, 2025) and the forecast for Saturday (April 26, 2025)...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Agri commodities: CAP team heads to Bangladesh to explore export opportunities

KARACHI: A 14-member delegation of Cereal Association of Pakistan (CAP) will depart for Bangladesh on Saturday on a...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Taxes

Apple brand I-phones: New customs values fixed on 187 different models

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on 187 different models of...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Commodities

Agri-food system reforms in Pakistan: Kamal, Laborde discuss collaborative efforts

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, met with a delegation led by David Laborde, Director of ...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Cotton & Textile

Little business seen on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Friday remained steady and the trading volume remained satisfactory. Cotton...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

SIFC has good reason to be furious

EDITORIAL: It should come as no surprise that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has finally lost...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Performance management system

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking at the launching ceremony of the new fully automated digital...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Energy

Jul ’24 to Mar ’25: Discos’ ‘inefficiencies’ result in Rs221bn loss: PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division claims that inefficiencies of DISCOs (excess losses and under recoveries) for the...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Energy

Lower oil prices drag UAE markets down

DUBAI: Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates closed lower on Friday, in line with oil prices as oversupply...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Money & Banking

Dollar set for first weekly rise since mid-March

NEW YORK: The dollar headed for its first weekly gain since mid-March on Friday after China granted some tariff...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies struggle for direction

BENGALURU: Emerging Asia shares rallied on Friday, led by indexes in Manila and Taipei, on a potential de-escalation...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (April 25,...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (April 25, 2025). ======================== Open Bid Rs...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (April 25, 2025)....

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (April 25, 2025). ==================================== BR...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Commodities

Gold loses huge value

KARACHI: After a day of pause, gold trading closed on a negative note on Friday, as global rates fell close to ...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

PIA sell-off process must be completed on time: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday issued clear directives regarding the privatisation of...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 09:07am

Senate vows befitting response to any misadventure

ISLAMABAD: On the heels of heightened tension between Islamabad and New Delhi, the lawmakers from both sides of the...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 09:29am

Customs values of used computers, accessories decreased

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has drastically reduced customs values on the import of...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 09:29am

Hydel projects: KP seeks tax relief on par with private sector & AJK

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has sought Income Tax exemptions for its hydel projects at par with...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 01:54pm

Rs91bn projects referred to Ecnec: CDWP clears three projects worth Rs10.053bn

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved three development projects at a cost of Rs10.053...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 09:07am

Gwadar Port: SRO issued to allow potassium sulphate export

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has issued Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) aimed at allowing export of...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 01:31pm

Canals project: PM summons CCI meeting on May 2

ISLAMABAD: A day after announcing the suspension of the controversial canal project on the Indus River, Prime...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 02:17pm

Weekly SPI inflation down 1.92pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended April 24, 2025, decreased by 1.92 per cent...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 03:30pm

Indus Waters Treaty suspension an act of war: FO

ISLAMABAD: Terming the suspension of Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) as an act of war, the Foreign Office warned that if...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 01:30pm

Trade tensions to affect Pakistan more in region: IMF

ISLAMABAD: “Amid global tariff war, trade tensions will affect Pakistan maybe more than the average in the region.”...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 04:47pm

Aurangzeb showcases economic reforms, secures global support

Concludes fourth day of his visit to Washington

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 01:52pm

Rates

Stocks turn bullish

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed on a positive note Friday, the last trading day of the week. The...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Industry

Karachi visit: US official highlights trade, investment opportunities

KARACHI: US Chargé d'Affaires Natalie Baker visited Karachi April 23-24 to boost trade ties and strengthen business...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Industry

Complexities: PCDMA concerned over issues faced by taxpayers

KARACHI: The Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has expressed serious concern over the...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Companies

IPAK Group records 66pc surge in revenues

KARACHI: International Packaging Films Limited (IPAK) Group has recorded 66 percent increase in its revenues for the...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	281.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	145.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.33
Euro to USD / May 9	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5,659.91
India Sensex / May 9	79,454.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	37,503.33
Nasdaq / May 9	17,928.92
Hang Seng / May 9	22,867.74
FTSE 100 / May 9	8,554.80
Dow Jones / May 9	41,249.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	23,499.32
France CAC40 / May 9	7,743.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	61.02
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	300,840
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	3,324.98
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	66.61
Petrol/Litre / May 11	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 11	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▲ 0.67 (28.76%)
Premier Insurance / May 9 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.15 ▲ 0.72 (16.25%)
Escorts Bank / May 9 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.98 ▲ 0.83 (16.12%)
Parmount Sp. / May 9 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.22 ▲ 0.41 (14.59%)
UDL International / May 9 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.10 ▲ 0.85 (13.6%)
Abdullah Shah / May 9 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.44 ▲ 0.65 (13.57%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 9 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.05 ▲ 0.23 (12.64%)
LSE Capital / May 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	4.39 ▲ 0.48 (12.28%)
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.42 ▲ 0.7 (12.24%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.90 ▲ 0.41 (11.75%)

Stock	Price
Cyan Limited / May 9 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	27.05 ▼ -5.03 (-15.68%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 9 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Universal Ins. / May 9 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	8.25 ▼ -1 (-10.81%)
Sally Textile / May 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	7.14 ▼ -0.86 (-10.75%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 9 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	8.43 ▼ -0.95 (-10.13%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 9 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	42.57 ▼ -4.73 (-10%)
Khyber Tobacco / May 9 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	342.26 ▼ -38.03 (-10%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 9 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.29 ▼ -1.03 (-9.98%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	12.23 ▼ -1.35 (-9.94%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 9 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.44 ▼ -2 (-9.78%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,087,025 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,590,475 ▲ 0.7
Sui South Gas / May 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,288,646 ▼ -1.53
B.O.Punjab / May 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,310,598 ▲ 0.44
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	15,347,121 ▲ 0.3
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,961,675 ▼ -1.35
Sui North Gas / May 9 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	14,847,660 ▲ 5.69
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,463,181 ▲ 0.09
Maple Leaf Cement / May 9 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,544,491 ▲ 2.45
Kohinoor Spining / May 9 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	13,517,642 ▲ 0.05

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