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Life & Style

Girls help preserve Kashmir's Sufi music traditions

SRINAGAR: When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up classical Sufi music three years ago, she had to pract

Published 05 Apr, 2017 11:01am

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Muslim man dies after attack by cow vigilantes in India

NEW DELHI: A Muslim man has died after he was attacked by hundreds of Hindu vigilantes while transporting cows in In

Published 05 Apr, 2017 10:30am

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Zardari promises PPP prime minister on ZABâ€™s death anniversary

GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH: To mark the 38th death anniversary of the partyâ€™s founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan People

Published 04 Apr, 2017 02:56pm

Technology

Towards the digital future: Striking balance between protection and growth

Data is the four-letter word that fuels our digitized world. Harnessing the power of these simple four characters, w

Published 01 Apr, 2017 10:20am

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Pakistan-India series on the cards as BCCI seeks govt nod

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written a letter to the home ministry, seeking permission for a

Updated 29 Mar, 2017 10:21am

Sports

Breaking 130-yr-old tradition: England to launch city-based T20 tournament

LONDON: A new city-based Twenty20 tournament for English cricket intended to rival the Indian Premier League (IPL) a

Published 28 Mar, 2017 09:57am

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Relive the 1992 World Cup victory on 25th anniversary

LAHORE: Pakistan is celebrating the 25th anniversary of 1992 World Cup victory on Saturday. On this day Pakistan def

Published 25 Mar, 2017 09:08am

Sports

Afridi parts ways with Peshawar Zalmi due to 'personal reasons'

DUBAI: Pakistan's superstar all-rounder Shahid Afridi announced on Friday night that he is leaving Peshawar Zalmi bo

Published 25 Mar, 2017 08:58am

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PPP says 'nothing wrong' with leaked letter on visa-issuing powers to Haqqani

ISLAMABAD: A 2010 leaked letter revealed that former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani empowered the then ambassador

Published 24 Mar, 2017 12:48pm

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Egypt's ousted leader Mubarak walks free for first time in six years

CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Sp

Published 24 Mar, 2017 10:10am

Sports

Bangladesh hopes Sri Lanka win will bring more Tests

DHAKA: Bangladesh's historic Test victory in Sri Lanka should encourage more teams to find space in their schedules to p

Updated 21 Mar, 2017 11:25am

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Verdict on Panamagate case not in sight?

%D%AKHUDAYAR MOHLA %D%AISLAMABAD: The cause list of the apex court for next week commencing March 20 does not include an announcement of a verdict on the Panama papers prompting senior lawyers to maintain that the much-awaited verdict is not likely next w

Published 18 Mar, 2017 10:04am

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IHC seeks ISI's assistance on blasphemous content

%D%ANUZHAT NAZAR %D%AISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday sought assistance from the country's premier intelligence agency -- Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) -- in order to stop circulation of sacrilegious contents on social media.

Published 18 Mar, 2017 09:41am

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PPP describes military courts agreement as 'cup of poison hemlock'

%DLI HUSSAIN %D%AISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in Senate Aitzaz Ahsan Friday described the political forces' agreement on a two-year extension to military courts as 'a cup of poison hemlock' which they had to drink after strong assurances by governm

Published 18 Mar, 2017 09:30am

Business & Finance

Two sufi priests from India go missing in Pakistan

%D%ANEW DELHI: Two senior sufi priests, Asif Nizami and Nazim Nizami from New Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, have gone missing in Pakistan.

Published 17 Mar, 2017 12:38pm

Technology

Pharma giants Allergan, Editas join hands over gene-editing-based eye cure

%Dllergan plc said on Tuesday it would get exclusive access and the option to license up to five of Editas Medicine Inc's experimental gene-editing-based eye treatments under a research and development deal between the two companies.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 12:18pm

Sports

Different strokes: Underwater hockey makes splash in Hong Kong

%D%AHONG KONG: The gravity defying sport of underwater hockey has gained a worldwide following -- now a Hong Kong team is diving in as the game takes off in Asia.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 11:41am

Life & Style

Homeschooling gains steam as US debates school choice

%D%AWASHINGTON: As her eldest son conjugates French verbs with a tutor, Emily Bradley coaches her three-year-old in speech, while her daughter tackles math drills in the kitchen using colored rods that represent numbers.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 11:29am

Business & Finance

Canada-Pakistan ICT Forum 2017: Feel the Market - Unleash the Potential

%D%A%Danada was in the top ten exports destinations of Pakistan's IT companies during 2015-16.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 09:32am

Life & Style

Malala gets conditional offer to study PPE at Oxford

%D%AThe youngest Nobel Prize winning activist from Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai has revealed that she intends to study at a British university and striving to get three As in her A Level exams to get enrolled at the prestigious, Oxford University.

Published 13 Mar, 2017 11:17am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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