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Pakistan

Afghan delegation to visit Pakistan soon: Khawaja Asif

Both sides will discuss issues including regional security and counter-terrorism measures

Updated 07 Mar, 2023 06:41pm

Pakistan

IMF temporarily hikes limits on members’ annual, cumulative access to its resources

Changes intended to better support the Fund’s members in a particularly challenging and uncertain economic environment, it says in statement

Updated 07 Mar, 2023 06:38pm

Pakistan

Imran Khan never made request to meet COAS: Fawad Chaudhry

Statement comes amid rumours COAS wanted meeting between Imran Khan and Shehbaz Sharif

Updated 07 Mar, 2023 05:57pm

Pakistan

IHC suspends Imran Khan’s arrest warrant in Toshakhana case

Warrant is suspended till March 13

Updated 07 Mar, 2023 09:34pm

BR's refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from March 6, 2023

Published 07 Mar, 2023 08:42am

Pakistan

Imran Khan, 150 PTI workers booked for threatening police

FIR states police officers were subjected to torture by PTI workers at Imran's residence in Lahore

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 11:41pm

Pakistan

Governor KP invites ECP for consultation on election date

Maintains the process of consultation should be completed at the earliest

Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:04pm

Pakistan

PTI challenges ban on Imran Khan's speeches in LHC

Petition states ban on the PTI chief's speeches is a violation of the fundamental rights in the Constitution

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 08:48pm

Markets

Pakistan’s textile exports plunge 28% in February

Provisional data released by APTMA conveys textile exports stood at $1.2bn in Feb

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 08:39pm

Business & Finance

Ghandhara Nissan shuts plant till March 10 due to 'insufficient inventory levels'

Ghandhara Nissan Limited (GHNL) has decided to shut down its plant from March 6 to 10, it announced in a notice to...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 03:37pm

Markets

KSE-100 retreats to end marginally positive after early-morning gains

Report of IMF seeking assurance from Pakistan that its balance of payments deficit is fully financed for the remaining period of the programme erodes positivity from the market

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 06:48pm

World

PM urges global community to address 'unsustainable debt burden' of poor countries

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged the international community to address the growing “unsustainable debt...

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 04:13pm

Pakistan

At least 9 killed, several injured in Balochistan’s Bolan blast

At least nine people, including eight police personnel, were killed and several others injured on Monday in a blast...

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 05:27pm

Pakistan

Toshakhana case: court dismisses Imran's plea seeking suspension of arrest warrant

Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal conducts hearing

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 02:12pm

BR's refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from March 4 and March 5, 2023

Published 06 Mar, 2023 08:38am

Pakistan

PEMRA bars TV channels from broadcasting Imran Khan's speeches and pressers

PTI announces to challenge the move in court

Updated 05 Mar, 2023 09:54pm

Pakistan

Difficult to keep ministry if govt doesn't fulfil promises made with flood affectees: Bilawal

Foreign Minister also raises questions on the ongoing digital census

Updated 05 Mar, 2023 06:45pm

Pakistan

Sanaullah says Islamabad police in Lahore on court's order, not govt's order

Interior minister says Imran will be arrested once govt decides to make the move

Updated 05 Mar, 2023 04:22pm

Pakistan

Imran says his life in danger as he faces arrest in Toshakhana case

Former premier says will write a letter to CJP regarding dozens of fake cases against him

Updated 05 Mar, 2023 08:32pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz arrives in Doha to attend UN conference on LDCs

Premier says will share Pakistan’s perspective on the socio-economic challenges facing LDCs in Asia and Africa

Updated 05 Mar, 2023 01:46pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bilal Fibres / Sep 26 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.20 ▲ 0.19 (9.45%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Sep 26 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.80 ▲ 0.06 (8.11%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	5.81 ▲ 0.43 (7.99%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 26 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	6.25 ▲ 0.44 (7.57%)
Agriautos Ind. / Sep 26 Agriauto Industries Limited(AGIL)	69.91 ▲ 4.88 (7.50%)
Pak Hotels / Sep 26 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	236.54 ▲ 16.50 (7.50%)
Pak Paper Prod / Sep 26 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	54.34 ▲ 3.79 (7.50%)
Kohinoor Mills / Sep 26 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	47.53 ▲ 3.04 (6.83%)
Bolan Casting / Sep 26 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	34.60 ▲ 2.04 (6.27%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Sep 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6.43 ▲ 0.37 (6.11%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Sep 26 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.36 ▼ -0.79 (-12.85%)
Pak Synthetics / Sep 26 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	24.70 ▼ -2.00 (-7.49%)
Burshane LPG / Sep 26 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	14.51 ▼ -0.99 (-6.39%)
AKD Hospitality / Sep 26 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	125 ▼ -6.50 (-4.94%)
Bannu Woollen / Sep 26 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	19.40 ▼ -1.00 (-4.90%)
Hala Enterprise / Sep 26 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	6.70 ▼ -0.30 (-4.29%)
Jauharabad Sug / Sep 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	15.65 ▼ -0.58 (-3.57%)
Sitara Peroxide / Sep 26 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	10.61 ▼ -0.39 (-3.55%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Sep 26 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	27.02 ▼ -0.98 (-3.50%)
Habib Sugar / Sep 26 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	36.26 ▼ -1.23 (-3.28%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	29,654,500 ▲ 0.43
Pak Elektron / Sep 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,636,559 ▼ -0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,986,644 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Foods Ltd / Sep 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,746,638 ▲ 0.37
Unity Foods Ltd / Sep 26 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	5,817,127 ▲ 0.13
Nishat ChunPow / Sep 26 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	5,515,000 ▼ -0.34
Kohinoor Spining / Sep 26 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5,323,500 ▲ 0.04
Waves Corporation / Sep 26 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	4,921,500 ▼ -0.07
Thatta Cement / Sep 26 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	4,528,000 ▲ 0.73
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,764,596 ▲ 0.03

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 25	291.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 25	290.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 25	148.90
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 25	1.22
Euro to USD / Sep 25	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Sep 22	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 25	4337.44
India Sensex / Sep 25	66023.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 25	32423.77
Nasdaq / Sep 25	13271.32
Hang Seng / Sep 25	17655.71
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	7623.99
Dow Jones / Sep 25	34006.88
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	15405.49
France CAC40 / Sep 25	7123.88

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 25	89.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 25	18435
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 25	184159.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 25	1914.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 25	87.61