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Abdul Rasheed Azad

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July-April 2019-2020: CPI-based inflation jumps to 11.22 percent

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation during July-April 2019-2020 jumped up to 11.22 percent ...

Published 12 Jun, 2020 03:07am

Pakistan

JI urges government to resolve problems of overseas Pakistanis immediately

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Wednesday, while slamming the government for its ...

Published 11 Jun, 2020 03:00am

Epaper

Pakistan ranked 15th among most-affected nations

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 116,189, while the Covid-19 deaths to 2,297, and the...

Published 11 Jun, 2020 03:00am

Epaper

Pak Nigehbaan App still not operational: Covid-19 tally reaches 110,065

ISLAMABAD: As the Covid-19 national tally has reached 110,065 cases the government has failed to make functional Pak...

Published 10 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Pakistan

ICT admin faces serious shortage of coronavirus testing kits

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration is facing serious shortage of coronavirus testing...

Published 09 Jun, 2020 03:07am

Epaper

Link to 'Pak Nigheban app' unavailable

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus patients are facing serious problems in getting information regarding the availability of...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Epaper

Exports register massive decline

ISLAMABAD: The country's exports on year-on-year (YoY) basis have witnessed a decline of 33.64 percent, from $2.096...

Updated 13 Jun, 2020 09:59pm

CPI inflation eases down to 8.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based monthly inflation on national level has eased down to 8.2 percent on...

Updated 13 Jun, 2020 10:08pm

CPI inflation eases down to 8.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based monthly inflation on national level has eased down to 8.2 percent on...

Updated 13 Jun, 2020 10:09pm

Crowded places: Govt makes wearing facemasks mandatory

The country on Saturday recorded the highest number of Covid-19 deaths - 78 - while 2,429 patients were tested positive of coronavirus, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SPAM) on National Health Dr Zafar Mirza said. Addressing a press conference after

Published 31 May, 2020 12:04am

Markets

Wheat flour, sugar, pulses, eggs & chicken prices witness increasing trend

Prices of wheat flour, sugar, pulses, eggs and chicken have witnessed an increasing trend during past week compared with the preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 31 May, 2020 12:04am

Combined income groups: SPI inflation up 0.13pc WoW

The SPI inflation during the week that ended May 28, 2020 against May 21, 2010 recorded an increase of 0.13 percent for combined income groups, ie, from 128.15 points to 128.32 points, Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS) revealed.

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am

Pakistan

Covid-19 cases surpass 62,000 mark in country

Pakistan's Covid-19 cases have surpassed 62,000 mark following Sindh and Punjab collectively reported over 2,000 cases in the past 24 hours.

Published 29 May, 2020 12:05am

Pakistan

Covid-19 testing capacity doubles after TTQ strategy: Umar

The testing capacity for Covid-19 has been doubled after the launch of "Test, Track and Quarantine" (TTQ) strategy, Minister for Planning Asad Umar said this here on Thursday, while chairing a meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).

Published 22 May, 2020 12:03am

Covid-19 deaths: Pakistan now the 19th most-affected country

Pakistan is now the 19th most-affected country by the coronavirus with 44,995 cases, while total Covid-19 deaths in Pakistan have reached 969.

Published 20 May, 2020 12:05am

Pakistan

Locust plague hits 53 districts across country

The locust plague has badly affected 53 districts across the country posing serious threat to standing crops in four provinces.

Published 20 May, 2020 12:05am

Pakistan

Eid-specific items witness manifold increase

The prices of an entire range of Eid-specific items have witnessed manifold increase with the religious festival just around the corner, while the shopping is also gaining momentum.

Published 19 May, 2020 12:02am

Markets

Prices of essential kitchen items witness increasing trend

The prices of major essential kitchen items have witnessed an increasing trend during the past week compared to the week before, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 17 May, 2020 12:03am

Combined income groups: SPI inflation up 9.26 percent YoY

The SPI inflation during the week that ended May 14, 2020 against May 16, 2019 - Year-on-Year basis - recorded an increase of 9.26 percent for combined income groups, ie, from 116.52 points to 127.31 points, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS) revealed

Published 16 May, 2020 12:07am

Pakistan

Covid-19 cases surge to 36,717 across country

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Pakistan has surged to 36,717 on Thursday after confirmation of fresh infections countrywide. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) total confirmed corona cases in Pakistan have reached 36,

Published 15 May, 2020 12:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5297.10
Nasdaq / May 16	16698.32
Dow Jones / May 16	39869.38
India Sensex / May 17	73946.83
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Hang Seng / May 17	19525.75
FTSE 100 / May 17	8430.62
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18692.83

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 18	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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