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Winter shower turns Karachi weather chilly

The weather turned chilly after different parts of Karachi received light and heavy rain on Sunday night, Aaj News reported. Different parts of the city are reported to have received light rain, including Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Johar, Baldia Town, Gu

Published 21 Jan, 2019 12:00am

It's up to parliament to decide fate of military courts: DG ISPR

Pakistan Army spokesperson has said that it is up to parliament to decide if an extension should be granted to military courts. The tenure of military courts, which were established after the 2014 Peshawar attack, is set to expire in March. "The decision

Published 19 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Imran to visit Sindh on January 25

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Sindh on 25th January to review the party affairs and also meet the leaders of allied and like-minded parties, Aaj News reported on Sunday night.

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan diplomat unlawfully detained in New Delhi

A Pakistani High Commission official was arrested in New Delhi, kept under unlawful detention and forced to sign on some papers, Aaj News reported on Sunday. The Pakistani official was released after a strong protest lodged from Pakistan government that

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Plane carrying Bilawal skids off runway

A private plane carrying Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and other passengers skidded off the runway while landing at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad on Sunday. Aaj News reported that Bilawal as well as all other pass

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:00am

If opposition leader can appear before NAB, so can PM: NAB chief

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal said that if "[the] leader of the opposition in National Assembly can appear before the bureau then the leader of the treasury benches [prime minister] has no right to skip the NAB proceedings," ac

Published 11 Jan, 2019 12:00am

If opposition leader can appear before NAB, so can PM: NAB chief

Published 11 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Armed men harass me and family, claims Zubair

Former Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair Umar has said that armed men tried to stop him while he was driving his vehicle, Aaj News reported late Tuesday night. Accompanied by his wife, Muhammad Zubair, a PML-N leader who served as Sindh governor, was driving

Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Armed men harass me and family, claims Zubair

Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Economic crisis: China has been breath of fresh air: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an interview aired on Monday, said that when PTI came into power Pakistan was facing a record current account deficit but "China has been a breath of fresh air" in this otherwise gloom and doom situation. In an interview to T

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Economic crisis: China has been breath of fresh air: Imran

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Economic crisis: China has been breath of fresh air: Imran

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forget surgical strikes, even Indian drones can't cross LoC: DG ISPR

Army Spokesperson Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday hit out at New Delhi saying that how is it possible that the Indian army managed to carryout a surgical strike in Pakistan when even their drones are unable to cross into Pakistan, according to Aaj News.

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forget surgical strikes, even Indian drones can't cross LoC: DG ISPR

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Mahar meets Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member Sindh Assembly Ali Gohar Mahar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM's Office here on Tuesday, according to a private TV channel. Prime Minister Imran Khan and PTI lawmaker discussed prevailing political situation

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Mahar meets Imran

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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