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Pakistan Published 18 Sep, 2021 02:56pm

PM Imran initiates dialogue with Taliban for inclusive Afghan govt

Prime minister says this inclusivity will ensure peace and also a stable Afghanistan

Sports

'Doing what we can to save England series': PCB left ruing losses as New Zealand depart

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:35pm

Govt says CPEC facing no slowdown

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 01:41pm

World

Three blasts kill at least two in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 04:02pm

World

Pentagon says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians in 'tragic mistake'

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 09:51am

Incremental consumption: CCoE approves winter incentive package

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 10:10am

FDI declines 20pc in two months

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 10:00am

Business & Finance

July-August: Pakistan's food import bill increases 50% YoY, amounts to $1.47bn

Published 18 Sep, 2021 02:33pm

World

Iran won't allow IS presence on Afghan border: president

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 04:15pm

Revival of Pakistan Steel Mills: PC holds meeting with S. Korea-China consortium

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 10:27am

Pakistan

P3A approves bid documents of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway project

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 04:16pm

Must Read

Regulator may not allow KE to collect KMC tax

Pakistan

Tarin tells NA: Elite hospitals, labs in capital 'dodging' tax machinery

Pakistan

NADRA empowered to share citizens' details with FBR

Editorials

Amnesty for TTP?

Opinion

Once again PSEs under the spotlight

BR Research

Currency: fix the underlying rot

Editorials

The rupee slide

BR Research

Ufone’s moment?

Opinion

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 18	168.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 18	168.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 18	109.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 18	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 18	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 18	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 18	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 18	4432.99
India Sensex / Sep 18	59051.89
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 18	30500.05
Nasdaq / Sep 18	15043.97
Hang Seng / Sep 18	24920.76
FTSE 100 / Sep 18	6963.64
Dow Jones / Sep 18	34584.88
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 18	15490.17
France CAC40 / Sep 18	6570.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Sep 18	71.97
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Sep 18	13430.00
Gold 10 Grams / Sep 18	97600.00
Gold Spot / Sep 18	1754.34
Cotton / Sep 18	92.33

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Sep 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	9.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Sep 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	297.04 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 18 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	761.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Sep 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	141.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Sep 18 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	36.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Sep 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	9.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Sep 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	297.04 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 18 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	761.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Sep 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	141.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Sep 18 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	36.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Business & Finance

July-August: Pakistan's food import bill increases 50% YoY, amounts to $1.47bn

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BR Research

Currency: fix the underlying rot

The currency finally changed its direction yesterday – at least for a day. SBP did not just need to intervene in...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:25am

Banking on Equality: SBP launches initiative in bid to improve women's financial inclusion

In a bid to promote gender diversity and inclusion in the financial sector, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)... Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:29pm

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The KSE-100 reacted sharply to the current account deficit that clocked in at nearly $1.5 billion in August 2021,... Published 17 Sep, 2021 06:31pm

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LSM growth: measured and gradual

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth at 2.25 percent for June 2021 put brakes on the double-digit growth reported...

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Financial

China will steadily promote yuan internationalisation in 2021, central bank says

Cross-border yuan settlements accounted for 46.2% of the overall cross-border settlements, hitting a record high, the central bank said

Published 18 Sep, 2021 03:33pm

Commodities

China Aug aluminium imports fall 20.7% from prior month

BEIJING: China's aluminium imports in August fell 20.7% from the previous month, data from the General ... Published 18 Sep, 2021 02:42pm

Energy

China's Aug diesel exports fall to lowest since May 2015

Gasoline exports were 570,000 tonnes, the lowest since February 2019, in August, while jet fuel sales were 920,000 tonnes

Published 18 Sep, 2021 02:40pm

Pakistan’s REER declines to 97.4 in August

The Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) of Pakistan, a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average... Published 17 Sep, 2021 05:33pm

Financial

Japan's PM contender Kishida says won't raise sales tax for a decade

TOKYO: Japan will not raise the sales tax for about a decade as imposing a higher levy on households at this time... Published 18 Sep, 2021 12:52pm

BR Research

Ufone’s moment?

While other operators had abstained from the spectrum auction last week, Ufone came in and participated rather...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:35am

BR Research

Flour prices: has PBS fixed its broken methodology?

After a wild ride lasting 2 years, regional disparity between flour prices seems to be returning to its long-term...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:40am

BR Research

Interview with Mashhood Rastgar, CTO – Sastaticket.pk

“Sastaticket.pk stands for making travel easy in Pakistan.” Mashhood Rastgar is the Chief Technology Officer at...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:45am

BR Research

Ties that don’t bind

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Pakistan

PM Imran initiates dialogue with Taliban for inclusive Afghan govt

Prime minister says this inclusivity will ensure peace and also a stable Afghanistan

Published 18 Sep, 2021 02:56pm

NADRA empowered to share citizens' details with FBR

ISLAMABAD: The government has given legal backing to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to... Updated 18 Sep, 2021 03:01pm

UK decides to remove Pakistan from 'Red List'

ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom has decided to remove Pakistan from its "red list" for international travel along with... Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

Over 6.2m kids to be vaccinated against polio in KP

PESHAWAR: Minister for Health and Finance Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Taimur Saleem Jhagra has said that protecting children... Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

PM urges SCO states to 'resist any drift towards bloc politics'

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Green channel facility: AGP makes 'anti-importer' recommendation

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World

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USA

US Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally

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Europe

Police arrest four over foiled German synagogue attack

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Europe

Turkey logs 28,118 new COVID-19 cases as infections climb

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South Asia

Malaysia warns new Indo-Pacific pact may trigger nuclear arms race

"It will provoke other powers to also act more aggressively in the region, especially in the South China Sea," PMO says

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 05:22pm

Editorials

What to do about agriculture?

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said the other day that it has...

Amnesty for TTP?

EDITORIAL: There has been an uptick in attacks by violent extremists operating mainly from safe havens in...

The rupee slide

EDITORIAL: A news report probably sourced to the 25 August 2021 meeting of the Monetary and Fiscal Policies...

Press Gallery closure

EDITORIAL: That the President of Pakistan is the head of state but not of the executive is a fact. That he ...

The spectre of rising food inflation

EDITORIAL: Despite its best efforts the PTI government has not been able to get a handle on the ever-rising food...

Opinion

Once again PSEs under the spotlight

Farhat Ali

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Towards a hydrogen policy

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nishtar has never been criticised

Anjum Ibrahim

"Who is one Cabinet member who is not criticised by anyone?" "Has to be a quiet one, you know someone who stays...

'Great power rivalry' fuels Pacific arms race frenzy

Andrew Beatty | Sebastien Berger

A quick barrage of missile tests and bumper defence deals in the Pacific have highlighted a regional arms race that...

Pakistan required to exert some pressure on Taliban

Rasheed Minhas

The National Security Council (NSC) of Pakistan that met following the Taliban take-over of Kabul had reiterated...

Perspectives

Price controls enable corruption

Dr Ali Hasanain

We argued in the previous article that price controls are economically undesirable, and calculating controlled ...

How price controls suffocate the economy

Dr Ali Hasanain

The government issued a notification last month giving officials largely unconstrained powers to monitor and control...

Fawad Alam: persistence personified

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The left-hander is among Pakistan's most-discussed players, yet with no reasonable explanation as to why so many years went by as he stayed in the wilderness