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COVID-19 outbreak: 43 deaths, 2,829 cases reported across country in 24 hours

At least 2,186 corona patients admitted in hospitals are in critical condition while the figure of recovered cases from the virus has reached 339,810

Published 29 Nov, 2020 12:12pm

Inclusion of IIOJK dispute is manifestation of OIC's consistent support to Kashmir cause: FO

Foreign office states the declaration explicitly reiterated the organisation's principled position on the IIOJK dispute for a peaceful settlement in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 11:59am

Pakistan

PDM rally: Multan administration takes control of Qasim Bagh stadium, arrests scores of opposition leaders

JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman reached Multan where he is expected to chair an emergency session of the opposition parties

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 11:12am

World

Israel, Saudi Arabia secret meeting proves fruitless as both sides fail to reach normalization pact

The talks between Netanyahu and Crown Prince Salman failed to yield positive results in a blow to outgoing US President Donald Trump administration’s efforts to reorder the politics of the region and build a defence in opposition to Iran

Published 29 Nov, 2020 10:11am

Pakistan

81 Pakistani academics named in top two percent scientists across the globe

The most number of academics belong to Islamabad’s Quaid-i-Azam University as 11 of them have figured among the top two percent researchers while five scientists from the University of Haripur are also included in the list

Published 29 Nov, 2020 09:44am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (November 28, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (November 29, 2020)....

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

PDM rally: PTI govt placing containers, arresting PPP workers in Multan: Nasir Shah

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing & Town Planning, Religious Affairs,...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Kamal slams retrenchment of PSM employees

KARACHI: Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal on Saturday criticized retrenchment of 4500 employees of...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

14 more succumb to Covid-19, 1,389 new cases emerge

KARACHI: As many as 14 more patients of Covid-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 2,911 and 1,389 new ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Begum Shamim Akhtar laid to rest in Jati Umra

LAHORE: Begum Shamim Akhtar, the mother of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and party president Shehbaz Sharif, was laid ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have virus

LONDON: Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

Clashes in protests as France reels from police violence

PARIS: Police and demonstrators clashed in Paris on Saturday as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

‘PDM to hold rally in Multan at any cost’

LAHORE: President Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) South Punjab Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood has said that the Pakistan...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Containing coronavirus: Ulema assure govt of support

LAHORE: Ulema and Mashaikh of different schools of thought assured the Punjab government of their full support for...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

7500kg of poppy seized

KARACHI: Sindh Excise department on Saturday claimed to have seized 7500 kg of poppy from a truck at Rohri ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

PML-N’s MPA joins PML-Q

LAHORE: Former PML-N MPA from Vehari Farah Manzoor Baloch Rind called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

CM vows to overcome Covid-19 second wave with public support

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the government will overcome the recent wave of the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Eight killed over land dispute in Swabi

SWABI: Eight people lost their lives over a land dispute in Chota Lahore area of Swabi on Saturday. According to ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

‘Unavailability of parking plazas badly affecting businesses’

LAHORE: Major markets are badly suffering because of unavailability of parking plazas and massive encroachment in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Qureshi discusses visa issue with UAE minister

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met UAE Minister of State Reem Al Hashimi on the sidelines...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Incidents of robbery, snatching increase

ISLAMABAD: The incidents of various kinds of crimes including robbery, dacoity, and snatchings at gun point ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

‘NHA App, Hamsafar App available for easy travel’

ISLAMABAD: A spokesman of the National Highways Authority has said that Pindi-Bhattian Toll Plaza was established in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Punjab records 738 Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths

LAHORE: Out of total 21,515 tests conducted during the last 24 hours, Punjab has recorded 738 coronavirus cases and...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

Four killed in Karabakh blast, Azerbaijan blames Armenia

BAKU: Four Azeri civilians died Saturday after their car hit a landmine planted by retreating Armenian soldiers in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

Malaysia election after pandemic ends: PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will go to the polls when the coronavirus pandemic is over, the prime minister said Saturday,...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

IS-linked militants kill four Christians in Indonesia: police

PALU, (Indonesia): Islamic State-linked extremists killed four people in a remote Christian community on the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

Defiant protesters hit streets in south Iraq for second day

NASIRIYAH: Anti-government protesters defied lockdowns and the threat of violence to demonstrate on Saturday in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

Europe virus toll crosses 400,000, shops reopen in France

PARIS: Coronavirus deaths topped 400,000 Saturday in Europe, the world's second worst-hit region, as parts of the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

60 arrested at London anti-lockdown protest

LONDON: London police said Saturday that they arrested more than 60 people as scuffles broke out when they moved to...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

World

Ethiopia’s army says it is in control of Tigray capital

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's army said Saturday it was in control of the capital of the Tigray region, and was hunting ...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 04:10am

Life & Style

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, November 29, 2020 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55 HEADLINE...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Life & Style

Google honours Bano Qudsia on 92nd birthday

KARACHI: Google on Saturday honoured legendary Urdu writer Bano Qudsia on her 92nd birthday with a special doodle....

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Seventh Pak cricketer positive for Covid-19

CHRISTCHURCH, (New Zealand): A seventh Pakistan cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 as the team remained confined...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

PDM workers remove road barricades ahead of Qasim Bagh rally

MULTAN: A large number of opposition activists, mostly from the PPP and the PML-N, removed all the barricades and...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Thousands of protesting Indian farmers and police face-off at New Delhi border

NEW DELHI: India deployed hundreds of police and paramilitary forces at a New Delhi border on Saturday as thousands...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

13 killed in south Yemen clashes

DUBAI: Thirteen fighters were killed in an exchange of artillery fire between pro-government forces and separatists...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Death of ‘ex-employee’: PSM clarification

KARACHI: Pakistan Steel Mills management on Saturday clarified that an ex-employee of PSM, Habibur Rehman, had...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:10am

China’s first domestically made nuclear reactor goes online

BEIJING: China has powered up its first domestically developed nuclear reactor -- the Hualong One - a significant...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:12am

Army ‘never pressured me’: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday he didn’t have to show resistance to army because it “never...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:10am

Case to declare Nawaz a PO: IHC to record statements of FIA, ministry officials

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) to record statements of the FIA officials and the Director Europe-I,...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Sindh wheat scam: NAB launches inquiry

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday initiated a separate inquiry into Sindh wheat scam...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

HSBC considers exit from US retail banking

NEW YORK: HSBC Holdings Plc is considering a complete exit from retail banking in the United States after narrowing...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:10am

Most export markets hit by virus surge: MoF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s most export markets with the exception of China have been hit by the recent upsurge in the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Locally-made items: Fawad opposes duty exemption on import

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology, Ch Fawad Hussain has opposed exemption of duty on import of those...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

SNGPL seeks determination of transportation tariff

ISLAMABAD: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) filed a petition before the Oil and Gas Regulatory ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

MoITT finalises ‘Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020’

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has finalized the “Personal Data ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Tough security for IIOJK first vote since semi-autonomy cancelled

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Thousands of troops guarded polling stations as Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir on...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

US navy denies carrier group moved into Gulf after any ‘threats’

WASHINGTON: A US aircraft carrier group has moved back into the Gulf region, but a navy spokeswoman said Saturday ...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:20am

US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran dealings

WASHINGTON: The US on Friday announced economic sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:18am

Bilawal lashes out at ‘heartless’ PTI govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Saturday lashed out at the “heartless”...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Federal govt defends PSM layoff decision, accuses PPP of ‘ruining’ entity

• Hammad says ‘management control will be handed over to private party’ • According to him, Sindh govt can...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

BISE extends date for enrollment of 9th class students with late fee

The Secretary Education, in a notification issued on Saturday, allowed all 9th class students of government and private sector educational institutions to submit enrollment forms with a late fee of Rs 500 to December 14.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 08:17pm

World

U.S. vaccine plans take shape but no let-up on restrictions

United Airlines has begun moving shipments of the vaccine, developed by Pfizer Inc, on charter flights to ensure it can be quickly distributed once it is approved, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 08:17pm

Pakistan

IRSA releases 116,000 cusecs water

The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa and Sukkur was recorded as 89,000, 48,100 and 11,500 cusecs respectively.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 08:12pm

Pakistan

Nursing staff of ATH starts protest in the wake of COVID-19

The female nurse has joined the duty on the new ward while the male has rejected the transfer and with the support of other male nursing staff staged a protest, they also claimed the medical director of the hospital disgraced them also boycotted the ward duty.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 08:10pm

Pakistan

Those serving humanity to be remembered always: governor

He said that it was crucial for prosperity of the country that the living standard of the poor was raised, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was working for the same mission.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 08:08pm

Pakistan

Asad Umar condoles with the Abbasi family

Asad Umar stayed there for some time and condoled with MPA Moazzam Ali Khan Abbasi, Former Senator Dr. Safdar Ali Abbasi, Ms. Naheed Khan Abbasi, Barrister Kazim Ali Abbasi and other members of his family.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 08:06pm

Pakistan

Opposition gatherings expose arsonist mindset: Senator Shibli

In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, he asked what the rejected and corrupt were doing in Multan.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 08:04pm

Pakistan

Sindh report 1,389 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah giving daily briefing about coronavirus said that the positive cases were reported after they performed 9,072 tests in the province during the past 24 hours.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 06:37pm

Technology

021 Disrupt 2020 to host 5000+ Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Disruptors in Pakistan

021 Disrupt, Pakistan’s premier technology and entrepreneurship conference by The Nest I/O, is taking place virtually from November 30th-December 5th, 2020.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 06:00pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Saudi Pak Leas. / Nov 29 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.4000 ▲ 0.20 (16.67%)
Chakwal Spinng / Nov 29 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.2700 ▲ 0.32 (12.31%)
Media Times / Nov 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.4200 ▲ 0.17 (12.00%)
Ravi Textile / Nov 29 Ravi Textile Mills Limited(RAVT)	6.4900 ▲ 0.59 (10.00%)
First Pak Modaraba / Nov 29 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.7500 ▲ 0.15 (9.37%)
Hum Network / Nov 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	7.0367 ▲ 0.54 (7.69%)
General Tyre / Nov 29 The General Tyre & Rubber(GTYR)	68.5900 ▲ 5.09 (6.85%)
Artistic Den. / Nov 29 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	83.5800 ▲ 5.08 (6.47%)
Buxly / Nov 29 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	64.4100 ▲ 3.90 (6.45%)
Zephyr Tex / Nov 29 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.0000 ▲ 0.65 (6.28%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assur. / Nov 29 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	200.0000 ▼ 0.00 (-9.25%)
ZIL Ltd. / Nov 29 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	108.0000 ▼ 2.00 (-1.85%)
Descon Oxy. / Nov 29 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	32.2300 ▼ 0.32 (-0.56%)
Honda Atlas Car / Nov 29 Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited(HCAR)	289.9000 ▼ 2.40 (-0.17%)
Sitara Peroxide / Nov 29 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	22.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Pak Rein. / Nov 29 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	25.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Punjab Oil / Nov 29 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	139.9900 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Nov 29 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	137.3600 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Murree Brewery / Nov 29 Murree Brewery Company Limited(MUREB)	555.0000 ▼ 5.00 (0.00%)
Landmark Sp. / Nov 29 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	14.4500 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods / Nov 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	24,898,500 ▼ 0.76
TRG Pak. / Nov 29 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	24,034,500 ▼ 4.38
Hum Network / Nov 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	16,218,500 ▼ 0.54
TPL Corp / Nov 29 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	12,651,500 ▼ 0.44
K-Electric Ltd / Nov 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	11,975,000 ▼ 0.14
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,053,500 ▼ 0.75
Maple Leaf / Nov 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	8,575,447 ▼ 0.65
Hascol Petroleum / Nov 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	8,449,878 ▼ 0.55
Worldcall / Nov 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,126,500 ▼ 0.07
Fauji Foods / Nov 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	5,025,500 ▼ 0.65

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	159.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	159.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	104.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.33
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.20

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	3638.35
India Sensex / Nov 28	44149.72
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	26644.71
Nasdaq / Nov 28	12205.85
Hang Seng / Nov 28	26894.68
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	6367.58
Dow Jones / Nov 28	29910.37
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	13335.68
France CAC40 / Nov 28	5598.18

Indicator	Value
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Nov 19	1516.00
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Nov 27	20085.60
GDPGROWTH / Nov 27	1.00
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Nov 27	17000.00
Average CPI % / Nov 27	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	0.08

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