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An interview with Qasif Shahid, Co-founder & CEO at Finja

“Inter-bank fund transfers must remain free to encourage digitization” Finja defines itself as a new age...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 07:20pm

World

Modi has decided a date of war with Pakistan, China, claims BJP leader

“Like the decisions on Ram Mandir and Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided when there would be war with Pakistan and China,” he said.

Published 26 Oct, 2020 09:41am

BR Research

Curb your enthusiasm

Auto loans are trailing their historic highs as November rolls in. That certainly is (good) news as the country...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 08:14am

BR Research

Poverty: thinking beyond slogans

“Historic highs in poverty” has made it to headlines once again, courtesy the rallies of Pakistan Democratic...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 08:14am

BR Research

KAPCO – more chances of PPA renewal

Kot Addu Power Company Limited (PSX: KAPCO) announced its financial performance for 1QFY21 last week and the...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 08:13am

BR Research

PAKT: topline is strong

A tobacco giant continues to post strong financial results despite the challenging business conditions. The topline...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 08:12am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (October 25, 2020) and the forecast for Monday (October 26, 2020)....

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

Ex-PTI MPA Yasin joins ANP

PESHAWAR: Former PTI MPA, Yasin Khan Khalil formally joined ANP during a public meeting here on Sunday. Yasin Khan...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Technology

Dubai introduces facial recognition on public transport

DUBAI: Dubai is introducing a facial recognition system on public transport to beef up security, officials said...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Technology

Big week for Big Tech as earnings, hearings loom

SAN FRANCISCO: Big Tech is bracing for a tumultuous week marked by quarterly results likely to show resilience...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Spain declares emergency as global virus cases soar

MADRID: Spain declared a national state of emergency on Sunday to tackle a second coronavirus wave as the World...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Geneva hospitals call for volunteers

GENEVA: Geneva hospitals on Sunday issued a call for medically trained volunteers and recently retired staff to help...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Qatar signs deal to buy Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

DUBAI: Qatar has signed an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to buy its potential Covid-19 vaccine as soon as it...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Frankfurt cancels Christmas market over virus spike

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The German city of Frankfurt has become the latest to cancel its traditional Christmas market as...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

More mass testing in China

BEIJING: Chinese officials were racing Sunday to smother a fresh coronavirus outbreak in the country’s far...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Treaty banning nuclear weapons to enter into force

UNITED NATIONS: An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country, the UN said,...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Looting sweeps Nigeria as authorities struggle with unrest

LAGOS: Nigerian authorities struggled to halt looting across the country on Sunday as crowds defied curfew orders to...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Protesters target churches over Poland’s near-total abortion ban

WARSAW: Protesters targeted Catholic churches across Poland on Sunday in the fourth straight day of upheaval against...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Arabs favour Biden over Trump in US election: poll

RIYADH: Democratic nominee Joe Biden substantially leads his Republican opponent Donald Trump as the Arab world’s...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

UK police attend security ‘incident’ on ship

LONDON: British police on Sunday said they had been called by a vessel off England’s south coast amid reports of a...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Covid chaos piles up for Trump, nine days before vote

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s reelection campaign was buffeted Sunday by another Covid-19 outbreak in his team,...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Iraq protesters revive year-old revolt against the system

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces and protesters clashed in Baghdad on Sunday during demonstrations to mark the first...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:13am

World

Belarusians protest Lukashenko ahead of strike ultimatum

MINSK: Belarusian demonstrators flooded the streets of the capital Minsk on Sunday, the final day of an ultimatum ...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

World

Chileans flock to polls in referendum for change

SANTIAGO: Chileans flocked to the polls Sunday in a referendum on whether to change a dictatorship-era constitution...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

NAB raids govt warehouses in Kashmore

SUKKUR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sukkur conducted raids at 15 government warehouses in Kashmore for...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

310 new cases of Covid-19 emerge

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 310 new cases of coronavirus emerged when 9,019...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

Keel laying of MILGEM Class Corvette for Pakistan Navy held

KARACHI: The keel laying ceremony of 2nd MILGEM Class Corvette for Pakistan Navy was held on Sunday here at Karachi...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

PMC announces admission criteria for foreign students

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) on Sunday announced admission criteria for foreign students seeking...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:22am

Pakistan

Award of contract of BRT buses: SIDCL going to commit ‘grave’ mistake?

KARACHI: Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL) is reportedly planning to award a $30 million...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

New 157 Covid-19 cases reported in Islamabad: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Coronavirus Sunday said that 157 new Covid-19 cases were...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:22am

Pakistan

Legislation on national issues: Opposition not cooperating with govt: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that the Pakistan...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:22am

Pakistan

Grey list: QWP terms FATF decision govt failure

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial Chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao while commenting on the decision ...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:22am

Pakistan

Only a retrograde society can allow fanning RSS ideology: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday said that only a retrograde society like India could encourage the ...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:20am

Pakistan

PM to launch work on ‘Knowledge City’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Mianwali on Monday to launch work of a Knowledge City at Numl...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:19am

Pakistan

At least three killed in Quetta blast

QUETTA: At least three people were killed and six others wounded Sunday when a bomb exploded in Quetta, police said....

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:19am

Pakistan

Saqib Nisar delayed OLMT’s inauguration, alleges Saad

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has accused former chief justice...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:19am

Pakistan

CS orders action against profiteers

LAHORE: On a report of the Special Branch, the Chief Secretary Punjab took notice of the flour sale at the higher...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

Public Health Engineering Department: KP introduces e-tendering, e-bidding

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has introduced e-tendering and e-bidding in the Public...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:18am

Life & Style

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Monday, October 26, 2020 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55 HEADLINE...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Business

Trade and Investment Forum 2020: Pakistan, Afghanistan set to find new avenues of cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are all set to find new avenues of investment and trade cooperation at a two-day...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:11am

Business

Cutlery export increases 17.68pc in 3 months

ISLAMABAD: The cutlery exports from the country witnessed an increase of 17.68 percent during the first three months...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:11am

Business

KFC to create 5,400 jobs in UK, Ireland

LONDON: US fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken said Friday it will create 5,400 jobs in Britain and Ireland on...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:11am

Business

Brexit talks no closer to a deal, say insiders

BRUSSELS: Britain and the European Union are still a long way from a post-Brexit trade deal, several European ...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:11am

Textile, cement and chemical: Hold in coal imports handling catalyses delay in production

ISLAMABAD: Up to 10 days’ hold in handling coal imports at the country’s only bulk dirty cargo terminal at the...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:06am

Shortfall of industrial sector: PD directed not to curtail domestic sector gas

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has directed Petroleum Division not to curtail gas from domestic...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:06am

Key Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghan forces have killed a top Al-Qaeda militant wanted by the United States, as the government on Sunday...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:05am

Malaysia’s king rejects emergency rule

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah rejected on Sunday a request by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:02am

Additional electricity consumption: Govt decides to fix industrial tariff at Rs8/unit

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly decided to fix industrial tariff at Rs 8 per unit on additional...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:02am

Lee Kun-hee, who made S Korea’s Samsung a global powerhouse, dies

SEOUL: Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:02am

Speakers at PDM rally raise issue of ‘missing persons’

KARACHI: The 11-party anti-government Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance on Sunday held its third power ...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:02am

PM accuses Macron of attacking Islam

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the “encouragement of Islamophobia” by French President ...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:02am

Ministers term PDM new addition into anti-state elements

ISLAMABAD: Terming Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) a new addition into anti-state elements, the government on...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:02am

OLMT project becomes operational

LAHORE: The long-awaited Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project initiated by the previous PML-N government under...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 03:53am

World

Israel says Qatar could get F-35s ‘sooner or later’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that a US sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar...

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 04:13am

Pakistan

Islamophobia and hate against Islam: PM urges Facebook CEO to place ban

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday wrote to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, asking for Facebook to...

Published 26 Oct, 2020 02:52am

Markets

Wall St Week Ahead-More US companies offer earnings guidance despite pandemic

So far this quarter, shares of AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and Quest Diagnostics Inc have rallied after each company gave investors updated guidance.

Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:26pm

Markets

Saudi index sees biggest fall since May

The kingdom's benchmark index slid 4.1%, its biggest intraday fall since May, with SABIC shedding 4.5% and oil giant Saudi Aramco losing 2.3%.

Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:21pm

Pakistan

Gold imports reduced by 73.04pc in first quarter

Imports of Aluminium wrought and worked reduced by 0.74%, worth $33,352 thousand as compared the imports valuing $33,599 thousand of same period of last year.

Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:04pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s earns $286 million from IT services' export

During the period under review, the computer services grew by 37.27 percent as it surged from US $162.300 million last year to US $222.790 million during July-August (2020-21).

Published 25 Oct, 2020 06:27pm

Pakistan

Cutlery export increases 17.68pc in 3 months

On month-on-month basis, the exports of cutlery rose by 15.94 percent during September 2020, when compared to the exports of US $ 8.287 million during August 2020.

Published 25 Oct, 2020 06:26pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Nimir Ind. / Oct 26 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	79.5500 ▲ 10.55 (15.29%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 26 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	2.8000 ▲ 0.55 (8.89%)
Summit Bank / Oct 26 Summit Bank Limited(SMBL)	1.9400 ▲ 0.14 (7.78%)
Packages Ltd / Oct 26 Packages Limited(PKGS)	499.9700 ▲ 28.92 (6.14%)
IbrahimFibres / Oct 26 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	63.5000 ▲ 3.50 (5.83%)
Colony Textile / Oct 26 Colony Textile Mills Ltd.(CTM)	4.1200 ▲ 0.22 (5.64%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 26 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	6.6833 ▲ 0.28 (4.43%)
Quice Food / Oct 26 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	4.9000 ▲ 0.20 (4.26%)
Invest Cap. Bank / Oct 26 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.1600 ▲ 0.04 (3.57%)
Tri-Pack Films / Oct 26 Tri-Pack Films Limited(TRIPF)	169.0000 ▲ 5.00 (3.05%)

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Oct 26 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	3.5000 ▼ 0.95 (-27.14%)
Askari Life Assur. (R) / Oct 26 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited (R)(ALACR4)	0.0800 ▼ 0.03 (-16.67%)
Redco Tex. / Oct 26 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	7.3500 ▼ 0.85 (-11.56%)
Netsol Tech. / Oct 26 NetSol Technologies Limited(NETSOL)	69.5077 ▼ 10.26 (-7.93%)
TPL Corp / Oct 26 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	6.2700 ▼ 0.92 (-7.63%)
Leather Up. / Oct 26 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	14.5000 ▼ 0.95 (-6.55%)
Century Paper / Oct 26 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	117.0000 ▼ 12.00 (-6.06%)
Bestway Cem. / Oct 26 Bestway Cement Limited(BWCL)	161.4000 ▼ 15.30 (-5.70%)
Synthetic Prod.Enter. / Oct 26 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	47.8000 ▼ 3.36 (-5.45%)
Ghandhara Ind / Oct 26 Ghandhara Industries Limited(GHNI)	288.2750 ▼ 24.47 (-5.41%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf / Oct 26 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,408,330 ▼ 2.68
Unity Foods / Oct 26 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	13,785,500 ▼ 0.69
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,457,500 ▼ 2.35
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Oct 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	10,580,500 ▼ 0.28
Kot Addu / Oct 26 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	5,260,500 ▼ 1.26
Hascol Petroleum / Oct 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	5,094,262 ▼ 0.71
Fauji Cem. / Oct 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,999,500 ▼ 0.88
TRG Pak. / Oct 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	4,652,500 ▼ 1.81
Treet Corp. / Oct 26 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	3,929,500 ▼ 1.03
Aisha Steel / Oct 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	2,633,500 ▼ 0.23

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Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 24	161.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 24	161.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 24	104.71
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 24	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 24	1.19

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 24	3465.39
India Sensex / Oct 24	40685.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 24	23516.59
Nasdaq / Oct 24	11548.28
Hang Seng / Oct 24	24918.78
FTSE 100 / Oct 24	5860.28
Dow Jones / Oct 24	28335.57
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 24	12645.75
France CAC40 / Oct 24	4909.64

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Oct 20	19015.50
GDPGROWTH / Oct 20	5.40
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Oct 20	15087.50
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Oct 20	1516.00
Average CPI % / Oct 20	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Oct 24	0.08

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