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Pompeo to show support for Greece amid Turkey tensions

Pompeo earlier this month also discussed the row on a visit to Cyprus, the majority-Greek island whose northern third is occupied by Turkey.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 04:16am

Markets

Turkey surprises with first interest rate hike in two years in order to fight Lira’s fall

In a surprise move that might help the Turkish Lira to stabilize, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) raised its benchmark interest rate by 2 percentage points on Thursday, its first hike in two years to fight inflation and support its falling currency.

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 05:01am

Sports

Rahul hits highest-ever score by an Indian in IPL history on sombre day

"It was good to be in the middle and see the team through whatever we'd planned before the game," Rahul said.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:49am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (September 24, 2020) and the forecast for Friday (September 25, 2020)....

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Rain-affected areas: Sindh faces shortfall of Rs56bn in fed revenue transfers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the federal government has demonstrated a lukewarm...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

PM to address UNGA today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will forcefully raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir dispute at the United...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

'PM will eradicate corrupt mafia'

ISLAMABAD: Nargis Jabeen, General Secretary North Punjab Women Wing, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has said that the APC...

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 03:14am

Pakistan

CCP member: Ministry asked to re-advertise vacant position

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has directed Finance Ministry to re-advertise a vacant position of a member of...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Anti-Money Laundering: NEC approves guidelines for improving LEAs capacity

ISLAMABAD: The National Executive Committee (NEC) on Anti-Money Laundering has approved the guidelines for improving...

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 03:13am

Pakistan

Gift depository case: Statements of two witnesses against Zardari, Gillani recorded

ISLAMABAD: The top anti-graft body on Thursday brought in two witnesses before an accountability court against ...

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 03:12am

Pakistan

CCI meeting, final results of census: SHC orders federal government to submit report

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday sought a report about the meeting of the Council of Common Interests...

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 03:11am

World

'Enough is enough': China attacks US at Security Council

UNITED NATIONS: China on Thursday lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

World

Nobel prize cash raised to $1.1 million

STOCKHOLM: The cash envelope that accompanies each Nobel prize will be increased this year from nine to 10 million...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

New municipal commissioner assumes charge

KARACHI: Pakistan Administrator Service (PAS) Grade-19 officer Afzal Zaidi on Thursday assumed additional charge of...

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 03:05am

Pakistan

Karachi march: MQM-P demands separate province

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) on Thursday demanded a separate province in Sindh comprising of urban ...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Fire tenders, snorkels in deplorable condition: Shallwani

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Iftikhar Ali Shallwani on Thursday deplored that the multi-million rupee fire tenders...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Guccha elected central chairman of PYMA

KARACHI: Shahid Akram Guccha was elected unopposed central chairman of Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA)...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Sindh-Balochistan Zone: Naqi Bari elected PRGMEA chief unopposed

KARACHI: Muhammad Naqi Bari was elected unopposed as Chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturer and Exporters...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Webinar held to mark Int'l Day of Peace

Lahore: Keeping the SOPs of Covid-19 in consideration, a webinar was hosted here on Wednesday to celebrate the...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Week-long art exhibition 'Bexon' inaugurated

ISLAMABAD: Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan Atadjan Movlamov...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Money-laundering case: Pre-arrest bail of Shahbaz extended till 28th

LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday extended pre-arrest bail of leader of Opposition in...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Tareen submits reply to FIA in sugar scam

LAHORE: PTI senior leader Jahangir Khan Tareen in his reply has submitted to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

APNS marks today as National Newspaper Readership Day

KARACHI: The President of Pakistan Dr, Arif Alvi and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan have commended All...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Life & Style

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Friday, September 25, 2020 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55 HEADLINE...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Dean Jones dies after heart attack

MUMBAI: Former Australia batsman and cricket commentator Dean Jones, who had been covering the Indian Premier League...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Legendary newspaper editor Harold Evans dies

LONDON: Crusading British newspaper editor Harold Evans has died in New York aged 92, his wife Tina Brown said...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

'Pakistan emerging in S Asia as competitive automaker'

KARACHI: The local auto sector has built its capacity to become a competitive market in the region. These views ...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Military leadership: Nawaz bans party members from holding private meetings

ISLAMABAD: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said from now on no one from his party will hold individual,...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Leading businessmen meet PM

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the leading investors and businessmen of the country met with Prime Minister Imran Khan ...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

NAB arrests Fazl's close associate

PESHAWAR: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has arrested close associate of JUI-F chief ...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

Qureshi reiterates willingness to host 19th SAARC summit

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday reiterated Pakistan's willingness to host the 19th ...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Business

Maldivian businessmen visit PNSC head office

KARACHI: A five-member business delegation from Maldives including Major General Ahmed Shiyam (R) Chairman-Concierge...

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 03:06am

Business

Pandemic may obliterate free-market mantra: PBIF chief

KARACHI: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum Mian Zahid Hussain expressed his apprehensions over...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Countries under GSP Plus regime: EU envoy for product diversity to exploit full potential of market access

Business

Pakistan

Banks agreed to provide transactions info to FBR

This technical solution will provide interface to banks through which banks will share the relevant information with FBR in real-time.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:39am

Pakistan

CM Balochistan asks for Strict Compliance of COVID-19 SOPs in educational institutes

Meeting was informed that 1500 tests for COVID-19 were being conducted on daily basis and capacity of test was being increased.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:37am

Pakistan

Rashid says he will continue to expose country's enemies

Nawaz Sharif showed himself sick for the courts but he was looking healthy while speaking against the armed forces, he added.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:36am

Pakistan

PM assures businessmen of govt's commitment to remove hurdles in way of business activities

The meeting was told that the transaction infrastructure was being created for the two development projects.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:34am

Pakistan

President for value addition, diversification in industrial, agricultural products to boost exports

The president on the occasion also distributed achievement awards among representatives of various companies.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:33am

Pakistan

Pakistan reiterates its willingness to host long pending SAARC Summit at Islamabad: FO Spokesperson

“A few member states said the SAARC summit would be possible once the COVID-19 situation stabilises - a position Pakistan shared,” he added.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:31am

Pakistan

Opening Pak-Afghan border for trade to alleviate poverty, unemployment: Arbab

He said the custom related matters from Angor Ada and Ghulam Khan border has been resolved.

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:30am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Reliance Weav. / Sep 25 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	31.0000 ▲ 0.65 (2.14%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Sep 25 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.8900 ▲ 0.21 (1.20%)
TPL Properties / Sep 25 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.2000 ▲ 0.35 (0.41%)
Engro Powergen / Sep 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	21.7883 ▲ 0.89 (0.05%)
Shahmurad / Sep 25 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	100.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Security Papers / Sep 25 Security Papers Limited(SEPL)	213.0000 ▲ 3.00 (0.00%)
Din Tex. / Sep 25 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	47.5600 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Trust Mod. / Sep 25 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	4.1900 ▲ 0.98 (0.00%)
Security Bank / Sep 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Tata Textile / Sep 25 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	35.5000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
Popular Islamic Mod. / Sep 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.0000 ▼ 1.99 (-24.88%)
First Pak Modaraba / Sep 25 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.6000 ▼ 0.60 (-17.96%)
Ist Paramount / Sep 25 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	7.4200 ▼ 1.12 (-15.09%)
Al-Mali / Sep 25 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	7.1011 ▼ 1.10 (-14.29%)
Grays Leas. / Sep 25 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	8.0000 ▼ 0.94 (-11.75%)
Ismail Ind. / Sep 25 Ismail Industries Limited(ISIL)	471.9200 ▼ 51.92 (-11.00%)
Unicap Mod. / Sep 25 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.2000 ▼ 0.13 (-10.83%)
Arshad Energy / Sep 25 Arshad Energy Limited(AEL)	11.2700 ▼ 2.17 (-10.51%)
Pervez Ahmed Cons. / Sep 25 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.0500 ▼ 0.10 (-9.52%)
MACPAC Films / Sep 25 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	25.3900 ▼ 2.29 (-9.01%)

Stock	Volume
SILKBANK / Sep 25 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	157,950,500 ▼ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,680,000 ▼ 0.19
Unity Foods / Sep 25 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	24,248,500 ▼ 1.19
Jahangir Sid. Co. / Sep 25 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23,231,000 ▼ 3.58
Hascol Petroleum / Sep 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	20,804,500 ▼ 0.65
P.T.C.L.A / Sep 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	17,481,000 ▼ 0.46
Power Cement / Sep 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	16,270,000 ▼ 0.46
Bank of Punjab / Sep 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,398,500 ▼ 0.30
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Sep 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	12,677,500 ▼ 0.55
Aisha Steel / Sep 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	10,138,000 ▼ 0.72

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 25	166.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 25	165.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 25	105.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 25	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 25	1.27
Euro to USD / Sep 25	1.17

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 25	3246.59
India Sensex / Sep 25	36553.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 25	23087.82
Nasdaq / Sep 25	10672.27
Hang Seng / Sep 25	23311.07
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	5822.78
Dow Jones / Sep 25	26815.44
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	12606.57
France CAC40 / Sep 25	4762.62

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Sep 24	19959.00
GDPGROWTH / Sep 24	5.40
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Sep 24	15087.50
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Sep 24	1516.00
Average CPI % / Sep 24	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Sep 25	0.08

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