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Business & Finance

Govt cuts petrol price by Rs8, high-speed diesel by Rs11

New prices to take effect from October 1, 2023

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 12:20am

Taxes

FBR confirms tax return filing deadline extended by 1 month

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday said the date of date of filing income tax returns for Tax Year 2023...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 11:54pm

Pakistan

COAS vows to eliminate menace of terrorism

Army Chief says these forces of evil will continue to face the full might of the state and security forces backed by a resilient nation

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 11:21pm

Cricket

Australia's Smith and Starc star in rain-hit World Cup warm-up game

Australia batsman Steve Smith scored a half-century before pacer Mitchell Starc bagged a hat-trick to rip through ...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:49pm

USA

US government hours from shutdown, as lawmakers scrabble for solutions

WASHINGTON: With the US government just hours from shutting down on Saturday, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:07pm

Pakistan

Interior minister claims RAW involved in recent terror attacks in Balochistan

Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti says those acting as a facilitator have similar origins

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 09:02pm

Pakistan

Cipher case: FIA submits challan against Imran, Qureshi

Requests the court to conduct their trial and sentence them in the case

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 08:58pm

South Asia

China says US is the true 'empire of lies'

BEIJING: The United States is the true “empire of lies”, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday, lashing out...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 07:29pm

Europe

Russia may annex more Ukrainian regions, Medvedev says

MOSCOW: Russia’s former leader Dmitry Medvedev suggested Saturday that Moscow may annex more regions of Ukraine, as...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 06:10pm

South Asia

India central bank says 96% of 2,000-rupee notes returned, extends deadline by a week

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Saturday it would extend its deadline to return the country's...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 05:57pm

Europe

Armenia seeks EU aid for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, Italy says

ROME: Armenia has asked the European Union for assistance to help it deal with refugees arriving from...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 05:49pm

Pakistan

International community condemns terrorist attacks in KPK, Balochistan

Extends support to Pakistan after blasts kill scores of people in both provinces

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 05:09pm

Stocks

KSE-100 sees 12% increase in 3Q2023 amid positive sentiment

Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed double-digit growth of 12% in 3Q2023, as sentiments improved on back of...

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 04:45pm

Currency

Pakistani rupee emerges as world’s best-performing currency in September

Appreciates 6.2% during the month as crackdown on smuggling, illegal exchanges bears fruit

Published 30 Sep, 2023 03:40pm

USA

Canada’s Sikhs are grateful - and afraid - after Trudeau’s India allegations

OTTAWA: Canadian Sikhs are grateful to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for giving voice to their fears and standing up...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 03:30pm

Luxury

‘Fast and Furious’: Paris collector offers drives in famous movie cars

PARIS: Dreaming of taking a tour in a Volkswagen Beetle like in the ‘Herbie’ films, a ‘Fast and Furious’-style...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 02:11pm

Business & Finance

UK finance minister Hunt rules out near-term tax cuts

LONDON: Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt ruled out near-term tax cuts ahead of a mid-year fiscal statement due...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 02:02pm

Movies & Music

What to watch this October: ‘Khufiya’, ‘Frasier’, ‘Beckham’

As the holiday season approaches, keep a lookout for reruns of Halloween movies and new horror titles, as well as...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 01:40pm

Europe

Russian attack hits site in western Ukraine, limited evacuation ordered

Authorities in the western Ukrainian region of Vinnytsya ordered an evacuation early on Saturday, saying an...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 01:50pm

Financial

ADB approves $300mn loan to fund greening of Chinese coal city

BEIJING: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Saturday it had approved a $300 million loan to an industrial city...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 01:40pm

Markets

BOJ dispels view risk of loss will impede easy-policy exit

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said considerations over the central bank’s finances would not prevent it...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 01:27pm

Movies & Music

Suspect in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 slaying charged with murder in Las Vegas

An admitted former street gang leader was arrested on Friday on a charge of murder in the Las Vegas shooting death...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 01:09pm

USA

New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed

NEW YORK: Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York City under water on Friday,...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 01:07pm

Europe

NATO says ready to boost presence in Kosovo

BRUSSELS: NATO said Friday it was ready to increase its peacekeeping force in Kosovo following deadly clashes. The...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 12:22pm

Sports

Messi’s Miami fans upset with season ticket price hike

MIAMI: Fans of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami are up in arms after the Major League Soccer club doubled season ticket...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 12:18pm

USA

US warns of large Serbian military build-up near Kosovo

WASHINGTON: The United States urged Belgrade to pull its forces back from the border with Kosovo on Friday after...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 11:21am

Sports

Martin takes pole at Japan MotoGP, followed by Bagnaia

MOTEGI: Jorge Martin on Saturday snatched pole for the Japanese Grand Prix in MotoGP with a new lap record at...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:52am

South Asia

Maldives President Solih facing uphill re-election battle

MALÉ: Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was a career politician unexpectedly propelled to the presidency...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:50am

Europe

UK government to push back on ‘anti-car measures’

LONDON: Britain’s Conservative government on Friday announced new plans to “support drivers” and push back on...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:45am

World

Man dead after whale strikes boat off Australia

SYDNEY: A man was killed and another injured after a whale struck a boat off the coast of eastern Australia on...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:42am

Europe

French prime minister comfortably survives censure vote

PARIS: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne avoided parliamentary censure in an early morning vote on Saturday...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:39am

Business & Finance

US government hours from shutdown, funding chaos

WASHINGTON: The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:33am

Europe

Polling stations open in Slovak election: AFP

BRATISLAVA: Polling stations in Slovakia opened on Saturday for an early parliamentary election seen as key to the...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:28am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from September 29, 2023

Published 30 Sep, 2023 08:46am

Previous Day

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 13	159.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 13	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 13	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
India Sensex / Aug 13	77,689.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 13	68,621.41
Hang Seng / Aug 13	25,406.75
FTSE 100 / Aug 13	10,788.71
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 13	26,428.08
France CAC40 / Aug 13	8,685.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	324.98
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 13	82.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 13	4,386.51
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 13	83.85

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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