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Opposition parties stage country-wide protests against inflation

Opposition parties stage country-wide protests against inflation

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the alliance of the opposition political parties, and the PPP staged on...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:42pm

Economy on path of development: Farrukh

Economy on path of development: Farrukh

State minister Farrukh Habib shares remittances and export figures to convey economy's position

Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:05pm

Disgruntled opposition accuses Balochistan govt of threatening its members

Disgruntled opposition accuses Balochistan govt of threatening its members

Disgruntled lawmakers of the Balochistan Assembly accused on Friday the provincial government of threatening...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:56pm

PM Imran to visit Saudi Arabia on Saturday

PM Imran to visit Saudi Arabia on Saturday

Will attend the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit

Published 22 Oct, 2021 03:50pm

PM Imran holds meetings with Punjab CM, governor

PM Imran holds meetings with Punjab CM, governor

Punjab Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar presents report to the PM on his recent visit to Europe

Published 22 Oct, 2021 02:43pm

Country cannot move forward without basic political reforms: Fawad

Country cannot move forward without basic political reforms: Fawad

Information minister says a proposed law to curb fake news in Pakistan has been sent to the cabinet for approval

Published 22 Oct, 2021 02:28pm

Three policemen martyred in clashes with TLP

Three policemen martyred in clashes with TLP

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar condemns incident, says no one can be allowed to take the law into their own hands

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 10:34pm

Noor Mukadam case: Zahir Jaffer's father withdraws petition against indictment

Noor Mukadam case: Zahir Jaffer's father withdraws petition against indictment

Zakir Jaffer had challenged indictment in the Islamabad High Court

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 02:00pm

Pakistan among 11 ‘countries of concern’ on climate change for US spy agencies

Pakistan among 11 ‘countries of concern’ on climate change for US spy agencies

WASHINGTON: Afghanistan, India and Pakistan were among 11 countries singled out by U.S. intelligence agencies on...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Promulgation of NAB (Second Amendment) Ordinance: Mandviwalla challenges Kidney Hills case

Promulgation of NAB (Second Amendment) Ordinance: Mandviwalla challenges Kidney Hills case

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former deputy chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla, on Thursday,...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Rashid meets PM

Rashid meets PM

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Thursday and discussed...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Shell Eco-Marathon student event 2021 organised

Shell Eco-Marathon student event 2021 organised

ISLAMABAD: Shell Pakistan organized the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) 2021 student event at Rawalpindi, where engineering...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

NA business hamstrung by lack of quorum

NA business hamstrung by lack of quorum

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly could not make any legislation on Thursday due to lack of quorum but it did manage...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Senator commends SECP for separating adjudication

Senator commends SECP for separating adjudication

ISLAMABAD: Senator Waleed Iqbal commended the SECP for separating the adjudication from the supervision function,...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Loadshedding-free Punjab: Upgradation plan to be submitted to CCoE

Loadshedding-free Punjab: Upgradation plan to be submitted to CCoE

LAHORE: The augmentation and upgradation plan of transmission and distribution networks in Punjab will be submitted...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Govt can deal with dengue challenge: SACM

Govt can deal with dengue challenge: SACM

LAHORE: Special Assistant to CM on Information Hasaan Khawar has said the anti-dengue programme of the Punjab...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

CM Buzdar dismisses opposition’s protest drive

CM Buzdar dismisses opposition’s protest drive

LAHORE: Terming the opposition’s agitation against national interest and unjustified in the prevailing...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Steel training programme concludes

Steel training programme concludes

PESHAWAR: FF Steel and KP-Tevta held certificate distribution ceremony of Steel training programme jointly managed ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Senate panel seeks forensic audit of sports federations

Senate panel seeks forensic audit of sports federations

ISLAMABAD: A sub-panel of the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC), on Thursday, asked...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

NHA rejects corruption charges levelled by minister against PML-N govt

NHA rejects corruption charges levelled by minister against PML-N govt

ISLAMABAD: National Highways Authority (NHA), an arm of Ministry of Communication, has brushed aside corruption...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Dettol collaborates with TCF

Dettol collaborates with TCF

KARACHI: Dettol has partnered with The Citizens Foundation (TCF) to support the cause of education and specifically...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Cancer research lab established

Cancer research lab established

HYDERABAD: A laboratory that is first of its kind in Pakistan, where not only tumours will be studied but patients...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Heritage buildings in Hyderabad will be preserved: official

Heritage buildings in Hyderabad will be preserved: official

HYDERABAD: Secretary Culture and Tourism Sindh Abdul Rahim Soomro today presided over a meeting at Shahbaz Hall...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

SHC seeks report on steps taken to check milk price hike

SHC seeks report on steps taken to check milk price hike

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the Karachi commissioner and other officials to furnish...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

ICBC Karachi Branch holds webinar on CIPS

ICBC Karachi Branch holds webinar on CIPS

KARACHI: Speakers, at a webinar organized by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Karachi Branch, believed...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Encroachment removal: Land to be allocated for affected people’s resettlement: Wahab

Encroachment removal: Land to be allocated for affected people’s resettlement: Wahab

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi and Sindh government spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab Thursday said that Karachi...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

PPRA finds PMC-Technology Partner joint agreement as valid

PPRA finds PMC-Technology Partner joint agreement as valid

ISLAMABAD: Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) on Thursday acknowledged the joint agreement between...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan raises issue of 'forcible' burial of Geelani

Pakistan raises issue of 'forcible' burial of Geelani

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Thursday raised the issue of 'forcible' burial of iconic Kashmiri leader Ali Shah ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Two die in factory boiler explosion in Lahore

Two die in factory boiler explosion in Lahore

LAHORE: At least two people, including a laborer and a passerby, died while over a dozen people sustained injuries ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Number of dengue cases crosses 20,000 mark; 59 die

Number of dengue cases crosses 20,000 mark; 59 die

ISLAMABAD: Dengue cases across the country are continuously going up and have crossed 20,000 mark, of which 59 ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

CPEC project enters into its 3rd phase: Sher Ali

CPEC project enters into its 3rd phase: Sher Ali

LAHORE: Chairman National Assembly Parliamentary Committee for China Pakistan Economic Corridor Sher Ali Arbab said...

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 10:38am

BARD Foundation aims to equip aspiring engineers

BARD Foundation aims to equip aspiring engineers

ISLAMABAD: Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood (BARD) Foundation has recently set up the Descon Endowment Fund at the...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

NHA chief orders operator to strictly follow rate lists

NHA chief orders operator to strictly follow rate lists

ISLAMABAD: National Highways Authority (NHA) Chairman Capt Muhammad Khurrum Agha (retired) has instructed the ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan condemns martyrdom of four more young Kashmiris in IIOJK

Pakistan condemns martyrdom of four more young Kashmiris in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Thursday, expressed deep concerns and strongly condemned the reported martyrdom of four more...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Rashid rules out expulsion of French envoy

Rashid rules out expulsion of French envoy

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday ruled out possibility of expulsion of French ambassador on ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

No-trust motion against CM ‘Missing’ MPA Bushra says she’s in Islamabad

No-trust motion against CM ‘Missing’ MPA Bushra says she’s in Islamabad

QUETTA: A purportedly missing member of Balochistan Assembly, Bushra Rind, has surfaced in Islamabad here on...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

PDM releases anti-govt protest schedule

PDM releases anti-govt protest schedule

ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties’ alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), on Thursday, issued protest...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Contemptuous remarks: ECP issues show cause notice to Swati

Contemptuous remarks: ECP issues show cause notice to Swati

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Thursday, issued a “show cause notice” to Railways ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

3 IS militants killed near Afghan border

3 IS militants killed near Afghan border

PESHAWAR: Police said they killed at least three Islamic State militants Thursday on the outskirts of Peshawar, ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

IHC issues notice in response to plea challenging NAB ordinance

IHC issues notice in response to plea challenging NAB ordinance

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Thursday, issued notices in a petition challenging the recently...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

TLP issues ‘ultimatum’ after talks hit stalemate

TLP issues ‘ultimatum’ after talks hit stalemate

LAHORE: After failing to reach a consensus in different round of talks with law enforcers, the banned...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

PDM to stage protest today; PML-N finalises arrangements

PDM to stage protest today; PML-N finalises arrangements

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalized arrangements to hold protest demonstrations across the...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

ReMIT organises seminars to train women entrepreneurs

ReMIT organises seminars to train women entrepreneurs

ISLAMABAD: A series of seminars were held across Pakistan through the Revenue Mobilisation, Investment and Trade...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

CRBC lift-cum-gravity project to be real 'game changer': PM

CRBC lift-cum-gravity project to be real 'game changer': PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that the construction of lift-cum-gravity project of Chashma ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Green Line project: 40 more buses reach Karachi from China

Green Line project: 40 more buses reach Karachi from China

KARACHI: The second consignment of Green Line buses on Thursday arrived at the Karachi Port, bringing the total...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Expert criticises raise in power tariff

Expert criticises raise in power tariff

KARACHI: It has become quite difficult to determine the expected raise in power tariff. On the cards, there are fuel...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

GSP Plus status: Governor says optimistic about extension prospects

GSP Plus status: Governor says optimistic about extension prospects

LAHORE: Terming extension of GSP Plus status to Pakistan as a challenge, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

The Weather

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (October 21, 2021) and the forecast for Friday (October 22, 2021)....

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 27	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 27	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 27	156.83
USD to Swiss Franc / May 27	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 27	1.27
Euro to USD / May 27	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 24	5304.72
Nasdaq / May 24	16920.80
FTSE 100 / May 24	8317.59
Dow Jones / May 24	39069.59
France CAC40 / May 24	8094.97
India Sensex / May 27	75695.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 27	38836.65
Hang Seng / May 27	18805.33

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 27	77.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 27	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 27	206447
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 27	2343.69
Cotton US¢/pound / May 27	80.52
Petrol/Litre / May 28	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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