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Karachi schools to remain closed on Friday amid heavy rain forecast

Karachi Commissioner Hassan Naqvi has ordered that all public and private schools in the city be closed on Friday...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 11:43pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan needs to overcome ‘fear of debt restructuring’: Dr Murtaza Syed

Former governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Murtaza Syed on Thursday urged countries including Pakistan to...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:27pm

Pakistan

FO confirms India’s Modi invited to SCO meeting in Islamabad

Foreign Office says invitations to the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of Government meeting have been sent to all member country heads of government

Published 29 Aug, 2024 05:16pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz arrives in Quetta to review security situation in Balochistan

Will chair high-level meeting on overall law and order

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:48pm

Pakistan

Thousands evacuated as cyclone builds off India and Pakistan’s coast

Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan’s coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India’s...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:25pm

Pakistan

5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of KPK, Islamabad

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Thursday. The National Seismic...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:15pm

Pakistan

Kabul urged to address concerns about cross-border terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Asif Durrani (retired) has once again called ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:26am

Pakistan

Türkiye Ambassador pays farewell call on Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Dr Mehmet Paçaci, the ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye, paid a farewell courtesy call on Federal...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:24am

Pakistan

Political parties reaffirm support to CPEC

ISLAMABAD: Political parties, both from the government and the opposition side, on Wednesday, reaffirmed their...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:22am

Pakistan

Nawaz to leave for London next month

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to visit London in the second...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:21am

Pakistan

Coverage of Pak-BD matches: IHC issues notices to PCB over inaction in issuing accreditation to journalists

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Wednesday, issued notices to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:20am

Pakistan

No less than 6-lane motorway to be constructed in future: communication minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has said that in future, no motorway will be...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:18am

Pakistan

Women parliamentary caucus puts its weight behind KE official

ISLAMABAD: The women parliamentary caucus – a cross-party forum for women parliamentarians – put its weight...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:15am

Pakistan

PKI demands govt impose ‘agri emergency’

LAHORE: Climate change, low prices of crops and increase in cost of production are badly impacting agricultural...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:13am

Pakistan

Personal appearance: AC grants one-day exemption to Elahi

LAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday granted one day exemption to PTI President and former chief minister...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:12am

Pakistan

Alvi starts meeting PTI disgruntled leaders

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to resolve the rifts within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), former president Dr Arif Alvi on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Pakistan

Flood situations: DC Jamshoro visits Sehwan

HYDERABAD: Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro, Riaz Hussain Wassan, conducted an inspection visit to Sehwan today, ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:09am

Pakistan

Employees stage sit-in against proposed closure of USC

ISLAMABAD: The employees of Utility Stores Corporation (USC), on Wednesday, staged a sit-in against the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:06am

Pakistan

‘Maryam Nawaz becomes role model for other provinces’

LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab, Azma Bokhari, stated that Maryam Nawaz has become a role model for the other...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan

LHC exempts journalist from personal appearance

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday exempted journalist and YouTuber Rizwanur Rehman Razi from personal...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:01am

Pakistan

Minister for selection of contractors at Tehsil level

LAHORE: Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq said on Wednesday that the selection of contractors should be...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:59am

Pakistan

President for steps to eliminate terrorists in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday stressed upon taking of all possible steps to improve security...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:51am

Pakistan

Minar-e-Pakistan: PTI to hold public gathering on Sept 15

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced to hold a public gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:50am

Pakistan

Senate panel unanimously adopts journalists’ protection bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting took significant steps on Wednesday to...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Sindh CM visits coastal belt areas

HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that there was a prediction of heavy rainfall in the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

ECP to hear case about JUI-F intra-party elections today

ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has issued notice to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JU-F) Chief Moulana Fazl-ur-Rahman ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

KP traders observe shutter-down strike

PESHAWAR: Trading community of Peshawar and other parts of the province observed shutter down against the imposition...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Shutter-down strike observed in twin cities

ISLAMABAD: To protest against the government’s tax reforms, traders like other parts of the country, observed a...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Governor KP advocates collective efforts for development

LAHORE: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday stressed on the need for collective effort from...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

‘Farmers should be given maximum incentives’

FAISALABAD: Pakistan is an agricultural country and its future is directly linked with this sector but...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

3500 mineral reserves geo-tagged

LAHORE: Over 3500 mineral reserves have been geo-tagged to date under the Chief Inspectorate of Mines App, developed...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Lahore: traders observe partial strike

LAHORE: In a show of unity and protest, traders across Lahore observed a partial strike against various taxes and...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

NADRA implementing cybersecurity measures

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Lieutenant General Muhammad Munir Afsar, on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Zardari emphasises need to improve cricket infrastructure in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has emphasised the need to improve cricket infrastructure and training...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) and the forecast for Thursday (August 29, 2024)...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

UN team informed: Terrorists’ using Afghan soil against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi said on Wednesday that despite the fact that terrorism was an...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

‘Chief Minister Internship Programme’ launched in Punjab

LAHORE: Launching ‘The Chief Minister Internship Program’ in Punjab, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Irregularities in 22 residential plots: CDA launches formal inquiry

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Muhammad Ali Randhawa has launched a formal inquiry...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

SAU launches youth training programme

HYDERABAD: In a compelling address at the inauguration of the "Youth Skill Development for Future Leadership"...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Women, children: Senate panel concerned at rising crimes

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed serious concerns on the rising number of crimes...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

UK HC Security Manager awarded honorary MBE

ISLAMABAD: Captain Shakeelur Rehman MBE, formerly of the Pakistan Army, has been awarded an honorary MBE for ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

CJP seeks nomination of additional judges

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has called on the chief justices of the High Courts of all the...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:24am

Pakistan

Country has reported 16 polio cases this year so far

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 16 polio virus cases in 2024, of which, seven cases have been detected across the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

No arbitrary relief without constitutional power, rules SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that no court has the jurisdiction to grant arbitrary relief without the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

PM expresses satisfaction over Moody’s move

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the upgradation of Pakistan’s credit rating...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 08:58am

Pakistan

Soft launch of ‘IDEAS 2024’ held

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan, while highlighting the pivotal role of Pakistan’s defence industry,...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Need stressed to resolve issues of women agri workers

KARACHI: Provincial Advocacy Forum for the Empowerment of Women Agriculture Workers of Sindh gathered a diverse ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Rubina meets GIZ delegation

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Rubina Khalid met a delegation of the German Agency...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 07:49am

Pakistan

Elahi approaches LHC

LAHORE: Former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 08:08am

Pakistan

Dengue awareness seminar

ISLAMABAD: Attock Refinery Limited in collaboration with Attock Sahara Foundation organised a dengue awareness...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 07:54am

Pakistan

PFA discards 10,000kg vegetable fat

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has raided a famous cheese processing unit on Sheikhupura Road, discarded...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 07:57am

Pakistan

LDA seals properties for non-payment of fees

LAHORE: In an operation against commercial fee defaulters and illegal constructions in different areas of the...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 08:02am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 15	160.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 15	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 15	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 15	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 12	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	7,431.46
Nasdaq / Jun 12	25,888.84
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	10,471.72
Dow Jones / Jun 12	51,202.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	24,635.30
France CAC40 / Jun 12	8,350.87
India Sensex / Jun 15	76,764.22
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 15	69,593.64
Hang Seng / Jun 15	24,816.13

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	21,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	375,947
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	373.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 15	80.67
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 15	4,327.01
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	378.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 15	76.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.44 ▲ 0.73 (9.47%)
IGI Holdings / Jun 12 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	284.15 ▲ 23.93 (9.2%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 12 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.33 ▲ 8.38 (9.11%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.19 ▼ -2.28 (-9.32%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 12 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.80 ▼ -2.36 (-9.02%)
East West Ins. / Jun 12 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.54 ▼ -4.42 (-8.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	5.20 ▼ -0.45 (-7.96%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.42 ▼ -1.33 (-7.94%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.42 ▼ -1.72 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	57,747,470 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,924,034 ▲ 0.93
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	52,648,271 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,511,471 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	35,896,472 ▲ 4.01
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	33,427,696 ▼ -1.72
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,855,016 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,681,007 ▼ -0.82
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,755,100 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	20,120,122 ▲ 0.31

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