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Pakistan

MNA Junaid Akbar unanimously elected PAC chairman

Member of National Assembly (MNA) Junaid Akbar was elected unopposed as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:08pm

Pakistan

Pakistani journalism body criticises new law regulating social media

ISLAMABAD: A new law in Pakistan aimed at regulating social media content has angered journalism groups and rights...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:05pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz forms Special Task Force to combat human trafficking

Premier himself to lead Task Force
Development comes week after at least 44 Pakistanis lost lives in deadly boat wreck involving people trying to cross to Spain

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:18pm

Business & Economy

SBP likely to deliver sixth straight rate cut to revive economy

MPC scheduled to meet on January 27 (Monday)

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:39pm

Pakistan

NA speaker summons govt-opposition meeting on Jan 28

National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq summoned on Friday the fourth meeting between the government and the opposition...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:09pm

Pakistan

Bilawal assails federal govt for making ‘unilateral decisions’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Thursday, strongly criticised the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:11am

Pakistan

Prisons housing 102,026 inmates against capacity of 65,811

ISLAMABAD: The overcrowded prisons in the country are housing 102,026 prisoners in 116 jails and prisons having an...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:06am

Pakistan

Contempt notice against SC additional registrar: hearing held

ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) told a two-judge bench that in contempt jurisdiction it cannot...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:04am

Pakistan

Forces kill six terrorists at Afghan border: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces thwarted an infiltration attempt at the Pak-Afghan border, killing six terrorists, the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:01am

Pakistan

Tarar terms Bill significant move towards ensuring protection of journalists

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Attaullah Tarar, on Thursday, termed the PECA Amendment Bill a...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 07:57am

Pakistan

Asif, Bilawal appointed members of Selection Board

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari have been...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 07:56am

Pakistan

Toshakhana-II reference: IHC rejects IK-Bushra plea

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his spouse...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:57am

Pakistan

‘Community service’ ordered: TikToker convicted for possessing lion cub unlawfully

LAHORE: A special judicial magistrate on Thursday convicted a TikToker Rajab Ali Butt for possessing a lion cub...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

PTI stages walkout

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a walkout from the National Assembly on Thursday in...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Media body to move court

KARACHI: The Joint Action Committee has out rightly rejected the controversial PECA act amendment bill. The JAC...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

PECA Amendment Bill approved by NA

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday approved the Prevention of The Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

PTI-govt talks are off

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman, Imran Khan, on Wednesday, called off...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

World

Afghans in Pakistan awaiting US resettlement feel betrayal after Trump order

ISLAMABAD: A decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to halt visa processing for refugees has caused...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 06:47am

Pakistan

WPC supports legislation for legal age for marriage

ISLAMABAD: The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) on Thursday advocated legislation to establish 18 years as the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Rs240m allocated to align Lahore Museum with global standards

LAHORE: The Punjab government, in collaboration with Unesco, has developed a comprehensive plan to transform the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (January 23, 2025) and the forecast for Friday (January 24, 2025)...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Balochistan students: Punjab CM vows to give away Honhaar scholarship

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif met a delegation of 50 students from Balochistan Residential...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

PFA launches online food safety training programme for women

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Thursday introduced an innovative online food safety training programme...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

PPP advocates greater press freedom to eliminate fake news ‘culture’: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Senior Minister of Sindh, Sharjeel Inam Memon, has stated that this is the era of information and...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Orangi Town pilot project: All land records will be computerised: mayor

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, has said that all land records in the Orangi Town pilot project ...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Visit to AFIC-NIHD: Aseefa appreciates Chinese support in health sector

RAWALPINDI: First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari visited the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

CDA, RDA came down hard over growing pollution, contamination in Rawal Dam

ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the alarming rise in waterborne diseases, with 93 per cent of diarrhoea cases among children...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

JCP, LC and SJC: CJP forms body for selection of secretaries

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi formed committee for the selection of secretaries Judicial...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Health facilities: Importance of balancing population, resources highlighted

ISLAMABAD: The government will leave no stone unturned in providing best possible health facilities to the citizens...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

‘Dhee Rani Programme’: Mass wedding held in Bahawalpur

LAHORE: As many as 43 mass weddings were organized in Bahawalpur as part of the Punjab “Dhee Rani Programme”....

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Victims of housing society scams: NAB initiates distribution of allotment letters, cheques

LAHORE: Chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lt. Gen Nazir Ahmed (retd), attended a special ceremony at...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Asia-Pacific region: NDMA chief underscores profound impacts of climate change

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik, has...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Over 1800 children undergo successful heart surgeries

LAHORE: Over 1800 children have undergone successful heart surgeries under the Chief Minister’s Children’s Heart...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Talks with govt: PML-N Senator asks PTI to reassess its decision

ISLAMABAD: Expressing disappointment over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s decision to quit the ongoing talks, the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

PU suspends six activists of IJT

LAHORE: The Punjab University administration has suspended six activists of the Islamic Jamiat Talba involved in...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Punjab Acid Control Bill submitted to Punjab PA Secretariat

LAHORE: Chairperson Punjab Women Protection Authority, Hina Pervaiz Butt, has submitted the Punjab Acid Control Bill...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 08:10am

Pakistan

Armed forces capable of dealing with any challenge: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan Armed Forces were capable of dealing with any ...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 08:17am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 9	278.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 9	278.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 10	160.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 10	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 10	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 9	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 9	7,386.65
Nasdaq / Jun 9	25,678.82
Dow Jones / Jun 9	50,872.11
India Sensex / Jun 10	74,322.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 10	64,166.71
Hang Seng / Jun 10	24,292.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 10	10,250.38
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 10	24,501.24
France CAC40 / Jun 10	8,216.19

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 9	389,534
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	377.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 10	88.87
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 10	4,174.27
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 10	75.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 10 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	10.67 ▲ 1 (10.34%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	26.25 ▲ 2.39 (10.02%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 10 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	62.55 ▲ 5.69 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jun 10 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	31.55 ▲ 2.87 (10.01%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 10 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	23.63 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Cherat Packaging / Jun 10 Cherat Packaging Limited(CPPL)	92.09 ▲ 8.37 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 10 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	122.68 ▲ 11.15 (10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 10 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	86.99 ▲ 7.91 (10%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 10 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	236.16 ▲ 21.47 (10%)
Data Agro / Jun 10 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	94.06 ▲ 8.55 (10%)

Stock	Price
Paramount Spinning / Jun 10 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	7.10 ▼ -0.79 (-10.01%)
Idrees Tex. / Jun 10 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	57.68 ▼ -6.41 (-10%)
Saritow Spinning / Jun 10 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	22.66 ▼ -2.12 (-8.56%)
Security Investment Bank / Jun 10 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7 ▼ -0.64 (-8.38%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.51 ▼ -0.68 (-7.4%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jun 10 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.25 ▼ -14.39 (-6.7%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jun 10 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.95 ▼ -1.19 (-6.22%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 10 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	23 ▼ -1.5 (-6.12%)
JS Investments / Jun 10 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	37.60 ▼ -2.41 (-6.02%)
Shams Textile / Jun 10 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41 ▼ -2.45 (-5.64%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	47,415,167 ▼ -0.25
Telecard Limited / Jun 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	35,451,555 ▲ 0.25
Loads Limited / Jun 10 Loads Limited(LOADS)	30,677,446 ▲ 0.72
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 10 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	26,946,356 ▼ -0.42
Amreli Steels / Jun 10 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	22,845,947 ▲ 0.58
Oilboy Energy / Jun 10 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	19,781,756 ▲ 0.2
Agha Steel Ind. / Jun 10 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	19,216,271 ▲ 0.28
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 10 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	18,541,509 ▲ 0.01
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 10 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	17,647,192 ▼ -0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,625,123 ▲ 0

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