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The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (October 06, 2018) and the forecast for Sunday (October 07, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Faisalabad yarn and fibre prices

Cotton yarn rates in rupees per 10 Lbs on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Faisalabad yarn and fibre prices

Cotton yarn rates in rupees per 10 Lbs on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (October 06, 2018)

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Lahore Paper Market Rates

Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Kerb

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

THE RUPEE: dollar at Rs 128

The rupee failed to keep firmness against the dollar after touching Rs 128 mark on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

THE RUPEE: dollar at Rs 128

The rupee failed to keep firmness against the dollar after touching Rs 128 mark on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Saturday (October 06, 2018).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from Dr Faizan-ul-Haq WHO Pakistan

We appreciate the effective contribution of KGH for Rota Virus Surveillance, KGH is one of the 4 centres in Pakistan selected for this purpose, work done by them is par excellence and contribution in providing evidence to launch Rota vaccine and now, for

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from CEO, NBP Funds

I would like to congratulate the sponsors and employees of Kharadar General Hospital on completing 100 years of quality health services provided to the underprivileged population of the area. Special thanks and gratitude to the Bashir Jan Muhammad family

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from CEO, Dalda Foods Limited

From Cement Hospital to Kharadar General Hospital, what a remarkable journey spanning a Century - and continuing!

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from Barrister Mehmood Mandviwalla

Heartiest congratulations to Kharadar General Hospital on celebrating 100 years of providing quality health services to Karachi. This is indeed a proud moment for the management and staff of the Hospital who work selflessly in providing exceptional medica

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from Chairman, Arif Habib Group of Companies

On the occasion of Kharadar General Hospital's 100-year anniversary, I would like to congratulate all the hospital staff that has contributed to its development in the past, as well as those who are taking this legacy forward today. Working tirelessly to

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from Chairman Shield Corporation

It is an honor and pleasure for me to compliment the trustees and management of Kharadar General Hospital on completing a century of Quality Health Services to the community of Karachi. Equal praise goes to MBJ Health Association and Prof. A.G. Billoo, al

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from Chairman, CDC Pakistan Limited

We extend our heartiest congratulations to Kharadar General Hospital on 100 years of providing quality healthcare services to the underprivileged population of Lyari and its adjoining areas in Karachi. KGH has established itself with a strong sense of mis

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from honorable Vice President

With immense pleasure I'm proud to state the Kharadar General Hospital has completed 100 years. I appreciate the commendable effort of various dignified people in the running of this esteemed organization since to many years. May Allah SWT appreciate thei

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Birth of Quintuplets: The story of Parveen Abbas

On the 6th of October 2006, Parveen Abbas gave birth to five children, and made headlines in the national media. Her three daughters and two sons were seriously under weight and went through various complications because of that. Parveen used to keep watc

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Special Tribute - Ms Hamda Baig (1963 - 2013): 50 years of Dedicated Service & Support

After receiving a degree in Public Health from American University-Beirut, she joined Cement Hospital and was attached to this institute till her last breath. Her whole life was dedicated towards this noble humanitarian cause. She worked as an Administrat

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from the CEO - Dr Khalid Iqbal MBBS, DCH, MBA (H.M.)

Health, education, drinking water & sewerage are considered to be the main contributors of citizen welfare. After 70 years, as the 6th most populous country in the world, Pakistan faces the following health challenges:

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Chairman, Hospital Management Committee

It is a great pleasure and honor for me to write this message on this very happy centenary celebration of Kharadar General Hospital. The journey started in 1918 with domiciliary health services for mothers and children of Lyari. In 1936, maternity service

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Kharadar General Hospital 1918-2018

Hundred Years of Services - Historical Perspective Looking back at the last 100 years.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

The sole meaning of life is to serve Humanity

Kharadar General Hospital is a 250-bedded ISO Certified tertiary care Hospital, equipped with modern facilities it is being run under the consistent visionary and committed supervision of MBJ Health Association, which I head as President. The Hospital is

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

MY MISSIONERY VISION - KHARADAR GENERAL HOSPITAL

Mr.M. Bashir Janmohammad, President of Kharadar General Hospital, is a Chartered Accountant and Graduate in Commerce and Law.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Morocco to suspend soft wheat customs duty on November 1

Morocco will cancel customs duty on soft wheat on November 1 to ensure regular supply, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. To protect the local harvest, Morocco imposed a 135 percent customs duty which will last until October 31.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Damaged soya crop hits farmers reeling from US-China trade war

A rain-damaged soyabean harvest in the US Mississippi Delta is heaping more pain on farmers already suffering from a damaging trade war between the United States and China that has dragged prices to lows not seen in a decade.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Brazil's sugar output to fall further

Brazil's center-south is expected to produce 27.9 million tonnes of sugar this year, 22 percent less than in 2017, as mills continue to strongly favor ethanol production at the expense of the sweetener, Sao Paulo-based consultancy Datagro said on Wednesda

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Platinum faces worst year since 2005 as demand nightmare continues

Platinum prices will average their lowest in more than a decade this year before a modest recovery in 2019, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, with the metal predicted to maintain its historically unusual discount to palladium. Platinum, used chiefly in emi

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Coffee industry could act to raise prices

The coffee industry could take joint action to combat the impact of low global prices on producers, such as restricting supply, but a decision can only be made after uncertainty over Brazil's election passes, the head of a Brazilian industry group said on

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Ghana, Ivory Coast cocoa plan to have limited effect on world prices

Plans by the world's top cocoa growers Ivory Coast and Ghana to harmonise bean prices are unlikely to have much effect on world markets because of differences between their marketing systems and minimal domestic processing, Fitch Solutions analysts said.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Mexican sugar exports to rise as domestic consumption shrinks

Mexico's sugar exports are slated to jump over 30 percent in 2018-19 as health concerns curb domestic consumption, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in an attache report published on its website on Monday. Consumption in Mexico is expected to f

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Too much oil? Texas boom outpaces supply, transport networks

The west Texas drillers that drove the shale revolution have overwhelmed the region's infrastructure with oil production -driving up costs, depressing regional oil prices and slowing the pace of growth. The US government continues to forecast the country'

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

After lean years, Big Oil is under pressure to spend

Executives at the world's biggest oil and gas companies are under growing pressure to loosen the purse strings to replenish reserves, halt output declines and take advantage of a crude price rally after years of austerity. With oil at a four-year high of

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Cotton market: further rise in rates amid sustained buying

Sustained buying of fine quality helped the rates to go up further on the cotton market on Saturday in process of trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate picked up by Rs 50 to Rs 7850, they added. Prices of seed cotton in Sindh were at Rs 3

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

CBOT soyabean eases on technical selling

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabeans futures eased for a second straight session on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and profit-taking after scaling to a 5-1/2-week high earlier this week. Prices turned lower at midsession after early support f

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Indian rice export prices fall, Thailand eyes new deals

Rice export prices in India fell for a second week on sluggish demand, while rates in Thailand were propped up by lower supply and expectations of new orders from Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. Top exporter India's 5 percent broken parboiled variety wa

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yield-hungry Japanese investors flocking to Chinese bonds

The attraction of China's higher-yielding bonds and improved access is enticing Japanese investors, many of whom are slowly adding the mainland's debt markets to their pool of mainstream investment options. While the amounts they have invested so far make

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yield-hungry Japanese investors flocking to Chinese bonds

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Mutual Funds

US stock, bond fund demand wanes over trade conflict

Sales of US-based stock and bond funds slumped on worries about trade during the latest week while demand for international equities fell to its lowest levels since June, Investment Company Institute (ICI) data showed.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Mutual Funds

US stock, bond fund demand wanes over trade conflict

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

BlackRock co-founder sees US stock rally continuing beyond 2019

BlackRock Inc President Rob Kapito said on Monday he expects the US stock rally to continue beyond next year, as there are fewer shares available for investors because of increased company buy-backs and dwindling public offerings. "Recently, given the eco

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Weak China demand short-circuits rally in Japan robot stocks

Shares of Japanese industrial equipment makers have slumped sharply this year, defying a rally in the country's benchmark indexes, as investors grow increasingly worried about slowing demand in China as the US piles on more tariffs. The Nikkei share avera

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Wall Street falls as solid jobs report boosts bond yields

US stocks dropped for a second straight day on Friday, weighed down by another rise in Treasury yields in the wake of a solid jobs report that capped off a week of robust data. The losses were led by heavyweight stocks in the technology and communication

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Wall Street falls as solid jobs report boosts bond yields

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Pound to climb, but pre-Brexit vote rate well out of reach

The pound is set to be stronger by the time Britain leaves the European Union, according to currency strategists polled by Reuters, but in a year it still won't have come close to recouping its losses since the shock 2016 Brexit vote.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

IMF deal will not shield Argentine peso from further losses

The Argentine peso will weaken even further in the coming months as skepticism over the government's ability to tame inflation and plug a budget deficit limit the impact of a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a Reuters poll showed.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

African currencies week ahead: Ghana's cedi to hold ground while Zambia's Kwacha could strengthen

Ghana's cedi and Zambia's kwacha are seen holding their ground or moving toward the stronger side over the next week, lifted by local tax payments. GHANA - Ghana's cedi could hold its own against the dollar on the back of hard currency inflows from a $1.3

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Canadian dollar dips as jobs gain seen not enough to accelerate rate hikes

The Canadian dollar slipped to a one-week low against its US counterpart on Friday as data showing a jump in domestic jobs was seen as not enough to trigger a faster pace of interest rate hikes by the Bank of Canada. The Canadian economy added 63,300 jobs

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Dollar weakens after data shows US wage gains were modest

The US dollar weakened on Friday after data for September showed jobs gains that fell short of expectations while wages increases slowed on an annualized basis during the month, easing concerns about a large run-up in inflation. Nonfarm payrolls increased

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Worried Zimbabweans fill up cars and stockpile goods, bank sees improvement soon

Zimbabwe's central bank governor sought to reassure the public on Saturday as people again formed long queues to fill up their cars in the capital, with others panic-buying basic goods like cooking oil and sugar.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Ford to cut global workforce

US automaker Ford - which announced a major restructuring in July - unveiled plans Friday to reduce its workforce worldwide, without specifying the extent of the plan. "We are in the early stages of reorganizing our global salaried workforce to support th

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Spanish cities grapple with invasion of electric scooters

Cities across Spain are grappling with electric scooters that have popped up on sidewalks across the country, helping riders zip around but exasperating drivers and pedestrians. In Madrid public opinion is divided over the hundreds of electric scooters wh

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Erdogan tells ministers to stop using US firm McKinsey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had ordered his ministers to stop receiving consulting services from US firm McKinsey, after a government deal with it came under fire from the main opposition. Last month, Finance Minister Berat Albayr

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

US unemployment falls to 48-year low in September

The US jobless rate tumbled in September to its lowest level since December 1969, even as job creation slowed, likely due in part to Hurricane Florence, the government reported Friday. A month ahead of hard-fought congressional elections, the result was s

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Missing police chief: Interpol demands China 'clarification'

Interpol demanded an official "clarification" from China on the whereabouts of its missing police chief Saturday, after reports said he was detained for questioning on arrival in his homeland. Beijing has remained silent over the mysterious disappearance

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Egypt bans former presidential candidate from travel abroad

An Egyptian judge has issued an order banning a former presidential candidate from travelling abroad over suspicions he may be linked to a case alleging foreign financing to harm national security, state news agency MENA reported on Saturday. Khaled Ali,

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yemen rebels detain dozens of student protesters

Yemeni rebels on Saturday detained dozens of students protesting in the capital Sanaa against poverty in the war-torn country, activists and witnesses said. Local activists, asking not to be named, told AFP that the Shiite Huthi movement detained at least

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Turkey opens probe into missing Saudi journalist

Turkey has opened a probe into the disappearance of a Saudi journalist who has not been seen since he went inside the Saudi mission in Istanbul four days ago, the state-run Anadolu news agency said Saturday. Riyadh says Jamal Khashoggi, a contributor to t

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Pompeo eyes progress over Trump-Kim summit on Asia trip

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped to make progress on denuclearisation and a second US-North Korean summit as he kicked off an Asian trip Saturday that will feature a meeting with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. Pompeo arrived in Tokyo on the firs

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Efforts afoot to have uniform education system: Shafqat

Emphasizing the need for an equal system of education, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has said the government was working on introducing a uniform education system across the country. He said this while chairing a 53rd meeting of Governing Bod

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Interest rate/CA deficit: Experts call for ensuring prudent currency management

In the context of Pakistan economy, the direct relationship between interest rate and currency has been weak to moderate, which means that to play with interest rate to manage the currency is at best moderate but it could be safely assumed as weak looking

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

SECP directs NBFCs to seek shareholding details

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) that information to be provided by a body corporate about promoters and major shareholders of the NBFC and investment company would now also include s

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Green, clean programme initiated in Punjab

Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that green and clean Punjab program has been initiated and under this program people will be provided clean and neat environment. While addressing the chairmen, vice chairmen and councilor

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

CJP agrees to form new JIT over Model Town massacre

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) accepting plea for constituting Joint Investigation Team (JIT) over Model Town massacre issued notice to the prosecution to explain whether or not another JIT could be formed at this stage. CJP was hearing a petition of

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Tarbela fourth extension project: Power generation crosses 1300MW

The hydel resource development in Pakistan takes a giant leap forward, as the third and the last unit of Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project was also synchronised with the national grid Saturday.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

146 awarded degrees at 56th convocation of FAST-NUCES

The 56th Convocation ceremony of FAST-National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES) was held at its Peshawar campus.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Birth registration programme launched in Bajaur

The Fata Secretariat has launched Birth Registration Program (BRP) in Bajaur tribal district aimed to make easy the issuance of birth certificates to the children between ages of 18 years in the district.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Traders urge PM to review gas tariff hike

The President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCST&SI) Muhammad Farooq Shekhani has appealed to Prime Minister Iman Khan and Finance Minister Asad Umer to review the decision adding that the impact of enhancement would bring storm o

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Government urged to withdraw raise in gas tariff

To promote the industrial sector and business activities in the country it is important to review and withdraw the recent decision of gas tariff increase, said President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Kaiser Bengali terms 17 percent GST on goods 'economy's killer'

The GST on goods with a higher rate of 17 percent is the economy killer that hampers the manufacturing sectors outspread, a report on economy launched on Saturday said. "There is no much happiness in the report I am presenting," Dr Kaiser Bengali, Dean Ma

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Malnutrition takes lives of three more infants in Thar

The toll of children dying from various reasons in Sindh's Tharparker region continues to rise as three more children succumbed to malnutrition. The Sindh health department said the deaths took place at Civil Hospital, Mithhi with the deceased including t

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Buzdar vows to facilitate common man

The Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Saturday said the PTI government has ensured transparency in short time, which will increase investment and public trust and ensure the country's development with new employment opportunities.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

PML-N activists protest outside court

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders and workers on Saturday thronged the accountability court where the NAB team produced the PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif for his remand amid stringent security measures. The enraged PML-N workers chanted slogan

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Export-oriented policy need of the hour: Umar

The Federal Minister for finance Asad Umar has said that the exporters are the future of country's economy and the government is forging export oriented policies to ensure surge in dwindled exports. Government have strong believes that the economic revolu

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Kuldeep gives India record Test win against West Indies

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred in India's biggest-ever Test triumph as they thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 272 runs inside three days in the opening match on Saturday. The tourists were dismissed for 196 early in the final session while followi

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

NBP Junior Squash Championship: KP players make clean sweep

The players of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comprising Hamza Sharif, Abbas Nawaz, Humam Ahmad, Abdullah Nawaz, Maira Khan and Nimra Aqeel made a clean sweep of winning titles of their respective age group in the 9th National Bank Junior Squash Championship which co

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

'Great opportunity' for Australia's new boys, says Paine

Australian captain Tim Paine hopes his team will move on from the ball-tampering row and start a new era when they face Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai on Sunday. Australian cricket was rocked by the ball-tampering row in the Cape Town Test against So

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Junior Swimming Championship: Ahmed makes new record

Muhammad Ahmad created new national record in 50m Under-12 Breaststroke while Sindh was leading the medal table in the ongoing 23rd National Junior Age Group Swimming Championship here at Adil Khan Swimming Pool here on Saturday. Muhammad Ahmad succeeded

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Economic uplift: AJK president hails FPCCI role

President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan has appreciated the role of FPCCI in the economic development of the country. This he states during his visit to the Head Office of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCC

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

PIA to induct two new aircraft

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to induct two new aircrafts in its fleet by first quarter of 2019. According to the PIA spokesman, the decision was taken in an executive meeting chaired by chairman & CEO Muhammad Saqib Aziz.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Another case of fake bank account surfaces in Karachi

Another case has surfaced over a suspected fake bank account in Karachi on which a credit card and loans had also been issued, a private TV channel reported. The victim named Shahid, who is a labourer in Korangi industrial area, claimed that a fake bank a

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Abolition of concurrent list hampering reforms: AG

Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan on Saturday said that abolishment of concurrent list under the 18th Amendment not a well-articulated move and that is creating difficulties for the new federal government to carry out reforms in different se

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Blast injures six in Kohlu

As many as least six people sustained injuries as explosive material was detonated in a house located in Kohlu. As per details garnered, rescue teams rushed to the blast scene and shifted injured to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) whereas securit

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Ismail announces formation of Governor-Karachi Chamber Liaison Committee

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that the government has no such policy to allow FIA to open those cases in which individuals have availed the Amnesty Scheme. Referring to numerous complaints pertaining to harassment by FIA, while addressing members o

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Ismail announces formation of Governor-Karachi Chamber Liaison Committee

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Asia expo from October 9

First three-day Hunan Commodity Fair and Office Furniture & Equipment Asia Exhibitions will kick off from October 9 at Karachi Expo Centre. At the Hunan Commodity Fair over 100 companies from China would identify their partner for making local agents and

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Non-bailable arrest warrants for Ayyan issued

A special customs court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for model Ayyan Ali in $506,000 currency smuggling case. During the hearing Customs Court Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the model as she failed t

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Matters with US cannot be sorted out in one meeting: Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said that he had presented Pakistan's stance on key global and regional issues at the United Nations in a clear and vivid manner. Talking to media in Multan on Saturday, he said that the stance he presente

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Ashiana Housing Project: 'Shahbaz's arrest legal under NAB law'

Chairman National Accountability Bureau has power to arrest an accused, under the NAB law, against whom an investigation is on-going therefore Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif's arrest in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Project case is legal.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Supreme Court to hear petition seeking PM's disqualification on October 11

A hearing has been set by the Supreme Court on review petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz's (PML-N) Hanif Abbasi seeking disqualification of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan over non-disclosure of assets and ownership of offshore companies.

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cases against politicians must be heard in open courts: JI

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that the NAB should not make itself controversial and cases against the arrested political leaders should be heard in open courts. He was talking to the media at Hala, Mansoora after addressing the J

Published 07 Oct, 2018 12:00am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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