Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday (September 25, 2019).
Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Wednesday (September 25, 2019).
Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi
Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Egyptian stocks closed on a positive note on Wednesday, recovering some losses from the previous sessions, while Saudi retreated amid falling oil prices on the backdrop of global political uncertainty.
China stocks closed lower on Wednesday, after Washington and Beijing exchanged tough words and doused hopes of a trade deal. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.8% to 3,870.98, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 1.0% to 2,955.43.
US stock indexes were set for their best day in two weeks on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China could happen sooner than expected, while Nike shares hit a record high on upbeat quarterly results.
US stocks fell in volatile trade on Tuesday, giving the S&P 500 its biggest daily drop in a month as a push for the impeachment of US President Donald Trump gained momentum among Democrats in the US Congress.
US Treasury yields fell to two-week lows on Tuesday, as risk appetite continued to fade after weak consumer confidence data and President Donald Trump's sharp comments on China amid the two countries' trade negotiations.
US Treasury yields fell to two-week lows on Tuesday, as risk appetite continued to fade after weak consumer confidence data and President Donald Trump's sharp comments on China amid the two countries' trade negotiations.
Australian shares closed lower on Wednesday as investor confidence was dealt a fresh blow after US lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, raising the risk of prolonged political infighting in the United States.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a one-week low on Wednesday after US lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, while weak US consumer confidence data heightened worries over the Sino-US trade row.
European shares closed at a two-week low on Wednesday on investor fears about an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump and worsening rhetoric on US-China trade, but shares did shave losses in late trade when Trump said a trade deal with China
Indian shares ended lower on Wednesday as calls for an impeachment of US President Donald Trump rattled investors, with state-owned banks dropping the most. The broader NSE index ended down 1.28% at 11,440.20, while the benchmark BSE index closed 1.29% lo
Trade-sensitive Singapore stocks had their worst session in one month on Wednesday as hopes of a trade deal faded on tough rhetoric from Washington and Beijing and as US lawmakers launched an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Britain's mid-cap share index fell by its most in six weeks on Wednesday, weighed down by uncertainty over Brexit as parliament reconvened after a court ruling against the prime minister.
Google said Wednesday it will not pay European media outlets for displaying their articles, pictures and videos in search results in France, a move that undercuts EU copyright law and could set up a legal fight between the US tech giant and Brussels. Goog
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Washington and Tokyo had taken a major step towards sealing a comprehensive new trade deal, after a year of negotiations between the global economic powers. Sitting next to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tr
Boeing has reached settlements with 11 families of victims from October's Lion Air crash, the first agreements following two deadly crashes that killed 346 people, a plaintiffs attorney said Wednesday. The Wisner Law Firm, which specializes in aviation ca
Crisis-stricken e-cigarette maker Juul announced a corporate shakeup on Wednesday, swapping out its CEO for a tobacco industry veteran as the US legal environment rapidly darkened for the company's main products. The company is also suspending all adverti
The United States is set to remain in the UN postal agency after member states on Wednesday decided to reform rules that Washington claimed unfairly benefit China. President Donald Trump's administration had argued that American taxpayers were being force
German car parts giant Continental said Wednesday it would launch a massive restructuring including job cuts and factory closures, aiming to save hundreds of millions of euros annually in costs. In total, 20,000 out of the group's 244,000 jobs worldwide w
Hackers have penetrated cloud computing networks of some 60 percent of top US companies, with virtually all industry sectors hit, security researchers said Tuesday. Researchers at the enterprise security firm Proofpoint said they detected over 15 million
Sales of new US single-family homes rebounded more than expected in August, the latest sign that the sluggish housing market was starting to get a lift from lower mortgage rates. The report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday also suggested the econ
The world must dramatically rethink its economic model in order to tackle growing environmental stress, inequality and development challenges, the UN said Wednesday, calling for a "Global Green New Deal". In a fresh report, the UN trade, investment and de
Britain's Sebastian Coe was re-elected unopposed Wednesday as president of the IAAF for a second term. Coe, 62, the former Olympic and world champion middle-distance runner, was named head of the governing body of world athletics in 2015 and receives his
Aga Khan School beat Nasra School by seven wickets in the final of inaugural Girls' Cricket Cup 2019 Karachi, played at State Bank Sports Complex on Wednesday.
Pakistan cricketers on Wednesday asked the local fans to turn up in big numbers for the upcoming ODIs against Sri Lanka to support the two sides and cricket, as well as to celebrate the resumption of bilateral 50-over cricket in Karachi.
Pakistan's ODI series against Sri Lanka in Karachi, which commences on Friday, marks returns of five players including Abid Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan and Usman Shinwari to the national squad.
Misbah-ul-Haq, head coach and chief selector, Pakistan Cricket Team on Wednesday urged all cricket playing nations to support restoring international cricket in Pakistan.
The dollar steadied in Asian trade on Wednesday but remained on the defensive after the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, while the political uncertainty added to worries about economies strained by the Sino-US trade r
The dollar recovered on Wednesday after being hit a day earlier by the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump while renewed global trade tensions weighed on the Chinese yuan and Australian dollar.
The dollar rebounded on Wednesday as investors were drawn to its safe-haven appeal a day after news of the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump drove a sharp move lower in risky assets.
The dollar fell across the board on Tuesday as a growing number of Democratic lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, even as weak consumer confidence data added to worries over the prolonged China-US trade war.
Bitcoin struggled on Wednesday to recover from the three-month lows it reached a day earlier, moves that traders blamed on a lukewarm reception for a futures product from the owner of the New York Stock Exchange.
The Russian rouble slipped on Wednesday as global risk aversion increased on political uncertainty related to a formal impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump and lingering US-China trade tensions.
Most Asian currencies edged lower on Wednesday as investors, already frazzled by global trade and recession worries, faced new risks from the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump.
The pound dropped more than 1% on Wednesday versus the dollar, ceding gains made the previous day after the Supreme Court's ruling against Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as investors priced in many more months of Brexit and general election risk.
Cocoa harvesting has picked up in Ivory Coast as rains continue ahead of the October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday. Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions but trees were growing well, a week before t
On Tuesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,228. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 11.803 billion and the numbers of lots traded were 10.544.
European wheat futures in Paris fell on Tuesday as weakness in US markets in Chicago and uncertainty over demand encouraged the market to pull away from a one-month high struck last week. Benchmark December milling wheat on the Paris-based Euronext exchan
Asia's naphtha crack extended losses for the second day to reach one week low of $40.30 a tonne but spot prices of the fuel remained firm. South Korea's GS Caltex emerged to buy heavy full-range naphtha for late October to early November delivery, a day a
US natural gas futures edged higher on Tuesday on forecasts for more air conditioning demand this week than previously expected as warmer than normal weather lingers over much of the country. Front-month gas futures for October delivery on the New York Me
The Karachi Port handled 142,191 tonnes of cargo comprising 78,596 tonnes of import cargo and 63,595 tonnes of export cargo including 7,580 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargos of
Steady trend prevailed on the cotton market on Wednesday in the process of brisk trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8600, they added. In ready session, over 18,000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs 7800-8800,
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed firm on Tuesday, recovering from early weakness on technical buying, traders said. Gains were kept in check by the US Agriculture Department's report on Monday afternoon that crop conditions were better than expe
Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures rose on Tuesday, buoyed by fresh optimism about demand from China, the world's top buyer of the oilseed. China has given new waivers to several importers to buy US soyabeans exempt from retaliatory tariffs, in a goo
Candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election pushed their messages for the last time Wednesday as campaigning for weekend polls wrapped up amid deadly violence. The bloodshed that has marred the election since day one showed no sign of abating, with
China was behind a major cyber attack at a key government institution in the Czech Republic last year, the EU member's intelligence agency said in a report Wednesday. Without providing details, the agency known as NUKIB said the attack "was almost certain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday challenged opposition MPs to call a confidence vote in his government, after the Supreme Court struck down his decision to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit. The ruling by Britain's highest court
A Soyuz rocket blasted off on Wednesday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan carrying an Emirati who is set to make history as the first Arab on the International Space Station. The Russian rocket carrying the three-member crew - including Hazzaa
An Algerian military court on Wednesday sentenced the brother of deposed president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and three co-defendants to 15 years in prison in a swift verdict delivered out of sight of the media. Said Bouteflika, widely seen as the real power be
Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth's frozen spaces in ways that directly threaten a large slice of huma
An emaciated 70-year-old elephant that caused a social media outcry after being forced to take part in an annual Buddhist pageant in Sri Lanka has died, officials said Wednesday. The government has ordered an autopsy for Tikiri, a domesticated Asian eleph
An estimated 200 students clashed with riot police in Indonesia's capital as demonstrators hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at authorities who shot tear gas into the crowds on the third day of protests. The demonstrations erupted in response to a propos
Jihadists aligned to Islamic State have killed one of six aid workers abducted in July in northeast Nigeria, charity group Action Against Hunger said Wednesday. The six Nigerian aid workers - one woman and five men - were seized by jihadists during an amb
Israel's president on Wednesday tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government after last week's deadlocked elections, his office announced. The announcement followed a joint meeting between President Reuven Rivlin, Netanyahu and t
Iran's president on Wednesday closed the door on meeting Donald Trump despite last-minute European efforts to ease tensions as the United States again ramped up punishing sanctions. French President Emmanuel Macron had shuttled between his US and Iranian
ICE cotton futures slipped to their lowest in two-weeks in low volume trade on Wednesday as demand woes loom for the natural fibre due to the protracted US-China trade war, along with expectations of a big harvest from major producers. The most-active cot
Copper prices erased losses on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump held out the prospect of end to a trade war with top metals consumer China. Trump told reporters in New York that a deal to end a nearly 15-month trade war with China could happen "s
Oil shed more than 1% on Wednesday, logging a second straight day of losses after US crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose and as Saudi Arabia maintained a faster-than-expected recovery of its oil production. A rally in the dollar index, which moves inversel
Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani has shown anger and displeasure on the recent statement by US President Donald Trump about "Islamic terrorism".
The teaching and non-teaching staff of the Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC) continued their protest against non-payment of salaries for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday. The out-patient department of the college remained closed due to the p
Provincial Minister for Agriculture Ismail Rahu during his visit to monitor the ongoing cleanliness drive, "Clean my Karachi" on the directives of CM Sindh in District Central Karachi, has said that district central is the largest garbage and waste produc
Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the leading oil marketing company of the country, convened its Board of Management (BoM) at PSO Headquarters in Karachi to review the performance of the company during the financial year ended June 30, 2019.
In 1956, the West Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (WPIDC) established MapleLeaf Cement (PSX: MLCF) with an initial production capacity of 300,000 tons per annum. Later it was merged by the State Cement Corporation of Pakistan (SCCP) with White
In 1956, the West Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (WPIDC) established MapleLeaf Cement (PSX: MLCF) with an initial production capacity of 300,000 tons per annum. Later it was merged by the State Cement Corporation of Pakistan (SCCP) with White
The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has asked the growers intended to receive laser land levellers under 'Watercourses Improvement Project' of the government to apply for it till October 10, 2019. Those interested can obtain forms from their respectiv
The Advisor to PM on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production Abdul Razak Dawood will open the 35th World Fashion Convention being held in November 2019 in Lahore first time in the history along with the International Apparel Federation (IAF) president
Chief Secretary Punjab Yousaf Naseem Khokhar on Wednesday directed the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) to ensure reporting about dengue cases from private hospitals and labs. He issued these directions while presiding over a meeting at the Civil Secret
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Senator Sirajul Haq has said that war monger Modi has put the region in the permanent dangers and on the brink of atomic war. In a statement issued from JI headquarters Mansoora on Wednesday, he said if the world had not initiated se
The Punjab government has decided to bring the car dealers under tax net in the province. This was disclosed by Punjab Finance Minister Hahsim Jawan Bakhat while talking to a delegation of Lahore Car Dealers Association here on Wednesday.
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Election Commission has announced Amanullah Qasim of Qasim Denim as central Chairman of the Association unopposed. Scrutiny of the nomination papers for the office bearers of 2019-20 elections held at the
With an initial amount of two million rupees, the Lahore Chamber and Industry (LCCI) has established "Earthquake Relief Fund" for the affectees of earthquake that hit parts of the country on Tuesday. The LCCI President Almas Hyder, Senior Vice President K
Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Arif Nawaz Khan has said that DNA tests of under-custody suspects are being carried out to identify the rapist-cum-murder of three minor boys in Chunian. "I am personally reviewing the progress of this case on dail
PIAF-Founders Alliance has made clean sweep by winning all the seven seats of LCCI Associate Class for year 2019-20. Total 4020 votes were polled out of registered 10,471. PIAF-Founder Alliance got 1857 panel votes while the Lahore Businessmen Front got 1
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore organised a stakeholders' meeting on "Academia-Industry Research Drive for Poultry Sector" at City Campus on Wednesday.
Record 33 percent decrease in trade deficit, modest increase in export and foreign remittances is indicative of the fact that economy has been put on right track after clearing the economic mess created by previous governments, said Madam Aliya Hamza Mali
A three-day "International Engineering and Machinery Exhibition 2019" is being held under the auspices of the Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) and E-commerce Gateway Pakistan here at Expo Centre from today (Thursday).
The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a strict communication blackout in Jammu and Kashmir after stripping the state of its limited autonomous status under the Indian constitution. A month later as the restrictions continued, CPJ I
The city is likely to undergo heat wave spell until September 27, as the Met Office Wednesday forecast up to 38 degrees Celsius temperature. It said that there are also chances of scattered rain and thunderstorm Thursday in the metropolis. Weather in the
World Maritime Day (WMD) is celebrated each year to highlight the contributions of International Maritime Industry in World's economy and to focus attention on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and marine environment.
Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has urged the Government to take solid step in favour of Kashmiri brethren by relying on the spirit and skills of the armed forces and the masses.
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) president Engr Daroo Khan Achakzai has underscored the need of using modern technology for treatment of effluent industrial water and making it reusable with an innovative membrane bioreacto
Deputy Commissioner Central Farhan Ghani has said that hazardous TV and internet cables on power infrastructure to be removed through collective efforts.
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has joined the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) as a community partner for the 2019 edition of Digital Youth Summit scheduled to be held on 27-29 September in Peshawar. Featu
Being the national flag carrier, PIA shares its grief with the victims of recent earthquake and loss of lives in the natural disaster. As a token of sympathy and caring gesture, PIA has announced 15 percent discount on travel from UK to Pakistan. It is to
SEAMENA-China Ventures (Pvt) Limited executives from Pakistan and China met with prime minister Imran Khan and state minister Zulfi Bukhari in New York during UN meetings to discuss setting up solar panel manufacturing plant in Pakistan instead of importi
Traffic police Karachi on Wednesday envisaged the plan to smoothly regulate the vehicular traffic on the occasion of three One Day Internationals (ODIs) cricket matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka scheduled to be played on September 27, 29 and October
Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has expedited the efforts in connection with anti-dengue campaign in line with the direction of City District Government, Lahore in order to sensitize the commuters and general public at large. In continuation with efforts t
