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Senate election: PM lost moral grounds to criticise sale, purchase of votes: JI chief

LAHORE :Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said the Prime Minister has lost the moral grounds to criticise the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

Punjab govt greets PM on securing vote of confidence

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Imran Khan on securing his vote of confidence...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

Crime cases witness significant increase in Capital

ISLAMABAD: The incidents of robbery, snatching at gunpoint and car lifting witnessed a significant increase in...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

‘Allow cotton import from Afghanistan, C Asia via Torkham’

KARACHI: National Business Group chairman Mian Zahid Hussain has said that cotton imports from Afghanistan and...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

Pink Pakistan launches mobile application to fight breast cancer

ISLAMABAD: Pink Pakistan Trust is committed to the mission of ensuring the health and well-being of Pakistani women....

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

Karachi Citizens’ Forum holds panel discussion

KARACHI: Karachi Citizens’ Forum held a panel discussion on priorities to resolve the long festering civic problem...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

Shujaat, Parvez Elahi greet PM

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President and former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Speaker Punjab...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

It’s unfortunate PM didn’t condemn attack on MPs: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that attacking parliamentarians...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

PM Imran cannot be blackmailed, says governor

LAHORE: Terming the vote of confidence by the 178 members of National Assembly on Prime Minister Imran Khan as the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

PM wins trust vote, comes on very strong about opposition

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday secured 178 votes from the 341-member National Assembly on a vote ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

Dairy sector for genetically improving local breeds

LAHORE: Dairy sector stakeholders have stressed the need for genetically improving potential of local breeds (Neeli...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

Master Paints Jinnah Gold Cup 2021: DS Polo/ASC and Diamond Paints reach final

LAHORE: DS Polo/ASC and Diamond Paints booked berths in the main final of the Master Paints Jinnah Gold Cup 2021...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

UK power firm accepts £2.3bn private-equity takeover

LONDON: Aggreko, a British supplier of power generators hit hard by the Covid crisis cancelling events, announced...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Turkey’s military heads join naval drills off Aegean

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and top military officials Saturday joined naval drills on an...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Amid pandemic, Americans are saving more — especially the wealthy

WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic has wiped out millions of jobs in the United States, but it’s had the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Internet back in Niger after post-election blackout

NIAMEY: Internet connectivity was restored in Niger late Friday, an AFP journalist found, after ten days of...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (March 6, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (March 7, 2021)....

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

Italy reports 307 deaths, 23,641 new cases

ROME: Italy reported 307 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 297 the day before, the health ministry ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

France extends weekend lockdown to northern region

PARIS: Hundreds of thousands of people in northern France went back into lockdown Saturday, while health officials...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

PCB to start club registrations across country in April

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to start the registration of cricket clubs across Pakistan in ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

AirAsia Group plans air taxi, drone delivery service

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd plans to launch an air taxi service and the country's first drone ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

YANGON: Anti-coup demonstrators returned to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

US poet Amanda Gorman says followed by guard, called ‘suspicious’

NEW YORK: African-American poet Amanda Gorman, who became a star after her reading at President Joe Biden's...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

N Korea’s petroleum imports breached sanctions cap

SEOUL: North Korea illicitly imported far more refined petroleum products last year than allowed under an annual...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Pope, Sistani plead for peace, unity

UR, (Iraq): Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shia top clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Strong aftershocks rock NZ’s North Island

WELLINGTON: Earthquakes continued to rock New Zealand’s North Island on Saturday with the US Geological Survey...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Hundreds protest royal defamation laws in Thailand

BANGKOK: Hundreds marched in Bangkok and lit ceremonial fires in front of a courthouse on Saturday to protest...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Twitter’s Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

NEW YORK: “just setting up my twttr” - the first ever tweet on the platform is up for sale after Twitter boss...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Mars rover Perseverance goes for a ‘spin’

WASHINGTON: The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the US...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Rapid Covid tests sell out in Germany on first day

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germans flocked to supermarket chain Aldi on Saturday to snap up the first rapid coronavirus ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

Thousands turn out for Vienna anti-lockdown protest

VIENNA: Thousands turned out Saturday for the latest protest in Vienna against coronavirus restrictions and several...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

Venezuela’s Maduro receives first dose of Russian vaccine

CARACAS: Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores received a first dose of the Russian Sputnik ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

Workshop on camera handling tomorrow

KARACHI: A two days workshop on Camera handling and anchoring will be held on 8th March in Jinnah University for...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

Customs foiled a smuggling bid worth millions

NUSHKI: Quetta Customs on Saturday claimed to have foiled a smuggling bid by seizing foreign goods worth millions of...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Rs17bn corruption case: Lawyers complete cross-examination of NAB witness

KARACHI: The lawyers have completed the cross-examination of a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) witness Shabiul...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

Removal of name from ECL: Khuhro files constitutional petition

KARACHI: Adviser to the Chief Minister of Sindh, Nisar Khuhro, on Saturday filed a constitutional petition in the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

SSIC illegal recruitment case: AC defers indictment of Rauf Siddiqui, others

KARACHI: An accountability court on Saturday deferred indictment of MQM-P leader Rauf Siddiqui and eight other...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

‘MQM-L target killer’ killed after exchange of fire with CTD

KARACHI: After an exchange of fire with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in Karachi, an alleged...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

Manual extensions filing within time: KTBA asks FBR to include names of taxpayers in ATL

KARACHI: Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has suggested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to include the names of...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:33am

International Women’s Day: Psychiatric Society pledges to raise awareness about women’s equality, wellbeing

KARACHI: The Pakistan Psychiatric Society (PPS) celebrated the International Women’s Day, which is widely...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:21pm

Pakistan urges UNSC sanctions on Hindu nationalist RSS

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan called for broadening the range of United Nations Security Council sanctions to INCLUDE,...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:21pm

KP CM directs concrete steps for establishment of oil refinery

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to take concrete steps to implement...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

913 fresh coronavirus cases, 24 deaths reported in Punjab

LAHORE: There is no let up in the spread of Covid-19, as Punjab has reported 913 fresh cases of the coronavirus and...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Women bikers’ rally held at PNCA

ISLAMABAD: The Bedari Foundation organized a ‘Women Biker’s Rally’ here on Saturday at ‘ Pakistan National...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:21pm

Saaf Pani Company case: AC seeks report on assets of Shehbaz’s daughter, son-in-law

LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday sought progress report on the attachment of the assets owned by Leader ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Heroin recovery case: Court delays indictment of Sanaullah

LAHORE: A special court for control of narcotics substance on Saturday delayed indictment of former law minister ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Covid-19 cases rise in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The health authorities have detected 251 positive cases of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours in Islamabad...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Anti-terrorism court adjourned

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court adjourned to March 08 the proceedings in a motorway rapes case after five ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Relief goods dispatched for Sudan’s flood victims

ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday dispatched the 3rd consignment of relief...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Letters

Govt versus ECP

According to a Business Recorder news report, “Govt irked by ECP’s response” carried by the newspaper...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Karachi: reliable power provision

Karachi, the largest metropolis of Pakistan is a city of contrasts. It boasts some of the tallest skyscrapers and...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (March 6, 2021). ======================================= Offset...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (March 6, 2021)...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Rates.The Rupee

YOUR RUPEE LAST MONTH

KARACHI: Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last month. (February 1 to...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (March 6, 2021)....

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (March 6,...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Cotton & Textile

KCA decreases cotton spot rate by Rs 200 to Rs 12000

KARACHI: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association on Saturday decreased the spot rate by Rs 200 per...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (March 6, 2021)....

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Commodities

US sugar stocks-to-use ratio climbs again

NEW YORK: The United States’ sugar stocks-to-use ratio, a key indicator to evaluate supply and demand, jumped for...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Cotton & Textile

NY cotton crawls up as traders eye WASDE report

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures edged up on Friday, buoyed by bets for a reduction in US cotton planting estimates in a...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Commodities

EU wheat steadies after 2-week low

PARIS: Benchmark wheat futures on Euronext ended marginally higher on Friday, steadying after a two-week low as...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Commodities

Iron ore rises on easing China liquidity concerns

DALIAN: Iron ore futures extended gains on Tuesday as concerns over tight market liquidity in China eased, with...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Commodities

Ukraine barley exports prices hit new high

KYIV: Ukrainian barley export prices have risen to an all-time high supported by demand from China and expected...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Commodities

Palm oil row fuels Swiss vote on Indonesia trade deal

ZURICH: Switzerland votes Sunday on a free trade deal with Indonesia but the agreement, which opens up a vast...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Commodities

China to raise grains minimum purchase price

BEIJING: China will raise its minimum purchase price for wheat and rice as appropriate in 2021, the country’s...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

FBR, tax potential & enforcement – II

The real significance is quantum of the incremental tax received due to growth in the number of tax filers. FBR...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Economic reforms – bumpy road ahead

Senate elections was the time when economic commentators were anticipating a change of tide in favour of PTI-led and...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Mushroom cultivation source of food, revenue generation: Dr Fateh

HYDERABAD: Dr Fateh Marri Vice Chancellor Sindh Agriculture University has said that Mushroom cultivation is source...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

CM urged to resolve issues of SITE area

KARACHI: SITE Association of Industry president Abdul Hadi has expressed his concern over delay in start of...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

House financing facility: Eighteen, HBL enter into strategic partnership

ISLAMABAD: Eighteen (Elite Estates Pvt Limited) and Habib Islamic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)....

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

Commodities

Gold prices show falling trend

KARACHI: Gold prices on Saturday continued with a falling trend on the local market, traders said. The fall of ...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Commodities

Sugar, eggs, chicken prices increase significantly

ISLAMABAD: Sugar, eggs and chicken prices have registered a significant increase over this week past as compared ...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Commodities

Chicken price at an all-time high

LAHORE: Chicken meat prices registered an all time high on Saturday when chicken meat per kilogram prices reached Rs...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Commodities

Ivory Coast votes in test of stability after political turmoil

ABIDJAN: The Ivory Coast went to the polls on Saturday in a parliamentary election that is a key test of stability...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Promotion, better terms & conditions or reinstatement: Civil servant’s claim is ‘survivable claim’: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that a claim by a civil servant for his promotion, better terms and...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Charities blast British aid cut for war-torn Yemen

LONDON: Over 100 charities including Oxfam and Save the Children hit out Saturday at UK’s plans to slash by half...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Share Registrars and Ballotters Regulations, 2017: SECP empowered to relax any requirement

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has been empowered to relax any requirement of...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Commercial sale of Covid-19 vaccines allowed

ISLAMABAD: The government has permitted the commercial sales of Covid-19 vaccines and the first batch of Sputnik V ...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Fighting in Yemen’s Marib kills 90 in 24 hours: govt military sources

DUBAI: Fierce fighting between Yemeni pro-government forces and Iran-backed Huthi rebels has killed at least 90...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Missile strikes on Syria oil refineries kill 4

BEIRUT: Missile strikes on makeshift oil refineries in northern Syria killed four people and injured more than 20...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

PTI workers clash with PML-N leaders

ISLAMABAD: The supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who gathered at D-Chowk to express solidarity with Prime...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Taliban say met with US envoy in Doha

DOHA: Washington's special envoy to Afghanistan met with the Taliban in Qatar, the insurgents said Saturday, as...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Security forces kill 8 terrorists in North Waziristan

RAWALPINDI: The Security Forces on Saturday killed eight terrorists in two separate intelligence based operations...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Industry

FPCCI urges govt to put industry on priority

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has asked the government to put industry on...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Nepal’s economy contracts for first time in decades

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s economy contracted for the first time in four decades in the last fiscal year due to a...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:24pm

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time) 06:00 NEWS HOUR 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS HOUR 06:55 HEADLINE...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:36am

Money & Banking

Software icon McAfee charged in cryptocurrency scam

NEW YORK: The creator of McAfee computer security software was facing charges Friday that he cashed in on a...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Many faces of the debt trap

EDITORIAL: Fitch and S&P’s downgrade of Ethiopia’s sovereign rating, because it applied for debt relief ...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

India’s abominable fall

EDITORIAL: The link between politics and nationalism, especially of the variety prevalent in India, can be extremely...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Taxes

Income Tax Ordinance 2001: Live chicken, fish and birds exempt from agricultural produce: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared income tax provision of section 153 of the Income Tax...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Industry

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,649.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,502.10
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,945.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,845.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,441.60
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,694.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	72.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,388.42
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.96
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 17 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.57 ▲ 1 (21.88%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.67 (17.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 17 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.28 ▲ 1 (12.08%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.98 ▲ 1.73 (10.03%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 17 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	17.88 ▲ 1.63 (10.03%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 17 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26.81 ▲ 2.44 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 17 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	378.26 ▲ 34.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.86 ▼ -0.74 (-16.09%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.31 ▼ -0.54 (-14.03%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.87 ▼ -0.52 (-11.85%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 17 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.10 ▼ -8.57 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 17 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	237.39 ▼ -26.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,300.17 ▼ -1700.02 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 17 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	24.86 ▼ -2.76 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 17 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	43.34 ▼ -4.8 (-9.97%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 17 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,457.04 ▼ -158.06 (-9.79%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.95 ▼ -0.32 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	239,756,205 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	97,496,465 ▼ -0.05
Sui South Gas / Jun 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	49,860,990 ▲ 1.54
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	49,081,749 ▼ -0.54
B.O.Punjab / Jun 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	43,532,329 ▲ 0.17
Bank Makramah / Jun 17 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	41,528,036 ▲ 0.2
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 17 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	37,900,841 ▼ -0.11
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	37,499,448 ▼ -0.52
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	25,538,700 ▼ -0.21
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	23,790,756 ▲ 0.67

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