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CM announces Rs10m grants for promotion of shooting sports

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the shooting was a great military sport and ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Lessons from Jinnah’s Leadership Role

TEXT: Pakistan today faces a crisis of leadership. Pakistan has leaders of political parties, regions, provinces,...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Quaid’s linkage with Sir Syed and Allama Iqbal

TEXT: In advancing the cause of Muslim regeneration and Islamic renascence in India, Jinnah had made a pivotal...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PARCO – Providing Energy with Responsibility

TEXT: On 11 October, 1947, while addressing the Civil, Military and Air Force Officers, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world: pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarisation in personal and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

USA

Trump cooperated with US House panel: spokesman

WASHINGTON: A current spokesman for former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said in a court filing that he has...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

NASA launches revolutionary space telescope to give glimpse of early universe

LOS ANGELES: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Save the Children says two Myanmar staff missing after burnt remains found

BANGKOK: Save the Children said two of its Myanmar staff were missing on Saturday, after the charred remains of more...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Sudan forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters; internet cut in Khartoum

KHARTOUM: Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Khartoum on Saturday as the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Intruder arrested for breaching British queen’s castle grounds

LONDON: A man who entered the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is spending Christmas, ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries

BAMAKO: Mali’s government has denied the presence of Russian mercenaries in the West African country after 15...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

German NGO rescues over 270 people in central Mediterranean

FRANKFURT: A German NGO said Saturday that one of its migrant rescue ships has picked up more than 270 people from...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

China’s Covid-hit Xian city reports rise in infections

BEIJING: Xian in northwest China reported an increase in daily COVID-19 infections for Friday, and local companies...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Iran says won’t enrich uranium beyond 60pc if talks fail

TEHRAN: Iran has no plans to enrich uranium beyond 60 percent if nuclear talks in Vienna fail, the head of the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

India to give Covid-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan 10

NEW DELHI: India will start administering Covid-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Clashes in northeast Somalia force thousands to flee

MOGADISHU: Clashes between two rival factions of the security forces in a port city in northeast Somalia have forced...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

In Christmas greeting, Biden commends Americans’ Covid resilience

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday commended Americans for their strength and resilience in the face of...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Russia blocks rights monitor website for promoting ‘terrorism’

MOSCOW: Russia has blocked the website of a rights monitor tracking political persecution, saying it promoted...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Ten killed in Iran road crash

TEHRAN: Ten people were killed and more than a dozen injured in Iran on Saturday when a truck collided with a ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

SACM calls for giving priority to national development

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) and Spokesperson Punjab government Hasaan Khawar has said that...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

HBL-PSL live-streaming rights: huge rise in value

LAHORE: Pursuant to a public tender process, Daraz has submitted the highest bid, to live-stream HBL Pakistan Super...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Russia completes 10,000-troop drills near Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia announced Saturday that more than 10,000 troops had finished month-long drills near Ukraine, amid...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Ecology and environment: Experts stress need for awareness among mountain communities

ISLAMABAD: Experts have urged upon the government to create awareness about the Karakoram Anomaly, ecology and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Karachi Green Marathon ‘We all have to work together to improve the image of Karachi’: KMC administrator

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Sindh government’s Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Body of missing Pakistani-American woman found

ISLAMABAD: The body of Wajiha Swati, a US citizen of Pakistani origin who had mysteriously gone missing from...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Corporate farming: BoR Punjab sends policy document to cabinet

LAHORE: The Board of Revenue (BoR) Punjab has forwarded a detailed corporate farming policy to the provincial ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Rain, snow likely across upcountry today

KARACHI: Rain and snow are expected across upcountry on Sunday (today), the Met Office said on Saturday. Rain and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Thousands pray for rain amid ongoing drought in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of people gathered in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Saturday to pray for rain ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PPP leader killed in South Waziristan

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Sardar Najeeb Mehsud Khan was killed in an attack by some unknown...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Energy

US natgas slips on milder weather, lower demand forecasts

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell more than 6% on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for milder weather and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Energy

Asia fuel oil: VLSFO crack rises to 10-month high

SINGAPORE: Asia’s front-month crack for 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) surged to a 10-month high on ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Cotton & Textile

Mali cotton

BAMAKO: Mali’s cotton harvest for the 2021/22 season is expected to be 731,000 tonnes, 10% below an earlier...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Ukraine’s major sugar producer completes 2021 sugar beet processing

KYIV: Ukraine’s major white sugar producer, Astarta, has completed the 2021 sugar beet processing, making 266,000...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Russia’s UGC sets up joint venture

CAIRO: Russia’s United Grain Co (UGC) has set up a joint venture with Egypt’s Astra Ltd to supply Russian grain...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Narcotics worth Rs115m seized at Torkham border

ISLAMABAD: Building further on its countrywide anti-smuggling operations, Pakistan Customs (FBR) has seized ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil set to rise for fourth session tracking rivals

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm futures rose on Friday tracking rival oils as expectations of a softer December output...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Letters

‘OIC conference on Afghanistan’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “OIC conference on Afghanistan” carried by the newspaper on Tuesday....

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook, Google

Australia’s ground-breaking law forcing platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for news faces...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Omicron begins to leave mark on US economy, but unlikely to derail it

The fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 has started leaving an imprint on slices of the US economy as some...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

MoE’s love affair with furnace oil

Gas and furnace oil (FO) crisis is becoming a norm in Pakistan in winters. To some extent, failure to procure...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

CM Sindh cuts Christmas cake

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah hosted a reception for notables of Christian community at CM House...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

AIT: Graduation ceremony held

KARACHI: The 1st Graduation Ceremony was held by Aligarh University of Technology (AIT), with traditional zeal that...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

‘PPP is guarantor of rights of religious minorities’

KARACHI: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Sadiq...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Christmas: Baitul Maal Punjab organises various events

LAHORE: Department of Social Welfare and Baitul Maal Punjab organized various events on Christmas Day. Director...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

‘Changing of the guard’ ceremony held at Quaid’s mausoleum

KARACHI: An impressive change of guards ceremony was held at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Christmas celebrated with religious fervour, zeal in KP

PESHAWAR: Likewise other parts of the country, Christian community in Peshawar and elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Air Chief pays tributes to Quaid

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on Saturday...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PML-N demands fair, free general election

LAHORE: Speakers at a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have called for ensuring free...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Kashmiris celebrate Quaid’s 146th birth anniversary

MIRPUR (AJK): People across Azad Jammu Kashmir on Saturday celebrated 146th birth anniversary of the founder of...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

New restrictions announced to tackle Omicron

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday announced new restrictions aimed at curtailing the spread of Omicron...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (December 25, 2021) and the forecast for ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Rates

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (December 25, 2021)....

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

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

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Middle East

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric issues elections plea

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, stressed the importance of the country holding...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Europe

Berlin and Kremlin envoys to meet over Ukraine, says source

BERLIN: Senior German and Russian government officials have agreed to a rare in-person meeting next month in an...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

China’s offshore listing rules seen easing market uncertainty

HONG KONG: China’s plan to tighten scrutiny over mainland companies’ overseas share sales is likely to ease the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Punjab CM praises minorities’ role

LAHORE: A ceremony was organized at Chief Minister Office in connection with Christmas celebrations in which Punjab...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Over 5.4m vaccinated in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: Over 5.4 million (5,425,274) people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the district....

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Quake jolts several Balochistan cities

QUETTA: A powerful earthquake jolted several Balochistan cities including Quetta and its surrounding areas ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Green Line Bus Service launched

KARACHI: The Green Line Bus Service for the people of Karachi kicked off its commercial operations on Saturday but...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Governor travels in Green Line bus

KARACHI: On the launch of Green Line bus service, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail travelled from Numaish Chowrangi to...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Exhibition features builders, developers

KARACHI: The Build Home Expo Exhibition, featuring about 60 top builders and developers from all over Pakistan,...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Healthy lifestyle: LCCI launches initiative

LAHORE: With the slogan of ‘creating wealth through healthy body and mind’, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

PIAF says rupee slide to harm economy

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) on Saturday said that massive fall of rupee...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

2021: Performance of agri sector described as ‘satisfactory’

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organizations have termed the year 2021 as nothing new despite having good yield of...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items show rising trend

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an increase during the week as compared with previous...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Democrats panel again sweeps KPC polls

KARACHI: The Democrats Panel once again swept the Karachi Press Club’s annual elections 2021-22 on Saturday. ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 08:57pm

Soldier martyred in North Waziristan: ISPR

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A soldier was martyred on Saturday when a military post came under terrorist attack in Shewa area...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Industry

‘A joint mechanism should be devised to boost Pak-Afghan trade’

PESHAWAR: Business community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demanded to devise a joint mechanism to remove hurdles in the way...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Industry

Gross mismanagement: Excessive import of FO constitutes a threat to refinery sector: Zahid

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Future of money

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan recorded about $20 billion in cryptocurrency value in 2020-21 and ranked third on the ...

Updated 26 Dec, 2021 11:07am

Taliban and the IS-K

EDITORIAL: While the Taliban government wrestles with financial and diplomatic challenges, the IS-K, local franchise...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Decrease in agri yield in Sindh causes concerns among agriculturists: Fateh

HYDERABAD: Decreased agriculture productivity in Sindh due to salinity has raised concerns among the agriculturist,...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Money & Banking

MMBL, PPAF sign MoU on capacity building, financing for MSMEs

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) – the largest digital bank in Pakistan has inked a Memorandum...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Money & Banking

Turkish unit of crypto exchange Binance fined, news agency says

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) imposed an 8 million lira ($751,314) fine on the...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

A year of walking on wild side for industrial metals

LONDON: Tin was the first to turn wild. The London Metal Exchange’s (LME) tin contract rarely makes the headlines...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

Korea Zinc buys Australian wind

MELBOURNE: An arm of Korea Zinc said on Thursday it will buy out an Australian wind and solar energy developer with...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

North Dakota crushing plant

CHICAGO: US grain handler CGB Enterprises Inc and farmer cooperative Minnesota Soybean Processors are building a soy...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Commodities

ICE canola futures fall, seen overvalued

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures dropped on Thursday as traders sold a crop that they said had become...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Industry

WCCI chief says govt should provide soft loans to women entrepreneurs

LAHORE: The government should give loans to women entrepreneurs on six percent markup, said President Women Chamber...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 26, 2021 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 TARGET 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 TARGET 06:55 HEADLINE NEWS...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

China’s top real estate regulator vows to tackle property delivery risks

Industry

Indicated for fiscal year 2021-22 with regionally competitive energy rates

Updated 26 Dec, 2021 11:04am

Embittered PM selects new office-bearers for PTI; Umar made secretary general

ISLAMABAD: A day after the dissolution of the party’s organizational bodies all over the country, Prime Minister...

Updated 26 Dec, 2021 11:09am

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 16	144.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 16	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 16	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 16	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 16	81,650.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 16	38,314.09
Hang Seng / Jun 16	23,975.22
FTSE 100 / Jun 16	8,884.17
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 16	23,603.27
France CAC40 / Jun 16	7,748.88

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 16	71.77
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 16	3,417.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 16	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jun 17	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 17	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 16 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.93 ▲ 1 (34.13%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 16 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	4.39 ▲ 1 (29.5%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jun 16 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	4.48 ▲ 1 (28.74%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 16 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.57 ▲ 1 (28.01%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 16 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	4.60 ▲ 0.95 (26.03%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 16 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.85 ▲ 0.79 (25.82%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 16 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.67 ▲ 0.92 (19.37%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 16 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	3.21 ▲ 0.5 (18.45%)
Equity Modaraba / Jun 16 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.86 ▲ 0.58 (17.68%)
LSE Capital / Jun 16 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.37 ▲ 0.9 (16.45%)

Stock	Price
Intermarket Securities / Jun 16 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	5.82 ▼ -51.44 (-89.84%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 16 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	17,000.19 ▼ -1888.91 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 16 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	263.77 ▼ -29.31 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 16 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,615.10 ▼ -179.45 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 16 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	27.62 ▼ -3.07 (-10%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 16 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	299.22 ▼ -30.74 (-9.32%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 16 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.70 ▼ -0.96 (-8.23%)
GOC (Pak) / Jun 16 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	73.72 ▼ -5.38 (-6.8%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 16 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	24.16 ▼ -1.54 (-5.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 16 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	40.60 ▼ -2.37 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	267,081,176 ▲ 0.17
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 16 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	92,031,551 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 16 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	86,020,335 ▲ 0.79
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 16 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	73,827,515 ▲ 0.48
Media Times Ltd / Jun 16 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	56,419,406 ▲ 0.5
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 16 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	43,086,504 ▲ 1.78
Sui South Gas / Jun 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	37,905,727 ▲ 1.76
Dewan Cement / Jun 16 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	29,277,399 ▲ 1.11
Cnergyico PK / Jun 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	23,084,256 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,313,740 ▲ 0.04

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