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AGP detects ‘loss’ of Rs262.232m in KP C&W Department’s accounts

PESHAWAR: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has detected a loss amounting to Rs.362.232 million in various heads...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:37am

Work on Baran dam to be completed next year

PESHAWAR: Project Director, Baran dam has said that the under construction dam would be completed by June 2023 and...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:34am

FTO briefs businessmen about ‘instant justice initiative’

PESHAWAR: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mehmood Jah has said that the performance of his office is improving...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:29am

Banking scams: President urges banks to create awareness

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called upon all the banks of the country to regularly warn their customers and...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 08:58pm

Flood relief efforts: PM thanks UN chief, leaderships of UAE, Turkey

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday thanked United Nations Secretary General Antonio ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:25am

Energy

PIDE report underscores need for minimising govt ‘interference’ in gas sector

PESHAWAR: Report on a research study carried out by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), entitled...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:23am

KP ETEA makes video-recording of exam centres compulsory

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Educational Testing & Evaluation Agency (ETEA) has made video recording of all...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:21am

Ubisoft CEO says still open to other partners after Tencent deal

PARIS: Ubisoft, France’s biggest video games maker, is still open to other partners after a deal in which ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:19am

Charles to inherit queen’s private fortune

LONDON: King Charles inherits not just the throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, but also her...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:16am

Energy

‘A necessity’: Lebanon’s forced conversion to solar

TOULÂ: Thanks to solar energy, residents of the northern Lebanese village of Toula are finally able to enjoy ice...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:13am

Companies

EY agrees split into separate audit and advisory firms

LONDON: British financial services giant EY has agreed to split into separate audit and advisory units, with the...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:10am

Energy

German gas firm VNG seeks govt aid as energy prices soar

BERLIN: German gas company VNG on Friday became the latest European energy firm to seek government aid as reduced...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:05am

Brazil fines Apple $2.4m, prohibits sale of iPhone without charger

BRASÍLIA: Apple has been barred from selling iPhones without a charger in Brazil and fined more than $2 million ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:03am

Apple unveils new gadgets despite supply chain woes

CUPERTINO: Apple launched new smartphones Wednesday at prices similar to recent models despite inflation and supply...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:59am

IK holds his second flood relief telethon

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was committed more than Rs 5 billion in the first two hours of...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:55am

Energy

EBRD to help fund transition from gas to wind power in Egypt

CAIRO: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will help finance the decommissioning of 5GW of...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:54am

Epidemics in flood-hit areas of Balochistan: CM wants corrective measures expedited

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Sunday instructed to take measures on a war footing ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:52am

Flood-hit areas of Balochistan: Army, FC personnel continue relief activities

QUETTA: Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan remained busy in relief activities for provision of...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:50am

Commodities

July spices export decreases 10pc

ISLAMABAD: The exports of spices from the country witnessed a decrease of 10.61 percent during the first month of...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:49am

Guterres calls for increased financing to counter effects of climate change

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for substantial increase in financing to the...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:46am

‘Five-star hotel in Galliyat to boost tourism in KP’

PESHAWAR: Construction of a five star hotel in Galliyat is a happy tiding from tourism promotion points of view as...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:45am

For flood-hit families: Hundreds of UAE volunteers prepare 30,000 food packets

ISLAMABAD: Showcasing the humanitarian soul and spirit of the UAE, hundreds of volunteers from across the seven...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:42am

NTDC, army striving hard to protect Dadu grid station from flood

LAHORE: On the instructions of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the National Transmission and...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:40am

Death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam observed

ISLAMABAD: The 74th death anniversary of the father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was observed on...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:38am

PM pays tribute to Quaid-e-Azam

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that the entire nation paid tribute to the Founder...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:38am

Ukraine offensive ‘snowballs’ with fall of Russian stronghold

KYIV, KHARKIV/Ukraine: Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to its south and ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:33am

Xi to meet Putin in first trip outside China since Covid began

LONDON/BEIJING: Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years for a trip this week to ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Middle East

Israel sees no new Iran nuclear deal before US November mid-terms

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel does not anticipate a renewal of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers before the US...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

South Asia

USAID pledges $60m of funding for Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The chief of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Sunday announced a $60 mln aid package...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Middle East

Israel’s El Al Airlines agrees to repay state’s Covid loan by year end

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: El Al Israel Airlines plans to repay a $45 million loan that it took from the government during...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Putin, Macron trade blame over Ukraine nuclear plant security

PARIS: The presidents of Russia and France held talks on Sunday regarding safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Europe

Swedes head to polls in close-run election marked by crime, energy crisis

STOCKHOLM: Swedes voted on Sunday in an election pitting the incumbent centre-left Social Democrats against a...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Promotion of sports, tourism among priorities of KP govt: CM

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan has said that promotion of sports, culture and...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

NA to host IPU regional seminar on SDGs

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) is hosting the ‘Third Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Regional Seminar on...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

ACC Level 2 Women Coaching Course starts today

LAHORE: Six Pakistan women internationals are amongst 24 participants that have registered for the six-day ACC Level...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Obituary

FAISALABAD: Khurram Siddique, son of Mrs Siddique and nephew of Mian Muhammad Idrees and Mian Muhammad Anees of...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Top US official terms Pakistan visit ‘very productive’

ISLAMABAD: Counsellor of the U.S Department of State, Derek Chollet and a delegation of senior U.S government...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Companies

EFU Life wins ‘Consumers Demand Award 2022’

KARACHI: EFU Life Assurance Limited, leading private sector life insurance provider in Pakistan, has been honoured...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Several roads closed as landslides hit Murree

MURREE: Punjab’s hill station of Murree has been hit by a series of landslides following rains on Sunday morning....

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Queen Elizabeth’s death: Govt to observe day of mourning

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given approval to observe September 12th to mourn the death of the ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

‘Imran will have to surrender or go to jail’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) spokesperson Hafiz Hamdullah on Sunday criticized PTI chairman Imran...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

BoP inducts first batch of differently abled persons

LAHORE: Diversity and inclusion are the essential pillars of BOP’s vision and strategy. The bank marked 2021 as ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Pakistani politics revolves around Imran, says Punjab minister

LAHORE: Punjab Senior Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that those planning to minus Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Steps being taken to solve problems of Pakistanis living abroad: OPC

LAHORE: Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Vice-Chairperson Punjab Makhdoom Syed Tariq Mahmood Al-Hassan has said...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Sindh cabinet fixes wheat price at Rs4000 per 40kg

KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet, in order to encourage and strengthen flood-affected local growers to grow more wheat and...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

74th death anniversary: Zardari, Bilawal pay tribute to Jinnah

KARACHI: Former president Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Participation in events: IoBM inks MoU with WANZ

KARACHI: Institute of Business Management - IoBM’s young entrepreneurs and graduates from IT and business...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Quaid-e-Azam’s sagacious leadership made Pakistan possible: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, on the occasion of the 74th death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Parts of southern Sindh likely to receive rain: PMD

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast fresh rain spell after resumption of monsoon currents. Fresh weather system is...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

South Asia

Karzai tweets his support of protesting female students

KABUL: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the ruling Taliban on Sunday to re-open girls’ high schools...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (September 11, 2022) and the forecast for Monday (September 12, 2022)....

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

COAS visits flood-hit areas in Dadu district

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday visited far flung areas of interior Sindh in ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

People will not respond to ‘call for chaos’, says Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said the people would not respond...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Balochistan health card programme in limbo

ISLAMABAD: The much trumpeted Balochistan Health Card programme has not yet been launched despite allocation of ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rate increases after market goes bullish

KARACHI: Bullish factor prevailed on the cotton market. The price of quality cotton increased to Rs 23,500 per ...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 03:05pm

Floods continue to be ignored by IMF

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has repeatedly claimed that the harsh conditions agreed on behalf of the hapless...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Big businesses must rise to the occasion

Pakistan has two primary and permanent bases of power, no matter which political party may control the reigns. Power...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Gas rationing risk means French yoghurt factory faces sour future

Tanker trucks filled with milk collected from across northern France waited in line to unload their precious cargo ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

No hope of justice

EDITORIAL: As expected, Israeli army’s investigation report on the May 11 killing of Aljazeera journalist Shireen...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Outbreak of dengue disease

EDITORIAL: Dengue cases were already on the rise all across the country when unprecedented heavy rains arrived,...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Commodities

Mixed trend in prices of essential food items seen

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, pulses, live chicken/meat,...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Grains

France, Romania to agree deal to boost Ukrainian grain exports

PARIS: France’s transport minister said on Sunday he would sign an agreement with Romania to help increase...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Energy

Germans switch to costly fan heaters as gas shortage fears bite

FRANKFURT: Germans could overload their power grid as they switch to inefficient electric heaters in an attempt to...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Stocks

Wall St Week Ahead: More worries for US stocks, bonds: Fed ramps up ‘QT’

NEW YORK: As the Federal Reserve accelerates the unwinding of its balance sheet this month, some investors worry ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Stocks

Miners and energy stocks help FTSE 100 end volatile week higher

LONDON: UK’s blue-chip index ended higher on Friday, as a surge in energy and mining stocks capped a volatile week...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Stocks

European stocks clock first weekly rise in four

LONDON: European stocks marked their first weekly rise in four on Friday, boosted by a surge in banking shares on...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Stocks

Wall Street scores first weekly gain since mid-August

NEW YORK: US stocks rallied on Friday, with the major indexes recording their first weekly gain in four weeks as...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Stocks

Gulf major indexes advance as oil, global markets recover

DUBAI: A tentative return of risk appetite to global stock markets and rebound in oil prices at the end of last week...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Rates

YOUR RUPEE LAST MONTH

KARACHI: Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last month.(August 01 to ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Rates

Your rupee last week

KARACHI: Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (September 05 to...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

PTI to start countrywide protests against price hike next week: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has announced to start countrywide protests against the price increase from next...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Rehabilitation, reconstruction: Businesses urged to supplement govt effort towards task

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail says Rs 1,000 billion were needed to reconstruct the damaged roads

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 10:04am

UAE rakes in $5bn as tourists return

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ tourism revenues surpassed $5 billion in the first half of this year, officials...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:30am

Rs23bn distributed among 924,063 families

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has so far distributed Rs 23.101 billion among 924,063 families of flood affected...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:34am

Dadu grid station faces flood threat

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday while taking a notice of the possible threat to a 500-KV...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:35am

‘Digital Flood Dashboard’ to be launched today

ISLAMABAD; Federal Minister for Planning Development and National Flood Response and Coordination Centre Ahsan Iqbal...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:30am

6000MW solar projects: mapping deadline issued

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has given the deadline of a couple of weeks for mapping 6000-MW solar...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:35am

Payables, NHP: Wapda urges PD to pay Rs100bn

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has urged Power Division to pay at least Rs 100 billion on...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:33am

Rates

Stocks remain under pressure

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under pressure during the outgoing week ended on September 09, 2022 as...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Rates

Futures spread down 27bps

KARACHI: The futures spread declined by 27bps to 13.01 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Incoming international passengers: No new currency declaration regime introduced: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) late Sunday night categorically clarified that the FBR has not...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:30am

11-member Kashmiri delegation leaves for Geneva

ISLAMABAD: An eleven-member Kashmiri delegation hailing from both sides of Line of Control (LoC) left for Geneva to...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Haleem wants judicial commission to probe corruption cases in Sindh

KARACHI: Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shiekh said on Sunday that those thinking about minus ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

‘Environmental terrorism’ responsible for climate carnage in Pakistan: PDP

KARACHI: Holding what he called ‘environmental terrorism’ as responsible for the climate carnage in Pakistan,...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Rates

PKR: A woeful week

KARACHI: The rupee had a woeful previous week, losing value in all five sessions for a cumulative fall of over 4% to...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Indian farmer chops off his tongue to appease goddess

NEW DELHI: An Indian farmer was in a critical condition on Sunday after slicing off his tongue as a sacrificial...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:29am

Indus highway faces prospect of breach as Dadu still under threat

DADU: Authorities plan to breach the Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent ...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:29am

Railways: rains, flash floods causing massive losses daily

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways had been suffering losses of around Rs 90 million per day due to unexpected monsoon...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:33am

Modi to attend SCO summit with Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India said Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Money & Banking

Dollar slides as investors balance positions ahead of US inflation data

NEW YORK: The dollar fell to a more than one-week low on Friday as investors consolidated gains after a sharp rise...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Industry

Global halal economy to swell to $5trn by 2030

LAHORE: With higher level of halal trade, the halal economy is poised to become more integrated with global trade ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Money & Banking

Silkbank, PSO sign agreement

KARACHI: Silkbank with a leading stake in the credit card market has entered into an agreement with PSO to ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Toshakhana gifts

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to display the gifts in the Prime Minister House he received...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Money & Banking

Ethereum blockchain set for ‘monumental’ overhaul

PARIS: An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Money & Banking

Japan must take steps against ‘excessive’ yen moves

TOKYO: Japan’s government must take steps as needed to counter excessive declines in the yen, a senior government...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Money & Banking

Speculators raise net long US dollar bets

NEW YORK: Speculators’ net long positioning on the US dollar rose in the latest week to its highest since early...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Money & Banking

Sterling gains on falling dollar

LONDON: Sterling jumped against the dollar on Friday, as most majors fought back against the greenback’s recent...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Money & Banking

Rouble steadies vs dollar

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble steadied within the 60-61 range against the US dollar on Friday, as the market awaited ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate

Stock	Volume

Item	Value

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Apr 29 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	9.40 ▲ 0.9 (10.59%)
Apna Microfin. / Apr 29 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.29 ▲ 0.97 (10.41%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 29 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Askari Bank / Apr 29 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	37.26 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Punjab Oil / Apr 29 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	162.43 ▲ 14.77 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 29 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	189.22 ▲ 17.2 (10%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 29 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 29 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,969.39 ▲ 360.85 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 29 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	47.94 ▲ 4.36 (10%)
Faran Sugar / Apr 29 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	47.08 ▲ 4.28 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 29 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.25 ▼ -0.67 (-13.62%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.71 ▼ -0.8 (-12.29%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 29 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.02 ▼ -0.98 (-12.25%)
Gulistan Sp. / Apr 29 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	6.88 ▼ -0.91 (-11.68%)
Lalpir Power / Apr 29 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	23.04 ▼ -2.54 (-9.93%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 29 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	11.53 ▼ -1.24 (-9.71%)
Liven Pharma / Apr 29 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	63 ▼ -6.64 (-9.53%)
First IBL Mod. / Apr 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.76 ▼ -0.29 (-9.51%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	70.98 ▼ -7.09 (-9.08%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	56.31 ▼ -5.59 (-9.03%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	29,469,482 ▲ 0
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,819,788 ▲ 0.27
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,772,321 ▼ -7.09
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,415,249 ▲ 2.45
Kohinoor Spining / Apr 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	12,527,631 ▲ 0
Sui North Gas / Apr 29 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,310,485 ▲ 7.54
Sui South Gas / Apr 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	12,184,577 ▲ 1.61
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	12,084,167 ▲ 0.03
Big Bird Foods / Apr 29 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	11,230,070 ▲ 4.15
B.O.Punjab / Apr 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,053,553 ▲ 0.18

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