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Musk found not liable in Tesla tweet trial

SAN FRANCISCO: Jurors on Friday cleared Elon Musk of liability for investors’ losses in a fraud trial over his ...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Energy

Iran signs $900m deal with local firm to develop Gulf gas field

DUBAI: Iran signed a $900 million contract on Saturday with Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co (IOEC)...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Avalanches in Austria, Switzerland kill five

VIENNA: Avalanches in Austria and Switzerland have left five people dead, leading officials to warn on Saturday of...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Money laundering: Hearing in case against Suleman adjourned till 11th

LAHORE: Hearing of the money laundering case against Suleman Shehbaz, younger son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Fazl, Maryam meet PM to discuss current situation

LAHORE: Chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and PDM Head Maulana Fazl Ur Rehman called on Prime ...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

CM vows to resolve issues of farmers, cultivators

LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi in a meeting with a 50-member delegation of progressive ...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Use of force against unarmed Kashmiris can’t crush their campaign: NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durani have said that the...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

ANP holds ‘peace rally’, condemns surge in terrorist attacks

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) took out a peace rally outside the press club here on Saturday, condemning the...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Alkhidmat holds seminar to mark cancer awareness day

KARACHI: Healthcare experts on Saturday warned that tobacco consumption causes cancer mainly to the youth, saying...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

PM should clarify his intentions behind inviting PTI to APC: Qureshi

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that till today the party’s...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Khar meets Sri Lankan president

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar called on President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickramasinghe in Colombo on...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Pakistan’s support to Kashmiris’ freedom struggle reaffirmed

UNITED NATIONS: At the United Nations, Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to continue its support to the people...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Meeting with Bangladeshi minister: Hina expresses desire for better trade ties with Bangladesh

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani minister on Saturday expressed desire to strengthen economic, trade, and investment linkages,...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Polls in KP: Imran has asked party to quickly finalise list of candidates: Qaiser

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and ex-NA speaker Asad Qaiser on Saturday said that party chairman...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

People of IIOJK want justice: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians President, Asif Ali Zardari has said that the people of Indian...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Marri meets official in US: WB to augment aid to foster social protection strategies

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security, Shazia Marri held a meeting with Michal...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Three killed as house roof collapses

LAHORE: Three people were killed after the roof of a house collapsed due to a gas pipeline explosion in Lahore on...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Conference on economic issues: Increase in exports necessary to rejuvenate economy: Ahsan

LAHORE: Emphasizing the need for devising a robust mechanism to curtail the unnecessary expenditures and to enhance...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (February 04, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (February 05, 2022)....

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Automart: car prices in Karachi

Rates in the week ended Saturday February 04, 2023

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Section 144 imposed in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Keeping in view the prevailing security situation, district administration here on Saturday imposed...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:13am

PM vows ‘zero tolerance’ to terrorism

Premier says religious scholars and political leaders have a fundamental role in creating national consensus against terrorism

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:10am

Marriyum steps up criticism of IK

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb Saturday said the nation is facing...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:13am

IK says ‘some other people’ behind acts of vengeance

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that “some other people are behind the government’s vengeful...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:13am

Imran talks of ‘jail bharo’ movement soon

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced the “jail bharo” (voluntary arrest) movement on...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:13am

Foreign authorities seeking properties/bank accounts info: FBR won’t intimate concerned taxpayer about request

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will not intimate the concerned taxpayer about the request received...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 05:36pm

Dar chairs meeting on role of PDFL, SOEs

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on the role of...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:14am

‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ today

LAHORE: All is set to mark “Kashmir Solidarity Day” on Sunday (today) to express support to the just struggle of...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:14am

PM to address AJK Legislative Assembly today

Will express solidarity with the brave, zealous, and freedom-loving people of Kashmir on behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:16am

WB board to consider $78m ‘digital economy’ project next month

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will consider the “Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:15am

Cases registered in Karachi, Murree: Rashid moves IHC

A single bench of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jehangiri will take up the petition and application against the IHC Registrar Office’s objections on Monday

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:17am

Rashid sent to jail

Local court Saturday sent former interior minister and AML chief Sheikh Rashid to jail on a 14-day judicial remand

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:18am

PM directs PD to recover Rs1.13bn royalty amount from 2 oil, gas cos

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Petroleum Division to recover an outstanding royalty...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:15am

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous content’

PTA had earlier in the week given Wikipedia a 48-hour ultimatum to remove material without publically specifying its exact objections

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:19am

2nd General Assembly in Riyadh today: 13 DCO member states to discuss strategic directions, initiatives for digital prosperity

ISLAMABAD: The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) will host the 2nd General Assembly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

President for resolving J&K dispute in accordance with UNSC resolutions

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan consistently maintained that a lasting solution to the ...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Evidence required for just decision must be summoned, examined: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held, “It is mandatory for the court to summon and examine the evidence if the same...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Governor wants body of experts to suggest ways for improving agri output

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Baligh ur Rehman has directed to constitute a committee of experts having representation ...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

ADA Awards ceremony held at Lahore fort

LAHORE: The only platform in Pakistan that recognizes and celebrates the Architecture, Design and Art (ADA) creative...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

China’s mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore

Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Democrats ready to battle for Biden as he mulls ‘four more years’

President Joe Biden was welcomed at a conference of his Democratic Party on Friday with chants of “four more...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Europe in crossfire of US-China economic rivalry

The economic confrontation between the United States and China has put Europe in the crossfire, with Washington’s...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

IMF and the ideal of accountability

The international lending agencies are often under criticism that they dole out loans to developing countries while...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Letters

‘Redefining Pakistan economy’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Redefining Pakistan’s economy” carried by the newspaper on...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Cotton & Textile

Trading volume remains satisfactory on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained bullish and the trading volume remained satisfactory.Cotton...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Commodities

ICE canola futures rise

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures rose on Friday after two days of losses, bucking a lower trend in soybean...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures up

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose slightly on Friday, but were set for their first weekly drop in five as...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Commodities

Iron ore retreats on China demand rethink, price curbs worry

MANILA: Dalian iron ore futures dipped on Friday, deepening weekly losses as traders reassessed demand prospects in...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Pakistan to appeal to Taliban leader over mosque bombing

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad will ask the secretive supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban to rein in militants in Pakistan...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:13am

ICCI concerned at ‘precarious’ forex situation

ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has said that...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

14pc rise YoY: Jul-Jan: FBR pays Rs 208 billion refunds

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has paid refunds of Rs208 billion during July-January (2022-23) ...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Industry

Secy promises to provide ambulance, fire tender to Hyderabad SITE body

HYDERABAD: Abdul Rasheed Solangi, Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department Government of Sindh, has visited...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Industry

FCCI president announces decision to donate land for SKH

FAISALABAD: President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), Dr. Khurram Tariq has announced to ...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Banks not sharing info about debit/credit machines with FBR?

Taxes

Industry

Visit to offices of LCCI: Direct flights have increased trade tremendously: Azerbaijan envoy

LAHORE: Ambassador of Azerbaijan Khazar Farhadov said Azerbaijan has started direct flights from Lahore, Karachi and...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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