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Disaster management: MoU inked with Switzerland

Premier expresses anticipation for Swiss cooperation in obtaining an advanced warning system and other essential devices to enhance Pakistan’s preparedness against natural disasters

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:11am

Court declares Toshakhana case maintainable, summons witnesses

Summons witnesses for recording their statements during the next hearing to be held on July 12

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:14am

Uzbekistan Presidential election today

TASHKENT: The Presidential Elections of Uzbekistan is going to be held today (July 9) and more than 19.66 million...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

22 killed in air strike on Sudan’s Omdurman

CAIRO: At least 22 people were killed and scores injured in an air strike by Sudan’s army on western Omdurman, the...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:05am

Iran police station attack leaves two officers, four gunmen dead

TEHRAN: Two policemen were killed Saturday in Iran’s restive southeast near Pakistan, Iranian media said, in an...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:08am

NATO flexes muscle to protect Vilnius summit near Russia, Belarus

KANIUKAI, (Lithuania): NATO has turned Vilnius into a fortress defended by advanced weaponry to protect US President...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Syria revokes BBC accreditation: ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria on Saturday announced it was cancelling the BBC’s accreditation over what it called “misleading...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Punjab has only one landfill site: EPD report: MSW management cos in only seven districts

LAHORE: The Punjab generates approximately 47,300 tons of solid waste daily but unfortunately municipal solid waste...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

ANF for awareness to save youngsters

ISLAMABAD: The Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Saturday called upon the entire society to play its role in making...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Elahi files plea for better facilities in prison

LAHORE: The former Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Saturday filed an application for better ...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Stabilising economy top priority: Governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman has said that top priority of the government is to stabilize the...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

ANF recovers 58.8 kg of drugs in eight operations

RAWALPINDI: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in their ongoing operations against drug smugglers managed to recover over...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Agri secy takes stock of current cotton situation ‘Action taken against those involved in sale of substandard pesticides’

LAHORE: Punjab Secretary Agriculture, Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that in order to ensure the availability of ...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Report puts lack of handset affordability as ‘top obstacle to mobile adoption’

ISLAMABAD: About half of female and male mobile users who are aware of mobile internet, cite handset affordability...

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 02:37pm

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 08, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (July 09, 2023)...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Economic revival: Dar shares action plan with business leaders

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar virtually addressed a meeting of the Presidents of the Chambers of...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 04:15pm

IMF had ‘some concerns’ about previous govt, says PPP leader

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 02:15pm

Salaried class launches drive against tax hike

ISLAMABAD: Salaried class has launched a campaign against the substantial increase in the incidence of tax on...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:53pm

Beleaguered PTI relishes IMF meeting

PTI’s information secretary Raoof Hasan says the meeting is proof of the party’s importance in the country’s political setup

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 02:14pm

Gas allocation policy: Industry seeks govt help to address ‘violation’

ISLAMABAD: Federal B, Area Association of Trade and Industry has sought the Finance Minister’s help to address the...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 04:16pm

Jeddah-based ITFC signs deal to fund $1.4bn of Bangladesh oil imports

JEDDAH: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), which is based in Jeddah, signed a $1.4 billion...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:05am

Curtailment in high wind season: Minister seeks report on UEPW accusations

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan has sought a report from the Power Division on accusations of...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:05am

Collaboration in tourism, infrastructure: Pakistan, Switzerland agree to use G2G and B2B channels

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday invited Swiss companies to invest in renewable energy and IT...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:07am

Pension received from abroad: FTO directs FBR to clarify taxation procedure

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah, in a landmark order to facilitate pensioners, has issued...

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:06am

IMF lifeline

The IMF staff and the Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on policies to be supported by a...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

SCO summit: a humiliating climbdown

EDITORIAL: This year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, chaired by India for the first time, was...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Hague court rules against India

EDITORIAL: That the permanent court of arbitration (PCA) in the Hague – a non-UN inter-governmental institution ...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

JI demands powers for elected LG representatives

Party leadership says he elected representatives of towns have no powers despite taking the oath

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:16am

Seven die in road traffic accident

SARGODHA: At least seven passengers have reportedly burnt to death and more than a dozen others were injured when a...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Letters

IMF’s rare contact with political parties

No doubt the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken an unprecedented step by reaching out to political...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Street crimes continue to rise in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: The capital city witnessed an increase in the cases of car lifting and mobile snatching during the last...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Two ‘outlaws’ injured in encounter

KARACHI: Two outlaws were injured and held with weapons, bike after exchange of fire here in the metropolis on...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Rainy weather likely for two days: Met Office

KARACHI: The monsoon rainy weather prevailing over Sindh is expected to continue for another two days, the Met ...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

People like Edhi reflect real moral values of society: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that people like late Abdul Sattar Edhi truly...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Two siblings drown in swimming pool

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Negligence of mother led to drowning of two siblings in a swimming pool near Taranda Muhammad Panah...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

May 9 violence: CM takes notice of non-identification of 171 ‘law breakers’

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi presided over a high-level meeting at CM Office to review...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Commodities

Ukraine’s wounded grain giant weathers war with Danube exports

KYIV: Before he was killed in a Russian missile strike last July, CEO Oleksiy Vadaturskiy decided Ukrainian grain...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Commodities

China miners seek coal import curbs to ease glut

SINGAPORE: China’s coal inventories are so bloated and coal prices so depressed that some of the country’s ...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Energy

Asian spot LNG prices steady

SINGAPORE: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices held steady for a second consecutive week, as some summer...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Commodities

Demand for Canadian grains fall

OTTAWA: According to Statistics Canada, demand for Canadian grains has slowed in recent months due to an improvement...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

World food prices fall again in June: UN

ROME: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years,...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Commodities

Teck receives several proposals for coal unit amid Glencore takeover bid

TORONTO: Teck Resources said on Tuesday it has received several proposals for its steelmaking coal business, without...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Energy

China imports more LNG but not enough to drive spot prices

LAUNCESTON, (Australia): China’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose to a five-month high in June but ...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (July 08, 2023)...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Cotton & Textile

Steady trend prevails on cotton market

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

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Energy

India’s fuel demand slips in June on monsoon lull

BENGALURU: India’s fuel demand eased 3.7% in June month-on-month, government data showed on Friday, as monsoon...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (July 08, 2023). ======================================= Offset...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Chinese fintech giant Ant announces share buyback after crackdown

BEIJING: Chinese fintech giant Ant Group announced on Saturday a share buyback plan to allow some investors to...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

SBP’s TERF: PTC says putting some ‘facts’ on record

KARACHI: In view of the recent news about the SBP’s now discontinued Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF),...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Industry

Businesses hamstrung by lack of facilities at Azakhel dry port: Sarhadi

PESHAWAR: Chairman Standing Committee of Sarhad Chamber on Railways and Dry port, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi has apprised the...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Industry

FPCCI, other business bodies welcome direct link with Kazakhstan

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and other business bodies have...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

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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