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iPhones users warned of ‘Threat Actors Spying’

ISLAMABAD: The National Telecommunication and Information Security Board (NTISB) has warned that threat actors are...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Sarsabz Fertilizer celebrates 76th Independence Day

LAHORE: While celebrating Pakistan’s 76th Independence Day, Sarsabz Fertilizer released a purposeful video, with a...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Nawaz calls party leaders’ meeting in London

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called a meeting of ...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 06:23am

AC allows 6-day physical remand of Elahi

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday allowed six days physical remand of PTI President and former Punjab chief...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Pakistan Cables launches ‘Electric Show’

KARACHI: Pakistan Cables on Tuesday announced the launch of ‘The Electric Show’, a learning-based digital...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Sitara-i-Imtiaz conferred on Arif Habib

KARACHI: The government of Pakistan has conferred Sitara-I-Imtiaz to the renowned businessman Arif Habib - Chairman...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

APNS condemns killing of senior reporter in Sukkur

KARACHI: Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, President and Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, APNS in a press statement, have...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Chinese CG highlights profundity and depth of Sino-Pak friendship

KARACHI: Consul General of China, Yang Yundong has emphasised that no attempt to undermine China-Pakistan friendship...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Daraz launches ‘Proudly Pakistani’ initiative

KARACHI: Daraz has announced the launch of its “Proudly Pakistani” initiative, a pioneering effort aimed at...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (August 15, 2023) and the forecast for Wednesday (August 16, 2023)...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Pemra Amendment Bill: Alvi vows support to journalists, media workers

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has assured media workers and the journalists’ community of his support for the...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

PPP HR Cell to submit proposals

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Human Rights Cell has decided to submit proposals to the party this week...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Three dengue positive cases detected in capital city in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) health authorities have detected three dengue positive cases in the...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Hassaan Niazi handed over to Quetta police

PESHAWAR: The Abbottabad Police on Tuesday handed over Hassaan Khan Niazi, the nephew of Chairman PTI Imran Khan to...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Contempt of ECP case: Fawad tenders apology

ISLAMABAD: Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday tendered apology in a contempt of the Election...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

KP govt employees prohibited from using social media platforms

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has imposed ban on the use of social media by the government ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

IHC asks authorities to produce Shehryar Afridi, Shandana Gulzar today

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the concerned authorities to produce the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Caretaker PM: ‘Selection of Kakar is an honour for Balochistan’

KARACHI: The Vice President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Haji Jamal Uddin...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Was Nawaz consulted?

“So Kakar is in.” “Yes he has made history.” “As in how? Wait I think I have got it. It’s the ways of...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Interim bail of IK in three cases cancelled

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Monday, cancelled the interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

PTI condemns ‘worst solitary confinement’ of its chairman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s core committee has strongly condemned keeping its chairman Imran Khan...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Samsam Bukhari quits PTI

LAHORE: Former Punjab minister Samsam Bukhari on Tuesday announced to part ways with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Stocks

China stocks close down after economic data

SHANGHAI: China stocks closed down on Tuesday even after the central bank unexpectedly cut key policy rates to...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Stocks

Sweden, UK lead European shares lower on rate-hike fears

PARIS: UK and Swedish stocks led declines among European peers on Tuesday after data from both countries triggered...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Stocks

Wall St falls as retail sales data fans rate fears

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data stoked worries...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Pakistan mineral outlook

Recently, an important conference, ‘Pakistan Mineral Summit’, has been organised in Islamabad by the Petroleum...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 06:18am

Letters

There’s a question of who would blink

That the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been acting quite responsibly after the end of Shehbaz Sharif-led...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Stocks

Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates

KARACHI: Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Stocks

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI TAKAFUL BALANCE FUND

KARACHI: JLI Takaful Balance Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== Offer ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== Offer Price 1,371.8585 Bid...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ========================...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ========================...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Stocks up in dull trade

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday witnessed a positive trend with low trading activity. The benchmark...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 266,035 tonnes of cargo comprising 148,451 tonnes of import cargo and ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (August 15, 2023)...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Cotton & Textile

Steady trend on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Tuesday remained firm and the trading volume remained satisfactory. Cotton...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Energy

Oil drops over 1pc on worries about Chinese economy

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell over 1% on Tuesday on sluggish Chinese economic data coupled with fears that Beijing’s...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Commodities

Copper hits six-week low as metals fall on weak China data

LONDON: Prices for copper and other base metals fell in London on Tuesday, as the outlook for demand from top...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Monday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (August 15, 2023)...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================================= Offset...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (August 15, 2023)....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== Open Bid ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Tuesday (August 15, 2023)....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (August 15, 2023)....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ==================================== BR...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Board meetings in progress

KARACHI: Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

Proposed right issues

KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU INCOME GROWTH FUND

KARACHI: EFU Income Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,624.1095...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== OFFER PRICE...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Rates

JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND

KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 15, 2023). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Tuesday (August ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Economic policies: Kakar says will ensure continuity

An increase in foreign investment under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would remain one of the key priorities of the government, adds the caretaker PM

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am

Prices of petrol, diesel increased by upto Rs20

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has announced an increase in the ex-depot price of petroleum products up to Rs...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:18am

LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am

High interest rates, power tariffs, costly raw materials: Textile sector will continue to face economic headwinds: APTMA

ISLAMABAD: The textile sector will continue to experience economic headwinds related to high interest rates,...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am

Pemra bill gets Alvi’s assent

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi, Tuesday, gave his assent to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Kakar for expediting ongoing projects

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed the concerned authorities to work on the...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:59am

Recovery of Rs24.5bn from KE consumers: Govt seeks to impose Rs1.52/unit surcharge

ISLAMABAD: The federal government seeks to impose Rs1.52 per unit surcharge on K-Electric (KE) to recover Rs24.5...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:16am

Filers/non-filers: Sec 7E won’t apply to cases falling within LHC jurisdiction

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has implemented the judgment of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Section...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:48am

Delimitation: CJP asks ECP to carry out process in transparent manner

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial noted delimitation of constituencies is a matter of public interest and...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:17am

Stay pleas sans recovery notice being rejected by ATIR: KTBA

KARACHI: Appeals Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) has started refusing to admit stay applications without recovery...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:44am

Acquiring Escorts Bank shares: Public announcement of intention received

KARACHI: Escorts Investment Bank Limited has received a notice of public announcement of intention from Arif Habib...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:47am

Georgia hits Trump with racketeering charges in election subversion case

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faced a new set of legal woes on Tuesday after a Georgia grand jury used a law developed to...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Taxes

Tax credit facility: FBR suggests simple procedure for charitable bodies

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a simple procedure for availing tax credit by charitable/...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Companies

Dollar East Exchange Co and UBL sign strategic partnership

LAHORE: Dollar East Exchange Company Pvt Ltd and United Bank Limited (UBL) recently signed a Memorandum of...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Industry

Relations with local SMEs: Traders from ASEAN states, China, Belgium show interest

LAHORE: The traders of China, Indonesia, Belgium and ASEAN (the Association of South East Nations) have evinced keen...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Commodities

India’s July palm oil imports hit 7-month high

MUMBAI: India’s palm oil imports in July jumped 59% from the previous month to 1.08 million metric tons, the...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Commodities

Iron ore futures up despite lacklustre China economic data

SINGAPORE: Iron ore futures moved higher on Tuesday on hopes that China’s latest wave of disappointing production...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Monday at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 17.664 ...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Commodities

Brazil farmers harvest 71pc of corn

SAO PAULO: Brazilian farmers had harvested 71% of the area planted for their second corn crop in the center-south...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Commodities

Japanese rubber gains on softer yen

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures recovered on Tuesday, after their worst day in almost a month, supported by a...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Money & Banking

Dollar falls after stronger retail sales data

WASHINGTON: The dollar index was lower after data showed US retail sales increased more than expected in July, while...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Abbasi sets the record straight

EDITORIAL: Former prime minister and senior PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi pulled...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 06:12am

What happens when cash reigns supreme?

EDITORIAL: In the last decade, authorities had supposedly lent focus to expand documentation of the economy. But,...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Energy

Sindh & Balochistan: Textile units hit hard by two days per week gas suspension: TMA

KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Chairman South Circle of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, has raised...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

NLC gets overwhelming response at FoodAg-2023 exhibition

KARACHI: The stall set up by National Logistics Corporation (NLC) in the first ever edition of International Food...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.51
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5187.67
India Sensex / May 8	73466.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37
Nasdaq / May 8	16302.76
Hang Seng / May 8	18313.86
FTSE 100 / May 8	8354.05
Dow Jones / May 8	39056.39
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	18498.38

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	78.99
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 8	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2308.85
Cotton US¢/pound / May 8	80.06
Petrol/Litre / May 9	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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