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Austria to resume aid to UN agency for Palestinians

VIENNA: Austria said Saturday it will restore its funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Dozens killed, wounded as Israeli forces thrust deeper in Gaza’s Jabalia and Rafah

CAIRO: Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

HWA releases report on women workers, peasants in rural Sindh

HYDERABAD: Despite being a significant demographic, the conditions of women workers and peasants in rural Sindh...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

PTI demands safety of students in Bishkek

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Saturday demanded the Ministry of...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Police asked to redouble efforts for eradicating crime

LAHORE: Inspector General Police Punjab Dr Usman Anwar has said that it is the responsibility of the supervisory...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Coca-Cola, charity: water partner to bring clean water to communities

ISLAMABAD: The Coca-Cola Foundation and charity: water partnered to bring clean and safe water to communities in...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

One Network, Zindigi app partner for M-Tag top-ups

KARACHI: Commuters with M-Tags can now enjoy hassle-free journeys through toll plazas without stopping, reducing...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Cell phone snatching at gunpoint on the rise in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The incidents of snatching at gunpoint showed an increase during the last week as over 76 phones were...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Cotton & Textile

Faisalabad Yarn and Fiber Prices

FAISALABAD: Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (May18, 2024) =========================== 6/S-7/S (COTTON)...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Justice Munib Akhtar takes oath as acting CJP

Justice Yahya Afridi administered the oath in a simple and dignified ceremony in the Supreme Court

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Nawaz demands accountability of ‘conspirators’

PML-N CWC members from all four provinces and AJK attended the meeting and reposed their full confidence in the leadership of Nawaz Sharif

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

By-election in NA-148 today

MULTAN: The election campaign for by-poll in NA-148 (Multan) has ended at midnight of Saturday as the polling is...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Nine children among 14 perish in Khushab mini-truck plunge

KHUSHAB: At least 14 people including nine children and five women died when the mini-truck in which they were...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Afghan border clashes: Ceasefire agreed after grand jirga of elders

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan authorities on Saturday agreed on a ceasefire, days after clashes between the...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Uniting the two vulnerable groups

In a nation grappling with the gut-wrenching realities of child abandonment and the neglect of its elderly...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

NAB launches another Toshakhana probe against Imran

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has reportedly launched another Toshakhana investigation against...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Senate session on 21st

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the session of the Senate of Pakistan on May 21 (Tuesday)....

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

PTI concerned at fixing of Tyrian case

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday expressed grave concerns over the fixing of the Tyrian case...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday, (May 18, 2024)...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Cotton & Textile

Spot rate unchanged on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market remained bearish on Saturday and trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst ...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Energy

US natgas prices up on rising LNG feedgas

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures jumped about 5% to a 16-week high on Friday with an increase in the amount of...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Energy

Oil prices gain on hopes of demand

NEW YORK: Oil prices settled about 1% higher on Friday, with global benchmark Brent crude recording its first weekly...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Letters

Army should adopt a more professional and scientific approach towards public relations

This is apropos a letter to the Editor by this writer carried by the newspaper in its yesterday’s issue. The tone...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

CM orders digitisation of land record

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif presided over a special meeting relating to the Board of Revenue...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

LHC approached for detailed probe into Dubai leaks

LAHORE: A citizen has approached the Lahore High Court with a prayer to direct the National Accountability Bureau...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Police asked to ensure ‘Eid Security Plan’ implementation

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister, Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, has directed the police to prepare a comprehensive security plan...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (May 18, 2024) and the forecast for Sunday (May 19, 2024)....

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (May 18, 2024). ======================================= Offset...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

PMEX MD for digitising commodity market across country

ISLAMABAD: Managing Director of Pakistan Mercantile Exchange, Farhan Tahir on Saturday said that Pakistan Mercantile...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:27am

Exploring investment: PM expected to visit UAE in a couple of weeks

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to visit United Arab Emirates (UAE) within a couple of weeks,...

Updated 19 May, 2024 03:10pm

PM-led economic advisory council constituted

The composition of EAC includes Jahangir Khan Tareen, Saquib H Sherazi, Shahzad Saleem, Musadaq Zulqarnain, Dr Ijaz Nabi, Asif Peer, Ziad Bashir, and Selman Ahmed

Updated 19 May, 2024 03:10pm

Russia seizes Deutsche Bank, UniCredit assets

MOSCOW: A Russian court has ruled that Deutsche Bank and UniCredit’s assets in Russia are to be seized, documents...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:29am

Wind projects EPA: KE seeks guidance from PPIB

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has sought guidance from the Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) for registration...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:29am

No Pakistani dies in Bishkek mob violence: Kyrgyz govt

BISHKEK: The Pakistani authorities in Bishkek said on Saturday the Kyrgyz government had confirmed that no Pakistani...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:30am

PM vows to help out students

LAHORE: Expressing concern over the situation of Pakistani students in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:31am

Violence against Pakistani students: Kyrgyz diplomat summoned, demarche issued

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned charge d’affaires of the Kyrgyz Embassy Melis Moldaliev on Saturday and handed over a...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:31am

Art/music students: FTO directs FBR not to charge 20-40pc WHT on honoraria

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop Punjab Council of...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:31am

TDS granted by govt to Discos liable to tax?

LAHORE: The Tariff Differential Subsidy (TDS) granted by the federal government to the power distribution companies...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:32am

SC says airing, publishing contempt material may also constitute court contempt

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court cautioned that television channels and all those who broadcast, re-broadcast and/ or...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:32am

Nestle India shareholders vote against rise in royalty to Swiss parent

MUMBAI: Shareholders in Nestle India have rejected a company proposal to increase royalty payments to its Swiss...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Ad hoc appointees in universities

EDITORIAL: Young people are supposed to acquire knowledge and skills that drive-socio-economic progress of societies...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Lessons from AJK

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s “urgent” Rs23 billion grant may have put out the fire in AJK for now, but...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

SOEs’ sell-off process: businesspeople urge govt to make live broadcast

KARACHI: Leaders and members of the United Business Group (UBG) S M Tanveer, Zubair Tufail, Khalid Tawab, Hanif...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

Gold prices soar

KARACHI: The local gold prices on Saturday found a huge gain after the world bullion value crossed $2400 per ounce...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

Bahawalpur Division: target of cotton cultivation set

LAHORE: The Punjab agriculture department has set a target of bringing 1.869 million acres of land under cotton...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil futures higher, tracking rival oils

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher and recorded a weekly gain on Friday, tracking the strength in...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

CBOT wheat drops as Kansas wheat tour projects above-average crop

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped on Friday after a crop tour through Kansas this week projected...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

EU wheat lower after rise on Russian frost concerns

PARIS: European wheat closed the week lower on Friday, as traders took a breather this week after a sharp rise that...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures snapped a four-day rally on Friday but still logged a second consecutive weekly...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

German farmers plant less winter wheat, rapeseed

HAMBURG: Germany’s winter wheat area for the 2024 harvest has been reduced by 8.3% year on year to about 2.6...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Commodities

Gold heads for second weekly gain

LONDON: Gold prices were on track for a second consecutive weekly gain on Friday due to improved interest rate cut...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

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 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Taxes

Customs seizes Rs250m of contraband medicines

KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Karachi on Saturday seized a huge quantity of foreign-origin and...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Companies

Proposed PTCL-Telenor merger: CCP conducting analysis

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is conducting extensive analysis, collecting detailed data,...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Industry

Governor lauds APTMA for providing training to Uzbek textile professionals

LAHORE: Governor of Punjab, Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, has appreciated APTMA leadership for providing training to...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	150.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 21	5,853.98
Nasdaq / Oct 21	18,540.01
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	8,318.24
Dow Jones / Oct 21	42,931.60
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	19,461.19
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,536.23
India Sensex / Oct 22	80,819.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	38,436.98

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	242,027
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	70.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	2,734.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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