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23 arrested in India’s Manipur after violent protests

GUWAHATI: Police arrested 23 people on Sunday in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur for ransacking and setting...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

South Asia

India’s successful test of hypersonic missile puts it among elite group

NEW DELHI: India has successfully tested a domestically developed long-range hypersonic missile, it said on Sunday,...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Israel kills dozens in Gaza and Lebanon strikes

GAZA STRIP: Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza Sunday, the civil defence there said, and also hit a central ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Europe

45 suspected in Amsterdam violence probe: Dutch police

AMSTERDAM: Dutch police said Sunday they were probing 45 people for violent crimes in relation to unrest surrounding...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Europe

Russia, China mull new gas route via Kazakhstan

MOSCOW: Russia and China were discussing a new route for supply of up to 35 billion cubic metres a year of Russian...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

US says its climate financing reached $11bn this year

MANAUS (Brazil): President Joe Biden is using a historic trip to the Amazon on Sunday to highlight that US bilateral...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

USA

Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration will allow Ukraine to use US-provided weapons to strike deep into...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

ETEA introduces modern, transparent recruitment process in KP

PESHAWAR: In a significant step towards modernizing and ensuring transparency in the recruitment process for public...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

St. Patrick’s School celebrates Children’s Day

KARACHI: St. Patrick’s School came alive with excitement as students celebrated Children’s Day with a grand...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

PTI founder names three new spokespersons

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Sunday appointed three official spokespersons....

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Companies

Alibaba misses quarterly revenue estimates

SHANGHAI: Alibaba Group Holding missed analysts’ estimates for second-quarter sales on Friday, as persistent...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Measures aimed at checking inflation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2024 was 7.2 percent against 6.9 percent the month before – a rise of...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Kissan Card will be game changer for agri development

LAHORE: Kissan Card will prove to be a game changer for agricultural development and prosperity of the farmers. So...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

HCSTSI advocates setting up of Hajj Office, vaccination facility

HYDERABAD: The President, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon,...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Moot condemns govt plans to ‘curb’ freedom of expression

KARACHI: A joint session of the journalists’ bodies and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held at Karachi...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Punjab govt improving road safety: CM

LAHORE: “My sincere prayers for the forgiveness of all those who were separated due to road accidents,” said...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

PPP stands firm on Sindh’s water rights: spokesperson

SUKKUR: Barrister Arsalan Islam Sheikh, Spokesperson for the Sindh government and Mayor Sukkur, has said that the...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

KP govt to outsource more public-sector hospitals

PESHAWAR: The KP government has decided to outsource more public sector hospitals through Health Foundation and has...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Netherlands cricket team due next year

LAHORE: Netherlands cricket team will visit Pakistan next year to play matches with the Pakistan “A” team. The...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

JI disputes govt’s inflation reduction claim

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Ameer Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has criticised the government’s recent claim of...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Ilyas Bilour laid to rest

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) leader, leading businessman and former senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour was laid to...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Spanish team tours Lahore’s historic sites

LAHORE: A delegation of the Spanish Senate Foreign Affairs Committee toured several historic landmarks of the city ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

CM condemns Kalat post attack

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz paid rich tribute to the security forces for sending six militants to...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

NDMA dispatches 19th shipment, 17 tons of aid to Gaza

ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) dispatched its 19th shipment of aid on Sunday to Gaza,...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

HRCP calls for consensus on ‘civilian autonomy’

KARACHI: On concluding its 38th annual general meeting, the general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

‘USAID leads country’s renewable energy transformation’

KARACHI: A small village in southern Pakistan, where light after sunset was once a rare luxury, now glows with ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Murad showcases SPHF programme initiatives at COP29

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, showcased the remarkable achievements of the Sindh People’s...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Dr Mahrung meets ANP leaders

QUETTA: A delegation from the Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC), led by Dr. Mahrung Baloch, visited Arbab House Quetta...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Agri-food value chain and role of pulping industry

The world’s food production has reached 4 billion metric tons per year, of which 1.3 billion tons is wasted. As ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Call for promoting Iqbal’s thoughts among youth

FAISALABAD: “It is the need of the hour to instill the qualities of Iqbal’s Shaheen in the young generation so...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan’s tobacco control dilemma

Pakistan’s struggle with tobacco control reveals how industry interference and policymaker susceptibility can...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

SU collaborates with SSWMB on ‘green campus waste solutions’

HYDERABAD: The University of Sindh (SU) has decided to collaborate with the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Immediate restructuring of governmental system the need of the hour: PDP

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday urged the government to bring efficient...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Bird strike incidents on the rise as airports lack repellent systems

KARACHI: Pakistan’s airports continue to operate without critical bird repellent systems despite more than 100 ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (November 17, 2024) and the forecast for Monday (November 18, 2024)....

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

21 Pakistanis among 100 foreigners executed in KSA

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 02:59pm

Stocks

Futures spread down 129bps

KARACHI: The futures spread declined by 129bps to 14.42 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Stocks

PSX hits highest-ever levels

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange continued its bullish trend and hit historic highest ever levels during the ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Non-payment of refunds hits export of seasonal fruits hard

ISLAMABAD: The exporters of seasonal fruits have failed to meet export orders during winter due to non-payment of...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:18am

Cargo ship unloads its containers: Direct Pak-BD route marks rebuilding ties

The 182-metre (597-foot) long container ship sailed from Karachi to Bangladesh’s Chittagong

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 03:00pm

Securities managers asked to issue IPS to their customers

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed the securities managers (eligible...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:25am

KCCI seeks winter package sans KE’s involvement

ISLAMABAD: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has called for the direct distribution of the Winter...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:30am

There’s ‘nothing to hide’: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb while painting a rosy picture of the economy on Sunday...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:14am

PPRA redrafting regulatory framework

ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is said to be redrafting regulatory framework,...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:29am

Lahore’s air quality index improves

LAHORE: Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Delhi’s smog index has surged from 601 to 720,...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:16am

Govt approaches WB for $200m PHCIP restructuring

ISLAMABAD: The government has approached the World Bank (WB) for restructuring the “Punjab Human Capital Investment...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:27am

Rover Mission: Suparco announces collaboration with China’s Chang’e 8 Mission

ISLAMABAD: The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) has announced its collaboration on a...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:19am

Salaried individuals: AGPR to upgrade SAP module to avoid lengthy refund processes

ISLAMABAD: On the recommendations of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 03:00pm

Rates

Marginal improvement

KARACHI: The rupee registered marginal improvement during the previous week as it gained Re0.07 or 0.02% against the...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Stocks

Wall Street Week Ahead: Nvidia results in focus as stock market’s election boost stalls

NEW YORK: Nvidia Corp’s results in the coming week could guide the US stock market on its next path, as investors...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Stocks

Most Gulf markets fall on Fed rate cut concerns

DUBAI: Most Gulf stock markets fell on Sunday after U.S economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Stocks

FTSE 100 slips as pharma stocks weigh

LONDON: The main UK stock indexes slipped on Friday, with losses in AstraZeneca and GSK weighing on the blue-chip...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Stocks

European debt yields steady

FRANKFURT: Euro zone borrowing costs steadied on Friday, while US Treasury yields hovered near multi-month highs...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

PIA sell-off challenge: crash-landing was long in the making

Six months ago, the buzz in Islamabad was that foreign airline giants were lining up to acquire a seemingly...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Govt approach to IPPs comes perilously close to coercion

EDITORIAL: Negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are well under way in the second phase, following...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Energy

LESCO collects over Rs7m from 301 defaulters in 24 hours

LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has recovered Rs 7.098 million from 301 dead defaulters in all the...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rate decreases as mixed trend prevails

KARACHI: A mixed trend prevailed in cotton prices during the previous week, with low trading volume and a decline in...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Letters

‘Failure of Democrats and victory of Trump’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters to the Editor titled “Failure of Democrats and victory of Trump” from...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Commodities

Record 15MMT biofortified, zinc-enriched wheat harvested

KARACHI: Pakistan has made a groundbreaking achievement in agricultural development by harvesting a record 15 ...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Sunday (November...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Money & Banking

Strong dollar drag Russian rouble down

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble was trading around its lowest level against the dollar in over a year on Friday, hovering...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Money & Banking

Sterling heads for worst weekly performance since Jan

LONDON: The pound headed for its biggest weekly loss since January on Friday, under pressure from weak UK economic...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Money & Banking

Australia, NZ dollars trampled by greenback bulls

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars nursed bruising losses for the week on Friday as their US counterpart...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Money & Banking

Yuan on course for seventh weekly drop

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan slipped against the dollar on Friday and looked set for the seventh straight weekly drop,...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Companies

GM laying off nearly 1,000 workers, mostly in US

WASHINGTON: General Motors is laying off nearly 1,000 workers worldwide, mostly in the US, as it looks to streamline...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

‘Masterclass in climate destruction’

EDITORIAL: We’ve long since come to the point where you don’t really need high profile glitzy events like COP29...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Money & Banking

BOP Exchange inaugurates its Tricon Centre branch in Lahore

LAHORE: BOP Exchange inaugurated its Tricon Centre Branch in Lahore, marking a significant milestone in its mission...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Industry

PBF signs MoU with Azerbaijan’s private sector

ISLAMABAD: In a pivotal move to bolster regional trade and investment, Amna Munawwar Awan, Senior Vice President of...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Taxes

Tax evasion termed big threat to economy

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Companies

Newage Cables signs 100m SAR MoU with Araib Group

LAHORE: Pakistan’s leading cable manufacturer, Newage Cables Pvt Ltd, has signed a significant Memorandum of...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Industry

PAJCCI concerned at decline in exports to Afghanistan, CIS

KARACHI: Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) President Junaid Makda has expressed...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Prices of essential food items surge

PESHAWAR: A steep increase in prices of vegetable, pulses and cooking oil/ghee and other commodities were witnessed...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,394.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,770.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.61
Petrol/Litre / Jan 26	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 24 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.79 ▲ 1.00 (17.27%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 24 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.05 ▲ 0.95 (11.73%)
Agritech Limited / Jan 24 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10.00%)
Loads Limited / Jan 24 Loads Limited(LOADS)	18.92 ▲ 1.72 (10.00%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.75 ▲ 3.25 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	33.36 ▲ 3.03 (9.99%)
Shezan Inter. / Jan 24 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	148.17 ▲ 13.46 (9.99%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	11.13 ▲ 1.01 (9.98%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	113.60 ▲ 10.30 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Mandviwala / Jan 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	19.13 ▼ -2.12 (-9.98%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.84 ▼ -1.09 (-9.97%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 24 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.24 ▼ -2.97 (-9.83%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.50 ▼ -5.02 (-9.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	14.15 ▼ -1.35 (-8.71%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 24 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	302.50 ▼ -19.20 (-5.97%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	105 ▼ -6.00 (-5.41%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 24 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.01 ▼ -1.41 (-4.79%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jan 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	295.01 ▼ -13.99 (-4.53%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	143,693,542 ▼ -0.10
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	78,194,783 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,202,439 ▲ 3.90
Fauji Cement / Jan 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	47,170,217 ▼ -0.65
Lotte Chemical / Jan 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	35,630,848 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 24 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	32,528,835 ▼ -2.50
The Searle Co. / Jan 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,563,258 ▲ 5.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	26,433,374 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	22,111,604 ▼ -0.06

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