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Karachi Development Authority: Minister to inspect sites of 136 development schemes

KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister, Saeed Ghani has said that he will soon visit the sites of 136 ongoing...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:31am

Pak-Brazil PFG inaugural briefing session held at Parliament House

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Brazil highlighted to explore opportunities for joint ventures in various sectors such as...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:29am

PIMS hospital to complete new 200-bed emergency facility by June

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital is to complete a new 200-bed emergency ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:27am

Plea to file FIR: Police give clean chit to PM, others

ISLAMABAD: The city police have given a clean chit in its reply submitted before the court to the accused including...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:25am

Society cannot survive without justice: Governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is a people-centric...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:23am

World Bank assures BISP of ‘full support’ in strengthening digital, cybersecurity

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has sought the assistance of World Bank (WB) in strengthening...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:21am

Corruption case: Confiscated properties handed over to PSO

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi has handed over properties worth Rs.107.905 million to...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:20am

Protest held against Israeli strikes on Gaza

KARACHI: A large number of youth gathered outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to protest against the latest Israeli...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:18am

Minister orders automation of motorways

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has issued directives to make all motorways...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:16am

Gilani extends greetings on Nowruz

ISLAMABAD : On the auspicious occasion of Nowruz, Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has extended heartfelt...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:16am

APNS condolence

KARACHI: The APNS expresses its profound grief over the sad demise of the wife of Tanvir Shoukat, editor Daily...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:14am

Political stability critical to economic progress: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh on Wednesday said that peace and stability in the...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:13am

Last ten days of Ramazan: ‘Security should be foolproof’

KARACHI: A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Home Minister Zia-Ul-Hassan Lanjar to discuss law and...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:12am

NHPP 2025-34: Minister shares key priorities with stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad has shared key...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:10am

Toshakhana gifts before 2002: Cabinet body expresses its dissatisfaction with audit paras

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee raised significant concerns Wednesday regarding the authenticity of deposited...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:09am

Sindh Assembly continues pre-budget debate: Lawmakers display lack of interest

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly continued its pre-budget debate for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with members...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:08am

Navies of Russia, Pakistan conduct ‘Arabian Monsoon-VI’ exercise

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy (PN) and Russian Federation Navy (RFN) conducted bilateral naval exercise Arabian Monsoon-VI...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:06am

‘AI can play a crucial role in enhancing students’ skills’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, has assured...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:05am

Industry

Budget FY26: PBF submits proposals to MoF

KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Khawaja Mahboob Rahman, has submitted budget proposals for...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:03am

Companies

Clean farmer financing: FFC signs MoUs with leading banks

ISLAMABAD: Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) has partnered with four leading banks to provide clean financing of up to...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:00am

Consultation on gender gap

LAHORE: Together with the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Punjab Women Development Department, and Lahore...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:59am

Crackdown on substandard ketchup-making businesses conducted

LAHORE: The food safety teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Tuesday conducted a grand operation across Lahore,...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:57am

Punjab CM takes notice of torture on homeless women

LAHORE: “Women and children are my red line; any kind of violence at any level is highly intolerable. Safety and...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:56am

SBP likely to unveil initial ‘green taxonomy policy’ draft by month-end

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to unveil the initial draft of the National Green Taxonomy Policy...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:49am

Digital Learning Day: Youth urged to work harder

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said ‘the youth of Punjab is being provided with possible...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:48am

Maryam leaves for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has left here for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. President PML-N...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:47am

UAF holds workshop

FAISALABAD: In the face of increasing unemployment and brain drain situation where our skilled manpower is ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:45am

PPP assails PTI for ‘blackmailing’

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Punjab General Secretary Hassan Murtaza on Wednesday accused the...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:44am

EOBI records Rs65.7bn profit

LAHORE: The Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has collected Rs. 50 billion in contributions from...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:37am

LDA sets June 30 deadline for completion of development plan

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration has set a deadline of June 30 this year for the completion of the first...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:42am

Akbari Spice Market restoration: work begins

LAHORE: The Walled City Authority Lahore (WCLA) has started restoration works at Akbari Spice Market after the...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:40am

Plant for Pakistan initiative: Meeting reviews action plan

LAHORE: A review meeting was held at Agriculture House, Lahore, under the chairmanship of Secretary Agriculture...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:39am

PU body takes action against 78 students

LAHORE: The Punjab University Discipline Committee has taken action against 78 students involved in negative...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:37am

LDA intensifies crackdown against profiteers

LAHORE: In a crackdown against profiteers, the Lahore district administration on Wednesday registered three cases ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:36am

KP cabinet approves Rs567m for police under ‘Hybrid Security Model’

PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved Rs. 567.70 million for procurement of various...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:34am

Hiring process of ATIR members: IHC issues notice to MoL&J, others

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to secretary Ministry of Law and Justice, chairman Federal...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:33am

Guidelines to prevent hacking of WhatsApp accounts issued

ISLAMABAD: An international cybersecurity firm Wednesday issued detailed guidelines to prevent WhatsApp accounts of...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:31am

Agriculture and Allied

Karandaaz Pakistan launches digital financing for agri challenge

KARACHI: To improve financial access for Pakistan’s smallholder farmers, Karandaaz Pakistan, an impact investment...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:29am

Chinese CG reaffirms dedication to investing in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah held separate meetings at the Chief Minister House with the Consul...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:27am

Cos issuing shares with differential rights: SECP issues consultation paper eliciting public inputs

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has a proposed policy framework for the ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:26am

Industry

Businessmen invited for Bangladesh Investment Summit

KARACHI: Bangladesh has extended an invitation to Pakistani businessmen to participate in the Bangladesh Investment...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:24am

Industry

Trade obstacles: SAPM offers unwavering support to PBC

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Haroon Akhtar Khan, Wednesday, while acknowledging the ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:22am

Industry

PDA seeks reduction in hefty GST on dairy products

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA) has urged the government to reduce general sales tax (GST) on dairy...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:21am

Pakistan secures major breakthrough in rice exports to Kenya

KARACHI: In a significant diplomatic and trade achievement, Pakistan has successfully negotiated a reduction in the...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:17am

Commodities

Gold rises to new historic peak

KARACHI: Local and international gold prices continued mounting to new record levels on Wednesday, as world market...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:16am

Letters

The growing challenge of terrorism: a solution

It is said that terrorist organizations in Pakistan are getting funds and training from external sources. Wouldn’t...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:40am

Fence is the best defence

Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:36am

Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies

As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Rethinking public-private partnership regime

Public Private Partnership (PPP) regime in Pakistan, although still in its infancy, has made significant strides in...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:13am

Why net metering reforms alone won’t fix the grid crisis

Pakistan has long struggled with comprehensive, long-term energy policies that take a consolidated approach to...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:06am

Misleading assertions

EDITORIAL: In a wide ranging interview he recently gave American podcaster, Lex Fridman, Indian Prime Minister...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:01am

Money & Banking

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	282.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	281.93
USD to Japanese Yen / May 23	143.32
USD to Swiss Franc / May 23	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 23	1.35
Euro to USD / May 23	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 22	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5,842.01
Nasdaq / May 22	18,925.73
Dow Jones / May 22	41,859.09
India Sensex / May 23	81,751.38
Tokyo Nikkei / May 23	37,160.47
Hang Seng / May 23	23,601.26
FTSE 100 / May 23	8,777.06
Germany DAX 30 / May 23	24,139.82
France CAC40 / May 23	7,868.92

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	297,925
Petrol/Litre / May 23	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	60.71
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 23	3,327.60
Diesel/Litre / May 23	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 23	65.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Askari Life Assur. / May 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.84 ▲ 1 (20.66%)
First Dawood Prop. / May 23 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	2.60 ▲ 0.35 (15.56%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 23 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.32 ▲ 1 (13.66%)
Media Times Ltd / May 23 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.05 ▲ 0.22 (12.02%)
Apna Microfin. / May 23 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.75 ▲ 0.96 (10.92%)
Sally Textile / May 23 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.17 ▲ 1.02 (10.05%)
AKD Securities / May 23 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	26.03 ▲ 2.37 (10.02%)
Shadab Textile / May 23 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	35.29 ▲ 3.21 (10.01%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / May 23 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	14.40 ▲ 1.31 (10.01%)
Calcorp Ltd / May 23 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	51.88 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Hala Enterprise / May 23 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	18.19 ▼ -2.02 (-10%)
Mandviwala / May 23 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	15.75 ▼ -1.75 (-10%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	15.53 ▼ -1.72 (-9.97%)
I.C.C. Ind. / May 23 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.21 ▼ -1.13 (-9.96%)
Sana Ind / May 23 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	24.40 ▼ -2.59 (-9.6%)
Elahi Cotton / May 23 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	132.30 ▼ -13.72 (-9.4%)
Punjab Oil / May 23 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	273 ▼ -27.39 (-9.12%)
GOC (Pak) / May 23 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	67.01 ▼ -6.71 (-9.1%)
Shadman Cotton / May 23 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	29 ▼ -2.9 (-9.09%)
Otsuka Pakistan / May 23 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	275 ▼ -25.77 (-8.57%)

Stock	Volume
Big Bird Foods / May 23 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	30,240,292 ▲ 1.38
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,932,770 ▼ -0.02
Descon Oxychem / May 23 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	15,987,975 ▲ 1.51
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 23 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	13,449,376 ▲ 0.68
Ghani Global Holding / May 23 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	11,309,753 ▼ -1.09
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	10,224,771 ▲ 0.66
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,014,453 ▲ 0
Frieslandcampina / May 23 Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited(FCEPL)	9,250,056 ▲ 5.6
Kohinoor Spining / May 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	9,186,616 ▼ -0.25
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,785,346 ▲ 0.15

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