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‘Reconstitution of Tribunal’ Islamabad Judiciary Service Tribunal declares MoLJ’s order illegal

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Judiciary Service Tribunal Friday declared the Ministry of Law’s notification dated March...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 09:41am

Industry

Net metering policy: Industry leaders slam unilateral changes

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), along with key industry leaders, have...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Digital & IT training programme for rural women launched

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday launched Digital and IT training programme for women in rural areas of the...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Public gathering: LHC disposes of PTI’s plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday disposed of a PTI’s petition in the light of the decision of Deputy...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Industry

Canton Fair 2025: PCJCCI says will facilitate participants

LAHORE: Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) is pleased to announce its commitment to...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Governor for unity to defeat terrorism

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan hosted an Iftar dinner in honour of bureaucrats, businessmen and...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Energy

Syngenta Pakistan installs solar energy plant at factory

LAHORE: In line with its long-term vision for environmental sustainability, Syngenta Pakistan has recently installed...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Azma launches tree- plantation drive

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari, formally launched a province-wide tree plantation campaign on...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Smoke-emitting vehicles and motorcycles: LHC asks authorities to take action

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday asked the authorities concerned to take strict action against smoke-emitting...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Tree-plantation campaign inaugurated

LAHORE: Commissioner Lahore Division Zaid Bin Maqsood inaugurated a tree plantation campaign on Friday by planting a...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

NA informed ‘Railways posts staggering 84.71pc increase in revenues’

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that Pakistan Railways revenue jumped from Rs47.59 billion ...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Climate Change Authority: SC concerned over delay in appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed grave concern over the slow progress in appointment of the chairman and the...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Trump denies reports Musk to receive ‘top-secret’ China briefing

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump denied media reports on Thursday that his billionaire ally Elon Musk would...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Five mapolice personnel rtyred in KP attacks

PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban martyred at least five police officers and wounded six others in multiple attacks in...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Sudan army recaptures presidential palace from RSF

KHARTOUM: The Sudanese army recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces on Friday,...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Claims linking sugar price hike to exports rejected by PSMA

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (Punjab Zone) on Friday once again rejected the impression that sugar...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Europe

Heathrow closed by huge fire

LONDON: Britain’s Heathrow said flights would resume later on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Starlink’s temporary registration approved

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has approved the temporary registration of Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service,...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 09:36am

Council holds maiden meeting: Regulatory clarity termed key to unlocking crypto growth

ISLAMABAD: The inaugural meeting of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) was held on Friday under the chairmanship of...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 09:41am

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.35pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended on March 20, 2025 decreased by 0.35 ...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Big hike in salaries of ministers, others approved

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Friday approved a significant increase in the salaries and allowances of federal...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 09:42am

Aurangzeb says no major hurdle to SLA

Discussions with the global lender progressing smoothly, adds finance minister

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:25pm

Grant to pay off ad dues of media houses: ECC clears Rs2bn TSG for information ministry

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet met on Friday under the chairmanship of the...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 09:47am

Parwaaz Green Action Bond launched

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Friday that the launch of Green Action Bonds is a testament to...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:24pm

Dhabeji SEZ: NTDC facing local resistance over equipment installation

ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) is reportedly facing local resistance in equipment...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:36pm

Matiari-Moro-RYK Transmission Line project: Minister, WB official discuss initial feasibility

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Energy, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, on Friday, held a meeting with Najy...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:26pm

Gas to CCPP: PPL seeks PD’s advice

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has sought advice from Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) on...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:35pm

Sugar hike issue: Senate body summons CCP, PSMA officials

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production has summoned the officials of the Competition...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 03:27pm

Stocks

Profit-taking pares gains

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed lower on the last trading day of the week due to profit-taking....

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Murad reiterates his commitment to protecting Sindh’s water share

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that not a single drop of Sindh’s share of water from...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (March 21, 2025)....

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (March 21, 2025). ======================== Open Bid Rs...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (March 21,...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Rates

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Friday (March 21, 2025). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

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 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (March 21, 2025) and the forecast for Saturday (March 22, 2025)...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Stocks

Japan’s Topix ends at 8-month high

TOKYO: Japan’s Topix index ended at an eight-month high on Friday as banks gained after stronger-than-expected...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Stocks

China, HK stocks post weekly loss on tech selloff

HONG KONG: Hong Kong and China stocks declined on Friday and registered weekly losses, as tech shares tumbled on...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Stocks

European shares end week higher; airlines hit by Heathrow closure

FRANKFURT: European shares fell alongside other major global stock markets on Friday on uncertainty over trade...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Stocks

Wall St pares losses as Trump signals tariff flexibility

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main stock indexes traded shy of their session lows on Friday, after US President Donald...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies pressured by trade war tensions

BENGALURU: Indonesian stocks slumped on Friday, bringing a bruising week to an end as concerns over the country’s...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Money & Banking

Dollar edges up versus euro

NEW YORK: The dollar edged up against the euro on Friday, on pace for its first weekly gain this month, as investors...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Industry

ESG compliance: driving better production, employment, and trade

A survey by the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) on ESG reporting in Pakistan, covering public...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (March 21, 2025). ==================================== BR...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Police operation in Katcha area achieved big successes: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has stated that significant successes have been achieved in a...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Energy

‘Minerals Investment Forum 2025’ Minister briefs foreign envoys

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) Ali Pervaiz Malik on Friday briefed foreign ambassadors...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Letters

Using Israeli hostages is Hamas’s only bargaining chip

That Israel’s belligerence knows no bounds is a fact that has found its best expression from its defence minister...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Development hijacked by political expediency

EDITORIAL: If there were any hopes that the PML-N-led coalition government would break from tradition and adopt a...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

A step toward stability

EDITORIAL: The reopening of the Torkham border crossing marks a significant step toward de-escalation and normalcy...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Asia on the rise

By all accounts Asia is on rise in world politics, economy and technology. It has equated itself with the key...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Crisis of accidents

Fatalities in traffic accidents in Karachi majority of them inflicted by heavy vehicles has even caught attention of...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Production order of Senator Ejaz Chaudhry: Senate body issues warning in response to implementation failure

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges has issued a stern warning regarding...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

ECP shuffles top officers including three provincial chiefs

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reshuffled its top officers including three provincial...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Money & Banking

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	281.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	145.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.33
Euro to USD / May 16	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 16	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5,958.38
India Sensex / May 16	82,330.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	37,753.72
Nasdaq / May 16	19,211.10
Hang Seng / May 16	23,345.05
FTSE 100 / May 16	8,684.56
Dow Jones / May 16	42,654.74
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	23,767.43
France CAC40 / May 16	7,886.69

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	62.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	288,151
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	3,203.65
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	64.89
Petrol/Litre / May 17	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 17	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / May 16 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.45 ▲ 0.6 (21.05%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.40 ▲ 1 (13.51%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 16 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	10.83 ▲ 1 (10.17%)
AN Textile Mills / May 16 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	13.06 ▲ 1.19 (10.03%)
Fast Cables / May 16 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	24.16 ▲ 2.2 (10.02%)
Sitara Peroxide / May 16 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	13.73 ▲ 1.25 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / May 16 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	44.17 ▲ 4.02 (10.01%)
Service Textile / May 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / May 16 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	62.34 ▲ 5.67 (10.01%)
Punjab Oil / May 16 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	205.50 ▲ 18.68 (10%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / May 16 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.11 ▼ -0.59 (-15.95%)
B. F. Modaraba / May 16 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.86 ▼ -0.87 (-9.97%)
786 Invest Ltd / May 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.66 ▼ -0.84 (-9.88%)
Crescent Cotton / May 16 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.20 ▼ -5.26 (-9.84%)
Elahi Cotton / May 16 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	113.52 ▼ -12.32 (-9.79%)
Shams Textile / May 16 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	24.21 ▼ -2.52 (-9.43%)
Popular Islamic / May 16 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.51 ▼ -1.27 (-9.22%)
D.M. Textile / May 16 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	34.63 ▼ -3.47 (-9.11%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 16 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.87 ▼ -1.81 (-8.75%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 16 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	48.72 ▼ -4.12 (-7.8%)

Stock	Volume
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 16 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	44,633,748 ▲ 0.51
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,290,577 ▼ -0.17
Lotte Chemical / May 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	28,644,102 ▲ 1.29
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,350,324 ▼ -0.39
K-Electric Ltd. / May 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,518,214 ▼ -0.05
Pak Elektron / May 16 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,192,785 ▼ -1.62
WorldCall Telecom / May 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,656,452 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,918,284 ▲ 0.1
P.T.C.L. / May 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,675,499 ▲ 0.66
Sui South Gas / May 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,771,771 ▼ -1.29

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