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Withering national unity?

The industrial sector is the backbone of economic progress. It works as a major source of employment and its growth...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Li, Shehbaz agree to fast-track CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of...

Updated 17 May, 2022 09:45am

Editorials

Inaction is not an option

EDITORIAL: With the passage of time it is becoming increasingly clear that the strategy of the eleven plus ...

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

Pakistan

Female 'suicide bomber' arrested from Turbat

Militant belongs to Majeed Brigade wing of the banned Baloch Liberation Army

Published 16 May, 2022 06:16pm

Kohala power plant: Chinese firm reluctant to accord approval

ISLAMABAD: China Export & Credit Insurance, Sinosure, is reportedly reluctant to accord approval to 1124-MW...

Updated 16 May, 2022 09:40am

CPEC Authority to be abolished, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: The government is to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority and will replace it ...

Updated 14 May, 2022 09:53am

Pakistan

Pakistan, China agree to carry forward traditional friendship: Zhao Lijian

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says both countries will not allow any force to sabotage the friendship

Published 12 May, 2022 05:50pm

Markets

Issues facing Chinese investors in power sector: minister seeks suggestions

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal has directed the ...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Markets

Govt urged to withdraw 17pc ST on all kinds of agriculture seeds

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association on Sunday demanded of the government immediate withdrawal of 17...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

Pakistan

PM accuses PTI govt of annoying China, stalling CPEC

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that Imran-led government had angered China, which is the...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

Business leaders put their weight behind armed forces

ISLAMABAD: Leading businessmen of Pakistan have said that the entire nation and the business community standing by...

Updated 03 May, 2022 09:13am

Editorials

Revamping the seed sector

EDITORIAL: Experts and economists have long lamented, and rightly so, that one reason we turned from a country that...

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan

Karachi University blast: President visits China’s embassy, expresses condolence

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday visited the Embassy of China and offered his heartfelt condolences ...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Chinese minister greets planning minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister of International Affairs, Communist Party of China, Song Tao has written a letter to Federal...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Opinion

They elect to play the blame game

It has become a practice for every incoming government to start its tenure by harping the narrative that “All bad...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

Business & Finance

KCCDZ: BoI secy, KPT chairman discuss progress

ISLAMABAD: A meeting was held between the Federal Secretary Board of Investment, Fareena Mazhar and Chairman Karachi...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

China disagrees with feasibility costs: Railways ML-1 project may be shelved

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to shelve the much-talked about Pakistan Railways ML-1 project due to disagreement...

Updated 28 Apr, 2022 12:40pm

Ahsan tells China: Progress in CPEC expedited by new govt

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal told China that progress ...

Updated 27 Apr, 2022 10:10am

Markets

Gwadar’s 300MW coal-fired power plant to help end energy scarcity by 2023

ISLAMABAD: The longstanding vagaries of the port city of Gwadar due to growing energy scarcity would end by October,...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan must carve out new strategy to minimize imports’

FAISALABAD: Pakistan must carve out a new strategy to minimize imports through the development of the import...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

Business & Finance

Analysts optimistic about govt’s chances of reviving economy

LAHORE: Praising the resolve of incumbent government to revive the economy, analysts expressed optimism that the new...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am

Editorials

CPEC authority: less authoritative

EDITORIAL: How typical that the same officials that defended the progress of CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor)...

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:28am

Shujaat’s son Salik made CPEC Authority chief, Khalid Mansoor replaced

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday appointed PML-Q MNA Chaudhry Salik Hussain as China-Pakistan...

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:42am

Pakistan

Projects related to CPEC: Ahsan expresses his concern over ‘sluggish’ progress

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal expressed serious concern...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 06:29am

Pakistan

Analysts praise foreign policy, economic- orientation of govt

LAHORE: Praising the incumbent government for attaching due importance to economy and the regional connectivity,...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Business & Finance

CPEC projects: meeting to be held today

ISLAMABAD: A progress review meeting has been convened on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Wednesday...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Business & Finance

Development of SEZs: China vows full support

ISLAMABAD: China on Tuesday assured its full support and cooperation to Pakistan in developing Special Economic ...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Pakistan

CPEC issues: HEC invites faculty members to submit research proposals

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited faculty members of public and private sector...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am

Payment of Rs80bn: PQ coal-fired power project seeks Chinese Embassy’s help

ISLAMABAD: The management of 1,320MW Port Qasim coal-fired power project has sought help from Chinese Embassy for...

Updated 19 Apr, 2022 10:41am

Pakistan

Shehbaz to take CPEC forward with new vigour: Mushahid

BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) forward with new vigour...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 06:16am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / May 20 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	3.30 ▲ 0.90 (37.50%)
B. F. Mod. / May 20 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.00 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Paramount Mod / May 20 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.99 ▲ 0.99 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / May 20 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	1.99 ▲ 0.21 (11.80%)
S.G.Power / May 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.99 ▲ 0.47 (10.40%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 20 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.99 ▲ 0.91 (9.03%)
F.Credit & Inv / May 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.39 ▲ 0.39 (7.80%)
Pak Engineering / May 20 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	279.50 ▲ 19.50 (7.50%)
Maqbool Tex. / May 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	64.12 ▲ 4.47 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / May 20 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	90.40 ▲ 6.30 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Ask.Gen.Insur. / May 20 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	17.99 ▲ -2.80 (-13.47%)
Premier Ins. / May 20 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	3.20 ▲ -0.47 (-12.81%)
Oilboy Energy / May 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.50 ▲ -1.24 (-10.56%)
Punjab Oil / May 20 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	165.59 ▲ -13.42 (-7.50%)
TPL Insurance / May 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.63 ▲ -2.48 (-7.49%)
EMCO Industries / May 20 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	26.35 ▲ -2.09 (-7.35%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 20 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.50 ▲ -4.36 (-7.05%)
Escorts Bank / May 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.40 ▲ -0.45 (-6.57%)
Shield Corp. / May 20 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	235.50 ▲ -16.50 (-6.55%)
Media Times Ltd / May 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.90 ▲ -0.12 (-5.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / May 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,990,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,721,381 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	9,452,000 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,346,000 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / May 20 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	6,114,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 20 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	5,752,000 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 20 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	5,616,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,315,033 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 20 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,277,796 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 20 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	4,212,992 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	128.12
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.24
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3900.79
India Sensex / May 20	52792.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26673.91
Nasdaq / May 20	11388.50
Hang Seng / May 20	20581.03
FTSE 100 / May 20	7302.74
Dow Jones / May 20	31253.13
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13882.30
France CAC40 / May 20	6272.71

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	112.00
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1838.55
Cotton / May 20	128.58

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