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Karachi ranked 918th out of 1,000 in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index

New York, London, San Jose, Tokyo, and Paris top list

Published 22 May, 2024 05:31pm

Pakistan

Sindh announces summer vacations from June 1

Vacations in all public and private institutions will end on July 31

Updated 21 May, 2024 01:31pm

Pakistan

Governor says Karachi no longer ‘economic hub’ of country

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has said that the megacity has lost its status of being Pakistan’s...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

UBL to build regional office at Naya Nazimabad

KARACHI: United Bank Limited (UBL) - a leading bank of Pakistan, has acquired a 14,092 sq. yards commercial plot in...

Updated 14 May, 2024 06:13am

Pakistan

MQM-P’s Sadaqat Hussain faces music for ‘threatening’ female teacher

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Friday took notice against former MPA Sadaqat Hussain for...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

JI flays mismanagement at exam centres in Karachi

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi interim Ameer Munim Zafar has strongly lambasted the authorities over the...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

Complete ban/closure of eight unfrequented routes imposed

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Division under Section 144 (6) CrPC imposed complete ban/closure of the following ...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

Diverting traffic

There are suggestions that all the heavy vehicular traffic that passes through main arteries of Karachi be diverted...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

Italian envoy visits Karachi

KARACHI: The Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan, Marilina Armellin visited Karachi recently, accompanied with Italian...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:16am

Pakistan

Minister directs SEPA to set up help desk

KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development, Dost Muhammad Rahimoon has...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

Two killed, eight injured in gas cylinder blast in Karachi

KARACHI: A gas cylinder explosion rocked Karachi’s New Challi area on Tuesday, resulting in the loss of two lives...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Pakistan

Quetta to Karachi: Railways urged to introduce non-stop train

QUETTA: Advisor to the Chief Minister on Environment, Naseem-ur-Rehman in meeting with DS Railways demanded that the...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Pakistan

Extend handshake to all neighbours including India, suggests Arif Habib to PM Shehbaz

Also advises improving relations with 'resident' at Adiala Jail, in reference to Imran Khan

Updated 24 Apr, 2024 07:35pm

Pakistan

In visit to Karachi, PM Shehbaz tells CM Murad he is present at his ‘beck and call’

Chairs meeting at the CM House on his maiden visit to Karachi since assuming office in February

Updated 24 Apr, 2024 06:48pm

Pakistan

Mobile phone services suspended in Karachi

KARACHI: The mobile phone services have been partially suspended in Karachi as part of stringent security protocols...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Pakistan

Despite price hike, free iftar feeds tens of thousands in Karachi

KARACHI: As the sun begins to fade in holy month of Ramadan, volunteers start fixing traditional delicacies and...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb to arrive in Karachi today

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will leave for Karachi today (Thursday) to hold the first interaction...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:04am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s women ‘Rowdy Riders’ take on traffic and tradition

KARACHI: Revving round a dusty oval in the heart of Pakistan’s largest city, women on motorbikes practise looping a...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 12:16pm

Pakistan

‘Quetta winds’ sweep across Karachi

KARACHI: The heart of Sindh, continues to shiver under the cold spell brought by the winds from Quetta for the ...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:15am

Opinion

Karachi by the sea

Karachi is home to two of the busiest ports of Pakistan, the Karachi Port and Port Qasim, it is also the largest ...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

Pakistan

Exam results: BSE Karachi team found ‘involved’ in manipulation

KARACHI: The Inquiry Committee constituted by Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice Maqbool Baqar to unearth the...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

Perspectives

Key takeaways from the 15th edition of KLF

The latest edition of the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) wrapped on Sunday, bringing together speakers and...

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 11:53pm

Life & Style

Changing power and perspectives: 15th KLF concludes on contemplative note

KARACHI: The final day of the 15th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) ended on a contemplative note on Sunday with...

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 01:40pm

Pakistan

Vocational training programme: Thousands appear in aptitude test organised by Saylani

KARACHI: Thousands of Karachi’s youth appeared in an aptitude test here on Sunday to get admission to the new ...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am

Life & Style

‘Tribalization of human beings’: Mohsin Hamid explores race, fractured societies at KLF

British-Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid was in attendance at the 15th iteration of the Karachi Literature Festival...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 11:30am

Pakistan

Mayor apprises US delegation about issues facing Karachi

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday appraised a U.S. delegation about Karachi’s major...

Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am

Pakistan

PTI-backed ‘independents’ in Karachi challenge election results

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supported runner-up candidates have filed petitions against election results...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Pakistan

45th anniversary of Islamic Revolution of Iran observed

KARACHI: Celebration of 45th anniversary of Islamic Revolution of Iran and the grand ceremony of the National Day ...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

Karachi: Some ballots without ‘serial numbers’ found

KARACHI: Reports surfaced during the polling day of general elections in the city that some ballots were cast...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 03:29am

Three killed in Karachi grenade explosion

KARACHI: A suspected terrorist, along with a woman and a child, are said to be killed in a blast in Gulshan e...

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 10:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 23	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 23	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 23	156.74
USD to Swiss Franc / May 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 23	1.27
Euro to USD / May 23	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
FTSE 100 / May 22	8370.33
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18680.20
France CAC40 / May 22	8092.11
India Sensex / May 23	74667.86
Tokyo Nikkei / May 23	39034.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	212791
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	76.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 23	2362.37
Diesel/Litre / May 23	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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