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How the 'pawri' united Pakistan and India

Dananeer Mobeen says she has been inundated with acting and modelling offers. Instead, she aspires to join Pakistan’s foreign services.

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 11:47am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, China collaborate to eradicate poverty

The collaboration established as a result, therefore, will enable Pakistan to benefit from evidence and lessons in poverty eradication from China’s experience on the one hand.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 10:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan to get 10mn free coronavirus vaccines from COVAX by June

Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free coronavirus vaccines before June.
The COVAX scheme confirmed Pakistan to get 14,640,000 doses.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 10:46am

BR Research

Talk about peace

Economy and security are intrinsically linked. So the economic observers, too, were taken by a positive surprise ...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 07:40am

Pakistan

Leaked video: Ali Haider Gilani admits meeting PTI lawmaker

"Not just once, I will meet them a hundred times as it is my right to do so," said Gilani.
Gilani said that he had met the PTI lawmakers to secure vote for his father.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 08:39pm

Pakistan

Govt demands Yousuf Raza Gilani’s disqualification from Senate polls after leaked video

“I hope the Chief Election Commissioner will take notice of the video,” says Fawad Chaudhary.
“We were here to file a reference but the ECP was closed for the day. We will submit [the reference] in the morning.”

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:26pm

Pakistan

Watch: Ali Haider Gilani allegedly ‘buying vote’ for Senate election 2021

Polling for 37 Senate seats – excluding Punjab where senators got elected unopposed will take place on March 3.
Yusuf Raza Gilani is contesting against current Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh for a general seat.

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 08:39pm

World

Turkey to expand military cooperation with Pakistan, for coveted Chinese military technology

Turkey has been reportedly pushing to co-manufacture warplanes and missiles in Pakistan, which could potentially grant it access to coveted military technology from China.

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 07:02pm

BR Research

Suzuki to introduce new Swift latter this year: report

The current model is about 11-year-old and reports suggest that in August this year it will finally be discontinued and would be replaced by its newer version.
In the second quarter of the year, the company may introduce the new Swift and the car would be available for sale by the end of this year.

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 05:57pm

Markets

PSX, NIFT to Launch E-IPO System for Pakistan’s Capital Market

The digital portal will provide facility to investors (local, foreign, and institutional), TRE Certificate Holders, and even banks for submission of online subscription applications from anywhere in the world through the internet.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 04:28pm

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia

A Houthi projectile injured five civilians in a border village in Jazan region.
"Pakistan also calls on Houthi militia to halt its attacks on Ma’arib governorate in Yemen. We reiterate our call for a comprehensive political solution to the conflict in Yemen through peaceful means," FO said.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 04:03pm

BR Research

Hyundai Elantra all set to debut in Pakistan within days

The car is expected to cost between Rs3.6million to Rs4million and it is expected to compete against Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.
The car is expected to pack a 1.6L Naturally Aspirated 4-Cylinder Petrol Engine. The engine produces 122hp and 156Nm of torque, mated with 6-Speed Manual or 6-Speed Automatic transmission.

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 05:16pm

Opinion

Deconstructing the Indo-Pak Ceasefire

Last month, India and Pakistan committed to abiding by the 2003 ceasefire agreement. The announcements were made...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 03:14pm

Sports

HBL PSL6 to continue despite three COVID-19 positive cases: PCB

Three more individuals have tested positive for the deadly virus, which includes two foreign players and one local support staff member.
They will remain in quarantine for the next ten days.

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 02:48pm

Pakistan

Process to vaccinate masses to start soon: Dr Yasmin Rashid

The provincial health minister said that an order of 17 million shots of coronavirus vaccines have been placed which will be administered to public, says Punjab Health Minister.
Funds were being squandered by the Punjab health authorities, says PML-N MPA.

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 02:16pm

Business & Finance

Freight train between Pakistan & Turkey to resume operations on March 4

The first train will travel from Turkey to Karachi in two weeks. The train will reach Karachi via Iran, Zahedan, Quetta, and Rohri.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:40pm

Pakistan

180000 senior citizens have so far registered for coronavirus vaccine

Vaccination of those who register in this category will start this month.
An official of the Ministry of National Health Services has said there are around eight million people aged 65 and above.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:26pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s private airline to commence international operations this month

The private airline was previously scheduled to begin its flight operations in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from January 2021, however, the plans took a backtrack due to worldwide travel restrictions in place due to COVID lockdowns.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 11:57am

Business & Finance

Pakistan's OMCs to see signficant rise in sales with uptick in economic activity: Report

The report was of the view that the pickup in HSD volumes is largely attributable to high economic activity compared to the same period last year, back in February 2020 industry volumes posted a decline of 26pc YoY, amid the restrictions and lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 11:32am

Pakistan

PCAA issues fresh travel advisory for inbound flights

In its fresh advisory, the PCAA has added nine countries in Category C.
The guidelines will remain in place until March 14, the notification issued by the Director Air Transport department of PCAA said.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:56am

Pakistan

Indian passenger plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

Lucknow-bound IndiGo plane from Sharjah made an emergency landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday after one of its passengers fell ill.
The patient was declared dead on arrival in Karachi by the medical team.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:31am

BR Research

The sweet LNG deal

Last week, Pakistan signed a long-term contract of LNG supply from Qatar at 10.2 percent of Brent, which is at...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 07:25am

FY21 fiscal deficit projected at 7pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has informed the National Assembly, on Monday that the federal fiscal deficit was ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:41am

Pakistan

Govt reportedly offers six Senate seats to opposition from Balochistan

The development came hours after the Supreme Court of Pakistan opined that the Senate election is held "under the Constitution" and thus cannot be conducted through an open ballot, as per the government's demand.
The proposal was tabled by Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to the opposition lawmaker Ghafoor Haideri.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 08:53pm

Pakistan

World facing pandemic of obesity along with COVID-19: experts

“COVID-19 and obesity are the two pandemics being faced by the world simultaneously and unfortunately, obesity is killing more people in the world as compared to the viral infectious disease."

Published 01 Mar, 2021 07:51pm

Sports

Criticism drives me to work harder: Iftikhar Ahmed

“I have played before for Islamabad [United] and won a title with them in Karachi. The support staff and the team management is very helpful. It was my wish to play for Islamabad United again. I hope that Islamabad [United] will lift the trophy again.”
“My role as a middle-order batsman is to take the game deep and finish it. So, I try to build the innings by scoring run-a-ball early on and then increase my scoring rate.”

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 05:35pm

Pakistan

PM Imran Khan meets MNAs ahead of Senate election

During the meeting the premier listened to grievances of the lawmakers and addressed their reservations.
The National Assembly is the electoral college for the Senate seat on which polling will be held on March 3.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 04:32pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan to make renewable transition with launch of first-ever Green Bond

The Special Assistant informed that the incumbent government is trying to pilot a ‘Nature Bond’ which can “link the retirement of sovereign debt with quantifiable nature performance.”

Published 01 Mar, 2021 03:47pm

Technology

GREE unveils another masterpiece in its AC range: Pular AC

With an inclusion of GREE pular series AC into its outstanding range of inverter air conditioners, GREE has surely taken up a step further in living up to the expectations of the customers.
The new Pular AC is equipped with an excellent range of features and functions that will put you in an awe.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 04:26pm

Pakistan

ATC rejects Haleem Adil Sheikh’s bail plea

The PTI lawmaker was arrested in Darsano Chano on February 16 in two cases.
Samir Sheikh and six others have been granted bail in the cases.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 01:55pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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