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Pakistan

Why are gold prices rising in Pakistan and internationally?

Experts have identified the factors behind the rise in gold rates.

Published 27 Jul, 2020 03:18pm

Business & Finance

Afghan transit trade through Gwadar port initiated

As per details, the first consignment of Pak-Afghan transit trade goods has been sent to Afghanistan by road from Gwadar deep seaport.

Published 27 Jul, 2020 02:53pm

Markets

The rise of online trading

You can purchase goods and services online and also stocks.

Updated 28 Jul, 2020 01:52pm

Sports

Shaheen, Naseem steel the show during intra-squad practice match

PCB Greens ended the day at 133 for three in 48 overs, leading by 48 runs.

Published 27 Jul, 2020 01:38pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan, China to soon agree on a trade-in-services agreement, says Chinese scholar

Work on services sector-focused economic zones under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be established.

Published 27 Jul, 2020 01:08pm

World

Indian media loses it after finding out Pakistan, Bangladesh discussed Kashmir

It blamed China, who is a 'strong influencer in Bangladesh' for the phone call between Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Updated 27 Jul, 2020 11:10am

Pakistan reports lowest number of coronavirus deaths in 3 months

SAPM on health said this is an 87% reduction in COVID-19 related deaths.

Published 27 Jul, 2020 10:14am

Markets

Gold hits another all-time high

According to Sindh Jewellers Association, the price of 22-carat gold has reached Rs 110,458 per 10 grams while the price of silver with an increase of Rs 20 is now being sold at Rs1,420 per tola.

Published 25 Jul, 2020 03:19pm

Sports

Sohail Khan dominates day-one of intra-squad game

The pacer claimed his second five-wicket haul during the ongoing tour.

Published 25 Jul, 2020 01:48pm

Sports

Imam injured during intra-squad practice match

Left-hander’s injury is being assessed at the moment.

Published 25 Jul, 2020 01:36pm

Business & Finance

36,000 Pakistanis lost jobs in Gulf region amid COVID-19

Despite, job losses mounting into thousands the SAPM was of the view that the figures are minuscule compared to the overall impact of Covid-19 in economies of the region.

Published 25 Jul, 2020 12:44pm

1,487 new cases take Pakistan's tally to 271,887

The country also reported 24 deaths.

Updated 25 Jul, 2020 12:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s IT minister voices against YouTube ban

“Ban is not the solution to the problems, instead it could be improved through filtration,” said Haque.

Published 25 Jul, 2020 11:31am

Pakistan

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s first virtual hospital launched to treat patients at home

So far, around two dozen COVID-19 people have availed the nurse-assisted teleconsultation service of Ehad Virtual Health

Updated 24 Jul, 2020 08:59pm

Business & Finance

Govt, P@SHA join forces to enhance Pakistan’s IT exports

P@SHA a trade body of software houses recommended a 5 percent cash incentive on exports till 2025.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 04:07pm

Business & Finance

Licenses of 18 Pakistani pilots working in Malaysia declared valid

As per details, after the verification by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCCA), the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia reinstated all grounded Pakistani pilots.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:30pm

Sports

Sarfaraz XI face Azhar XI in last four-day practice match ahead of England Test

14-player lineups have been formed for the match, which starts today.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:26pm

Pakistan

Toyota Yaris hits market by storm despite COVID-19

Toyota Yaris is a B segment sedan that competes with Honda City globally.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:10pm

Sindh's coronavirus recoveries cross 100,000 mark

86% of the total patients in the province have recovered, Murtaza Wahab said.

Updated 24 Jul, 2020 12:24pm

Technology

Islamabad High Court orders to unban PUBG in Pakistan

The decision comes just hours after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) decided that PUBG remains blocked.

Updated 24 Jul, 2020 01:00pm

Markets

IHIG to build shopping malls in Pakistan

The first project under its real estate division is launched in the heart of Karachi as a part of IHIG’s investment expansion plans in Pakistan.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 11:05am

Pakistan

Despite calls for unban, PUBG remains blocked in Pakistan

PTA informed that it has approached PUBG management to share data about PUBG sessions and users in Pakistan and controls in place by the company.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 10:16am

Business & Finance

Complaints against Banks rise over 100pc, reveals SBP review

The volume and value of ATM/debit card transactions have increased by 101pc and 110pc respectively over the reporting period, said SBP.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 02:49pm

Sports

‘Fan’ Rizwan happy for healthy rivalry with Sarfaraz

The Men in Green are scheduled to play three Test and same number of Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) starting from August 5.

Updated 23 Jul, 2020 04:05pm

Business & Finance

Enjoy safe, stress-free digital banking with UBL Digital App

The refreshed UBL Digital App with the tag ‘#thenewyou’ is like an innovative lifestyle of banking on its own.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 01:30pm

Business & Finance

OGRA grabs Rs4.5bn investment in oil infrastructure

OGRA granted a licence for the construction of a new Oil Refinery (Khyber Oil Refinery) with a capacity of 20,000 barrel per day designed on local crude during FY 2018-19.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 12:49pm

Business & Finance

If threatened tech companies would not come to Pakistan, warns Fawad

If big tech companies feel threatened that their services would be banned, these companies would not come to Pakistan to do business, says Chaudhry.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 11:26am

Nuclear Security Index ranks Pakistan 'most improved country' in nuclear security

Nuclear Security Index 2020 noted that Pakistan has improved its overall score by seven points.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 10:34am

Business & Finance

Banning YouTube not a solution; will hamper Digital Pakistan vision, says Aidrus

Expressing her views on social media, Aidrus said that banning the video-sharing platform is not the solution, and the previous such decision only resulted in hampering the growth of the country’s content creators.

Updated 23 Jul, 2020 05:12pm

Markets

SBP recognizes JS Bank role in driving home remittance

During the year, JS Bank recorded more than 1 million transactions with total remittance value standing at $738mn against $685mn recorded last year, showing an increase of over 7.7 percent.

Published 22 Jul, 2020 03:09pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	154.15
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.27
Euro to USD / May 15	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
India Sensex / May 15	72987.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38630.19
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Hang Seng / May 15	19161.63
FTSE 100 / May 15	8445.80
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18869.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2388.85
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	76.16
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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