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‘Anthrax-laced’ letters sent to judges: PM Shehbaz assures of investigation

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that an investigation will be conducted into letters with suspicious...

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 07:39pm

Pakistan

Istanbul fire: Pakistan extends its deepest condolences

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday extended its deepest condolences and heartfelt grief over the loss of precious ...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

Pakistan

.pk domain in Pakistan: Number of compromised accounts reaches nearly 2.4m

ISLAMABAD: The number of compromised accounts of .pk domain in Pakistan has reached nearly 2.4 million. This has ...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

Pakistan

Israel arms embargo: UN council to consider Pakistan’s draft resolution

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday is set to consider a draft resolution calling for a cessation of arms...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

‘Unfriendly treatment’ being meted out to S. Korean firms: Pakistan’s envoy unhappy with ministries

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to South Korea is reportedly unhappy with the ministries for their unfriendly...

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 09:33am

Pakistan

Pakistan facing 30% water shortage for sowing season

LAHORE: Pakistan is facing a 30 percent water shortage at the start of the sowing season for cash crops such as rice...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:56pm

PM seeks plan to boost exports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the MoC to prepare an action plan to double domestic exports...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:51am

Opinion

‘Frosty’ exchanges

Perhaps it is appropriate that these lines are being written on April Fool’s Day. What lends this credence is the...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am

Pakistan

Millions of Muslims go into ‘Aitikaaf’

LAHORE: Millions of devout Muslims went into seclusion called ‘Aitikaaf’ after Asr prayer on Sunday. Itikaaf is...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

Business & Finance

JETRO survey shows Japanese cos in Pakistan facing various issues, including higher import costs

KARACHI: The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the Japanese government’s trade and investment promotional...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

Pakistan

Shared objectives: Country willing to collaborate with US: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in response to the US President Joe Biden’s letter, has expressed...

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 08:48am

Pakistan

Azerbaijan wants to boost ties in ICT field

ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan wanted to further boost ties with Pakistan in the Information and Communications Technology...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 08:15am

Opinion

In the quest for dal, roti

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Impact of inflation on daily life in Pakistan” carried by the...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:02am

Opinion

Shrines in the subcontinent

At last count there were a total of 2,717 shrines in India while in Pakistan that figure was 3400. These are the...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 06:25am

Pakistan

Biden says commits support to PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: United States President Joe Biden has addressed a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying the US...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Business & Finance

Tobacco taxation restructuring: Health activists support IMF’s recommendation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has suffered economic losses due to the dominance of the cigarette industry, high consumption...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 05:33am

Pakistan

China joins probe into deadly suicide attack on its nationals in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join a probe into the killing of five Chinese...

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 09:06pm

Pakistan

Bisham terror attack 'orchestrated by enemies of Pak-China friendship': FO

Foreign Office says Pakistan fully committed to bringing terrorists and their facilitators and abettors to justice

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 09:21pm

Editorials

Human development

EDITORIAL: It’s telling, though not entirely surprising, that Pakistan’s position on the UN Human Development...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

Italian CG hosts Iftar dinner

KARACHI: The third edition of Iftar dinner was hosted by Consul General of Italy in Karachi, Danilo Giurdanella at a...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:16am

Pakistan

Moon jellyfish cultivation marks marine milestone in Pakistan

KARACHI: in a pioneering stride for marine biology in Pakistan, Muhammad Haseeb-ur-Rehman, an accomplished marine...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:14am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Bahrain to convene BPC and JMC meeting

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bahrain have agreed to further enhance bilateral relations by activating institutional...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks to enhance trade, forge economic partnership with states: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan will actively seek to enhance trade, forge economic...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Getting off FATF grey list: Dubai’s already-thriving real estate sector set for boost

Last month, the UAE was taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after nearly two years, which...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 10:50am

Pakistan

Key world capitals: PM likely to appoint new envoys after Eid

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to approve the appointments of new ambassadors in important...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s military, civilian officials to probe bombing that killed Chinese nationals

PM Shehbaz calls for joint investigation after suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 07:43pm

World

US says it doesn't support Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project going forward

WASHINGTON: The US said on Tuesday it does not support a Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project from going forward and...

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 09:30pm

Pakistan

Imran demands Majeed’s statement over ‘cypher’

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated founding chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday rubbished the...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Pakistan

International investors express interest in Pakistan’s PIA, airports, says aviation ministry

An adviser for the deal tells Pakistan’s ministry of defence production and aviation that 'seven international investors including Germany, France, Netherlands, Qatar, UAE, Malaysia and Turkiye have shown interest' besides local groups

Published 26 Mar, 2024 10:00pm

Pakistan

Pakistan ‘mapping’ resident Afghans before eviction push

PESHAWAR: Pakistan is gathering data on Afghan migrants – including those legally resident in the country – ahead of...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 10:15pm

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	156.17
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 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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