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CM Maryam for finalising deals with Chinese, S Korean and Saudi cos

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed authorities concerned to finalise deals with the...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

Aramco maintains $31bn dividend despite lower Q1 net income

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco expects to pay $31 billion in dividends to the Saudi government and...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

BR Research

Interview with Muhammad Azfar Ahsan – Pakistan’s former Minister for Investment

‘Saudi Arabia is serious about investing in Pakistan; ad hocism is a major hurdle’ Muhammad Azfar Ahsan is a...

Published 07 May, 2024 09:26am

Business & Finance

Maryam welcomes Saudi trade delegation

LAHORE: Welcoming the arrival of Saudi trade delegation, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed best...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:25am

KSA highlights profundity of ties with Pakistan

Govt upbeat about Saudi investment

Updated 07 May, 2024 09:26am

Editorials

Showing off the dirty laundry

EDITORIAL: Perhaps the prime minister could have, rather should have, prepared a better pitch for Pakistan’s...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Pakistan

Saudi Manara Minerals’ team in Pakistan for talks on Reko Diq mine stake, document shows

ISLAMABAD: Executives from Saudi Arabian mining company Manara Minerals are in Islamabad to continue talks about...

Updated 06 May, 2024 10:13pm

Markets

Oil climbs as Gaza tensions rise, Saudi Arabia hikes prices

LONDON: Oil futures climbed on Monday after Saudi Arabia hiked June crude prices for most regions and as the...

Updated 06 May, 2024 04:50pm

Business & Finance

Saudi Arabia posts budget deficit of $3.30bn in Q1

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia posted a budget deficit of 12.387 billion riyals ($3.30 billion) in the first quarter of 2024,...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

World

Saudi Arabia posts budget deficit of $3.30 billion in first quarter

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia posted a budget deficit of 12.387 billion riyals ($3.30 billion) in the first quarter of 2024,...

Published 05 May, 2024 09:12pm

Pakistan

‘Investment talks’: high-level Saudi business delegation lands in Pakistan

Talks scheduled in various sectors of economy and some progress also expected on govt-to-business and govt-to-govt deals, Islamabad says

Updated 05 May, 2024 10:00pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business activity growth steady in April-PMI

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business activity grew at a steady rate in April despite a slowdown in new order...

Published 05 May, 2024 01:31pm

Opinion

KSA and Pakistan: transforming ties

Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) appear to have finally decided to put their so-called fraternal relations...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Markets

OPEC+ likely to extend production cuts in June

LONDON: Saudi Arabia and its allies in OPEC+ are likely to keep oil production unchanged for a further three months...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

High-level Saudi business delegation to arrive in Pakistan tomorrow

Trade delegation will comprise officials from 30 companies representing a range of sectors, including technology, energy, aviation, mining, and human resources

Updated 04 May, 2024 10:49pm

PPIB urges S Arabia to finalise G2G framework pact

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has asked Saudi Arabia to expedite finalization of...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:22am

Visit to begin on 5th: PM sets up panel to facilitate private sector team from KSA

Pakistan is eyeing an investment of up to $15-20 billion from Saudi Arabia in different sectors/ fields including purchase of public sector entities or share purchases

Updated 02 May, 2024 12:05pm

World

French foreign minister makes unscheduled Cairo stop as Gaza truce talks intensify

CAIRO: France’s foreign minister arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an unscheduled stop during a Middle East tour as...

Published 01 May, 2024 02:39pm

Markets

Saudi leads as Gulf markets close higher

DUBAI: Stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday, led by the Saudi index on strong corporate earnings, while...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Markets

Saudi Arabia may raise prices for most oil grades to Asia for June

SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may raise prices for most of the crude grades it sells to Asia in June to...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 03:02pm

World

Senior US, French officials in Middle East seeking to ease Gaza war

RIYADH: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on Monday talks on a ceasefire in Gaza were progressing as he...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 02:59pm

KSA tells summit the world has failed Gaza

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday said the international community has failed Gaza and reiterated its call for a...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:21am

Markets

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 projects to be adjusted as needed, finmin says

RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, will adjust its Vision 2030 plan to transform its ...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Sports

Interest in hosting Olympics ‘never so high’, says IOC boss

LAUSANNE: Despite threats from climate change, AI-enhanced doping or competition from e-sports, the boss of the...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 11:51am

World

France’s foreign minister looks to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalation in Lebanon visit

BEIRUT: France’s foreign minister will push proposals to prevent further escalation and a potential war between...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:22am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend WEF special meeting

Foreign Office says the WEF meeting will be held on April 28-29

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 09:10pm

Life & Style

Saudi could get first Miss Universe contestant this year

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia could have its first Miss Universe contestant this year, organisers said this week, after a...

Updated 26 Apr, 2024 05:13pm

Pakistan

PM to visit KSA from 28th

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia from April 28-29 to participate in the special...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

World

IMF launches regional office in Saudi capital Riyadh

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund will open a new regional office in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, it said in...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 08:56pm

World

First Iran group in nine years heads to Saudi Arabia for umrah pilgrimage

DUBAI: The first group of Iranian pilgrims in nine years made its way to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Umrah,...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 11:06am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	278
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	155.57
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.25
Euro to USD / May 9	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5187.67
Nasdaq / May 8	16302.76
Dow Jones / May 8	39056.39
India Sensex / May 9	72965.17
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	38260.75
Hang Seng / May 9	18532.72
FTSE 100 / May 9	8363.71
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	18547.71

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 9	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	79.44
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	2318.17
Diesel/Litre / May 9	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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