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PM Shehbaz seeks stronger economic ties with KSA

As part of his four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif engaged in a...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 04:49pm

Pakistan

Karachi visit: US envoy seeks to reinforce trade-investment partnership

KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome visited Karachi, reaffirming the United States’ commitment to...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Cabinet gives the go-ahead to ‘Singapore Convention’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, in its meeting held here on Tuesday, accorded approval for Pakistan to sign the...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 09:37am

Business & Finance

Strategic position can enable country to emerge as a hub for economic connectivity: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 08:16am

Pakistan

Trade, investment, & climate action: UK agrees to enhance cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and climate...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Business & Finance

Housing sector: Turkiye expresses willingness to contribute

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Pakistan, Irfan Neziroglu, called on Federal Minister for...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Business & Finance

Trade and investment: Dar shares views with NZ counterpart, UK foreign secretary

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Ishaq Dar, held productive discussions with New...

Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am

Business & Finance

Various sectors: ‘KSA team visit aims to boost trade & investments’

KARACHI: President United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail, Chairman (Sindh) Khalid Tawab, other leaders Hanif...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:36am

Qatari team lays focus on energy, mining and aviation: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar have expressed their resolve to further deepen fraternal ties and enhance trade and...

Updated 10 May, 2024 08:59am

Business & Finance

Sahibzadi Mahin Khan made Convener FPCCI body

KARACHI: Sahibzadi Mahin Khan has been appointed as Chairperson by FPCCI to represent Pakistan Chapter at Economic...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Business & Finance

FDI: APTMA North chief urges trade officers to work harder

LAHORE: Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association North Kamran Arshad has urged trade and investment officers...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Iraq agree to boost economic, trade and investment ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iraq have agreed to strive for strengthening and expanding the bilateral economic, trade and...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

World

Xi unveils grand development plan for Central Asia

XIAN, (China): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled a grand plan for Central Asia’s development, from...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

Business & Finance

Pakistan-Malaysia talks on bilateral ties next week

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan-Malaysia Bilateral Political Consultations will be held next week in Kuala Lumpur. Agenda...

Published 26 Mar, 2023 03:19am

Business & Finance

Second phase of CPEC: SEZs to help augment industrialisation in country, says SEZA chairman

LAHORE: S M Naveed, Chairman Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) during a meeting on Wednesday held at SEZA...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

India’s IPEF membership will boost region: Yellen

NOIDA, (India): India’s membership in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) will make supply chains resilient...

Updated 12 Nov, 2022 09:35am

Business & Finance

EU-Pak joint body discusses issues hampering trade, investment

ISLAMABAD: The European Union-Pakistan Joint Commission discussed ways to address issues hampering trade and...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Standardisation: the key to success in Japan

In more than two years that I have spent in Tokyo – primarily promoting trade and investment between Pakistan and...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Business & Finance

Hina for enhancing country’s cooperation with ASEAN

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am

World

China agrees to more EU cooperation but silent on frozen pact

BEIJING: China agreed to coordinate economic policies with the European Union, liberalise trade and investment, and...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:05am

Pakistan

Ambassador Masood Khan meets Texas Governor Greg Abbott

AUSTIN (Texas): Texas and Pakistan would explore close cooperation in the areas of petroleum, agriculture, ...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

Shehbaz for reinvigorating ties with Japan in trade, investment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said his government was focusing on reinvigorating ties with ...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am

No change in policy on trade with India: ministry

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has clarified that there is no change in Pakistan’s policy on trade with India....

Updated 12 May, 2022 09:52am

Business & Finance

PM okays posting of 15 new T&I officers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has approved posting of new Trade and Investment (T&I)...

Updated 11 May, 2022 10:57am

Editorials

Trade with America

EDITORIAL: It’s a bit rich of the Americans to raise questions about Pakistan’s tax laws during discussions ...

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 06:43am

Pakistan

Trade policy has connectivity for trade, investment at its core: Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Trade and Investment, Abdul Razzaq Dawood, said on Tuesday that...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 06:20am

Pakistan

Economic diplomacy: Qureshi spells out ‘achievements’

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday said that his ministry’s efforts under ‘economic...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Business & Finance

Torkham Border: PCMEA urges govt to reduce freight charges

LAHORE: The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) on Sunday urged the government to reduce...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Business & Finance

‘Economic cooperation, investment main focus of PM’s visit to S Arabia’

LAHORE: The 3-day official visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia is very important as the leadership of...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:12am

Supplements

Pakistan & Srilanka-Trade and Investment Opportunities: Message from ABDUL RAZAK DAWOOD, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment

Pakistan’s relations with the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka are special, cordial and unique. The Free...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	280.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	280.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	149.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
India Sensex / Mar 21	76,905.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	37,677.06
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Hang Seng / Mar 21	23,689.72
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	8,646.79
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	22,891.68
France CAC40 / Mar 21	8,042.95

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	68.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	3,028.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	65.27
Petrol/Litre / Mar 22	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 22	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / Mar 21 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.73 ▲ 0.25 (16.89%)
Lalpir Power / Mar 21 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	29.32 ▲ 2.67 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 21 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	23.16 ▲ 2.11 (10.02%)
Bela Auto / Mar 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	166.87 ▲ 15.17 (10%)
Sally Textile / Mar 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11 ▲ 1 (10%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 21 Agritech Limited(AGL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 21 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	122.16 ▲ 11.11 (10%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 21 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	117.76 ▲ 10.71 (10%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 21 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	122.32 ▲ 11.12 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.96 ▲ 2.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 21 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	126.06 ▼ -13.99 (-9.99%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	435.56 ▼ -47.57 (-9.85%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 21 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.95 ▼ -27.73 (-9.84%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 21 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.80 ▼ -1 (-9.26%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73 ▼ -6.57 (-8.26%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 21 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	51.03 ▼ -4.08 (-7.4%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	110 ▼ -8.64 (-7.28%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 21 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5 ▼ -0.39 (-7.24%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.5 (-6.67%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.60 ▼ -0.99 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	163,976,906 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Mar 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,899,654 ▼ -0.15
Pak Refinery / Mar 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,149,230 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,183,687 ▲ 0.48
Sui South Gas / Mar 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,173,748 ▲ 0.42
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Mar 21 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,984,659 ▼ -1.09
Pak Elektron / Mar 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,229,211 ▼ -0.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,221,041 ▼ -0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,981,776 ▼ -0.02
Hub Power Co. / Mar 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	14,711,439 ▼ -2.32

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