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Winter shower turns Karachi weather chilly

The weather turned chilly after different parts of Karachi received light and heavy rain on Sunday night, Aaj News reported. Different parts of the city are reported to have received light rain, including Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Johar, Baldia Town, Gu

Published 21 Jan, 2019 12:00am

It's up to parliament to decide fate of military courts: DG ISPR

Pakistan Army spokesperson has said that it is up to parliament to decide if an extension should be granted to military courts. The tenure of military courts, which were established after the 2014 Peshawar attack, is set to expire in March. "The decision

Published 19 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Imran to visit Sindh on January 25

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Sindh on 25th January to review the party affairs and also meet the leaders of allied and like-minded parties, Aaj News reported on Sunday night.

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan diplomat unlawfully detained in New Delhi

A Pakistani High Commission official was arrested in New Delhi, kept under unlawful detention and forced to sign on some papers, Aaj News reported on Sunday. The Pakistani official was released after a strong protest lodged from Pakistan government that

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Plane carrying Bilawal skids off runway

A private plane carrying Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and other passengers skidded off the runway while landing at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad on Sunday. Aaj News reported that Bilawal as well as all other pass

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:00am

If opposition leader can appear before NAB, so can PM: NAB chief

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal said that if "[the] leader of the opposition in National Assembly can appear before the bureau then the leader of the treasury benches [prime minister] has no right to skip the NAB proceedings," ac

Published 11 Jan, 2019 12:00am

If opposition leader can appear before NAB, so can PM: NAB chief

Published 11 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Armed men harass me and family, claims Zubair

Former Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair Umar has said that armed men tried to stop him while he was driving his vehicle, Aaj News reported late Tuesday night. Accompanied by his wife, Muhammad Zubair, a PML-N leader who served as Sindh governor, was driving

Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Armed men harass me and family, claims Zubair

Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Economic crisis: China has been breath of fresh air: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an interview aired on Monday, said that when PTI came into power Pakistan was facing a record current account deficit but "China has been a breath of fresh air" in this otherwise gloom and doom situation. In an interview to T

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Economic crisis: China has been breath of fresh air: Imran

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Economic crisis: China has been breath of fresh air: Imran

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forget surgical strikes, even Indian drones can't cross LoC: DG ISPR

Army Spokesperson Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday hit out at New Delhi saying that how is it possible that the Indian army managed to carryout a surgical strike in Pakistan when even their drones are unable to cross into Pakistan, according to Aaj News.

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forget surgical strikes, even Indian drones can't cross LoC: DG ISPR

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Mahar meets Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member Sindh Assembly Ali Gohar Mahar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM's Office here on Tuesday, according to a private TV channel. Prime Minister Imran Khan and PTI lawmaker discussed prevailing political situation

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Mahar meets Imran

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 5	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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