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Envoy speaks about Germany-Pakistan relationship

KARACHI: German Ambassador to Pakistan Alfred Granas, addressing a meeting with Karachi Council of Foreign Relations...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

Pakistan

Bilawal, Zardari saddened over Li’s demise

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

GM Chinese Company YALONG visits SU

HYDERABAD: Macklene, the General Manager of YALONG Company for the South Asian Region, visited the Faculty of...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

RMB clearing operations: milestone achieved

Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmed says role of renminbi is continuously increasing in the global economy and international financial markets

Updated 28 Oct, 2023 04:29pm

Chairman for engaging with Chinese SOEs to help revive PSM

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) Aamir Mumtaz has proposed to the Special Facilitation Investment...

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 08:48am

Editorials

Menace of overloading

EDITORIAL: It’s a shame that you can always count on transporters’ associations to throw a fit every time they...

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

Editorials

Invoking nostalgia

EDITORIAL: The long scheduled and much-awaited Nawaz Sharif speech at Minar-i-Pakistan in Lahore – the same day as...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

Opinion

Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup

Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

ML-1 will be a driving force in next phase of CPEC: PBF

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has lauded the initiative of China and Pakistan to agree under...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Editorials

Relentless violence

EDITORIAL: The restive Balochistan province remains in the cross hairs of terrorists. In the wee hours of last...

Published 22 Oct, 2023 03:20am

CPEC-related projects will be highlighted through PTV: Solangi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Saturday mutually decided to strengthen cooperation between their mainstream media...

Updated 22 Oct, 2023 10:19pm

China ready to boost Pakistan ties but urges security guarantee: Xi

BEIJING: China is willing to strengthen co-operation and promote solidarity with Pakistan but has urged it to...

Updated 21 Oct, 2023 04:52pm

Pakistan

Khunjerab Pass to stay open all year round

KARACHI: The Khunjerab Pass, a major land trade route between Pakistan and China, will be converted to an ...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

Joint statement issued: Pakistan, China reiterate resolve to move forward together

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reiterated the resolve to move forward together on the path of development, and...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Business & Finance

Agri modernisation: Pakistan to learn from Xinjiang's success: PM

URUMQI, China: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has expressed Pakistan's interest in partnering with Xinjiang in...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

Pakistan looks forward to promoting cultural cooperation with Xinjiang: PM Kakar

Addresses students and faculty at Xinjiang University in China’s Urumqi

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 10:15pm

Opinion

Clear message of no more business as usual-II

Fuel market requires a paradigm change. Not subtly but by disruption aimed at creating an upheaval, leading to a...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 06:31am

Pakistan

Chinese delegation visits CCP

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan hosted a 6-member Chinese delegation led by Dr Gan Lin, Vice...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am

Xi explains how he looks at CPEC, bilateral relations

BEIJING: President of China Xi Jinping said on Thursday his country stood ready to work with Pakistan to carry...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 04:53pm

World

Taliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiative

BEIJING: The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping’s huge ‘Belt and Road’...

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:25pm

BR Research

Too soon to call

Last month, this column questioned whether the slow rise in cement offtake was an indicator that there is revival in...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 08:45am

Opinion

Caretaker setup likely to last longer

Caretaker prime minister, Anwaarul Haq Kakar has been hosted at the Great Hall of the People banquet by President Xi...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

KCR to be built by CRCC: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) will be built by China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) at a cost of...

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:07am

CPEC projects worth $25bn completed: PM

Says clean energy projects were expected to be completed in the next four to five years under the CPEC

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:51am

Goals of open global economy, connectivity: Pakistan committed to working with China, regional partners: PM

BEIJING: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday said Pakistan was committed to working with China...

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

Pakistan completes projects worth $25bn under CPEC, says Kakar

Clean energy projects were expected to be completed in four to five years, adds the caretaker PM

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 10:23pm

Pakistan

Maryam takes businesspeople into confidence on economic revival plan

LAHORE: Emphasising the need for ease of doing business and consistency in policies for keeping the wheels of ...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

Kakar seeks Chinese investment in Pakistan’s renewable energy sector

Caretaker PM says such investments will help Pakistan reduce its burgeoning energy import bill

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 10:53pm

Business & Finance

CPEC achieved major milestones: Solangi

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker minister for information and broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Monday said that ...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Pakistan-China partnership: Bridging nations, building communities

The tale of Pakistan-China relations is not an ordinary one. It is an account of brotherhood, friendship and trust...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 06:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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