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Inter-bank: rupee weakens further, settles at 286.88 against dollar

Karachi: Rupee registered losses, depreciating 0.11 percent against dollar in inter-bank market. At close, domestic unit currency settled at 286.88, decline of 0.32 paisa as per State Bank of Pakistan. However, in open-market unit dollar was being qu...

KSE-100 rises 219pts to close 42,143 mark

Karachi: Buying spell continued at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and KSE-100 Index surpassed 42,000-point mark again on back of expected resumption in International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal. KSE-100 index closed trading session at 42,142.71, an incre...

Pakistan now hopes to ink deal with IMF before budget on Friday: Report

Karachi: Amid an incessant delay in revival of bailout programme, Pakistani authorities are now hopeful of inking deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF) before they unveil budget on June 9, said Ministry of Finance in an emailed response to ques...

Rupee sheds value versus dollar in inter-bank SBP

Karachi: Rupee maintained its downward trajectory against dollar for third consecutive session in inter-bank market, depreciating 0.13 percent. At close, domestic unit settled at 286.56, decline of 0.37 paisa as per State Bank of Pakistan. In open-ma...

Trade deficit narrows by 41pc in 11M FY23

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit witnessed decline of 40.59 percent during first eleven months of current fiscal year as compared to corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. Trade deficit during July-May 2022-23 was re...

Inter-bank market: rupee falls, settles at 286.19 against dollar

Karachi: Rupee registered losses for second straight session against dollar, depreciating 0.18 percent in inter-bank market. At close, domestic unit settled at 286.19, decline of 0.51 paisa as per State Bank of Pakistan. Open-market dealers said rate...

KSE-100 rises 315pts on budget optimism

Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed positive session and KSE-100 Index ticked up 0.76 percent amid optimism over budget measures. KSE-100 index closed trading session at 41,667.94, an increase of 314.96 points. Trading began with jump ho...

SBP extends date for prize bonds’ encashment

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) gave last opportunity to holders of prize bonds of Rs 7,500, 15,000, 25,000 and 40,000 redeemed or encashed until June 30, 2023. “Earlier, government had fixed deadline of June 30, 2022, for redemption/enca...

Shipping activity Port Qasim remains brisk

KARACHI: Three ships namely EM Astoria, Yasa Uranus and Nava Aquila scheduled to load/offload containers, cement and mogas, berthed at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multi-Purpose Terminal and Oil Terminal respectively. Meanwhile, four more...

Rupee settles at 285.38 against dollar

Karachi: Rupee improved marginally against dollar, appreciating 0.03 percent in inter-bank market. At close, domestic unit settled at 285.38, an increase of 0.09 paisa as per State Bank of Pakistan. However, in open-market, rupee witnessed significan...

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PM orders to identify, bring to justice those involved in cop’s martyrdom

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday condemned the killing of a police constable by protesters and expressed solidarity with the slain officer’s family. Prime Minister Sharif extended his condolences to the family of Cons...

Pakistan, Belarus vow to strengthen bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar met his Belarusian counterpart Maxim Ryzhenkov here, wherein two sides underlined the importance of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to promote mutually beneficial cooperation. In the meet...

YouTuber Raja bashes Fahad’s comment on his success

Pakistani actor and television host Fahad Mustafa, widely known for his role in the hit drama Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum, has recently stirred a social media debate with comments made during an interview. Referring to himself as “Allah’s favori...

Tarar claims PTI leaders seeking arrest to avoid participation in planned protest

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, has claimed that many leaders and workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are deliberately seeking arrest to avoid participating in the upcoming protest planned by the p...
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