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Armed forces extend support to public: DG ISPR

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar on Thursday said the armed forces were extending all out support to the public against coronavirus, together with the civilian authorities.

Updated 20 Mar, 2020 10:51am

Pakistan

LG polls in Punjab & KP: ECP asks CSs to promptly provide required data

Once again, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday expressed serious concern over non-provision of relevant data for the local government elections in Punjab and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and asked the chiefs secretaries of the two provinces

Published 19 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Government officials, lawmakers seek 'divine intervention' against coronavirus

With the deadly pandemic coronavirus unleashing devastation across the globe, the lawmakers and senior government functionaries on Tuesday collectively prayed seeking the "divine intervention of Almighty Allah to stop the spread of coronavirus and grant s

Published 18 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Nadra asked to close registration centres of Kafaalat programme

In the backdrop of the outbreak of coronavirus in Pakistan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar has asked the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to close the Kafaalat regi

Published 18 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Senate chief seeks 'divine intervention'

Given the sharp rise in coronavirus positive cases in Pakistan in the last two days and an exponential rise in most parts of the world, Senate Chairperson Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday appealed to the nation to say a collective prayer on Tuesday (today).

Published 17 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

President's China visit begins today

President of Pakistan Arif Alvi will be landing in China today (Monday) on a two-day visit March 16-17 along with a high-level delegation to sign 'a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)' with the Chinese authorities on the matters of mutual inter

Published 16 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan proposes Saarc working group

Pakistan on Sunday proposed establishment of a Working Group of respective national authorities for information and data exchange as well as coordination for responses in real-time between the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) count

Published 16 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Government not behind Mir Shakil's arrest: Firdous

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday dismissed as false propaganda the allegations that the federal government was behind the arrest of Jang Group's Mir Shakilur Rehman at the hands of Nation

Published 14 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Karachi package: PM for expediting work

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed the federal government authorities to expedite Rs 162 billion development package announced by the federal government for Karachi, while reviewing a host of mega projects concerning the cosmopolitan.

Published 14 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Fresh uplift projects in Karachi: PM asks Sindh governor to complete homework

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed Governor Sindh Imran Ismail to complete homework regarding launch of federal government's fresh development projects in Karachi keeping in view the interest and welfare of the public.

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

31 bills adopted during Senate's parliamentary year 2019-20

The Senate passed a total of 31 bills, met for a total duration of 127 hours and 58 minutes in the 10 sessions including three joint sessions and three requisition sessions, while the average attendance of the senators in the Senate sessions remained less

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Senate body seeks details about anti-polio drive

The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Wednesday asked the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination to share all the relevant details regarding its anti-polio drive across the c

Published 12 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PM lays foundation stone of 20,000 housing units in Islamabad

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reiterated government's commitment to construct five million housing units before the completion of his government's tenure, while laying the foundation stone of 20,000 housing units in Islamabad. "This is just the b

Published 12 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Data4Pakistan portal launched

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday blamed the previous governments for poverty in Pakistan saying the misplaced priorities of those in power in the past were being corrected by his government to "weed out poverty from the entire country."

Published 11 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PM for reducing petrol prices

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed the relevant departments to enhance mutual coordination and forge a practicable and comprehensive strategy to "reduce petroleum prices as much as possible," while blaming the previous governments of mismanagem

Published 11 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Evidence provided by three political parties: Foreign funding case heading to its conclusion

The much-hyped foreign funding case is finally heading to its conclusion as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to reserve verdict in the case with the expected completion of the scrutiny of the evidence provided by the three political p

Published 10 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

PM pays homage to martyred Colonel Mujeebur Rehman

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday paid homage to Colonel Mujeebur Rehman who embraced martyrdom during a security forces' operation against terrorists in Tank, Dera Ismail Khan. "Foiling the nefarious designs of terrorists, Colonel Mujeebur Rehman embra

Published 10 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Details of ICT's private schools' fee being gathered on IHC's order: Senate panel told

The information regarding all the 1,560 private schools located in the jurisdiction of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) is being collected as per the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to determine the tuition fee structure of the private schoo

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Ehsaas programme: 15 selected districts to have more Nadra desks: Dr Sania

Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Sania Nishtar Thursday directed increase in the number of Nadra (National Database and Registration Authority) desks for the registration of the beneficiaries of Ehsaas Ka

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Coronavirus: Over 760,000 foreign travellers screened

More than 760,000 passengers who have arrived in Pakistan from foreign countries in recent weeks have been screened for coronavirus as part of the federal government's strategy to prevent the outbreak of this epidemic in Pakistan, Special Assistant to Pri

Published 06 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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