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Sardar Sikander Shaheen

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

Pakistan

Senate adopts two government bills amid opposition

The Senate on Wednesday passed two government bills including the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2020 amid strong opposition from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which deman

Published 05 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Senate to take up wheat and wheat flour crises

The Upper House of the Parliament Tuesday decided to take up the issue of the recent wheat and flour crises in the Committee of the Whole, while the report of the Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research primarily held the Sindh go

Published 04 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Senators hail signing of US, Taliban peace deal

The senators from the treasury and the opposition benches on Monday appreciated the signing of the United States-Taliban Peace Agreement, while demanding a briefing from Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the matter. "This is a very welcome developm

Published 03 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

BISP to function under federal government's Ehsaas Kifalat Programme

There is no move in the offing to either rename or abolish Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), which would continue to function under the ambit of Ehsaas Kifalat Programme as part of the federal government's Ehsaas Programme, it has been learnt.

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Shibli debunks reports of coronavirus outbreak

Leader of the House in Senate, Shibli Faraz Friday dismissed as false the reports suggesting the possibility of outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Pakistan, saying all preparatory arrangements have been put in place to deal with any situation.

Published 29 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Absence of Islamabad mayor, CDA chief irks NA panel

The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Climate Change on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over the absence of Islamabad Mayor Anser Aziz and Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed from the committee's meeting, and issued

Published 27 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

LG elections: ECP asks Punjab CS to provide required data

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday expressed concern over non-provision of relevant data for the local government elections in Punjab by the provincial government, and has asked the provincial chief secretary to immediately provide the r

Published 26 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Explosive licences: Senate panel summons Interior minister, secretary

The Senate Standing Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas on Tuesday expressed concern over "explosive licences being issued to unknown companies" in Balochistan, and summoned Interior Minister Ijaz Shah and Secretary Interior Yousaf Naseem Khokha

Published 26 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

42 cantonment boards: Exercise of delimitation of wards may be completed by end of next month

The ongoing exercise of the delimitation of wards in the 42 cantonment boards (CBs) across the country is expected to be completed by the end of next month, following which the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would be constitutionally empowered to m

Published 25 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Rabbani's bill aims to curtail presidential powers of promulgating ordinances

Former chairman Senate Raza Rabbani's bill seeking certain amendments in the constitution to prevent the President of Pakistan from 'misusing' his authority in promulgating presidential ordinances requires two-third majority in both houses of Parliament i

Published 23 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Capital cleanliness issue: Senate body summons mayor, CDA chairman

Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change on Friday expressed strong concern on the lack of cleanliness, and deteriorating environment standards in the federal capital and summoned Islamabad Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz, Capital Development Authority (CDA) C

Published 22 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

'Electoral laws allow foreign funding from individuals but bar from groups'

Though the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) continues to hear foreign funding case involving all three major political parties of the country, on account of apparent complexities in the electoral laws, proving allegations against any look rather diff

Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

ECP decides to prioritise Third Strategic Plan

With new management in place, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to prioritise the objectives envisioned in the ECP's 3rd Strategic Plan that was launched in November last year but could not be pursued as the commission was left dysfunc

Published 19 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Senate criticises government for wheat, flour shortages

The Upper House of the Parliament on Monday passed a resolution condemning the wheat and flour crises in the country. The house also urged the federal government to make public, a related Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)'s inquiry report on the matter t

Published 18 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan-India relationship: UN chief says wants to defuse hostility

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Sunday expressed 'deep concern' over the tension between Pakistan and India and offered his 'good offices' to defuse hostility while urging both sides to 'exercise restraint'.

Published 17 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

PTI announces three-day mourning on demise of Naeemul Haq

The ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced three-day mourning over the demise of Naeem-ul-Haq, a PTI founding member and one of the most trusted confidantes of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In this regard, the PTI announced to suspen

Published 17 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Senate adopts six major bills moved by government

In a major development, the Senate Friday passed six government bills, five of which have already been passed by the National Assembly and would soon become the Acts of Parliament following the assent from President Arif Alvi.

Published 15 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Turkish company keen to expand investments

Koç Holding, the largest Turkish enterprise, has expressed its commitment to further expand its investments and operations in Pakistan. This was stated by Can Dincer, chief commercial officer of Arçelik, a subsidiary of Koç Holding in Turkey, while addres

Published 14 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 28	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 28	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 28	155.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 28	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 28	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 28	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 28	6,067.70
Nasdaq / Jan 28	19,733.59
FTSE 100 / Jan 28	8,533.87
Dow Jones / Jan 28	44,850.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 28	21,430.58
France CAC40 / Jan 28	7,897.37
India Sensex / Jan 29	76,280.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 29	39,346.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 28	73.71
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 28	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 28	247,560.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 28	2,762.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 28	67.08
Petrol/Litre / Jan 29	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Redco Textile / Jan 29 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	19.97 ▲ 1.82 (10.03%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	14.81 ▲ 1.35 (10.03%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 29 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	30.69 ▲ 2.79 (10%)
LSE Ventures / Jan 29 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	13.20 ▲ 1.2 (10%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 29 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	31.50 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 29 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	393.98 ▲ 31.53 (8.7%)
J.A.Textile / Jan 29 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	31.50 ▲ 2.48 (8.55%)
Blessed Tex. / Jan 29 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	368 ▲ 28 (8.24%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 29 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.88 ▼ -1 (-12.69%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.17 ▼ -0.83 (-11.86%)
First IBL Mod. / Jan 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.90 ▼ -0.2 (-6.45%)
Fazal Cloth / Jan 29 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	150.05 ▼ -10.31 (-6.43%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 29 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.66 ▼ -0.59 (-6.38%)
Premium Textile / Jan 29 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	375 ▼ -24.78 (-6.2%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 29 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.16 ▼ -0.76 (-5.88%)
Pak Synthetics / Jan 29 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	37.25 ▼ -2.25 (-5.7%)
Reliance Weaving / Jan 29 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	140 ▼ -7.75 (-5.25%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	67,917,203 ▼ -0.03
Sui South Gas / Jan 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,454,322 ▲ 0.36
Cnergyico PK / Jan 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,426,632 ▲ 0.09
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,339,311 ▲ 0.14
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 29 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	26,038,104 ▲ 4.34
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,860,876 ▲ 0.15
Fauji Cement / Jan 29 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,743,736 ▼ -0.52
Lotte Chemical / Jan 29 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,546,524 ▼ -0.05
Pak Elektron / Jan 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,387,699 ▼ -0.03

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