News stories for Sardar Sikander Shaheen

Sardar Sikander Shaheen

Government-opposition talks end in Stalemate

The much-hyped dialogue between the government and opposition proved inconclusive on Friday and ended in stalemate over terms and venue of JUI-F protest. The JUI-F has declined the government's offer to hold protest and sit-in at Parade Ground and insists

Published 26 Oct, 2019 12:00am

PM's resignation: No demand received from opposition parties: Khattak

Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, the head of the government committee mandated to hold dialogue with the opposition parties on JUI-F's Azadi March, said on Thursday that the government side contacted all the opposition parties and none of which demanded P

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Fazl allowed to hold 'Azadi March'

Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday allowed Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to hold its Azadi March "if it takes place within the ambit of law and the Constitution as interpreted in the decisions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and Islamabad High Court

Published 24 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Fazl allowed to hold 'Azadi March'

Published 24 Oct, 2019 12:00am

PML-N senator criticises PM for 'describing' Fazl as 'Diesel'

In an unusual development, members of opposition parties in the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting warned the committee Chairman Faisal Javed on Tuesday of bringing a no-confidence motion against him "for supporting Prime Minster Im

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am

PML-N senator criticises PM for 'describing' Fazl as 'Diesel'

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Government committee for Azadi March talks: Opposition expresses reservations over inclusion of Sanjrani

The opposition has strong reservations at the presence of Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani in the government committee assigned to hold a dialogue with the opposition while the government side is locked in internal differences over exclusion of some key gov

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Government body rejects Fazl's demand for PM's resignation

Defense Minister Pervaiz Khattak, the head of government committee tasked by Prime Minister Imran Khan to hold dialogue with opposition, rejected the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl's (JUI-F) demand of the PM's resignation and warned that opposition would be re

Published 20 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Government body rejects Fazl's demand for PM's resignation

Published 20 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Khattak-led body to hold talks with JUI-F

The federal government on Friday formed a seven-member committee to hold dialogue with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and other opposition parties ahead of JUI-F's planned Azadi March-cum-sit-in. The committee has been formed by Defence Minister Pervai

Published 19 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

NA panel to approach PM for retrieving Pakistan Post's land

The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Postal Services Friday decided to approach Prime Minister Imran Khan for the retrieval of Pakistan Post's land allegedly grabbed by the land mafia in different parts of the country.

Published 19 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Khattak-led body to hold talks with JUI-F

Published 19 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

ECP 'condemns' PPP's allegations about Larkana by-poll

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday 'condemned' the allegations leveled by the senior leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regarding foul play in the by-election held in Sindh Assembly's constituency PS-11, Larkana II, which the ruli

Published 19 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Senate's media directorate makes details of body's 'in camera' session public

In a development that has raised eyebrows, Senate Standing Committee on Postal Services held open proceedings of its session which was supposed to be 'in camera' and Senate Media Directorate issued a press release containing the details of this 'in camera

Published 18 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Senate body defer discussion on FGEHA bill till next meeting

The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works on Wednesday expressed its concerns over, what it said, 'absolute powers' granted to the director general in the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority Bill 2019 and deferred the bill till its nex

Published 17 Oct, 2019 12:00am

PS-11 Larkana II by-poll: Deployment of army in accordance with the law: ECP

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected the concern of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) over the deployment of Pakistan Army and Rangers inside the polling stations during the by-election, scheduled today (October 17), on Sindh Assembly's seat PS-1

Published 17 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Upgradation of refineries: NA body decides to invite stakeholders in next meeting

The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Climate Change on Wednesday decided to invite stakeholders in its next meeting to formulate a plan with timeframe to upgrade refineries in the country. Committee's Chairperson Munaza Hassan from the ruling par

Updated 17 Oct, 2019 08:05am

Double higher education quota: HEC slammed over failure to implement cabinet decision

The Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Monday slammed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for its alleged failure to implement the federal cabinet's decision to double the higher education quota for the students belongi

Published 15 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Spouses, dependent children: Lawmakers asked to share wealth details with ECP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday asked all the lawmakers, including the parliamentarians and members of the provincial assemblies, to share with the commission of their wealth details as well as those of their spouses and dependent chil

Published 15 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Centre and KP government earmark Rs 314 billion for erstwhile Fata

The combined allocation by federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governments to the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the current year is Rs 314 billion. The federal government has allocated Rs 152 billion (the entire amount earmarked

Published 13 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 22	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 22	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 22	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 22	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
India Sensex / Nov 22	78,147.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,170.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,202.46
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,225.74

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 22	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 22	2,691.90
Diesel/Litre / Nov 22	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Most Popular