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Wang says Pak-China ties unbreakable

On the heels of heightened tension between Pakistan and India, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday assured Prime Minister Imran Khan that the China-Pakistan relationship was "rock-solid and unbreakable" and reiterated China's opposition to any "uni

Published 09 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Joint opposition moves resolution against four presidential ordinances

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's federal government could potentially be in deep trouble as the joint opposition has moved a resolution in the Senate Secretariat to disapprove the four key ordinances moved in the Upper House of the Parliament by the treasury be

Published 08 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Hajj 2019: SA cancels licences of two Makatib over poor arrangements

Saudi Arabia has cancelled the licenses of two Makatib that hosted Pakistani pilgrims where the accommodation arrangements were found to be highly unsatisfactory during the recent Hajj 2019 and it has assured Pakistan to cancel the licenses of four more M

Published 07 Sep, 2019 12:00am

NA body passes Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019

National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice Thursday passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019 which seeks to amend the Family Courts Act 1964 to empower the family courts to involve family members of the spouses to settle any marital dis

Published 06 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Promulgation of amended GIDC ordinance draws ire of opposition

The promulgation of the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 by President Arif Alvi drew the ire of the opposition parties in the Senate on Tuesday who accused the President of violating the Constitution and staged a walkout agai

Published 04 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Promulgation of amended GIDC ordinance draws ire of opposition

Published 04 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Time to part ways with OIC: Rabbani

Taking on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's 'passive' stance towards Kashmir, former chairman Senate Raza Rabbani said on Friday that Pakistan needs to pull itself out of OIC, while terming the organisation 'worse' than United Nations, as the Sena

Published 31 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Modi described as Hitler's sole heir

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday described Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'heir of Adolf Hitler' and dismissed as 'absolute non-sense' his statements regarding Kashmir, and reiterated to highlight the atrocities of Indian forces

Published 30 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Modi described as Hitler's sole heir

Published 30 Aug, 2019 12:00am

APC scheduled for today postponed: Rahbar Committee gets cold shoulder from PPP, PML-N

The failure of the Rahbar Committee to win support of mainstream opposition parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), for anti-government Azadi March announced by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) is the reason behin

Published 29 Aug, 2019 12:00am

NA panel slams SCFHS for terminating services of Pakistan doctors

The National Assembly's Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Tuesday strongly condemned the removal of services of Pakistani doctors by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS). Presiding over the fift

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Maryam's eligibility: ECP postpones announcement of verdict till September 3

In an unexpected development, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday postponed till September 3 the announcement of its already reserved verdict against the appointment of Maryam Nawaz as vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). A

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Maryam's eligibility: ECP postpones announcement of verdict till September 3

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Firdous demands G7 leaders to take strong stance

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has called upon the leaders of the G7 Summit to take a strong stance against the "degrading of humanity" in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and stop Indian Prime Mini

Published 27 Aug, 2019 12:00am

PML-N, PPP refuse to support JUI-F's anti-government plan

A day after Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) announced to launch 'Azadi March' to Islamabad in a bid to lock down the federal capital and topple the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in October, the mainstream opposition parties including Pakista

Published 27 Aug, 2019 12:00am

CEC refuses to administer oath to two members

A fresh crisis has hit the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza (retd) has refused to administer oath to the two newly-appointed members of the ECP, Khalid Mahmood Siddiqui from Sindh and

Published 24 Aug, 2019 12:00am

CEC refuses to administer oath to two members

Published 24 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Senate chief urges Afghanistan to back Kashmir cause

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani urged Afghan government and people on Thursday to actively support Kashmir cause, while a visiting Afghan parliamentary delegation has extended its complete support to Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir. "Kashmiris in the IOK

Published 23 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Senate body to take up 'Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill' today

National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice would again take up the 'Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2019' today (Wednesday) and seek the input from the Ministry of Human Rights after deferring debate on the bill in Tuesday's meetin

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Steps firmed up to further internationalise Kashmir issue

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said India went all out to stop United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultative meeting on Kashmir but failed, while Pakistan achieved a milestone in its history. "Yesterday, we achieved a milestone wh

Published 18 Aug, 2019 12:00am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	150.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 21	5,853.98
Nasdaq / Oct 21	18,540.01
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	8,318.24
Dow Jones / Oct 21	42,931.60
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	19,461.19
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,536.23
India Sensex / Oct 22	80,819.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	38,436.98

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	242,027
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	70.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	2,734.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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