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Sardar Sikander Shaheen

NA body for facilitating lawmakers in using free air tickets

In a move that raises eyebrows in the backdrop of severe financial crunch Pakistan is faced with, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Tuesday recommended removing certain 'hurdles' in the laws for 'easy' util

Published 25 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Crimes in Capital: Senate body takes notice

In the backdrop of an alarming increase in the crime rate in the federal capital, the Senate Standing Committee on Interior took stock of the existing situation on Monday and asked Islamabad Police to step up action against the criminal networks to curb t

Published 24 Sep, 2019 12:00am

2018 general elections: ECP makes 'wasteful expenditure' of over Rs 367 million: AGP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) made 'wasteful expenditure' of more than nearly Rs 367 million in last year's general elections, reveals the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP's) report for 2018-19.

Published 21 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Senate body for making Gwadar Port completely operational by October 15

The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs on Friday asked the Gwadar Port Authority to step up arrangements to make Gwadar Port completely operational by October 15 and expedite all the necessary measures in this regard.

Published 21 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body

The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday unanimously passed the National Accountability (Amendment) Act 2019 moved by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart Farooq Naek as a private member bill, which seeks to amend the National Accoun

Published 20 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body

Published 20 Sep, 2019 12:00am

UN urged to form inquiry commission for crimes in IOK

The lawmakers from Parliament, provincial legislatures, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan came together on Wednesday to call upon the United Nations to constitute an independent inquiry commission to investigate and fix responsibility for crimes a

Published 19 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president

Rejecting the petition of four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday allowed Maryam Nawaz to continue as PML-N vice president but barred her from heading the party even on acting basis. A three-member ECP

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Opposition adamant: government's move to lay four key Ords in NA seen as preemptive action

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's move to lay four key ordinances in the National Assembly a few days before laying the same in the Senate is a preemptive move in the backdrop of statements by opposition members in the Senate that they would

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

34 agencies, federating units tasked to implement Ehsaas Programme

The federal government has tasked its 34 agencies and all federating units to implement Ehsaas Programme which, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government claims, is the largest social safety initiative in the history of Pakistan and aims to bring 10 m

Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Rs 1.25 billion released for plantation of saplings across country: NA body informed

The federal government has so far released Rs 1.25 billion for the plantation of 3.29 billion saplings across the country under the 10 billion tree plantation programme.

Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan ready to help de-escalate tension between Iran & US: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is deeply concerned over ongoing tension between the United States and Iran that has "potential to destabilize the region" and is ready to play its role in facilitating de-escalation of tensions

Published 14 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Mazari for highlighting gender-based violence in IOK

Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Thursday said that an official of Ministry of Human Rights has recently met a Vatican representative in Pakistan with the request for Pope to issue a statement on serious human rights violations in In

Published 13 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Opposition divided over JUI-F's anti-government march

Even though the opposition parties on Thursday created a furore during President Arif Alvi's address at the joint session of the Parliament, they remained divided on the issue of launching a decisive campaign against the federal government with two main o

Published 13 Sep, 2019 12:00am

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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

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Wang says Pak-China ties unbreakable

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,394.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,770.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.61
Petrol/Litre / Jan 27	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
OLP Modaraba / Jan 27 OLP Modaraba Limited(OLPM)	16.05 ▼ 0 (0%)
Nishat Power / Jan 27 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	34.53 ▼ 0 (0%)
National Refinery / Jan 27 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	261.80 ▼ 0 (0%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 27 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	25.37 ▼ 0 (0%)
National Silk / Jan 27 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	55.44 ▼ 0 (0%)
Oilboy Energy / Jan 27 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	9.51 ▼ 0 (0%)
Octopus Digital / Jan 27 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	66.82 ▼ 0 (0%)
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jan 27 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	212.43 ▼ 0 (0%)
OLP Fin. Services / Jan 27 OLP Financial Services Pakistan Limited(OLPL)	36.83 ▼ 0 (0%)

Stock	Price
OLP Modaraba / Jan 27 OLP Modaraba Limited(OLPM)	16.05 ▲ 0 (0%)
Nishat Power / Jan 27 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	34.53 ▲ 0 (0%)
National Refinery / Jan 27 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	261.80 ▲ 0 (0%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 27 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	25.37 ▲ 0 (0%)
National Silk / Jan 27 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	55.44 ▲ 0 (0%)
Oilboy Energy / Jan 27 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	9.51 ▲ 0 (0%)
Octopus Digital / Jan 27 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	66.82 ▲ 0 (0%)
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jan 27 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	212.43 ▲ 0 (0%)
OLP Fin. Services / Jan 27 OLP Financial Services Pakistan Limited(OLPL)	36.83 ▲ 0 (0%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	61,454,571 ▲ 0
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,677,562 ▲ 0
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,767,457 ▲ 0
The Searle Co. / Jan 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,713,969 ▲ 0
Fauji Cement / Jan 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,797,108 ▲ 0
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 27 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	18,489,077 ▲ 0
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	17,202,553 ▲ 0
Waves Corporation / Jan 27 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	16,079,475 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,337,516 ▲ 0

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