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No-confidence motions: Senate prorogued to meet on August 1 for vote

An unprecedented move came in Pakistan's legislative history when the Senate briefly met on Tuesday to discuss the no-confidence motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. The session was prorogued to meet again on August 1 to vote on the motion. The

Published 24 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate caught up in a paradox

In the backdrop of no-confidence motion moved by the joint opposition against Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, the Upper House of the Parliament is caught up in a paradox, as only the chairman Senate is constitutionally empowered to summon the requisitione

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate caught up in a paradox

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Grade one to Intermediate-level: Minister vows to introduce uniform education system by 2022

All educational institutions in Pakistan including the government and private schools as well as religious seminaries (madaris) will have uniform education system from primary to intermediate level by the year 2022 while the Ministry of Education and Prof

Published 22 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate session summoned on 23rd

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani has finally summoned an all important session of the Upper House of the Parliament, which is expected to decide about his fate, on July 23, the last date to summon the upcoming session in accordance with constitutional provi

Published 21 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate session summoned on 23rd

Published 21 Jul, 2019 12:00am

No-confidence motion: government, opposition not in a hurry to have Senate session

Even though the joint opposition has moved a no-confidence motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, yet it appears that neither the opposition nor treasury benches are in hurry to have the related session of the upper House of the Parliament convene

Published 20 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Army deployed on sensitive polling stations: Election on 16 PA seats of former Fata tomorrow

The military personnel have been deployed inside and outside 464 polling stations that have been marked as 'highly sensitive' by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as the Commission has finalised arrangements for election on 16 provincial seats of

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate chairman: opposition set to withdraw no-confidence motion?

In an unexpected twist to the turn of events involving joint opposition's no-trust motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Leader of the Opposition in Senate Raja Zafar-ul-Haq held a low-key meeting with the chairman Senate on Wednesday amidst spec

Published 18 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate body voices concern over fire incidents in forests

The Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change expressed grave concern on Tuesday over fire incidents in the forests of Islamabad, Murree and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while slamming the absence of Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam fr

Published 17 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senators to be informed about no-trust motion

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday approved to notify officially that joint opposition has moved a no-confidence motion against him, following which all the senators and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs have been formally intimated about the motio

Published 17 Jul, 2019 12:00am

No-trust motion against Mandviwalla: government move appears to be flawed

The government's decision to bring a no-confidence motion against Saleem Mandviwalla, in a tit for tat move, may have been tactically flawed as it would ensure that former President Zardari would give explicit instructions to PPP senators to vote for the

Published 16 Jul, 2019 12:00am

PTI, allies submit no-trust resolution against Mandviwalla

In what comes as a tit-for-tat response, the senators from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allied parties on Friday submitted a no-confidence resolution against Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla, three days after the opposition s

Published 13 Jul, 2019 12:00am

PTI, allies submit no-trust resolution against Mandviwalla

Published 13 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Opposition nominates Bizenjo for Senate chairman's slot

The joint opposition's Rahbar Committee Thursday finally nominated National Party's (NP) Hasil Khan Bizenjo as candidate for the slot of Senate chairman, two days after submitting a no-confidence resolution against Sadiq Sanjrani, the incumbent chairman S

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Opposition nominates Bizenjo for Senate chairman's slot

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:00am

IMF backs commitment to increase spending on BISP

Pakistan has made commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it is aiming to increase spending on the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to 0.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on an annual basis, reveals the IMF country report.

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate chairman: Opposition decides to move no-confidence motion on July 9

The opposition's newly-formed Rahbar Committee on Friday announced that it would move a no-confidence motion in the Senate on July 9 for the removal of Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani; however, it failed to forge consensus on Sanjrani's replacement. Accord

Published 06 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate chairman: Opposition decides to move no-confidence motion on July 9

Published 06 Jul, 2019 12:00am

'Maryam says her elevation is PML-N's internal matter'

Maryam Nawaz has taken stance before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that her elevation as vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is party's internal matter which, according to her, has nothing to do with the lawmakers of Pakista

Published 05 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Forex
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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