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Sardar Sikander Shaheen

Energy minister briefs Senate: Rs100bn to be spent on power distribution system replacement

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar informed the Senate on Tuesday that federal government would...

Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:14am

Pakistan

Senate passes bill to prevent torture, custodial death

ISLAMABAD: Senate Monday passed The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill 2021 - a...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 03:22am

Pakistan

PM may not visit AJK ahead of general elections

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan may not visit Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) ahead of July 25 general elections...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

Cantonment Boards: LG elections to be held on Sept 12

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday issued the schedule for local government elections in 219...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:29am

Pakistan

ECP seeks wealth details from political parties

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), on Thursday, asked the political parties to submit their wealth...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Electoral reforms: AGP meets CEC

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has assured the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of considering its ‘valid’...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 02:21am

Pakistan

Covid-19 pandemic unearths opportunity to recast role of welfare state: Dr Sania

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar has...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Pakistan

1bn people worldwide without identity documents: NADRA chief

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Tariq Malik Wednesday said one billion...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Pakistan

Election campaign in AJK in full swing: Political parties eyeing lion’s share in future power arrangement

ISLAMABAD: Election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is in full swing as political parties are eyeing the...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Pakistan

Pak embassy officials in KSA: NA panel seeks inquiry report into extortion allegations

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly's Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD)...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Pakistan

Freshly inducted in BS-17: CEC launches training programme for 75 officers

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, on Monday, inaugurated the Pre-Service Training...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Maryam Nawaz won't participate in PDM's Swat rally: Ameer Muqam

ISLAMABAD: The erstwhile Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders held responsible for alienating the ANP and PPP...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

Pakistan

ECP begins scrutinising lawmakers' wealth details

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Thursday, formally started the scrutiny of the wealth statements ...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am

Pakistan

GST collection: Senate panel asks IPC ministry to get FBR reply

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination Wednesday asked the Ministry of...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am

Pakistan

Margalla Hills: Senate panel concerned over repeated fire incidents

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change, Tuesday, expressed 'deep concern' over repeated fire...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Pakistan

Alleged harassment of traders: Sanjrani urges NAB to dispel 'perception'

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani Monday urged the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to dispel the...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Business & Finance

BISP board approves Rs250bn budget

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Board on Monday accorded approval to BISP annual budget of Rs 250...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Tarin defends tax arrest clause but vows improvement

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Friday categorically dismissed the Senate’s demand to abolish the powers...

Updated 26 Jun, 2021 04:56pm

Business & Finance

Finance Bill 2021: Senate adopts nearly 300 recommendations

ISLAMABAD: Senate Thursday adopted its nearly 300 recommendations including those related to Finance Bill 2021 as...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Pakistan

Senate informed: Rs4.7trn revenue target for FY21 to be achieved

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has recorded tax collection of Rs 4.1 trillion so far, while it is expected to...

Published 24 Jun, 2021 03:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 1 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.90 ▲ 1.00 (34.48%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 1 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.05 ▲ 1.00 (19.80%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	8.47 ▲ 1.00 (13.39%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 1 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.53 ▲ 0.33 (10.31%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 1 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	30.53 ▲ 2.78 (10.02%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Big Bird Foods / Jan 1 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	62.70 ▲ 5.70 (10.00%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	115.51 ▲ 10.50 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,006.17 ▲ 91.47 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63.47 ▼ -7.05 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 1 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	183.43 ▼ -20.38 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 1 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	383.24 ▼ -42.58 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.55 ▼ -8.67 (-9.94%)
East West Ins. / Jan 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 1 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	27.80 ▼ -2.99 (-9.71%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 1 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38 ▼ -3.45 (-8.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▼ -0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,440,252 ▼ -0.12
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.27
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▼ -0.05
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.06

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