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Sardar Sikander Shaheen

Pakistan

Outgoing FY2020-21: Scholarships worth Rs8.2bn awarded to students: Dr Sania

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

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Govt manages to get 2 bills passed thru PPP support

ISLAMABAD: Senate Monday passed two key government bills related to human rights, presented by Federal Minister for...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

Pakistan

Mazari assures Sherry: Two 'disappeared' bills to be supported by govt

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari Friday assured Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Pakistan

Govt unlikely to withdraw electoral reforms agenda

ISLAMABAD: Federal government is unlikely to retract from its electoral reforms agenda spearheaded by Prime Minister...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Business & Finance

Senators slam sweeping powers to FBR

ISLAMABAD: Senators Tuesday expressed serious concern over a proposal in the Finance Bill 2021 that grants sweeping...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Business & Finance

Senate takes up Finance Bill for discussion

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in Senate Dr Shahzad Waseem Monday said the federal government has presented...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Pakistan

Second phase of EEC Programme to be launched soon: Dr Sania

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

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Pakistan

Naya Pakistan: PM pledges to turn dream into reality

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday said his government is determined to realise the dream of Naya Pakistan...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Chinese industrial relocation: PM’s office working on strategy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Office is “closely working on framing an effective strategy for Chinese industrial...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Finance Bill laid in Senate

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Friday laid a copy of the Finance Bill 2021-22 in the Senate amidst ...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

Rs250bn set aside for BISP

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has seen an increase of 25 percent with the allocation of Rs 250...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

BISP disbursements: Survey shows Rs6.5m discrepancy in data

ISLAMABAD: There is a discrepancy of Rs 6.5 million in the data on disbursements for Benazir Income Support ...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Pakistan

PM to launch One Window Ehsaas Centre today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch today (Wednesday) the first One Window Ehsaas Centre in the federal...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

World urged to reset relationship with nature

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Saturday hosted World Environment Day in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Pakistan

Loss of glaciers: WB sees South Asian communities, livelihoods at risk

ISLAMABAD: The loss of glaciers in the mountain ranges of South Asia will have serious consequences for communities...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Pakistan

Pak-EPA fails to implement polythene bags ban

ISLAMABAD: Nearly two years after Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) launched its much-hyped drive...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

Nadra’s internet voting system flawed, lacks int’l standards

ISLAMABAD: The internet voting system for overseas Pakistanis developed by National Database and Registration...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Salaried class to get ‘big relief’: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry Tuesday said the salaried class would ...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

Absence from Senate sitting: Sanjrani comes down hard on PD officials

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani Monday came down hard on the top officials of Power Division for their...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

PML-N works out face-saving arrangement

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N has worked out a face-saving arrangement by maintaining Maryam Nawaz-Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ...

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

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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