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Pakistan

Oxford chancellor polls: Imran’s nomination submitted

ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination for Oxford University’s chancellor...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

Markets

Ogra Ordinance 2002: Dar directs PD to suggest ‘appropriate amendments’

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in his additional official capacity as the Deputy Prime Minister, has ...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

Use of VPNs slowed down internet: govt

ISLAMABAD: What appears to be a revelation, State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:34am

Power theft: PM asks provinces to support Discos

ISLAMABAD: Faced with the colossal challenge of prevalent power theft in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:30am

Pakistan

NA education panel: NA panel has failed to decide four key private members’ bills

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s education panel, Friday, failed to decide on the fate of four key private...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am

Pakistan

ICT LG elections: submissions open from today

ISLAMABAD: The submissions for local government elections in the federal capital are opening from today (Friday),...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Pakistan

Independence Day celebrated: BISP to launch nationwide tree-plantation drive

ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) announced to have launched nationwide tree plantation drive ...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 05:59am

Pakistan

Fight against terrorism is far from over: Senate chief

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani has warned that Pakistan’s fight against terrorism is far from over,...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan

Formation of PAC remains incomplete

ISLAMABAD: The formation of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) remains incomplete, as the upper house of the parliament...

Published 10 Aug, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

Complaint redressal system: BISP asks ADB team to advance pilot launch to next month

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Amer Ali Ahmad has urged the ADB’s technical team to...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 07:30am

Pakistan

LG elections in Islamabad on Sept 29

ISLAMABAD: After failing to hold the local government (LG) elections in the federal capital for over three years, ...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 07:57am

Pakistan

NA-171 RYK: bye-election to take place on Sept 12

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced bye-election, this September 12, on National...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 07:51am

Pakistan

Fawad urges ECP to ‘restore’ its image by returning 41 NA seats to PTI

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e—Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry has urged the electoral body to restore its...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 07:31am

Pakistan

Senate condemns Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran

ISLAMABAD: The upper house of the parliament has expressed profoundest grief and sorrow on the martyrdom of Hamas...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Pakistan

ECP to hear contempt cases against IK, Fawad next week

ISLAMABAD: The electoral organisation is scheduled to hear the contempt cases against former prime minister Imran...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Technology

Telecom sector eyeing to generate Rs1000bn: PTA

ISLAMABAD: The total revenue from telecom sector in this fiscal year is estimated at Rs1,000 billion, Chairman...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

ADB team, BISP official discuss proposed $300m package

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank Fact-Finding Mission, Wednesday, called on Secretary Benazir Income Support...

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 10:15am

Pakistan

Islamabad LG polls schedule likely next month

ISLAMABAD: The schedule for local government elections in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) is likely next ...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

Pakistan

ECP notifies 93 returned MPAs as PTI lawmakers

ISLAMABAD: The number of PTI lawmakers in four assemblies now becomes 132— after the electoral entity, Monday,...

Updated 30 Jul, 2024 08:41am

Pakistan

Affidavits of 3 SIC MNAs confiscated by police during raid?

ISLAMABAD: Three MNAs of Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), who originally belong to PTI but are not included in the list...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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