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Pakistan

Over 26,000 returnees quarantined in AJK since March

More than 26,000 persons who returned to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) since March were 'traced' and quarantined as a precautionary measure against coronavirus.

Published 08 May, 2020 12:05am

Pakistan

'Funding not to be problem for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Transfers programme'

The federal government's newly launched Ehsaas Emergency Cash Transfers initiative aims to provide financial assistance mainly to labourers and other deserving population who have lost their livelihood due to the rapid spread of coronavirus across the cou

Published 07 May, 2020 12:02am

Pakistan

Senate session demanded to consider option of convening requisition session

While the federal government has dismissed the possibility of immediately summoning Senate session as a precautionary measure in the backdrop of the outbreak of coronavirus, the senators have once again demanded a Senate session be held and to consider th

Published 01 May, 2020 12:54am

Pakistan

Malik urges government to invoke 'force majeure' to have foreign debts written off

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik on Thursday submitted a resolution in the Senate Secretariat urging the federal government to invoke "Force-Majeure Law" to have Pakistan's foreign debts written off from the International Monetary Fund (

Published 01 May, 2020 12:54am

Pakistan

Covid-19: ECP continues to restrict functions

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) continues to operate with 'skeleton' staff and has restricted its functioning on the pretext of preventive arrangements taken against Covid-19 with several important matters being dealt with by the Commission havi

Published 28 Apr, 2020 12:54am

Pakistan

3.8 million government employees declared ineligible for financial assistance

More than 3.8 million federal and provincial government employees including those of BISP (Benazir Income Support Programme), Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Post and other departments have been declared ineligible for financial assistance under the Ehsaas Em

Published 25 Apr, 2020 06:43am

Ehsaas Programme: Rs69bn distributed among 5.75 million families: Nishtar

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr Sania Nishtar Thursday said Rs69 billion had been distributed among 5.75 million deserving families under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme and effective steps were bei

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

Pakistan

Senate session: Sanjrani's request for NA hall fails to elicit govt nod

Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani's request to National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to allocate NA hall for Senate session has not gone down well with the federal government which is reluctant to convene Senate session in the backdrop of the alarming spread

Published 23 Apr, 2020 02:53am

Donors-needy nexus: Government launches 'Ehsaas Rashan Portal'

The federal government Tuesday launched 'Ehsaas Rashan Portal' in a bid to facilitate matchmaking between donors and beneficiaries and provide data of eligible beneficiaries to donors.

Published 22 Apr, 2020 02:52am

Ehsaas Programme: Over Rs 55 billion distributed among 4.586m families till 19th

Almost 140 million (139.197 million) text messages were received at the federal government's designated Short Messaging Service (SMS) number seeking financial assistance under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme, out of which 55.47 million were freshly regist

Published 21 Apr, 2020 03:03am

Hoarding of essential items: Government vows firm action

Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Naseem on Sunday reiterated 'exemplary punishment' for anyone involved in hoarding of essential commodities saying the federal government is introducing an ordinance to take on the hoarders and profite

Published 20 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Covid-19 policy: Modi government targeting Muslims to divert backlash: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday slammed as 'racist' the 'Hindutva supremacist ideology' of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to target Muslims in India, likening it to that of Nazis in Germany.

Published 20 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme: Deadline for registration ends

The deadline for the registration of Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme ended on Sunday midnight while more than Rs 55 billion, so far, have been distributed among 4.6 million families as part of the federal government's initiative to provide cash assistance

Published 20 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Government going for 'smart' lockdown: Moeed

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Security Dr Moeed Yusuf on Sunday said that the federal government is implementing 'smart lockdown' to impose lockdown measures only in those areas where coronavirus has posed a threat while the restrictive

Published 20 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme registration to be closed on April 19

The registration for the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme under which financial assistance of Rs12,000 each is being provided to 12 million families, would be closed on Sunday midnight (April 19), while more than 85 million applicants have already register

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

7.5 million needy people to get cash: Ehsaas Programme enters second phase

With the completion of the first phase of cash distribution to 4.5 million families, the financial assistance to the remaining 7.5 million deserving population has started as part of the federal government's Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme to provide Rs12

Published 17 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Continuous blockade of mail delivery services by air, railways

The federal government's continued blockade of mail delivery services by air and railways as a preventive measure against coronavirus has created confusion due to lack of a clear policy while the Pakistan Post and private courier services are presently de

Published 16 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme: Sindh wants cash aid routed through provincial government

In the backdrop of the federal government's ongoing drive to provide financial support to the deserving families under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme, Sindh is unhappy over the cash assistance by the centre and wants the funds distribution in the provinc

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

ECP decides to have its own offices in various districts

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to have its offices constructed in the various districts across the country where the ECP has its own plots, and to acquire plots in the districts where the electoral body does not have real estate pro

Published 09 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Ehsaas Emergency Programme: Over 34 million messages received for aid: Sania

The distribution of Rs200 billion among the 12 million deserving families under the Ehsaas Emergency Programme would start in the ongoing week as part of the federal government's initiative to financially support the downtrodden segments of the society in

Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 28	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 28	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 28	155.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 28	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 28	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 28	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 28	6,067.70
Nasdaq / Jan 28	19,733.59
FTSE 100 / Jan 28	8,533.87
Dow Jones / Jan 28	44,850.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 28	21,430.58
France CAC40 / Jan 28	7,897.37
India Sensex / Jan 29	76,280.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 29	39,346.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 28	73.71
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 28	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 28	247,560.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 28	2,762.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 28	67.08
Petrol/Litre / Jan 29	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Saritow Spinning / Jan 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	14.81 ▲ 1.35 (10.03%)
Redco Textile / Jan 29 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	19.97 ▲ 1.82 (10.03%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 29 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	30.69 ▲ 2.79 (10%)
LSE Ventures / Jan 29 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	13.20 ▲ 1.2 (10%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 29 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	31.50 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 29 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	393.98 ▲ 31.53 (8.7%)
J.A.Textile / Jan 29 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	31.50 ▲ 2.48 (8.55%)
Chashma / Jan 29 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	75.50 ▲ 5.5 (7.86%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 29 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.88 ▼ -1 (-12.69%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.17 ▼ -0.83 (-11.86%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 29 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.17 ▼ -0.62 (-10.71%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 29 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.71 ▼ -6.19 (-10%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 29 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.14 ▼ -2.72 (-9.42%)
First IBL Mod. / Jan 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.90 ▼ -0.2 (-6.45%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 29 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.66 ▼ -0.59 (-6.38%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jan 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	9.20 ▼ -0.62 (-6.31%)
Premium Textile / Jan 29 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	375 ▼ -24.78 (-6.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	67,917,203 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,454,322 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Jan 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,426,632 ▲ 0.18
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,339,311 ▲ 0.26
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 29 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	26,038,104 ▲ 4.34
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,324,981 ▲ 0.15
Fauji Cement / Jan 29 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,743,736 ▼ -0.22
Lotte Chemical / Jan 29 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,546,524 ▼ -0.12
Pak Elektron / Jan 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,387,699 ▲ 0.12

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