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Pakistan

Senate passes two private members' bills

In a rare show of unity between the government and the opposition, the Upper House of the Parliament on Monday unanimously passed the Islamabad Community Integration Bill, 2019, a private member bill moved by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ra

Published 14 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Foreign funding case: ECP asks PTI, PML-N, PPP to respond to body's objections

The Scrutiny Committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) hearing all important foreign funding case has asked all the three mainstream political parties: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples

Published 14 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Appointment of CEC, ECP members: Parliamentary committee to meet tomorrow

An important meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Members of Election Commission of Pakistan is scheduled tomorrow (Tuesday) amidst the reports that the government and opposition are likely to reach

Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am

PM asks aides to address concerns

Prime Minister Imran Khan has tasked his aides to address the concerns of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan following Information Technology Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui's announcement to quit his ministerial portfolio citing "apathy of the fede

Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Senate adopts federal government employees housing authority bill, 2019

The Upper House of the Parliament on Friday passed a key government bill namely 'The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority Bill, 2019,' which aims at "planning and development of housing schemes for serving and retired federal government employee

Published 11 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

ECP seeks reply from Firdous in contempt case

In a move that has raised eyebrows, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday sought a response from Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan in a contempt case despite the fact that the ECP, due t

Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Discrepancies in wealth details: ECP seeks explanation from Bilawal

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought explanation from Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari regarding certain 'discrepancies' in his wealth details recently submitted to the electoral body.

Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Three government bills passed by Senate

The Upper House of the Parliament on Wednesday passed the three government bills to "specify the tenure and the terms and conditions of service" of the three services chiefs and chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Published 09 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Senate expected to take up bills today

The Senate is expected to take up today (Wednesday) the three government bills that aim to "specify the tenure and the terms and conditions of service" of the three services chiefs and chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, which were passed by the Nat

Published 08 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Senators condemn killing of Soleimani

Senators on Friday condemned the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a drone attack in Iraq, saying the development entails serious repercussions for Pakistan while asking the Foreign Office to take a clear stance on the matter and take the

Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Musharraf didn't abrogate Constitution: Saif

A senator from treasury benches, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, on Thursday strongly put his weight behind General Pervez Musharraf (retd), saying that "no one is born in Pakistan to hang Pervez Musharraf," while contending that the former dictator did not

Published 03 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Business & Finance

FATF-related bills presented in Senate

The federal government on Wednesday presented two key bills, the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Foreign Exchange Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Upper House of the Parliament, which finally met on Wednesday after an unprece

Published 02 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Senate, NA to meet today

After an unprecedented hiatus of almost four months, the Senate would meet in its regular session today (Wednesday) as President Arif Alvi on Tuesday summoned the Upper House of the Parliament's meeting. The President has also summoned National Assembly's

Published 01 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Zafar Iqbal elevated to position of secretary ECP

Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) former Justice Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi has elevated Zafar Iqbal Hussain as secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from the position of Chief Election Commissioner Punjab, following the extended retirement of

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Appointments of new CEC, members of ECP: Scheduled meeting of parliamentary body postponed again

In the backdrop of prevailing deadlock between the government and the opposition, the scheduled meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Members of Election Commission of Pakistan was once again put off

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PML-N, PPP reject NAB Ordinance 2019

The two mainstream opposition parties - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)- have rejected the National Accountability Bureau (Amendment) Ordinance 2019, saying the ordinance has been promulgated to save the skin of 'blue

Published 29 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

'Impeachment' of judges: Senate body seeks briefing from law ministry

In a significant move, the Senate Special Committee on Law Reforms has sought a detailed briefing from the Ministry of Law and Justice on parliamentary legislation to introduce a constitutional amendment for the impeachment of judges of the superior judic

Published 28 Dec, 2019 12:00am

CEC's, members' appointments: Parliamentary body's meeting again put off

Yet again, an all important meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Members of Election Commission of Pakistan scheduled for Tuesday was put off after the opposition boycotted the huddle in protest agai

Published 25 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

NA body concerned at 'fraud' allegedly committed by JKCHS

National Assembly's Standing Committee on Interior expressed strong concern on Tuesday over the 'fraud' allegedly committed by Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Society (JKCHS) and sought a detailed report from the Ministry of Interior regarding the r

Published 25 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

ECP asks lawmakers to provide details of wealth by December 31

Once again, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked all the lawmakers of Pakistan including the parliamentarians and members of the provincial assemblies to share with the Commission their wealth details as well as those of their spouses and d

Published 25 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 22	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 22	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 22	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 22	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
India Sensex / Nov 22	78,147.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,170.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,202.46
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,225.74

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 22	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 22	2,691.90
Diesel/Litre / Nov 22	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

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