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Sardar Sikander Shaheen

Civil Servants Rules, 1973: Withdrawal of 'controversial' amendment not on government's agenda

Withdrawal of the 'controversial' amendment in Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973, which made balloting mandatory in inductions in the federal government departments from BPS 1 to 5 is not on the government's agenda, informed

Published 16 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Senate passes 'The Naya Pakistan Housing, Development Authority Bill, 2019

The Upper House of the Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed 'The Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Bill, 2019,' for the purposes of planning, development, construction and management of real estate development schemes and projects, inclu

Published 15 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Disparities in wealth details: Bilawal's reply submitted to ECP

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday submitted reply in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) through his counsel regarding alleged disparities in his wealth details submitted with the electoral body while questionin

Published 15 Jan, 2020 12:00am

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

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	69.13
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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