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Senate panel voices concern over malnutrition among children

The Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety on Friday recommended to the federal government to make practicable arrangements to ensure that minor children with stunted growth and malnutrition are treated by specialised paediatri

Published 28 Sep, 2019 12:00am

ECP decides to hear PTI foreign funding case on Oct 1

After a gap of more than a year and a half, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has resumed hearing of over five-year old foreign funding case involving the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and has fixed the case hearing on October 1, is

Updated 27 Sep, 2019 03:50pm

Companies linked to Panama Leaks scandal: NA body briefed about government's strategy

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar on Wednesday told the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Government Assurances that the federal government initiated action against 242 companies linked to the Panama Leaks scandal, out of which 90

Published 26 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Companies linked to Panama Leaks scandal: NA body briefed about government's strategy

Published 26 Sep, 2019 12:00am

NA body for facilitating lawmakers in using free air tickets

In a move that raises eyebrows in the backdrop of severe financial crunch Pakistan is faced with, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Tuesday recommended removing certain 'hurdles' in the laws for 'easy' util

Published 25 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Crimes in Capital: Senate body takes notice

In the backdrop of an alarming increase in the crime rate in the federal capital, the Senate Standing Committee on Interior took stock of the existing situation on Monday and asked Islamabad Police to step up action against the criminal networks to curb t

Published 24 Sep, 2019 12:00am

2018 general elections: ECP makes 'wasteful expenditure' of over Rs 367 million: AGP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) made 'wasteful expenditure' of more than nearly Rs 367 million in last year's general elections, reveals the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP's) report for 2018-19.

Published 21 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Senate body for making Gwadar Port completely operational by October 15

The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs on Friday asked the Gwadar Port Authority to step up arrangements to make Gwadar Port completely operational by October 15 and expedite all the necessary measures in this regard.

Published 21 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body

The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday unanimously passed the National Accountability (Amendment) Act 2019 moved by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart Farooq Naek as a private member bill, which seeks to amend the National Accoun

Published 20 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body

Published 20 Sep, 2019 12:00am

UN urged to form inquiry commission for crimes in IOK

The lawmakers from Parliament, provincial legislatures, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan came together on Wednesday to call upon the United Nations to constitute an independent inquiry commission to investigate and fix responsibility for crimes a

Published 19 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president

Rejecting the petition of four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday allowed Maryam Nawaz to continue as PML-N vice president but barred her from heading the party even on acting basis. A three-member ECP

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Opposition adamant: government's move to lay four key Ords in NA seen as preemptive action

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's move to lay four key ordinances in the National Assembly a few days before laying the same in the Senate is a preemptive move in the backdrop of statements by opposition members in the Senate that they would

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

34 agencies, federating units tasked to implement Ehsaas Programme

The federal government has tasked its 34 agencies and all federating units to implement Ehsaas Programme which, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government claims, is the largest social safety initiative in the history of Pakistan and aims to bring 10 m

Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Rs 1.25 billion released for plantation of saplings across country: NA body informed

The federal government has so far released Rs 1.25 billion for the plantation of 3.29 billion saplings across the country under the 10 billion tree plantation programme.

Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan ready to help de-escalate tension between Iran & US: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is deeply concerned over ongoing tension between the United States and Iran that has "potential to destabilize the region" and is ready to play its role in facilitating de-escalation of tensions

Published 14 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Mazari for highlighting gender-based violence in IOK

Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Thursday said that an official of Ministry of Human Rights has recently met a Vatican representative in Pakistan with the request for Pope to issue a statement on serious human rights violations in In

Published 13 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Opposition divided over JUI-F's anti-government march

Even though the opposition parties on Thursday created a furore during President Arif Alvi's address at the joint session of the Parliament, they remained divided on the issue of launching a decisive campaign against the federal government with two main o

Published 13 Sep, 2019 12:00am

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Wang says Pak-China ties unbreakable

On the heels of heightened tension between Pakistan and India, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday assured Prime Minister Imran Khan that the China-Pakistan relationship was "rock-solid and unbreakable" and reiterated China's opposition to any "uni

Published 09 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	150.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 21	5,853.98
Nasdaq / Oct 21	18,540.01
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	8,318.24
Dow Jones / Oct 21	42,931.60
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	19,461.19
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,536.23
India Sensex / Oct 22	80,819.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	38,436.98

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	242,027
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	70.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	2,734.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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