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Senate session summoned on 23rd

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani has finally summoned an all important session of the Upper House of the Parliament, which is expected to decide about his fate, on July 23, the last date to summon the upcoming session in accordance with constitutional provi

Published 21 Jul, 2019 12:00am

No-confidence motion: government, opposition not in a hurry to have Senate session

Even though the joint opposition has moved a no-confidence motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, yet it appears that neither the opposition nor treasury benches are in hurry to have the related session of the upper House of the Parliament convene

Published 20 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Army deployed on sensitive polling stations: Election on 16 PA seats of former Fata tomorrow

The military personnel have been deployed inside and outside 464 polling stations that have been marked as 'highly sensitive' by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as the Commission has finalised arrangements for election on 16 provincial seats of

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate chairman: opposition set to withdraw no-confidence motion?

In an unexpected twist to the turn of events involving joint opposition's no-trust motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Leader of the Opposition in Senate Raja Zafar-ul-Haq held a low-key meeting with the chairman Senate on Wednesday amidst spec

Published 18 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senators to be informed about no-trust motion

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday approved to notify officially that joint opposition has moved a no-confidence motion against him, following which all the senators and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs have been formally intimated about the motio

Published 17 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate body voices concern over fire incidents in forests

The Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change expressed grave concern on Tuesday over fire incidents in the forests of Islamabad, Murree and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while slamming the absence of Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam fr

Published 17 Jul, 2019 12:00am

No-trust motion against Mandviwalla: government move appears to be flawed

The government's decision to bring a no-confidence motion against Saleem Mandviwalla, in a tit for tat move, may have been tactically flawed as it would ensure that former President Zardari would give explicit instructions to PPP senators to vote for the

Published 16 Jul, 2019 12:00am

PTI, allies submit no-trust resolution against Mandviwalla

In what comes as a tit-for-tat response, the senators from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allied parties on Friday submitted a no-confidence resolution against Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla, three days after the opposition s

Published 13 Jul, 2019 12:00am

PTI, allies submit no-trust resolution against Mandviwalla

Published 13 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Opposition nominates Bizenjo for Senate chairman's slot

The joint opposition's Rahbar Committee Thursday finally nominated National Party's (NP) Hasil Khan Bizenjo as candidate for the slot of Senate chairman, two days after submitting a no-confidence resolution against Sadiq Sanjrani, the incumbent chairman S

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Opposition nominates Bizenjo for Senate chairman's slot

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:00am

IMF backs commitment to increase spending on BISP

Pakistan has made commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it is aiming to increase spending on the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to 0.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on an annual basis, reveals the IMF country report.

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate chairman: Opposition decides to move no-confidence motion on July 9

The opposition's newly-formed Rahbar Committee on Friday announced that it would move a no-confidence motion in the Senate on July 9 for the removal of Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani; however, it failed to forge consensus on Sanjrani's replacement. Accord

Published 06 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Senate chairman: Opposition decides to move no-confidence motion on July 9

Published 06 Jul, 2019 12:00am

'Maryam says her elevation is PML-N's internal matter'

Maryam Nawaz has taken stance before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that her elevation as vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is party's internal matter which, according to her, has nothing to do with the lawmakers of Pakista

Published 05 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Opposition parties' Rahbar body meeting put off

The meeting of the Rahbar Committee scheduled on Tuesday did not take place as the PML-N nominated members rushed to Lahore following the arrest of Rana Sanaullah, the party's president of Punjab chapter the same day; an alternate date has yet to be agree

Published 04 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Bushra Bibi, too, owns house in Banigala

Prime Minister Imran Khan owns wealth of around Rs 110 million whereas Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is among the richest parliamentarians with his assets exceeding Rs 1.54 billion while President Pakistan Muslim League-Naw

Published 03 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Bushra Bibi, too, owns house in Banigala

Published 03 Jul, 2019 12:00am

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Pakistan, India exchange lists of prisoners detained in jails

Pakistan and India on Monday exchanged the respective lists of prisoners detained in the jails of the two countries, indicating that 355 Pakistanis are kept in Indian jails and 261 Indian prisoners are languishing in Pakistani jails.

Published 02 Jul, 2019 12:00am

ECP orders release of two poll candidates from South Waziristan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered for the release of two candidates from South Waziristan who are contesting election on the respective seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly scheduled for July 20. On June 19, the security agencies arres

Published 29 Jun, 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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10
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
Diesel/Litre / Dec 24	255.38

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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