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Zulfiqar Ahmad

NA approves 97 demands for grants worth Rs6.282trn

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented demands for grants which were approved after voice voting without any cut motion

Updated 25 Jun, 2023 07:23pm

Pakistan

Asif tells NA: US didn’t acknowledge Pak support against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: After the US rolled out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Khawaja...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Ghulam Sarwar Khan too parts ways with PTI

ISLAMABAD: Ghulam Sarwar Khan, a former federal minister in ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s administration, parted...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Sindh flood-hit areas: Dar holds out assurance to apprehensive PPP

ISLAMABAD: After Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) warned not to vote on the budget if funds were not allocated for 2022...

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:50am

Finance Bill: NA discusses Senate suggestions

ISLAMABAD: The recommendations made by the Senate on Finance Bill, 2023-24 were presented in the National Assembly...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:52am

Business & Finance

Lapse of allocated development funds: Efforts to be made to find a solution, Dar tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Amid pressing demands by the lawmakers to find a way out to avoid the lapse of the allocated development...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Flood allocation: Sindh’s reservations will be addressed without delay: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday assured Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) – a key ruling coalition...

Updated 20 Jun, 2023 08:54am

Debate in National Assembly: GDA assails govt over budget

ISLAMABAD: The treasury benches received flak from Saira Bano of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) who termed the...

Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:16am

Pakistan

Remarks against VCs: Khawaja Asif tenders apology

ISLAMABAD: A day after vice-chancellors (VCs) strongly protested against Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remarks...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am

Business & Finance

Agriculture sector: Treasury calls for introducing more incentives

ISLAMABAD: The treasury lawmakers in the National Assembly on Thursday called for introducing more incentives in the...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

There’s tax evasion of Rs500bn in real estate sector alone: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Wednesday said ‘elite capture’ is the root of all socioeconomic ills as...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

Pakistan

NA demands trial of May 9 rioters under Army Act

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday passed a resolution demanding the trial of May 9 rioters which also...

Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am

PTI rejects budget

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday said that Ishaq Dar gave an “Instagramable budget with filters...

Updated 10 Jun, 2023 08:52am

Pakistan

Budget session marked with drastically-low turnout of attendees

ISLAMABAD: In a rare sight, the lower house of Parliament’s all-important budget session was marked with a...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

Pakistan

‘Criminal overtones, graft’ Judges matters can be referred to NAB: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability, Irfan Qadir, said on Thursday that issues...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Tarar holds IK ‘responsible’ for lawyer’s murder in Quetta

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Attaullah Tarar, on Tuesday held Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

PTI’s vice-chairman Qureshi released

ISLAMABAD: In a huge relief for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – which has been caught in a political storm for ...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

PTI has made offer of talks to ‘real decision-makers’, says Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Hammad Azhar on Friday said that the party’s offer to hold...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

Pakistan

Daughter says Qureshi refuses to change mind about Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday sent out a clear message to...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

Pakistan

‘Acute food insecurity’: govt rejects reports

ISLAMABAD: After Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) designated Pakistan as a ...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Petrol/Litre / Dec 28	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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