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Zulfiqar Ahmad

2014 PTV-Parliament House attack case: Setting aside immunity, President appears before court

ISLAMABAD: Despite enjoying immunity under the constitution, President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday appeared before an...

Updated 05 Mar, 2022 10:05am

Pakistan

PM’s meeting with Chaudharys ‘deflates opposition’s balloon’: says Rashid

ISLAMABAD: As the government had a sigh of relief after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with the Chaudharys of...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

PTI announces its core committee

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday announced its core committee and finalised the ...

Updated 27 Feb, 2022 09:17am

Pakistan

‘Killer’ of Noor Mukadam handed death penalty

ISLAMABAD: In a historic verdict, a local court on Thursday sentenced Zahir Jaffer – the main accused in brutal...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

Pakistan

Minister claims PTI MPs offered bribe by opposition

ISLAMABAD: As the opposition parties are busy in making tall claims of having enough members to oust the prime...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

Pakistan

PM says ‘bandits’ won’t get any ‘NRO’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday laughed off the opposition parties’ rendezvous with their past...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:54am

ECP code of conduct, social media: Bills sent to cabinet for approval: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to pave way for parliamentarians, especially the sitting ministers to lure voters through...

Updated 20 Feb, 2022 09:04am

Pakistan

Khattak explains PTI’s performance in KP local government polls

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Pervez Khattak said on Tuesday that the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 06:20am

Pakistan

No-trust move poses no threat to govt: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib Monday said there was no threat to the...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

Pakistan

PM will lead PTI’s ‘mass contact’ campaign: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) decided on Monday to launch a mass contact campaign to mobilise...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am

Pakistan

Interior minister apprehends rise in acts of terror

ISLAMABAD: About the recent spate of terror incidents in the country, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said on...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

Pakistan

Dera city mayor’s slot: Candidate may face disqualification for violating code of conduct: CEC

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Sikander Sultan Raja, on Tuesday, observed that Umar Amin, a...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Active cases cross 100,000 mark

ISLAMABAD: The country’s active Covid-19 cases crossed 100,000 mark for the first time since July 1, 2020 on...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 04:04am

Pakistan

Mazari accuses US of playing ‘Xinjiang card’ against China

ISLAMABAD: While emphasizing that the US is losing power internationally due to its imperialist approach, Federal...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

PM steps up criticism of Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: In a passionate appeal to judiciary to conduct daily hearing of graft cases against Pakistan Muslim...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 04:39pm

Govt insists but opposition rejects growth estimate

FM Qureshi says the government managed to revive the economy with a growth rate expected to touch 5.37 percent

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 09:39am

Pakistan

Opposition MNAs demand removal of Dawood

ISLAMABAD: The opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, demanded the government to proceed with ...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

Pakistan

NA told: PTI govt gave Karachi electricity consumers Rs91bn subsidy in 3 years

ISLAMABAD: Despite record power outages, load-shedding, frequent power failures, erratic voltage and – most...

Updated 18 Jan, 2022 02:35pm

Pakistan

Kamyab Jawan Programme: Rs50bn loans to be disbursed this year: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set Rs 50 billion target of disbursing loans under Kamyab Jawan Programme this...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Pakistan

Noor’s father demands capital punishment for Zahir Jaffer

ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Mukadam, the father of Noor Mukadam who was brutally killed in Islamabad’s F-7 sector last ...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 2	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 1 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.90 ▲ 1.00 (34.48%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 1 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.05 ▲ 1.00 (19.80%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	8.47 ▲ 1.00 (13.39%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 1 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.53 ▲ 0.33 (10.31%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 1 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	30.53 ▲ 2.78 (10.02%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Big Bird Foods / Jan 1 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	62.70 ▲ 5.70 (10.00%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	115.51 ▲ 10.50 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,006.17 ▲ 91.47 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63.47 ▼ -7.05 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 1 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	183.43 ▼ -20.38 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 1 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	383.24 ▼ -42.58 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.55 ▼ -8.67 (-9.94%)
East West Ins. / Jan 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 1 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	27.80 ▼ -2.99 (-9.71%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 1 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38 ▼ -3.45 (-8.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▼ -0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,440,252 ▼ -0.12
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.27
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▼ -0.05
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.06

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