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Zulfiqar Ahmad

Pakistan

NA session again rife with shoving matches, slogans

ISLAMABAD: Unruly scenes were witnessed in the National Assembly on Thursday as treasury and opposition lawmakers...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 10:10am

Tickets to be awarded on merit: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday categorically said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would...

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 09:53am

Govt inches closer to its Senate majority goal

ISLAMABAD: A bill – The Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2020 – aimed at paving the way for replacing...

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 09:53am

Pakistan

NA rejects bill seeking scrutiny of allegations against lawmakers

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking scrutiny of allegations against lawmakers by a...

Updated 03 Feb, 2021 09:20am

Pakistan

Khattak backtracks from his stance of kingmaker

ISLAMABAD: A day after claiming to ‘topple’ Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government within no time, Minister ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

Pakistan

Social media abuzz with Iftikhar Gilani’s marriage to a 21-year-old woman

ISLAMABAD: An 80-year-old top lawyer and a former federal minister, has married a 21-year-old woman, leading to many...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:08am

PAF aircraft leaves for Beijing to collect Covid-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: A special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday left for China to bring the first tranche of...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Rs210bn recovered from ‘land grabbers’ in Punjab: Advisor

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability, Mirza Shahzad Akbar on Sunday said that the...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:09am

Joint opposition to oppose govt’s proposed bill in both Houses

ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition has decided to oppose the government’s proposed constitutional amendment bill in...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:35am

Pakistan

PML-N lawmakers create ruckus to express solidarity with Afzal Khokhar

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers belonging to opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday created a ruckus in...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan drops 4 spots to 124 in corruption index

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ranked 124 out of 180 countries, dropping four points over 2019 in the newly-released...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

Govt to present amendment bill ahead of Senate elections

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs, Babar Awan, on Thursday said that a bill...

Updated 29 Jan, 2021 09:38am

Pakistan

Body selecting candidates for Senate elections: PM urged to make Tareen chairman

ISLAMABAD: Raja Riaz a lawmaker belonging to ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday requested the prime...

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

Zalmay Khalilzad to continue as envoy on Afghanistan: FM welcomes Biden’s reported decision

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday welcomed the reports that President Joe Biden wants to...

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 09:55am

Pakistan

Pakistan becomes locust-free, claims parliamentary secretary

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for National Food Security and Research Ameer Sultan said Pakistan has become a...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

PML-N to participate in Senate polls

ISLAMABAD: After consulting the party supremo Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Monday decided...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

Pakistan

Senate polls: PTI set to emerge as majority party with projected strength of 30 seats

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to emerge as the majority party in the Senate with a projected...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Adviser explains why $21.5m payment made to Broadsheet

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior and Accountabi-lity, Mirza Shahzad Akbar, on Monday said...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Pakistan

Chan refuses to withdraw resignation despite requests

ISLAMABAD: Nadeem Afzal Chan, the prime minister's spokesperson on Thursday, refused to withdraw his resignation...

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

PM will visit Quetta as soon as Hazaras bury their martyrs: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would...

Published 09 Jan, 2021 02:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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