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PM for expediting seemingly stalled sell-off process

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to expedite the privatisation process of various non-profitable institutions and unused government properties.

Published 05 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Nawaz may return home, says Firdous

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Wednesday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif might return home, fearing his deportation in the wake of a letter written to the British authorities by the g

Published 05 Mar, 2020 12:00am

UK government urged to 'deport' Nawaz: Firdous

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, on Tuesday confirmed that the federal government had written a letter to the British authorities, requesting them to immediately deport former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan.

Published 04 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Mega undergraduate scholarship programme launched

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the top-most priority of his party's government is to uplift the poorest of the poor of the society, for which "we want to uplift those who have the drive to excel and progress in life".

Published 03 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Opposition politicians sent behind bars by NAB, released by courts

A large number of opposition politicians who were sent behind bars by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) after 2018 general elections as part of Prime Minister Imran Khan's election manifesto to punish the "corrupt", have almost all been released by

Published 27 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Farogh apologises to ex-AGP Anwar

Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Naseem on Monday extended a groveling apology to the former Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP), Anwar Mansoor Khan, after he categorically warned that "if Farogh Naseem unveils things, I'll do so too".

Published 25 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Ex-AGP tenders unconditional apology

The Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP), Anwar Mansoor Khan, not only lost his job as top law officer of the country, but also offered an unconditional apology to the apex court for his "contemptuous" remarks against the judges hearing the Justice Faez Is

Published 22 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Lal Masjid admn approaches IHC

The administration of Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) on Friday approached Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking court's intervention to reopen the mosque.

Published 22 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Reference against judge: Government seeks 3-week adjournment

After the resignation of Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Anwar Mansoor Khan, the federal government on Friday requested the apex court for a three-week adjournment in the Justice Qazi Faez Isa case. The Additional Attorney General, Chaudhry Aamir Rehm

Published 22 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Government must come clean about Ehsan's escape: Bilawal

In wake of "dramatic" escape of former spokesperson of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday submitted questions with the National Assembly Secretariat, asking the gov

Published 18 Feb, 2020 12:00am

JUI-F dares PM to apply Article 6 on Fazl

In a tit-for-tat response to the government, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Friday challenged Prime Minister Imran Khan to proceed with his "whimsical daydream" to apply Article 6 on party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

Published 15 Feb, 2020 12:00am

GSP-Plus status: 5 key reservations of EU addressed, NA told

The government informed the National Assembly on Friday that five key reservations of the European Unions (EU) have been addressed after a series of fruitful meetings, and now it was optimistic that the GSP-Plus status to Pakistan would be extended.

Published 15 Feb, 2020 12:00am

NA supports China's efforts

The incarcerated former minister for planning and development of opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said that despite passage of 18 months, the PM's adviser on finance has no clue about the economic issues confronting

Published 14 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Hafeez lays bare grim facts about economy

The Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on Wednesday criticised the opposition lawmakers in National Assembly for their 'unfair criticism' on the government's 'tough' economic policies. Speaking on a motion on the economic cond

Published 13 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

NA witnesses heated debate on skyrocketing prices

The proceedings of the National Assembly turned ugly Tuesday when treasury and opposition lawmakers came face-to-face during a debate on skyrocketing inflation.

Published 12 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Government criticised for escape of TTP's Ehsan from country

The opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly on Monday severely criticized the government for the escape of former spokesperson of proscribed terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan from the custody of security agencies dur

Published 11 Feb, 2020 12:00am

PM vows to bring down rising inflation

Finally Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government will announce the measures to be taken to reduce prices of basic food items after a federal cabinet meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday).

Updated 10 Feb, 2020 09:40am

Pakistan

Minister of state for climate change boycotts function at Presidency

Zartaj Gul was known - among masses - a very ordinary woman. She was trumpeted an emerging face of grassroots women leadership by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Both allergic and fed up of feudal lords who ruled the area for several decades, the innocent

Published 06 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Kashmir Day: Politicians, students, others form human chains to express support for greater cause

The politicians, civil society, students and people belonging to all walks of life came out in droves on streets in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and participated in rallies and make human chains on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day observe

Published 06 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Government's 'flawed' approach to Kashmir issue comes under criticism

The government came under severe criticism in the National Assembly on Friday as opposition parties said the country has failed to highlight the issue of Kashmir through diplomatic channels before the international community.

Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am

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 22	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 22	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 22	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 22	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
India Sensex / Nov 22	78,147.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,170.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,202.46
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,225.74

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 22	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 22	2,691.90
Diesel/Litre / Nov 22	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

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