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PTI's parliamentary wing takes stock of situation

After the Supreme Court granted a six-month extension to the Army Chief, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday decided to expedite the legislation pertaining to the Army Act along with its allies to explain the tenure and extension process

Published 29 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Musharraf granted interim relief

In an interim relief to the former military strongman Gen Pervez Musharraf (retd), the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday stopped the Special Court from announcing its verdict against him in a long-drawn-out high treason case.

Published 28 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

IHC withdraws contempt of court notices against Sarwar, Firdous

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday withdrew contempt of court notices against Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan after accepting their apolo

Published 26 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Appeal against Al-Azizia reference verdict: IHC grants Nawaz one-day exemption from personal appearance

As the ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif dashed off to the UK for treatment, Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted one-day exemption to him from personal appearance in his appeal against Al-Azizia reference verdict.

Published 26 Nov, 2019 12:00am

LHC verdict: CJP takes umbrage at PM's remarks

In a scathing rejoinder to Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent criticism on judiciary, Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa on Wednesday said that it is the government not the judiciary that allowed ex-PM Nawaz Sharif to go abroad for medical treatment.

Published 21 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Small industrial estate in Darra Adam Khel: KP government fails to make even slight progress

Despite tall claims of establishing small industrial estate in Darra Adam Khel for promotion of small businesses in erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has failed to make a slight progress

Published 19 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Opposition to withdraw 'no-trust motion' against dy speaker

In a rare show of unity in the National Assembly, the opposition on Friday agreed to withdraw a no-trust motion against deputy speaker after the government acceded to its demand of holding a debate on the ordinances which were previously passed hurriedly

Published 16 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Sending Nawaz abroad for treatment: Treasury-opposition's face-to-face encounter on 'delaying tactics'

The treasury and opposition benches came face to face on Thursday on alleged 'delaying tactics' of the government to send ex-premier Nawaz Sharif abroad for treatment with PML-N's Khawaja Asif accusing the government of playing with Sharif's life.

Updated 15 Nov, 2019 06:22am

Fazl's 'Plan B' comes into effect today

Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl Emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday announced that "Plan B" of his anti-government sit-in will be effective from November 13 (today) and the venue of protesters will also be shifted to some other place from its current venue at s

Published 13 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Two key ordinances laid before NA

The treasury benches on Monday yet again laid two more ordinances - 'the Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019' and 'the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) 2019' - before the National Assembly.

Published 12 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Opposition submits no-trust resolution against Suri

A visibly perturbed opposition, which strongly condemned passage of 11 ordinances, on Friday submitted a resolution for no-confidence against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri under the Article 53(7)(c) of the Constitution.

Published 09 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Joint opposition strongly criticises govt

The joint opposition on Thursday slammed the government for 'making a mockery of the legislative process'.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Sindh government failed to resolve issues of Karachiites: PM

Amid sit-in against his party government, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday came down hard on provincial government of Sindh, saying situation in port city of Karachi is taking a turn for the worst day by day.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Contempt notice: Firdous asked to submit affidavit

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday gave Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan time till Nov 9 to submit a written explanation on why she should not be convicted for committing contempt of court.

Published 06 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Nawaz's imprisonment suspended for eight weeks

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's seven years imprisonment in the Al-Azizia case for eight weeks on medical grounds. A two-member bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard a

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

IHC seeks Nawaz's detailed medical report on Tuesday

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the authorities to present a detailed medical report of incarcerated prime minister Nawaz Sharif on upcoming Tuesday.

Published 26 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Medical report of Nawaz sought: IHC directs Services Hospital's MS to appear today

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought medical report of incarcerated prime minister Nawaz Sharif and directed medical superintendent of Services Hospital Lahore to appear before the court today (Friday). The court also issued notices to both s

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Embezzlement in uniforms' purchase: SC rejects NAB appeal against PR officer

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by top anti-graft body against a divisional officer for alleged embezzlement in purchase of uniforms for railways staff. Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, while rejecting the National Accountability

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Kartarpur Corridor to open on November 9: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced that Pakistan is all set to open its doors for Sikh pilgrims from all over the world as construction work on Kartarpur project enters its final stages. In a facebook post, he said that the project will be open

Published 21 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Kartarpur Corridor to open on November 9: PM

Published 21 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 14	279.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 14	279.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 14	152.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 14	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 14	1.26
Euro to USD / Feb 14	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Feb 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 14	6,114.63
India Sensex / Feb 14	75,939.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 14	39,149.43
Nasdaq / Feb 14	20,026.77
Hang Seng / Feb 14	22,620.33
FTSE 100 / Feb 14	8,732.46
Dow Jones / Feb 14	44,546.08
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 14	22,513.42
France CAC40 / Feb 14	8,178.54

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 14	70.74
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 14	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 14	262,517
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 14	2,882.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 14	68.31
Petrol/Litre / Feb 16	256.13
Diesel/Litre / Feb 16	263.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
At-Tahur Ltd. / Feb 14 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	35.26 ▲ 3.21 (10.02%)
Saritow Spinning / Feb 14 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	23.84 ▲ 2.17 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Feb 14 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	38.02 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Lucky Cement / Feb 14 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	1,366.37 ▲ 124.22 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Feb 14 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	108.35 ▲ 9.85 (10%)
Agriautos Ind. / Feb 14 Agriauto Industries Limited(AGIL)	115.49 ▲ 10.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Feb 14 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	20.48 ▲ 1.86 (9.99%)
Sindh Abadgar / Feb 14 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	50.08 ▲ 4.55 (9.99%)
Popular Islamic / Feb 14 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.37 ▲ 1.04 (9.18%)
F.Credit & Inv / Feb 14 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.39 ▲ 0.7 (9.1%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Feb 14 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.80 ▼ -0.99 (-12.71%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Feb 14 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	7.55 ▼ -0.93 (-10.97%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Feb 14 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.77 ▼ -1.2 (-10.03%)
Redco Textile / Feb 14 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	22.60 ▼ -2.51 (-10%)
Engro Powergen / Feb 14 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	25.78 ▼ -2.86 (-9.99%)
D.M. Textile / Feb 14 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Universal Ins. / Feb 14 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	12.91 ▼ -1.43 (-9.97%)
Sakrand Sugar / Feb 14 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.11 ▼ -1.34 (-9.96%)
Idrees Tex. / Feb 14 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	12.81 ▼ -1.41 (-9.92%)
Sui South Gas / Feb 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32.68 ▼ -3.56 (-9.82%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Feb 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	79,317,612 ▼ -0.66
Lotte Chemical / Feb 14 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	72,104,503 ▼ -1.12
Power Cement / Feb 14 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	40,290,839 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Feb 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,711,461 ▼ -3.56
Hascol Petrol / Feb 14 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	31,600,150 ▼ -0.41
Dewan Motors / Feb 14 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	31,281,602 ▼ -2.6
Cnergyico PK / Feb 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	20,508,125 ▼ -0.25
Fauji Foods Ltd / Feb 14 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	20,173,357 ▼ -0.24
Fauji Cement / Feb 14 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,904,777 ▼ -1.09
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,467,161 ▼ -0.04

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