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Monitoring of internet traffic by US company: Senate chief tasks panel to investigate

After opposition and treasury members expressed concern over alleged agreement with a US company Sandvine Inc to monitor internet traffic in Pakistan, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani Friday tasked a parliamentary panel to probe into the matter. However, Mi

Published 11 May, 2019 12:00am

Economic policy handed over to IMF: PPP

Former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani of Pakistan People's Party on Friday said that past civilian governments never got the opportunity to formulate foreign and security policies, and now the economic policy of the country has also been snatched from civil

Published 11 May, 2019 12:00am

Economic policy handed over to IMF: PPP

Published 11 May, 2019 12:00am

Monitoring of internet traffic by US company: Senate chief tasks panel to investigate

Published 11 May, 2019 12:00am

Senate informed: no political leader except Shibli, Qamar met IMF country head

Minister of State for Revenue, Hammad Azhar Thursday informed the Senate that not a single political leader except Leader of the House in Senate Shibli Faraz and PPP's Naveed Qamar came to meet with the IMF country head as he wanted to meet political part

Published 10 May, 2019 12:00am

Joint opposition stages walkout in protest against PM's absence

The joint opposition in the Senate staged a walkout from the House in protest against absence of Prime Minister Imran Khan to respond to a calling attention notice about his statement that "terrorists had in the past misused Pakistani territory to underta

Published 09 May, 2019 12:00am

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Joint opposition stages walkout against Ijaz Shah's appointment

The joint opposition in Senate staged a walkout on Tuesday against the absence of newly appointed Interior Minister Ijaz Shah from the House during the Question Hour. The senators belonging to the opposition and the treasury used harsh words against each

Published 08 May, 2019 12:00am

Qureshi defends SBP governor Baqir''s appointment

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday categorically said that there is no threat to the country''s nuclear programme and multibillion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as there is a national consensus on both of them.

Published 08 May, 2019 12:00am

Qureshi defends SBP governor Baqir's appointment

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday categorically said that there is no threat to the country's nuclear programme and multibillion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as there is a national consensus on both of them.

Published 08 May, 2019 12:00am

Qureshi defends SBP governor Baqir's appointment

Published 08 May, 2019 12:00am

Opposition lawmakers walk out of Senate

The opposition lawmakers in the Senate on Monday staged a walkout from the House in protest after chairman Senate did not allow them to speak on the recent increase in POL prices, especially ahead of Ramazan. The quorum was pointed out by Senator Yousaf B

Published 07 May, 2019 12:00am

Per capita water availability comes to dangerously low level, Senate told

The Upper House of Parliament was informed Friday that per capita water availability last year stood at 908 cubic metres, whereas it was 5,260 cubic metres back in 1951. During the question hour, the government told the Senate if the same trend continues,

Published 04 May, 2019 12:00am

Senate reaffirms commitment to freedom of press

The Upper House of Parliament Friday passed a unanimous resolution, reaffirming its strong commitment to freedom of press and expression, calling it crucial for rule of law and strengthening of democracy in the country.

Published 04 May, 2019 12:00am

Government accused of agreeing to create unified tax agency

Former Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani Thursday accused the federal government of agreeing with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to withdraw collection of taxes from provinces within one year, creating one tax collecting agency under the Centre. Speakin

Published 03 May, 2019 12:00am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 27	278.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 27	278.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 27	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 27	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 27	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
India Sensex / Jan 27	75,346.55
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 27	39,565.80
Hang Seng / Jan 27	20,197.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 27	8,485.58
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 27	21,124.29

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 27	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 27	74.82
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 27	2,763.59
Diesel/Litre / Jan 27	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.93 ▲ 0.49 (14.24%)
Chenab Ltd / Jan 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.57 ▲ 1 (13.21%)
B. F. Mod. / Jan 27 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.39 ▲ 0.89 (11.87%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 27 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	25.36 ▲ 2.31 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 27 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	36.70 ▲ 3.34 (10.01%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 27 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	113.69 ▲ 10.34 (10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Jan 27 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25.85 ▲ 2.35 (10%)
Archroma Pak / Jan 27 Archroma Pakistan Limited(ARPL)	478.56 ▲ 43.51 (10%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	12.24 ▲ 1.11 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 27 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	17.52 ▼ -1.95 (-10.02%)
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	39.53 ▼ -4.39 (-10%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 27 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.50 ▼ -3.14 (-9.92%)
Arctic Textile / Jan 27 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	18.90 ▼ -2.08 (-9.91%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 27 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.09 ▼ -1.1 (-9.83%)
National Silk / Jan 27 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50 ▼ -5.44 (-9.81%)
Gammon Pak / Jan 27 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	38 ▼ -4.04 (-9.61%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 27 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.57 ▼ -0.27 (-9.51%)
Synthetic Prod / Jan 27 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	41 ▼ -4.06 (-9.01%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	61,454,571 ▼ -0.13
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,677,562 ▼ -4.39
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,767,457 ▼ -0.06
The Searle Co. / Jan 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,713,969 ▼ -5.54
Pak Elektron / Jan 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,757,545 ▲ 0.67
Fauji Cement / Jan 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,797,108 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 27 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	18,489,077 ▼ -6.73
P.T.C.L. / Jan 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	18,264,183 ▲ 0.82
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	17,202,553 ▲ 0.67

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