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Zulfiqar Ahmad

Hindu temple: Matter sent to CII: minister

ISLAMABAD: Speaking on the controversy of a Hindu temple's construction in capital, Minister of Religious Affairs...

Updated 09 Jul, 2020 03:13am

Zardari could not be indicted in Park Lane reference

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad could not indict former president Asif Ali Zardari on Monday in the...

Published 07 Jul, 2020 02:54am

Construction of temple: PM for early resolution of issue

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday directed concerned authorities to consult Council of Islamic...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Dubious licences: Govt defends its action against pilots

ISLAMABAD: Completely unmoved with the recent embarrassing saga of the national flag carrier, the government on...

Updated 03 Jul, 2020 03:20am

Markets

PM blames India for PSX attack

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday blamed India for Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) terrorist attack,...

Published 01 Jul, 2020 03:09am

Opposition parties reject Federal Budget 2020-21

ISLAMABAD: Demanding immediate resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan for his 'utter failure' in containing...

Published 29 Jun, 2020 02:41am

Government confident about passage of Finance Bill

ISLAMABAD: The battle lines were drawn on Sunday as the government vowed to get the budget passed from National...

Published 29 Jun, 2020 02:41am

PML-Q 'boycotts' dinner: PM says he won't 'surrender'

ISLAMABAD: Unfazed by criticism coming from the both the allies and opposition, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday...

Published 29 Jun, 2020 02:41am

It's an attempt to please oil 'mafia': Opp lawmakers

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers belonging to both Treasury and Opposition in the National Assembly on Saturday lambasted ...

Updated 28 Jun, 2020 03:25am

Markets

Government optimistic about FY21 tax collection target

ISLAMABAD: Unfazed by severe criticism coming from opposition, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad...

Published 27 Jun, 2020 02:55am

Pakistan

Government presents Rs 14.73 trillion charged expenditure in NA

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday presented a total of Rs14.73 trillion charged expenditure included in...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Markets

NA informed: All-out efforts to control locust on war-footing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday informed the National Assembly that the...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Osama described as 'martyr': PM defends his approach to Covid-19 challenge

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden a "martyr", which drew...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Pakistan

PML-N will not bring no trust move against Imran: Saad

ISLAMABAD: The budget debate, once a pride of parliament, degenerated into a shouting slugfest on Wednesday as both...

Updated 25 Jun, 2020 03:14am

Business & Finance

Treasury MPs say people misled on federal budget

ISLAMABAD: The treasury MPs on Tuesday cautioned against attempts being made to misled people on the federal budget,...

Published 24 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Pakistan

Opposition lambastes PTI govt for poor performance

ISLAMABAD: The opposition political parties in the National Assembly on Monday said that despite passage of two ...

Updated 23 Jun, 2020 03:35am

Epaper

Khattak tasked to successfully persuade Mengal

ISLAMABAD: With the political impasse entering first week, Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak, who is considered to...

Published 21 Jun, 2020 03:01am

Business & Finance

Federal Budget 2020-21: Treasury, opposition lock horns in NA

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) buoyed by its "tax-free" budget, and the opposition armed with...

Updated 20 Jun, 2020 05:51am

Epaper

BNP-M quits PTI coalition govt

ISLAMABAD: In a shocking upset, Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on Wednesday ended its two-year-long...

Published 18 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Business & Finance

Finance Bill 2020-21: Treasury and opposition benches face off in NA

ISLAMABAD: The treasury and the opposition benches faced off on Finance Bill 2020-2021 in the National Assembly as...

Updated 18 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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