News stories for Zulfiqar Ahmad

Zulfiqar Ahmad

Pakistan

Lethal virus: PTI to take political parties on board

In a coordinated effort to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday decided to unite all political parties as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 464.

Published 21 Mar, 2020 12:00am

SC grants bail to Khwaja brothers

The Khwaja Brothers - Khwaja Saad Rafique and Khwaja Salman Rafique - are finally out as the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted them bail in a graft reference filed by the top anti-graft body. The apex court approved the bails of the Khwaja brothers against

Published 18 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

NA session prorogued: Lawmakers perturb over rising cases of coronavirus

The members from both sides of the aisle in the National Assembly on Friday expressed anxiety and confusion over increasing coronavirus cases in the country, leaving the chair with no option but to cut the session short by a week and prorogue the House.

Published 14 Mar, 2020 12:00am

NSC to take stock of situation today

In a bid to combat coronavirus spread, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called a emergency a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Friday (today) as the number of confirmed cases in the country has now jumped to 21.

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

NA passes 'Zainab Alert Bill' with majority vote

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed "The Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2019" - a bill aimed at raising alert, response and recovery of missing and abducted children - with a majority vote, days after it sailed through the Senate.

Published 12 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

PM's remarks on Reko Diq criticized

The allies of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday came down hard on Prime Minister Imran Khan for his statement that the assets of Reko Diq would be sold out to pay off the loans borrowed by the country. The issue was first raised by Asla

Published 11 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Firdous opposes 'provocative' slogans of Aurat March

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday opposed the controversial slogans of Aurat march, saying these things do not match with the norms of our society.

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Locust swarms: PM for providing all necessary resources

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced to provide all necessary resources needed to combat locust swarms as an emergency was declared earlier this month. Efforts are being made to cope with locust numbers, which are thought to be the worst in more

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Issues faced by energy, petroleum ministries PM for evolving new human resource strategy

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed his team to prepare an 'emergency' programme to address the issues pertaining to the ministries of energy and petroleum in a bid to ensure that the process of reformation of system puts minimum burden on the

Published 06 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 28	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 28	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 28	155.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 28	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 28	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 28	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 28	6,067.70
Nasdaq / Jan 28	19,733.59
FTSE 100 / Jan 28	8,533.87
Dow Jones / Jan 28	44,850.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 28	21,430.58
France CAC40 / Jan 28	7,897.37
India Sensex / Jan 29	76,280.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 29	39,346.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 28	73.71
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 28	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 28	247,560.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 28	2,762.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 28	67.08
Petrol/Litre / Jan 29	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Redco Textile / Jan 29 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	19.97 ▲ 1.82 (10.03%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	14.81 ▲ 1.35 (10.03%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 29 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	30.69 ▲ 2.79 (10%)
LSE Ventures / Jan 29 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	13.20 ▲ 1.2 (10%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 29 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	31.50 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 29 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	393.98 ▲ 31.53 (8.7%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 29 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.79 ▲ 0.22 (8.56%)
J.A.Textile / Jan 29 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	31.50 ▲ 2.48 (8.55%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 29 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.88 ▼ -1 (-12.69%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.16 ▼ -0.84 (-12%)
First IBL Mod. / Jan 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.90 ▼ -0.2 (-6.45%)
Fazal Cloth / Jan 29 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	150.05 ▼ -10.31 (-6.43%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 29 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.66 ▼ -0.59 (-6.38%)
Premium Textile / Jan 29 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	375 ▼ -24.78 (-6.2%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 29 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.16 ▼ -0.76 (-5.88%)
Pak Synthetics / Jan 29 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	37.25 ▼ -2.25 (-5.7%)
Reliance Weaving / Jan 29 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	140 ▼ -7.75 (-5.25%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	67,917,203 ▼ -0.03
Sui South Gas / Jan 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,454,322 ▲ 0.41
Cnergyico PK / Jan 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,426,632 ▲ 0.09
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,339,311 ▲ 0.16
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 29 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	26,038,104 ▲ 3.74
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,801,176 ▲ 0.14
Fauji Cement / Jan 29 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,743,736 ▼ -0.52
Lotte Chemical / Jan 29 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,546,524 ▼ -0.06
Pak Elektron / Jan 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,387,699 ▲ 0.01

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Most Popular