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PM likely to visit Iran shortly

Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to make a maiden visit to Iran ahead of his 27 April scheduled visit to China. "The precise date for the visit has not yet been finalised but it is confirmed that the Prime Minister will undertake a maiden visit to Te

Published 11 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Al-Azizia reference: Nawaz gets one-day exemption from personal appearance

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted one-day exemption from personal appearance to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the hearing of his appeal against conviction in the Al-Azizia reference on Tuesday. A division bench of IHC comprising Justice A

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Shooting down F 16: ISPR releases proof further contradicting Indian claim

Pakistan Army on Friday left India red-faced by tweeting the pictures of all 4 missile seeker heads recovered intact from the wreckage of the site during a dogfight between air forces of the two countries on February 27. The Pakistan military released the

Published 06 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Shooting down F 16: ISPR releases proof further contradicting Indian claim

Published 06 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Land, property: Concealment to constitute criminal offence: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday announced that his government is going to declare concealing of land and property a criminal offence in the country in order to tighten the noose around the people who have become billionaires through concealing properti

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Land, property: Concealment to constitute criminal offence: PM

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Off Karachi coast: PM upbeat about likely discovery of ''massive'' oil, gas

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday hinted at finding ''massive'' oil reserves in recent offshore drilling off the coast of Karachi, saying if reserves are found, the country will not be in need of importing oil. "We are hopeful of finding large reserves

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Off Karachi coast: PM upbeat about likely discovery of 'massive' oil, gas

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday hinted at finding 'massive' oil reserves in recent offshore drilling off the coast of Karachi, saying if reserves are found, the country will not be in need of importing oil. "We are hopeful of finding large reserves of

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Off Karachi coast: PM upbeat about likely discovery of 'massive' oil, gas

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan strongly believes in peaceful coexistence: President

President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday stressed that Pakistan strongly believes in peaceful co-existence but its desire for peace must not be misconstrued as a weakness. Speaking at Pakistan Day Parade here, he reiterated that Pakistan is a responsible nuclea

Published 24 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan strongly believes in peaceful coexistence: President

Published 24 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Former PAS and PSP officers hail government's 'rotation policy'

The retired officers of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) on Friday lauded the government's new Rotation Policy 2019, but stressed the need to ensure transparency in transfer and postings of officers belonging to t

Published 23 Mar, 2019 12:00am

MBS' visit: Parliamentary panel to examine expenditure

A parliamentary panel is set to dig into expenditure incurred during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Pakistan in February last, to take stock of the government's claim of taking strict austerity measures. In a meeting scheduled for

Published 17 Mar, 2019 12:00am

MBS' visit: Parliamentary panel to examine expenditure

Published 17 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Increase in pay, perks: Are PM's directions Punjab CM-specific?

It is unclear whether Prime Minister Imran Khan's serious notice of the passage of a bill raising the salary and perks of the Chief Minister Punjab as well as all law makers is specific to the massive increase in salary and perks of the Chief Minister alo

Published 16 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Historic first minority member presides Senate session

Krishna Kumari Kohli alias Kishu Bhayi - the first-ever senator from Hindu Dalit community - on Friday chaired the Senate session on the occasion of International Women's Day. Soon after the Question Hour, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani announced that Kri

Published 09 Mar, 2019 12:00am

BB's name excluded: walkout in Senate over official Women's Day ads

The opposition lawmakers in the Senate on Friday staged a walkout in protest against the government's exclusion of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's name from the official Women's Day advertisements.

Published 09 Mar, 2019 12:00am

BB's name excluded: walkout in Senate over official Women's Day ads

Published 09 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Historic first minority member presides Senate session

Published 09 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Opposition lawmakers assail US embassy statement

The opposition lawmakers in the Senate on Wednesday strongly reacted to a statement by the US Embassy in Islamabad that "America is seeking more information from Pakistan on the potential misuse of US-made F-16 fighter jets by it against India in violatio

Published 07 Mar, 2019 12:00am

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	157.10
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
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 24	255.38

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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