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Bail to Shahbaz: government respects court's decision: Naeemul Haque

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Naeemul Haque Friday said the government respects the court's decision to grant bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shahbaz Sharif. Talking to media persons here, Haque said that res

Published 16 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Al-Azizia Steel Mills case: Nawaz's plea for suspending sentence on medical grounds accepted

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday accepted an application filed by former Premier Nawaz Sharif to withdraw his earlier bail petition in Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference case, allowing him to seek suspension of his seven-year sentence on medical gro

Published 13 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Opposition in Senate jettisons hike in Hajj expenses: budget recommendations approved

Rejecting 63 percent increase in Hajj expenses, the opposition lawmakers tabled a calling attention notice in Senate on Friday, saying the move reflects how serious the incumbent government is to make the country a model like 'State of Medina.'

Published 02 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Bottled water companies: SC seeks detailed report from officials

Expressing dismay over delay in implementation of the apex court verdict on bottled water, Justice Atta Badial on Thursday sought a detailed report from concerned officials about progress made on installation of meters and CCTV cameras by Punjab provincia

Published 01 Feb, 2019 12:00am

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PML-N, PPP, MQM senators demand judicial commission to probe Sahiwal tragedy

Senator Pervez Rashid of opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Tuesday demanded the government to hold a probe into allegations that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's had employed around 300 Indians in his sugar mills without issuing them any

Published 30 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Rabbani equate 'mini-budget' to capitalist economy

Terming the Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 a budget of 'quasi-comprado capitalists,' former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Friday accused the government of announcing budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 five months before time. Taking

Published 26 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Foreign policymaking: government urged to take parliament into confidence

Prime Minister Imran Khan came under severe criticism in the Senate on Thursday for allegedly permitting a Pakistani national of Jewish faith to travel to Israel on a Pakistani passport in which it is clearly written that "it is valid for all the countrie

Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Foreign policymaking: government urged to take parliament into confidence

Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Fiscal year 2019: Government lays third finance bill before Senate amid opposition's walkout

The government laid the third finance bill for fiscal year 2019 before the Senate on Wednesday, after it was tabled in National Assembly, amidst walkout by joint opposition members who protested over the absence of finance minister Asad Umar. Soon after t

Published 24 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Fiscal year 2019: Government lays third finance bill before Senate amid opposition's walkout

Published 24 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Appointment of CEO PIA: Rabbani questions objective behind certain qualifications

Former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Tuesday questioned the objective behind certain qualifications mentioned in the advertisement to seek applications for the post of CEO Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) including experience of war operations and

Published 23 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Rabbani calls for Senate body meeting to discuss extrajudicial killings

As civil rights movement challenging law enforcement abuses is gaining momentum in the wake of Sahiwal shooting, former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Tuesday called for convening a meeting of Senate Committee of the Whole to discuss never ending extraju

Published 23 Jan, 2019 12:00am

PTI MNAs come down hard on their ministers

The ministers came under severe criticism by no other than their own party members for keeping no contact with members of the Parliament after taking oath as members of the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a meeting of Parliamentary Commit

Published 17 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Mandviwalla irked by defamation notice

Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla Friday has appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan to constitute a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate what he says former ambassador of Pakistan to US Ali Siddiqui's purported assets, businesses and s

Updated 18 Nov, 2019 11:29am

Suspension of sentence: Nawaz approaches IHC again for early hearing

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, once again, approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday and submitted an application for early hearing of his appeal against his conviction in Al-Azizia corruption reference. A division bench comprising Justice Aam

Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am

SC irked by Sindh government's reluctance to recover land

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the Sindh government's reluctance to recover hundreds of thousands of acres of illegally allotted and grabbed land in a case pertaining to deforestation in Karachi.

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

SC irked by Sindh government's reluctance to recover land

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

All DHA-EHS agreements annulled by SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared null and void all agreements between the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and the Eden Housing Society (EHS), and ordered the former to develop the "11,000 plots sold by the latter within five years" in a bid to offer

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

FBR tells SC: Rs 167 million recovered from holders of undisclosed foreign accounts, assets

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has recovered Rs 167 million from Pakistani citizens holding undisclosed foreign bank accounts and assets abroad.

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

All DHA-EHS agreements annulled by SC

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,394.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,770.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.61
Petrol/Litre / Jan 26	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 24 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.79 ▲ 1.00 (17.27%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 24 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.05 ▲ 0.95 (11.73%)
Agritech Limited / Jan 24 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10.00%)
Loads Limited / Jan 24 Loads Limited(LOADS)	18.92 ▲ 1.72 (10.00%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.75 ▲ 3.25 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	33.36 ▲ 3.03 (9.99%)
Shezan Inter. / Jan 24 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	148.17 ▲ 13.46 (9.99%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	11.13 ▲ 1.01 (9.98%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	113.60 ▲ 10.30 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Mandviwala / Jan 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	19.13 ▼ -2.12 (-9.98%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.84 ▼ -1.09 (-9.97%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 24 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.24 ▼ -2.97 (-9.83%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.50 ▼ -5.02 (-9.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	14.15 ▼ -1.35 (-8.71%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 24 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	302.50 ▼ -19.20 (-5.97%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	105 ▼ -6.00 (-5.41%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 24 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.01 ▼ -1.41 (-4.79%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jan 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	295.01 ▼ -13.99 (-4.53%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	143,693,542 ▼ -0.10
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	78,194,783 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,202,439 ▲ 3.90
Fauji Cement / Jan 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	47,170,217 ▼ -0.65
Lotte Chemical / Jan 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	35,630,848 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 24 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	32,528,835 ▼ -2.50
The Searle Co. / Jan 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,563,258 ▲ 5.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	26,433,374 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	22,111,604 ▼ -0.06

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