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Toshakhana gifts before 2002: Cabinet body expresses its dissatisfaction with audit paras

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee raised significant concerns Wednesday regarding the authenticity of deposited...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:09am

July-Feb 2024-25: More revenue likely by increasing PL by Rs10/litre

ISLAMABAD: The federal government anticipates generating additional revenue from March 15 to 31 by increasing the...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:32am

POL products’ prices: PM chooses to maintain status quo

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif opted to maintain current petroleum product prices, effective March 16,...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:46am

Pakistan

Civil Servant Rules notified

ISLAMABAD: The government has notified the Civil Servant Rules under which an officer who has been considered twice...

Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am

Pakistan

Production bonus: Panel raises its concerns over OGDCL’s ‘failure’

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Monday raised concerns over the OGDCL’s failure to issue the production bonus...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

PAC takes notice of PSM land grab

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament has taken several important decisions in its recent...

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 09:09am

Markets

Viable gas projects: Govt urged to amend GIDC Act to allow Rs350bn reallocation

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has urged the government to amend the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) ...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Pakistan Reforms Report 2025 launched

ISLAMABAD: The financial sector reforms implemented by the Shehbaz Sharif administration in last one year have had...

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 08:29am

POL products’ prices reduced

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday decided to partially pass on the benefits of lower international oil...

Updated 16 Feb, 2025 09:37am

Cut in fuel prices likely

ISLAMABAD: A substantial decrease in fuel prices is anticipated in Pakistan, with reductions of up to Rs10 per litre...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 02:55pm

Discos’ sell-off: PC inks FASA with A&M-led Consortium

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Tuesday signed a Financial Advisory Services Agreement (FASA) with the...

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:30am

PD set to clear ethanol-blending policy draft

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is all set to take up draft of volunteer-based ethanol-blending policy to reduce...

Updated 09 Feb, 2025 09:58am

Balochistan high priority: Gas distribution strategy will be reassessed

ISLAMABAD: The federal government will reassess its gas distribution strategy, particularly the policy of...

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 08:57am

Business & Finance

Private sector investment in new aircraft: IMF agrees to 18pc GST removal if PIA privatised

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed that if Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is privatised, 18...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am

Petrol price hiked by Re1, diesel’s by Rs7

Business & Finance

ECC approves a gas tariff increase from Rs3,000 to Rs3,500 per mmbtu for captive power plants, effective from February 1, 2025

Updated 26 Jan, 2025 10:39am

Pakistan

JUI Senator hits out at CDA for its ‘questionable’ performance

ISLAMABAD: A lawmaker belonging to Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) took the federal capital’s civic agency to task in...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 24	280.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 24	280.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	149.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
India Sensex / Mar 24	77,793.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	37,670.65
Hang Seng / Mar 24	23,618.98
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	8,686.12
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	23,046.22
France CAC40 / Mar 24	8,081.33

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Petrol/Litre / Mar 24	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	68.22
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	3,018.34
Diesel/Litre / Mar 24	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	64.92

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 24 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▲ 1 (10.19%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	19.88 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 24 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.76 ▲ 2.8 (10.01%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.72 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Bela Auto / Mar 24 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	183.56 ▲ 16.69 (10%)
East West Ins. / Mar 24 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	63.02 ▲ 5.73 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Mar 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 24 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	45.10 ▲ 4.1 (10%)
Imperial Limited / Mar 24 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.70 ▲ 1.7 (10%)

Stock	Price
Jubile Life InsXD / Mar 24 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	148.10 ▼ -19.22 (-11.49%)
Pakgen Power / Mar 24 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	112.97 ▼ -12.55 (-10%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 24 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	20.85 ▼ -2.31 (-9.97%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 24 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	60.76 ▼ -6.66 (-9.88%)
JS Global Banking / Mar 24 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	18.30 ▼ -2 (-9.85%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 24 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48.01 ▼ -5.12 (-9.64%)
Cherat Cement / Mar 24 Cherat Cement Company Limited(CHCC)	251.99 ▼ -25.37 (-9.15%)
Shadman Cotton / Mar 24 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	27.04 ▼ -2.66 (-8.96%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	300.34 ▼ -26.63 (-8.14%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 24 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.15 ▼ -6.42 (-8.07%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	49,087,352 ▼ -0.04
Pak Elektron / Mar 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,618,034 ▼ -2.68
Pak Refinery / Mar 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,365,824 ▼ -1.29
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,352,530 ▼ -0.31
B.O.Punjab / Mar 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,341,994 ▼ -0.17
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	15,522,190 ▲ 1.89
Sui South Gas / Mar 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,112,978 ▼ -0.86
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,162,195 ▲ 0.13
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,676,385 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▼ -0.09

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