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Pakistan

Nawaz barred FO from speaking against India, Jadhav, claims Tasneem

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been accused of barring the Foreign Office from commenting against India and its jailed spy Kulbushan Jadhav perhaps due to his business interest by a top retired diplomat and ex-spokesperson for the Ministry of Fore

Published 17 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Fight against coronavirus: Pakistan responds positively to India's proposal

Pakistan has responded positively to an offer made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for chalking out a joint strategy of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) nations to fight the coronavirus.

Published 15 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Execution of action plan reviewed: Government describes coronavirus as national challenge

The National Coordination Committee on Coronavirus, constituted by the National Security Committee, held its first meeting Saturday and reviewed the measures to ensure implementation on the National Action Plan to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Published 15 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan shuts borders with Iran and Afghanistan

Pakistan on Friday decided to shut its western borders with Iran and Afghanistan for two weeks, limit international operations only to three major airports, shut educational institutes for three weeks and ban public gatherings.

Published 14 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Expats advised to follow advisories of their host countries' governments

The Foreign Office on Thursday advised overseas Pakistanis to follow advisories issued by the governments in their host countries, as many Middle Eastern countries asked foreign nationals to leave their host countries in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Maleeha questions 'inexplicable halt' in Kashmir strategy

Pakistan's former permanent representative to the United Nations, Dr Maleeha Lodhi Thursday called for clarity in the country's Kashmir policy and questioned the "inexplicable halt" in the Kashmir strategy.

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistani dies in Italy

A first Pakistani national has died of coronavirus in Italy, the Foreign Office confirmed on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to 631 as of March 11 in the most-affected European country. "A 61-year-old Imtiaz Ahmad, unfortunately, died of coronavirus in

Published 12 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Afghan peace process: Experts for collective efforts to keep 'spoilers' at bay

Former diplomats and experts on Afghan Affairs on Tuesday emphasized the need for collective efforts to prevent "spoilers" from derailing the peace process, and insisted that a stable political setup in a peaceful Afghanistan was more important than a Pak

Published 12 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Sugar, wheat flour crises: Cabinet authorises body to carry out investigation

The federal cabinet on Tuesday authorised the committee tasked by Prime Minister Imran Khan to probe the sugar and wheat flour crises under the Pakistan Commission of Inquiry Act, 2017, and gave further time for conducting a forensic audit of the informat

Published 11 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Appointment of CEC: Proposed amendment seeking involvement of SC rejected

A Senate panel on Monday disapproved a proposed amendment to the Constitution, which seeks involvement of the Supreme Court in appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in case leader of

Published 10 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Participants of Aurat March, religious parties come face to face

The participants of Aurat Azadi March and activists of hardliner religious parties came face to face on Sunday after the latter started pelting stones on the former, compelling the left-wing rights activists to take the march to the D-Chowk with full-thro

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PTM leaders stopped from leaving country

The Members National Assembly, representing Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar were barred on Sunday from taking a flight to Kabul to participate in the oath-taking ceremony of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PM vows to ensure equal rights to women

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to undertake every possible effort to ensure equal rights and opportunities to women, as civil and military leadership paid tributes to the women who played pivotal role in nation-building.

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

Pakistan strongly condemned the latest terrorist attack in Kabul and urged all the parties to work together in a constructive spirit for establishing durable peace and stability in Afghanistan. Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui, while commenting

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Aurat March: Pemra asked to stop channels from telecasting delinquent slogans

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday explained its position on the upcoming "Aurat [woman] March", saying that a 'handful of elements will not be allowed to hold the society hostage, as a parliamentary panel directed the PEMRA to imme

Published 06 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Nawaz Sharif's health: PML-N challenges government's stance

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday challenged government's stance with regard to Nawaz Sharif's health and made his medical reports public insisting that the reports had already been submitted to the courts as well as to the Punjab gove

Published 05 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Kashmir issue: OIC envoy puts his weight behind Pakistan

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General's Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Ambassador Yousef M Al Dobeay, on Tuesday said the OIC and its members supported Pakistan's stance on Kashmir and the right to self determination of the

Published 04 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Afghan leadership urged to take CBMs

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday urged Afghan leadership to take confidence building measures including prisoners' swap for creating a favourable environment for intra-Afghan dialogue as per the peace agreement signed between the United State

Published 04 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Jammu and Kashmir: OIC SG's special envoy briefed about IOK situation

Parliam-entary Committee on Kashmir Monday briefed the visiting OIC Secretary General's Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Ambassador Yousef M. Al Dobeay and his delegation on the worst human rights situations in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The p

Published 03 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan represented by Qureshi

Pakistan was represented by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi who was among the representatives from 50 countries including Qatar, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan who attended the US-Taliban agreement signing ceremony.

Updated 01 Mar, 2020 04:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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