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Pakistan

ECP announces by-polls schedule in NA-249 constituency

The by-elections in the NA-249 Karachi constituency will be held on April 29 while the nomination papers will be accepted from March 13 to 17
Vawda had tendered his resignation from the National Assembly after casting his vote in the Senate election on March 3

Published 11 Mar, 2021 12:53pm

Pakistan

PTI expels Aslam Abro, Shahryar Shar over violation of party discipline

Both MPAs have been expelled from the party over their accusations against the PTI leadership
The two members of the Sindh Assembly had cast their votes against the party’s candidates for Senate seats from Sindh in the recent election

Published 11 Mar, 2021 12:03pm

Pakistan

GB declared country's first 'corona-free' region

GB's focal person for coronavirus Dr Shah Zaman confirmed there are no active cases in the region's 10 districts and all existing patients have recovered

Published 11 Mar, 2021 11:01am

Pakistan

Uzbek FM, COAS Bajwa discuss Afghan peace process, regional situation

Both sides reiterated the desire to further enhance bilateral relations including efforts for peace and security in the region
The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan's positive role for regional peace and stability, especially Afghan Peace Process

Published 10 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

ECP rejects PTI's petition seeking to block Gilani's victory notification

A four-member committee of the ECP reserved its verdict today after hearing arguments from the ruling party
The petition was filed on the basis of a leaked video clip of Gilani’s son Ali Haider in which he is showing some PTI MNAs techniques how to waste their votes

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 04:47pm

Pakistan

KP govt inks pact for 300 MW Balakot hydropower project

The project would be constructed with an estimated cost of Rs85 billion in a period of six years
KP CM says the project would play a vital part in boosting industrial activities, job creation and overall development of the province

Published 10 Mar, 2021 02:37pm

Pakistan

Surge in COVID cases: Educational institutions in various Punjab cities to remain closed for two weeks

Shafqat says there is a noticeable surge in coronavirus cases across Pakistan, however, the situation is not the same as it was in November-December
SAPM Faisal says 50 percent of employees are required to work from home, while commercial activities will close at 10pm

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 01:18pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to receive 'Made in India' COVID vaccine under GAVI alliance

NHS Federal Secretary Aamir Ashraf says a total of 45 million doses of vaccine would be received under an agreement with GAVI
GAVI signed an agreement with Pakistan to provide COVID-19 vaccine in September 2020

Published 10 Mar, 2021 12:19pm

Pakistan

PM's vote of confidence will help attract investment in Pakistan: Bloomberg

Bloomberg states that Khan's victory could help Pakistan recover economically from the pandemic-induced contraction with the help of the International Monetary Fund’s six billion dollars loan programme
Prime Minister Imran Khan won the confidence of the National Assembly after 178 out of 342 lawmakers expressed their trust in his leadership.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 11:17am

Pakistan

Govt offers deputy chairman Senate slot to JUI-F's Abdul Ghafoor Haideri

Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak has confirmed the development, saying that the ruling party has told senior JUI-F leader Abdul Ghafoor Haideri that he can be the deputy chairman Senate
Khattak and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani met Haideri and offered him the position

Published 09 Mar, 2021 04:45pm

Pakistan

PM says voting process should be made transparent, stresses use of EVM technology

Imran says elections in Pakistan should be similar to the US
A nation can fight any disaster but corruption is what really destroys it: PM

Published 09 Mar, 2021 03:03pm

Pakistan

Illegal award of contracts: Accountability court summons Sindh CM on March 31

NAB has accused Murad Ali Shah of misusing the power in the disbursement of funds for the Nooriabad power plant project
The chief minister has allegedly caused Rs8 billion loss to the national exchequer

Published 09 Mar, 2021 01:03pm

Pakistan

Gen Carter, COAS Bajwa discuss Afghan peace process and security issues

UK Army CDS acknowledged Pakistan’s continuous efforts for peace and stability in the region
Carter and Bajwa pledged to further enhance bilateral relations between both countries

Published 09 Mar, 2021 12:03pm

Pakistan

SHC turns down Vawda’s plea to stay disqualification proceedings

The court issued notices to federal government and other respondents to furnish their comments on Vawda’s petition by March 16
The court also sought the Islamabad High Court’s verdict in the disqualification case against him

Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:35am

Pakistan

Govt all set to introduce digital media advertising policy in Pakistan

The mechanism for release of public sector advertisements on digital media has been proposed keeping in view the rising trend
The PM was briefed that there are currently 93 million internet users in Pakistan and over 45 million Social Media users and the number is continuously growing

Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:02am

Pakistan

PDM nominates Gilani as candidate for Senate chairman

The decision in this regard has been taken during the meeting of PDM huddle in Islamabad which was convened by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman
On March 3, after a nail biting contest, Pakistan Peoples Party Candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani won the Senate seat from Islamabad, defeating Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Hafeez Sheikh

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 06:17pm

Pakistan

ECP forms committees to investigate NA-75 by-elections

The committees will record the statements of the electoral staff that was posted for the by-elections and will investigate the irregularities during the by-polls
The committees have been ordered to prepare their reports and submit them to the chief election commissioner

Published 08 Mar, 2021 04:23pm

Pakistan

Sindh's COVID-19 positivity ratio rises in first week of March

Hyderabad reported the highest corona positivity ratio which increased from 2.47 percent to 8.26 percent in the first week of the month
Karachi’s positivity ratio increased from 3.27 percent to 5.66 percent

Published 08 Mar, 2021 03:04pm

Pakistan

Disqualification case: Vawda seeks restraining order from SHC against ECP proceedings

The court has approved Vawda’s petition for immediate hearing and fixed the case tomorrow
Faisal Vawda has challenged February 24 decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan and argued that the ECP has rejected his plea against the facts of the matter

Published 08 Mar, 2021 12:53pm

Pakistan

Senate polls: Govt will present concrete evidence before court, ECP on opposition's corruption: Faraz

Minister alleges Pakistan Peoples Party has spent billions of rupees for the victory of Yousaf Raza Gilani in the senate elections
Vote of confidence gotten by Prime Minister Imran Khan from the National Assembly has embarrassed the opposition: Faraz

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 12:49pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 7	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 7	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 7	157.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 7	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 7	1.26
Euro to USD / Jan 7	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
India Sensex / Jan 7	78,237.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 7	40,083.30
Hang Seng / Jan 7	19,402.37
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,213.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,154.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 7	73.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 7	2,639.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 7	68.94
Petrol/Litre / Jan 8	252.66

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F.Credit & Inv / Jan 7 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.30 ▲ 0.99 (13.54%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 7 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	9.27 ▲ 1.00 (12.09%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 7 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	16.56 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 7 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	55.30 ▲ 5.03 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	32.43 ▲ 2.95 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 7 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 7 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10.00%)
Engro Holdings Ltd / Jan 7 Engro Holdings Limited(ENGROH)	261.71 ▲ 23.79 (10.00%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 7 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	62.03 ▲ 5.64 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 7 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.12 ▼ -0.84 (-12.07%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 7 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.17 ▼ -1.80 (-10.02%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 7 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	92.70 ▼ -10.30 (-10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 7 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	852.52 ▼ -94.70 (-10.00%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 7 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	53.55 ▼ -5.95 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 7 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	147.86 ▼ -16.43 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 7 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	198.37 ▼ -22.04 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	22.68 ▼ -2.52 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	173.76 ▼ -19.31 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	80,416,802 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -0.26
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,667,652 ▲ 0.11
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -1.25
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -2.31
Sui South Gas / Jan 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,264,882 ▼ -1.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▲ 0.47
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.42

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