News stories for Abdul Rasheed Azad

Abdul Rasheed Azad

Tax matters in custom courts: Panel directs FBR to come up with viable suggestions

A parliamentary panel Tuesday stressed the need for reforming the judicial system to avoid longstanding court cases related to tax matters in custom courts, directing the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to come up with viable suggestions and the Parliament

Published 20 Nov, 2019 12:00am

SPI inflation for combined income groups up 1.09pc WoW

The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for combined income groups during the week ended November 14, 2019, witnessed an increase of 1.09 percent against November 7, 2019 as it jumped from 131.10 points to 132.53 points, data released by Pakistan

Published 19 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Government respects verdict: AGP

The government on Saturday announced that it respects the Lahore High Court's (LHC) verdict. Addressing a joint press conference, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Anwar Mansoor Khan along with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broa

Published 17 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Nai Gaj dam project: Wapda blames MoPD&R for delay, cost escalation

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has blamed Ministry for Planning, Development and Reforms for causing delay and subsequent cost escalation in Nai Gaj dam project. Senior WADPA officials while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Plannin

Updated 16 Nov, 2019 07:04am

Pakistan

PTI government will be forced to resign before 2020: Fazl

Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Emir, Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the present government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will be forced to resign before 2020.

Published 15 Nov, 2019 12:00am

July-October exports up 3.81 percent YoY

Pakistan's exports during July-October 2019 witnessed a growth of 3.81 percent against the same period of 2018, said Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS) Thursday.

Published 15 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

NA body okays MLA (Criminal Matter) Bill

National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday passed "The Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matter) Bill, 2019."

Published 14 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Prices of medicines witness yet another increase of 10-100 percent

Prices of entire range of medicines have witnessed yet another increase of 10-100 percent during the last 10 months and this fourth increase in drug prices is owing to ineffective monitoring system, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed,

Published 13 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Prices of most essential kitchen items witness upward trend

Prices of most of the essential kitchen items witnessed an increasing trend during this week past as compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 10 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Combined income groups: SPI inflation up 0.57pc WoW

The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for combined income groups has witnessed an increase of 0.57 percent during the week ended November 7, 2019 against October 31, 2019 as it jumped from 130.36 points to 131.10 points, Pakistan Bureau of Stati

Published 09 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Detained in Bosnian camp: Government urged to ensure safe return of 4,000 Pakistanis

A parliamentary panel has directed the government to ensure safe return of 4,000 Pakistanis languishing in a detention camp in Bosnia and take serious action against people involved in human trafficking.

Published 09 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PAF asked to hand over 76 kanals of land to CAA

A parliamentary panel Thursday directed Pakistan Air Force to hand over the possession of 76 kanals of land situated in Lahore, which was converted into a housing society by the PAF, to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

ERRA to be merged into NDMA on December 31

The government has decided to merge Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) into National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) from December 31, 2019.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

October CPI inflation up 11.04 percent YoY

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based general inflation from October 2018 to October 2019 rose by 11.04 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis, while on month-on-month (MoM) basis, the CPI in October 2019 against September 2019 increased by 1.8 percent.

Published 07 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Siraj slams government for relying on presidential ordinances

Lambasting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for bypassing the Parliament and relying on presidential ordinances for legislation, Emir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is behaving like a civilian

Published 06 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

NA body passes 'The Pakistan Psychological Council (Amendment) Bill 2019'

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on National Health Service, Regulations and Coordination on Monday unanimously passed the reconsidered "The Pakistan Psychological Council (Amendment) Bill 2019."

Published 05 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Government, Rahbar Committee to hold another round of talks today

Pakistan

Business & Finance

Fazl sticks to PM's resignation demand

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has vowed not to rerun till getting the resignation of the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan.

Updated 01 Nov, 2019 07:42am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Most Popular