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Abdul Rasheed Azad

Finance ministry urged to help avert SSGC's financial crisis

A parliamentary panel Wednesday directed the Ministry of Finance to avert the expected default of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) by making all-out efforts to recover Rs71 billion outstanding dues of the company against various consumers, especia

Updated 31 Oct, 2019 07:49am

Business & Finance

PBS to appoint chief statistician, key members after lapse of two years

After a passage of over two years, important vacant positions in Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS), including the slot of chief statistician, are finally going to be filled in. The PBS has been operating without a permanent chief since July 2017 after th

Updated 30 Oct, 2019 07:32am

Azadi March: Won't create hurdles in routine life, assures Haideri

Secretary General Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has assured the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration that participants of Azadi March will not create any hurdle in the routine life of the people of tw

Published 29 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Prices of kitchen items continue to show upward trend

The prices of most of the essential kitchen items have witnessed an increase during this week past compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 27 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Multibillion rupees audit paras: PAC panel for clubbing over 10 years' data

A parliamentary panel has directed the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law and Public Accounts Committee Secretariat to club entire data of unsettled audit paras of over 10 years and set a mechanism to resolve the paras

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

There's no change in 'our stance', Durrani tells Khattak

Head of opposition's Rehbar Committee Akram Khan Durani Tuesday contacted the government's negotiation committee head, Defense Minister Pervez Khattak. Durani informed Khattak about the demands of JUI-F. Pervaiz Khattak on the occasion said that he would

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am

There's no change in 'our stance', Durrani tells Khattak

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PAC panel seeks MoH&W employees' asset details

A parliamentary panel has directed secretary Ministry of Housing and Works to present asset details of employees working at his ministry along with their families' assets. The decision was taken by a subcommittee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) whi

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Modi-led government posing threat to Muslims' identity in India: Siraj

Emir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Siraj-ul-Haq has said that Modi-led Indian government is not only bent upon changing the demography of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK) but is also posing a serious threat to the identity of Muslims in India. He said this while addr

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Prices of essential kitchen items witness upward trend

Prices of 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 20 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Technology

PAC subcommittee informed: Communication ministry, attached depts facing fund shortage

Federal Secretary Ministry of Communication, Jawad Rafiq Friday revealed that the ministry and attached departments are facing serious fund shortage because of slow releases by the Ministry of Finance and as a result important projects are facing delay. T

Updated 19 Oct, 2019 07:57am

Pakistan

Expenditures on PTI-led sit-in in 2014: PAC panel tells FC, Rangers to provide Rs 25 million vouchers to AGP

A parliamentary panel Thursday directed the senior officials of Punjab Rangers and Frontier Corps (FC) to provide Rs 25 million vouchers to Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) about the expenditures meted out on providing security to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insa

Published 18 Oct, 2019 12:00am

AJK PM visits APHC office

Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that black day will be observed on October 27 in all cities and towns of AJ&K against illegal entry of the Indian troops in the occupied valley on the same day in 1947. He was t

Published 18 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

'Save Kashmir' march held: JI chief warns against New Delhi's nefarious designs

Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said that Pakistan cannot afford losing the case of Kashmir at any cost because of the region's ideological, economic and geographical importance for the country.

Published 17 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Fazl steps up pressure on government

Emir Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Maulana Fazlur Rehman Wednesday linked talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government with the resignation of the Prime Minister Imran Khan. Talking to media persons here after having a meeting with the leader of P

Published 17 Oct, 2019 12:00am

MPs call off meeting over absence of federal secretary finance

Expressing serious anger over the absence of federal secretary finance from the meeting, a parliamentary panel called off the meeting in protest on Wednesday and declared that those who are not respecting parliamentary supremacy must be fired immediately.

Published 17 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Fazl steps up pressure on government

Published 17 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Asad Durrani's ECL case: IHC seeks compliance report from ministry

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday directed the Interior Ministry to submit implementation report regarding a case pertaining to placement of name of General Asad Durrani (retd) on Exit Control List (ECL). Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted the hea

Published 15 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Prices of essential kitchen items witness upward trend

Prices of essential kitchen items witnessed an increase during this week past as compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. Traders at wholesale markets of Rawalpindi-Islamabad, which supplies an e

Published 13 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Fazl terms PM's China visit 'disappointing'

Emir Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman while lambasting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's foreign policy on Saturday said that Pakistan's friends in global community know about the official status of the country's policy on

Published 13 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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

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