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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday had an 'informal' talk with Russian President Vladmir Putin after reaching Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to represent Pakistan at the 19th Meeting of the Council of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a

Published 14 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Bishkek Summit: Modi allowed to fly over Pakistani airspace: The Hindu

Pakistan decides to let Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft fly over its airspace to reach Bishkek where he will attend SCO Summit. The Hindu's website has posted a story of Press Trust of India (PTI) on Monday. It said that India had requested

Published 11 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Bishkek Summit: Modi allowed to fly over Pakistani airspace: The Hindu

Published 11 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Prime Minister to address nation today

Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation today (Monday) at 9am. Aaj News reported Sunday night that Pakistan Television (PTV) will broadcast PM's address. Prime Minister will give an important message to the nation. He will also take the n

Published 10 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Prime Minister to address nation today

Published 10 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Hafeez finalises proposals, allocations for budget

Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Hafeez Shaikh and his economic team extensively reviewed the upcoming federal Budget today (Saturday) to finalize proposals and allocations. In a tweet, the Spokesperson for Finance Division Dr Khaqan Hassan Najeeb

Published 09 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Hafeez finalises proposals, allocations for budget

Published 09 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Hafeez finalises proposals, allocations for budget

Published 09 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Hafeez finalises proposals, allocations for budget

Published 09 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Mufti Muneeb expresses his displeasure

Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman on Tuesday addressed the controversy generated in recent days regarding moon-sighting in the country, saying "all acclaimed scholars have full confidence in the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee." He noted that

Published 05 Jun, 2019 12:00am

PM praises army's decision

The following is the full text of Prime Minister Imran Khan's tweet: "I appreciate Pak Mil's unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent cuts in their defence expenditures for next FY bec of our critical financial situation, despite multiple security

Published 05 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Mufti Muneeb expresses his displeasure

Published 05 Jun, 2019 12:00am

PM praises army's decision

Published 05 Jun, 2019 12:00am

KP government says moon sighted; Eid today

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday announced that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated in the province Tuesday after it took into account 'testimonies' of moon sighting from all over KP, according to KP Information Minister Shaukat Yousufzai.

Published 04 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia, UAE today

Eid-ul-Fitr 2019 will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia and UAE on Tuesday , June 4 after Shawwal moon has been sighted in the Saudi Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has announced that Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia will be celebra

Published 04 Jun, 2019 12:00am

KP government says moon sighted; Eid today

Published 04 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia, UAE today

Published 04 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Espionage charges: Army, civilian officers handed over to jail authorities: DG ISPR

Two senior army officers and a civilian, charged with espionage on May 30, have been handed over to civilian jail authorities, according to director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). "Three officers sentenced on 30 May 2019 have been

Published 02 Jun, 2019 12:00am

Espionage charges: Army, civilian officers handed over to jail authorities: DG ISPR

Published 02 Jun, 2019 12:00am

PM urges people to declare assets by June 30

Prime Minister Imran Khan urged citizens to declare their benami assets and bank accounts under the government's Assets Declaration Scheme by June 30 in order to avoid legal action. In a video message released on Thursday, the prime minister said that the

Published 31 May, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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