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Punjab PA adopts resolution against desecration of Holy Quran

The Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution against the desecration of Holy Quran by Norway's extreme right wing group 'Stop the Islamisation of Norway (SION)' in the Norwegian city of Kristiansand.

Published 26 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PTI MPAs protest over PPP leaders' 'unparliamentary' words

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members of the Punjab Assembly on Friday protested against use of unparliamentary words by PPP parliamentary leader Syed Hassan Murtaza.

Published 23 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Cases of Zardari shifted to Punjab: PPP leader concerned at trend of distrusting small provinces

Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentary leader in Punjab Assembly Syed Hassan Murtaza said on Tuesday that trend of distrusting small provinces should be stopped.

Published 20 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Punjab Assembly passes various bills amid Opposition's boycott

The Punjab Assembly on Monday passed The Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2019, The Punjab Zakat and Usher (Amendment) Bill 2019, and The Punjab Seized and Freezed Institution (Madaaris and Schools) Bill 2019 taking advantage of the boycott by the opp

Published 19 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Second phase of FTA with China to be operational from December 1: Razak

Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce, Investment, Industries and Textile, Abdul Razak Dawood on Tuesday said that the second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China is going to be operational from Dec 01, 2019 helping Pakistan come at par with the

Published 13 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Creating livelihood opportunities government's top priority: adviser

Govrenment's top priority is to run economy on strong foundations creating opportunities for livelihood, more trust among foreign investors and enable local industries to flourish. Adviser to Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms & Austerity, Dr Ishrat

Published 03 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

Import of raw cotton; APTMA urges government to remove duty, taxes

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Tuesday has urged federal government to remove duty and taxes on the import of raw cotton otherwise the domestic textile industry would not be able to full fill its export commitments.

Updated 16 Oct, 2019 08:11am

Pakistan

PFA imposes fine on food points

Punjab Food Authority Safety teams inspected 63, 729 food points in the province out of which improvement notices were served to 42, 747 food points while imposed fine of Rs32,639,069 on 5,661 food points from July 1, 2018 to March 30, 2019. This was acco

Published 12 Oct, 2019 12:00am

HEC advertises ED post for third time

The Pakistan Terhreek-e-Insaf government which claims that education sector is its priority yet failed to fill the post of executive director (ED) in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan despite announcing the vacancy twice in the recent past.

Published 05 Oct, 2019 12:00am

HEC advertises ED post for third time

Published 05 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Minister for improving quality of education in universities

Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood said on Saturday that instead of establishing more universities in the country we should focus on enhancing the quality of education at the existing universities. He was speaking at

Published 29 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Deaths of four cancer patients: PA speaker asks Dr Yasmeen to form inquiry committee

Expressing sympathies with the cancer patients, Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has asked the Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid, to form an inquiry committee to look into the matter of non-provision of medicines to the cancer patient

Published 20 Sep, 2019 12:00am

CTD conducts 6,963 IBOs: PA told

The Counter Terrorism Authority had conducted 6,963 intelligence based operations (IBO) and 81,263 combing operations with the support of local police. Some 179 people were killed in these operations while 24,212 people were arrested. All the operations w

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Punjab government introduces Workers Welfare Fund Bill 2019

The government on Monday laid Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority (Amendment 2019), The Rawalpindi Women University (Rawalpindi Ordinance) and introduced The Punjab Workers Welfare Fund Bill 2019 in Punjab Assembly. Earlier, the Opposition members in Punjab assemb

Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am

PHEC chairman for establishing Punjab Research Fund

Punjab Higher Education Commission Chairman Professor Dr. Fazal Ahmed Khalid has said that they will request the government to establish Punjab Research Fund for promotion of research culture in the province. While talking to Business Recorder, Fazal call

Published 12 Sep, 2019 12:00am

GIDC liabilities waived off to bring economic stability: minister

Punjab Finance Minister Makhdum Hashim Jawan Bakht on Tuesday said the government has waived off liabilities of businessmen worth Rs 208 billion under Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) in a bid to bring economic stability in the country. While ta

Published 04 Sep, 2019 12:00am

GIDC liabilities waived off to bring economic stability: minister

Published 04 Sep, 2019 12:00am

SAFMA slams Indian act of scrapping IOK's special status

Participants of the Seminar on Freedom and Peace organised by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) condemn the arbitrary and unconstitutional steps of India which includes the scrapping of article 370, article 35 A, annexation of Jammu and Kashmir a

Published 17 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Three bills laid in Punjab Assembly

As many as three bills including The Punjab Seized and Freezed Institutions (Madaris and Schools) Ordinance 2019, The Punjab Seized and Freezed Facilities (Hospitals and Dispensaries) Ordinance 2019 and The Punjab Regulation of Services (Amendment) Ordina

Published 30 Jul, 2019 12:00am

Punjab PA condemns Indian atrocities in IOK

The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution to condemn Indian atrocities in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and abrogating articles 370 and 35-A which abolished the special status of Occupied Kashmir. The resolution through the federal gov

Published 22 Jul, 2019 12:00am

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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