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Gujrat jail riot: Team recommends transfer of 12 death row inmates to other jails

LAHORE: The fact-finding team constituted to probe the riot fallout in district jail Gujrat earlier this month has...

Published 18 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Pakistan

Punjab Assembly: Opposition seeks resignation of Buzdar

LAHORE: The opposition in the Punjab Assembly grilled the government during general debate on the price control in...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:24am

Pakistan

'Reshuffling of senior officers in Adiala jail mere eyewash'

LAHORE: The recent reshuffling of senior officers in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, in the light of a Punjab police's...

Published 14 Jul, 2020 02:57am

Pakistan

Legislators for increasing age of marriage for girls to 18

LAHORE: Parliamentarians from two major political parties at a webinar titled "ending child marriage in Punjab" have...

Published 11 Jul, 2020 02:48am

20 Sikh pilgrims among 22 killed as train rams van

LAHORE: At least 22 people were killed while eight others sustain injuries, five of them including children...

Published 04 Jul, 2020 03:02am

Epaper

Tariq Aziz passes away

LAHORE: Renowned radio and television anchor Tariq Aziz breathed his last after having a cardiac arrest at a local...

Published 18 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Epaper

Construction industry to cater to needs of the poor: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Published 17 Jun, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Punjab police get Rs 115.633 billion

LAHORE: Despite being the second most affected department from the coronavirus after the Punjab health department,...

Published 16 Jun, 2020 03:37am

Pakistan

Youngsters baton-charged for violating ban on swimming in BRB canal

The city police sprung into action and baton-charged citizens for violating ban on swimming in the BRB canal, as a good number of people thronged the canal to get respite from the scorching heat as the mercury shot up to 44 degree Celsius in the provincia

Published 27 May, 2020 12:06am

Pakistan

Gender-based violence: UNODP recommends to government to revise national action plan to fight corona

After observing that domestic violence against women, especially girls, is increasing at an alarming rate in the country due to the lockdown, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODP) Pakistan has recommended the government to immediately revi

Published 25 Apr, 2020 06:43am

Pakistan

Traders threaten to open markets if deprived of financial 'relief package'

Despite growing coronavirus cases across Punjab, the All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran (APAT) has threatened to reopen markets and shops in phases if the government failed to provide them a relief package as financial condition of large number of small-scale

Published 15 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Insaf Imdad Package: PM enhances amount of financial aid to Rs 12,000

In the wake of growing coronavirus pandemic and deteriorating financial condition of people, Prime Minister Imran Khan has granted approval to enhance financial assistance amount from Rs 4,000 to Rs 12,000 for Punjab government's "Insaf Imdad Package" in

Published 06 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

People throng banks to get salaries, pensions

After remaining confined to homes for over a week and running short of money, a large number of people, particularly elderly persons, were seen standing shoulder-to-shoulder in queues outside various banks for the withdrawal of pensions and salaries in th

Published 03 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Khokha owners multiply prices of cigarettes and paan

The 'khokha' owners in the provincial capital have significantly increased the prices of both local and imported (duty free) cigarettes and paan after the government imposed a 14-day lockdown in Punjab amid growing spread of coronavirus outbreak.

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Citizens getting punished for violating Section 144

A few days after a picture went viral on social media showing a policeman punishing commuters at Sanjrani Town in Karachi for violating the lockdown; citizens are now experiencing the same treatment by law enforcement personnel in Lahore at pickets erecte

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Punjab calls in Army

As the tally of confirmed novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases rose to 163 in Punjab, the provincial government on Sunday decided to deploy personnel of Pak Army for the assistance of civil administration. "Currently, the number of coronavirus patients in P

Published 23 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Coronavirus threat in Lahore: Business activities restricted to purchase of daily-use items

After growing number of coronavirus cases in Punjab, the business activity has restricted to purchase of essential daily-use items in the provincial capital.

Published 18 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

People continue to throng recreational places

Amid rising threat of coronavirus pandemic in the country, many recreational spots witnessed usual attendance of visitors in the provincial capital on Sunday defeating the fear of the disease which has so far claimed more than 5000 lives across the world.

Published 16 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

NAB arrests Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman in land transaction case

In a major development, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore on Thursday arrested editor-in-chief of Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman in a case pertaining to the alleged purchase of a 54-kanal piece of land "from the then chief minister of Punja

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

PSPA to amend law on transgender to check 'misuse for financial benefits'

As the Transgender Persons (Protection Rights) Act, 2018, empowers "trans persons" to get themselves registered with the government as per their "self-perceived" identity, the Punjab Social Protection Authority (PSPA) has decided to introduce amendments t

Published 11 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 2	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 2	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 2	157.39
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 2	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 2	1.03

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
S&P 500 / Jan 2	5,868.55
India Sensex / Jan 2	79,943.71
Nasdaq / Jan 2	19,280.79
Hang Seng / Jan 2	19,870.34
FTSE 100 / Jan 2	8,260.09
Dow Jones / Jan 2	42,392.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 2	20,024.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 2	73.39
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 2	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 2	242,888.30
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 2	2,633.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 2	68.49
Petrol/Litre / Jan 3	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Jan 2 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.66 ▲ 0.80 (13.65%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 2 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.85 ▲ 0.80 (13.22%)
Tri-Star Power / Jan 2 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.87 ▲ 0.63 (12.02%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 2 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	9.47 ▲ 1.00 (11.81%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 2 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	79.20 ▲ 7.20 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 2 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	629.66 ▲ 57.24 (10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Jan 2 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	217.42 ▲ 19.77 (10.00%)
Exide (PAK) / Jan 2 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	889.49 ▲ 80.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 2 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	2.97 ▼ -0.72 (-19.51%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 2 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.90 ▼ -3.10 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	34.76 ▼ -3.86 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 2 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108.10 ▼ -11.97 (-9.97%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 2 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.60 ▼ -8.62 (-9.88%)
National Silk / Jan 2 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50 ▼ -5.44 (-9.81%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 2 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.41 ▼ -4.04 (-9.75%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 2 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.36 ▼ -3.53 (-8.85%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 2 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.51 ▼ -0.51 (-8.47%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 2 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	88,905,675 ▲ 0.88
Cnergyico PK / Jan 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	71,999,946 ▼ -0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	71,859,219 ▲ 0.03
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,831,962 ▼ -0.20
Telecard Limited / Jan 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	60,523,518 ▲ 0.72
B.O.Punjab / Jan 2 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,412,470 ▼ -0.17
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 2 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,276,943 ▲ 0.26
Pak Elektron / Jan 2 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,978,834 ▲ 0.11
Aisha Steel Mill / Jan 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	33,731,868 ▼ -0.39

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