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FPCCI seeks comprehensive tax reforms

LAHORE: To address the issue of tax collection, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)...

Updated 13 May, 2024 09:03am

Pakistan

Body formed to help cut govt expenditure: notification

LAHORE: The federal government has constituted a seven-member committee which will prepare a plan for reducing...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 02:49am

Business & Finance

Q2FY24 Punjab govt’s debt stock declines modestly

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s liability, constituting both domestic and external debts, witnessed a decrease of...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan

‘Making entire Punjab spotless’: Punjab govt launches cleanliness campaign

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday launched the ‘one month cleanliness and sanitation campaign’ to make...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Pakistan

Lahore: PTI fields 14 candidates for NA, 30 for PA seats

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has pitched 14 candidates for the National Assembly seats and 30 for the...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

Pakistan

Body formed to deal with water, sewerage issues

LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted an 11-member committee to review the proposal to streamline issues...

Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

Punjab to take into consideration climate change impact on economy

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to take into consideration the climate change impact on the Punjab economy...

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

Pakistan

Kharak Singh’s Haveli to be renovated at cost of Rs90m

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WLCA) aims to complete the ongoing conservation work of Kharak Singh...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am

Pakistan

Country can take a leap forward with the help of AI, says expert

LAHORE: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has provided Pakistan with an opportunity to leapfrog other countries if the...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Markets

Fuel price decline unlikely to ease cost of living

LAHORE: The people saw the recent slash in the price of petroleum products as insignificant, saying it would not...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Pakistan

Punjab govt’s fiscal health improves thru reduction in liabilities

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s liability, local and external, has decreased by Rs 2.8 billion in the first ...

Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am

Technology

PASHA urges govt to exempt IT-related services from smart lockdown

LAHORE: The Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA) on Thursday requested the Punjab government to exempt the...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am

Pakistan

Punjab announces 4-day holiday to deal with smog challenge

LAHORE: To control smog, the Punjab government has imposed four-day environmental and health emergencies in Lahore...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am

Pakistan

Imran asks PTI leaders to commence election campaign

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced to hold conventions all over the country ...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Punjab govt withdraws South Punjab re-allocation allowance

LAHORE: The Punjab government has withdrawn the South Punjab re-allocation allowance with effect from August 27....

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Business & Finance

Punjab govt will expand scope of e-Pay Punjab: PITB Chairman

LAHORE: The Punjab government will expand the scope of e-Pay Punjab, a payment gateway that allows people to pay...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Pakistan

Economic transformation of 16 PCP cities: Services of consulting firm engaged

LAHORE: To determine the economic potential of 16 cities falling under the Punjab Cities Programme (PCP), the Punjab...

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

Pakistan

LWMC turns to AI to modernise waste management operations

LAHORE: To modernise waste management operations and subsequently overcome the waste problem in the provincial...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

Business & Finance

Punjab govt to hire services of consultants, contractors to expand tax net

LAHORE: To expand the tax net in the province, the Punjab government has decided to hire services of contractors and...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

Technology

IXPs ‘game changer for local connectivity, data reliability’

LAHORE: The Lahore Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), recently launched in the provincial capital, would reduce...

Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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