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Punjab asked to make legal aid body functional

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the Punjab government to operationalise the Punjab Legal Aid Agency...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Pakistan

Criteria for disadvantaged children: LHC asks govt to frame rules under PFCE law

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) observed that access to free and compulsory education is a universally...

Published 11 Feb, 2024 05:35am

Pakistan

Mere framing laws does not produce good results: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that mere framing laws do not provide good results unless the law is strictly...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

Pakistan

LHC explains criticality of welfare of a minor in guardianship, custody cases

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that technicalities of delay in filing of an appeal cannot be adhered to strictly...

Published 28 Jan, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

Action against taxpayer without due process is ‘robbery’: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) termed the action of a taxation officer against an active taxpayer without...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am

Pakistan

LHC underscores need for adherence to police station diaries

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that the station diary is retained at a police station to keep check on...

Published 14 Jan, 2024 03:13am

Pakistan

Filing appeal for acquittal: Delay of even one day by govt should not be condoned, rules LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that a delay of one day should not be condoned to the government for filing...

Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

LHC orders removal of anomalies from Prisons Act

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) proceeding with a petition filed for a jail inmate noted that neither the ...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am

Pakistan

LHC asks govt to protect, preserve Bagh-e-Jinnah

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court directed the Punjab government to preserve Bagh-e-Jinnah (Lawrence Garden), a heritage...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am

Pakistan

LHC asks Punjab to establish public safety commission within 30 days

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the provincial government to establish the Public Safety Commission...

Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am

Pakistan

No coercive step can be taken against taxpayers prior to issuance of notice: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has held that tax authorities cannot take coercive measures against taxpayers...

Published 17 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Pakistan

Cross-cases under CrPC: LHC issues guiding principles for lower courts

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, does not sketch out the ...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am

Public servant: LHC explains how disciplinary proceedings stand abated

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that the disciplinary proceedings including an inquiry against an employee or...

Updated 03 Dec, 2023 09:07am

Pakistan

IO must inform complainant about cancellation report of case: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that it is mandatory for an investigating officer to inform the complainant...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 03:31am

Pakistan

‘Every accused has the right to be provided with grounds of arrest’: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that it is a fundamental right of every accused to be provided with the...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

Recommendation for civil award does not create any right: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has held that the mere recommendation of a person for a civil award does not...

Updated 19 Nov, 2023 10:20am

LHC explains why enrolment thru daily wages can’t necessarily be a route to regular employment in public sector

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that enrolment through daily wages, without any prescribed criteria, standards,...

Updated 12 Nov, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

Wheat quota restriction: LHC rejects flour mill’s plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court rejecting the petition of a flour mill observed that the Article 18 protects the ...

Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Hospitals must not be allowed to operate under provisional licences indefinitely: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the government and the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) to take...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

Pakistan

No sui juris can be forced to meet father: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that when a minor attains the age of legal majority, he/she cannot be...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

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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