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Pakistan - 2022-08-19

ECP issues contempt notices to Imran Khan, other PTI leaders for ‘insulting’ CEC

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued contempt notices to former prime minister and Pakistan...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 11:18pm

Imran calls for nationwide rallies in protest, claims Gill was tortured

Says he will lead a rally in Islamabad on Saturday

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:12pm

Two police personnel martyred, one injured in Bajaur blast

At least two police personnel were killed while another was injured in a blast near a police check-post in Bajaur...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:10pm

Islamabad court directs authorities to shift Shahbaz Gill to PIMS, orders medical checkup

Reserves decision on a plea by capital police seeking the physical custody of PTI leader for another eight days

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 05:11pm

Pakistan 'rejects India's deliberate attempts of pre-poll rigging' in IIOJK

Says India must desist from all actions that violate international law, the UN Charter, and the 4th Geneva Convention

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 04:46pm

PTCL, PTA say investigating internet connectivity problems

Pakistan Telecommunication Company says its optical fiber network is experiencing technical faults due to heavy rains and floods

Published 19 Aug, 2022 11:24am

Access to sea for CAS via Karachi, Gwadar a key component of ‘Vision Central Asia’: FM

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that short and easy access to the sea for the landlocked...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:30am

Business leader Tariq Sayeed remembered

KARACHI: FPCCI president Irfan Iqbal Sheikh paid glowing tributes to the legendary, highly-accomplished and ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:28am

Toshakhana reference: CEC snubs IK’s counsel

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja – who seemed a little exasperated – on...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:26am

ECP reserves verdict on Shujaat plea

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:24am

FM for promoting joint initiatives with Saudi-based DCO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday called for renewed efforts to achieve the shared goal...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:22am

Custodial death Govt bill draws huge criticism from opposition in Senate

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Thursday moved the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:21am

Govt urged to encourage new healthcare solutions using latest digital tools

ISLAMABAD: The government should encourage new healthcare solutions using the latest digital tools to help people in...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:19am

Imran to hold public gatherings in 17 major cities

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to build pressure on the government for announcing general elections as soon as possible,...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:18am

Indus River in high flood at Taunsa Barrage

SUKKUR: Indus River has been in high flood at Taunsa Barrage, quoting a barrage official. The high flood flow has...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:17am

Public sector withholding agents of Swat: KPRA conducts training workshop

PESHAWAR: To increase tax compliance and build the capacity of government departments in tax collection and...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:13am

Raising funds via Sukuks, INPC: NHA Board approves NOC to Finance Division

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board has approved the issuance of a No-Objection...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:09am

Non-stop rains severely hits peasants, labourers

HYDERABAD: The Hari Welfare Association (HWA) has expressed great regret and said due to the continuous monsoon ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:08am

PAC seeks details of gifts received from heads of govts in four years

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament on Thursday sought details of expensive gifts...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:02am

Pakistan Baitul Mal facing shortage of funding

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed that Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) is facing a shortage of funding. The...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 08:01am

Interior ministries: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to improve coordination

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed to further improve the coordination between the interior...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:59am

PM’s message of holding dialogue on charter of economy welcomed

KARACHI: The country is going through the most difficult economic crisis the politician should forget their...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:57am

Search operation under way for Malir river flash flood victims

KARACHI: Search operation for the five members of an ill-fatted family and their driver was under way on Thursday, a...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:55am

Appointment of judges: Senate panel unanimously passes bill to amend Article 175A

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday unanimously passed a bill seeking a...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:52am

Misdeclared containers detained; goods worth Rs453m recovered

ISLAMABAD: The Collectorate of Customs Appraisement (West), Karachi has foiled an attempt to clear high-value and...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:00am

Flood-hit areas of Sindh: PM directs NDMA, PDMA to pace up relief activities

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:59am

Punjab Ombudsman’s Office says continues to solve civic problems

LAHORE: Different own-motion notices taken by Ombudsman Punjab Maj Azam Suleman Khan (retd) on the news items and...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:56am

PTI withdraws petition against PM, others

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday dismissed as withdrawn a petition of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:56am

Pak-Kyrgyz ‘Bilateral Political Consultations’ : Commitment to timely completion of CASA-1000 project reaffirmed

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Kyrgyz Republic on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to the timely completion of the...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:55am

Maintainability of PTI’s petition: IHC issues notice to ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Thursday, issued notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:52am

Governor says govt striving to bring education sector into line with global standards

LAHORE: Terming the improvement in global ranking of the Pakistani universities as a matter of pride, Punjab ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:50am

Hotel One opens its branch in Sargodha

LAHORE: With 23 hotels in 16 locations across Pakistan, Hotel One opened its doors to the beautiful city of Sargodha...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:48am

Sindh receives many times more rainfall than normal

LAHORE: The province of Sindh has received 345 percent more rains during 1st of August to 18th August this year...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:45am

Punjab prisons: inmates being enabled to open bank accounts

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BoP) has been entered into an agreement with the Punjab Prisons department for opening ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:39am

Punjab PA passes University of Kamalia Bill 2022

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed the University of Kamalia Bill 2022, with majority. The bill was...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:38am

36 districts of Punjab: anti-polio drive to begin on Monday

LAHORE: The nationwide anti-polio drive will start in 36 districts of Punjab from August 22. In three high-risk...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:29am

Rains paralyse life in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Heavy and continuous monsoon rains that started from Wednesday evening hit district Hyderabad badly,...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:27am

PTI postpones planned public gatherings in Karachi, Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has postponed its public gatherings to be addressed by party chairman ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am

SC clarifies

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has clarified that Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, a judge of the apex court has no Twitter...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am

Country becomes free from influence of agents, foreign funding: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, on Thursday, said the country...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am

SECP clarifies

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) clarifies that the company registry represents...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (August 18, 2022) and the forecast for Friday (August 19, 2022)....

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am

IK makes snide remarks about ‘neutrals’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Thursday called upon the ‘neutrals’ to review their...

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:24am

Commander US Centcom, COAS discuss regional security

ISLAMABAD: Commander US CENTCOM along with delegation visited GHQ on Thursday. Commander CENTCOM had one-on-one...

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:43am

US announces $1m grant for flood victims

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday announced a new $ 1 million grant in support of Pakistan’s efforts to...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am

FIA should arrest Imran Khan like PML-N leaders on mere allegations : Marriyum

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 12:03am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 4	277.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 4	277.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 5	148.70
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 5	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 5	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 5	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 5	5,751.07
India Sensex / Oct 5	81,688.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 5	38,635.62
Nasdaq / Oct 5	18,137.85
Hang Seng / Oct 5	22,736.87
FTSE 100 / Oct 5	8,280.63
Dow Jones / Oct 5	42,352.75
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 5	19,120.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 5	74.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 5	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 5	237,401.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 5	2,653.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 5	73.27
Petrol/Litre / Oct 7	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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