LHC asks Deputy Speaker to hold CM’s election today LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed the petition of Pakistan Muslim League ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Shahzad Saleem reappointed as NAB Lahore DG LAHORE: A few days after the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government through a no-confidence motion,... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Military, not Imran, put forward 3 proposals to break deadlock, claims Mazari ISLAMABAD: The flamboyant Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari Friday rubbished the reports that... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Macron clashes with Le Pen over headscarf ban PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron has clashed with his rival Marine Le Pen over her plan to ban women from wearing ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Bilquis Edhi passes away KARACHI: Bilquis Bano Edhi, the wife of renowned humanitarian and philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, passed away at... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa mosque as over 150 Palestinians hurt OCCUPIED JERUSA-LEM: More than 150 people were wounded Friday in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
PTI had put foreign policy at risk, says Sherry ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman claimed that... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
PM accused of ‘tempering’ with corruption record ISLAMABAD: Accusing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of “tempering” with the corruption record pending before the... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
NA session on 22nd: IHC declines to grant stay against Suri’s order ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday declined to grant a stay against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
CAREC Institute holds second annual research conference LAHORE: The second research conference of the CAREC Institute (Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation) took ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
PPP nominates Ahmed Mehmood for Punjab governor LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has nominated Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood for the office of Punjab governor, said... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Governor, Moonis discuss current political situation LAHORE: Former federal minister Chaudhry Moonis Elahi MNA called on Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema at Governor... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Weekly off, office timings: Govt employees threaten protest demos ISLAMABAD: The federal government employees on Friday while expressing serious reservations over abolishing the... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Age relexation to differently-abled in govt jobs: Sindh Cabinet to launch low-cost housing scheme for shelterless KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a Cabinet meeting Friday decided to provide shelter... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK was gifted a necklace? “Did you hear that The Khan was gifted by some Arab country a necklace, a watch and something I don’t recall and... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Bank employees protest PM’s 6-day working week order KARACHI: Bank employees on Friday staged a protest demonstration in front of the State Bank of Pakistan head office,... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Economic challenges for new govt Successive governments commenced their tenures by endlessly criticising the economic policies and delivery of their... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 11:11pm
Coal is back in the spotlight With a current power shortfall touching 5500MW in the country, Pakistan struggles to find a sustainable fuel ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
EU embargo on Russian oil, gas will take ‘months’ The EU is working on broadening sanctions on Russia to include oil and gas embargoes but such measures would take... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
‘Terrified’: Musk Twitter buyout bid rattles tech world Elon Musk’s shock offer to buy Twitter drew immediate fears Thursday - and some cheers - over putting the platform... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Letters Army’s apolitical role It is indeed very gratifying to note that Pakistan’s armed forces hierarchy has publicly stated that they must be... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
PML-N leader rejects reports about mega social welfare programmes ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb Friday dismissed the reports related... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
IHC moved to forestall issuance of diplomatic passport to Nawaz ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been asked to stop the authorities from issuing a diplomatic passport... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Election process for PM: AJK HC issues stay order MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court on Friday issued a stay order against election process of ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Marriyum vows to make entire Toshakhana record public anytime soon ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said the entire... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Italian CG visits ChildLife’s ERs KARACHI: The Consul General of Italy, Danilo Giurdanella visited the children’s Emergency Rooms (ERs) of Dr Ruth... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Main Paris attacks suspect apologises to ‘all victims’ PARIS: The sole surviving member of the jihadist team that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks apologised on... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
N Korea-tied hackers executed $620m crypto heist: FBI WASHINGTON: North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a $620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Iran Guards say they have seized two ships with smuggled fuel in Gulf DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had seized two vessels along the country’s coast on the... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Asia Girls’ education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban KABUL: The Taliban prohibition on girls’ education shows the movement’s ultra-conservatives retain tight control... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Europe Climate activists block four of London’s bridges LONDON: UK climate activist group Extinction Rebellion on Friday shut down four of London’s busiest bridges,... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (April 15, 2022) and the forecast for Saturday (April 16, 2022)... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates PSX: bulls rule the roost KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Friday witnessed a bullish trend due to appreciating PKR against the USD and... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Energy Majority of non-operational power plants reach end of licenced age LAHORE: Majority of 27 non-operational power plants have reached end of their licensed age and needed to be declared... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Stocks PSX announces revised timings KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has announced revised Designated Time Schedule (DTS) of the exchange due to... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Stocks China stocks fall as cenbank refrains from rate cut despite Covid SHANGHAI: China stocks fell on Friday, led by tech and automobile shares, after the central bank kept its policy... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Stocks Asian markets drop after Wall Street retreat SEOUL: Asian markets dipped Friday after a negative lead from Wall Street, with investors around the world worried... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities China iron ore futures advance BEIJING: Benchmark iron ore futures in China surged nearly 4% on Friday, and were set to erase the week’s losses ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities China’s March commodity imports down LAUNCESTON, (Australia): China’s imports of major commodities softened in March, a trend that is likely to extend... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities PMEX daily trading report KARACHI: On Thursday, at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 11.595... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Energy US natgas futures surge NEW YORK: US natural gas futures held near a 13-year high on Thursday as the market waited for direction from a... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities Global steel demand to grow, says WorldSteel LONDON: Global steel demand is likely to grow 0.4% to 1.84 billion tonnes this year, slowing from a 2.7% gain in... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 142,352 tonnes of cargo comprising 68,204 tonnes of import cargo and 74,148... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities Chinese steel futures range-bound BEIJING: Chinese steel futures traded in a tight range on Thursday, as investors looked for government measures to... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Cotton & Textile Cotton Spot Rates KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (April 15, 2022).... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Cotton & Textile No business activity on cotton market LAHORE: The local cotton market on Friday remained dull while the trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (April 15, 2022)... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================================= Offset... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (April 15, 2022).... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Forex Dollar's rate in interbank market KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== Open Bid Rs... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Forex Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (April 15, 2022).... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Friday (April 15, 2022).... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Friday (April 15, 2022).... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on Friday... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (April 15, 2022). ==================================== BR... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Stocks Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL BALANCE FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Balance Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== Offer Price... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== Offer Price... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== Offer Price... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 1,563.6441... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 1,220.1772 Bid... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ======================== ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Friday (April 15, 2022). ========================== KIBOR... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Rates LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Friday (April 15, 2022).... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Forex Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Forex Open market rates of foreign currencies KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (April 15,... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
SPI slightly falls WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 14, 2022 recorded a decrease of 0.68 percent... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Growth in digital payments continues in 2Q of FY22 KARACHI: Pakistan’s payment ecosystem continued to show growth in all the major areas particularly in adoption of... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Jul-Feb LSMI output up 7.8pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 7.8 percent for... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 03:08pm
POL products’ prices kept unchanged ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced to continue the subsidy for keeping petroleum products... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
IMF’s 7th review of EFF on hold: ADB’s aide-memoire ISLAMABAD: Concerned over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘Relief Package’, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:30am
Tax targets agreed with IMF must stay on track: PM Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs Federal Board of Revenue to achieve upward revised revenue collection target of Rs6.1 trillion for 2021-22 Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:37am
Biden to nominate former Treasury official Barr for Fed top job WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate former Treasury official Michael Barr to be the... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
CPPA-G held responsible for electricity load-shedding ISLAMABAD: Power Division’s arm Central Power Purchasing Agency -Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has been held responsible for... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:53am
February: Discos’ tariffs hiked by Rs4.85 per unit ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased power Distribution Companies... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:49am
Rs50bn SG against CPEC IPPs’ dues: Power Division asked to submit fresh summary ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division has reportedly asked Power Division to submit the summary afresh for grant of Rs 50... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 03:39pm
ECP decides to hear foreign funding case on daily basis ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced to hold the proceedings of foreign funding... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:56am
PM accuses Imran of selling Toshakhana gifts ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday accused PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan of... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:40am
PPP’s Raja Pervez may be elected NA Speaker today ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today (Saturday) is likely ... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 12:01pm
Govt bans sugar export ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced to ban the export of sugar, saying the ban would drop sugar prices... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:45am
Govt urged to restart talks to put IMF’s EFF back on track ISLAMABAD: The government should immediately initiate discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to put... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:44am
Value-added textile sector resents policy rate hike KARACHI: The country’s Value-added Textile Sector Friday showed disappointment over the latest abrupt increase in... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Taxes CDPR holds workshop on ‘tax reforms for inclusive, sustainable growth’ LAHORE: The Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) in collaboration with the British High Commission’s... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities PFD releases 41,417 MT of wheat LAHORE: The Punjab Food Department (PFD) has so far released 41,417 metric tons of wheat to the flour mills across... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities Pesticide usage: Awareness seminar held for tobacco growers KARACHI: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan conducted a webinar on April 14th to raise awareness among tobacco... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Money & Banking Deficit financing: Govt plans to borrow over Rs5trn from banks in 3 months KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow over Rs 5 trillion from the domestic banking sector during the... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Investigating benami transactions EDITORIAL: Bureaucratic inefficiency has clearly been at its typical best in Islamabad in the matter of ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Life sentence for Hafiz Saeed EDITORIAL: An anti-terrorism court has awarded 31-year imprisonment to Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the militant... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Taxes Name of SPR&S Wing changed ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has changed the name of the Strategic Planning Reforms and Statistics... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Money & Banking MMBL signs MoU with IWCCI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has signed a Memorandum of... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Industry Engineering-, electronics-related industries: Experts underline need for expanding industrial base ISLAMABAD: Economists at a seminar have underlined the need for expanding Pakistan’s industrial base from textile,... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Commodities Ukraine says fighting rages around Mariupol steel plant, port KYIV: Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russian forces’ siege of Mariupol, with fighting raging around... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Moody’s says Russia may be considered in default WASHINGTON: Moody’s Investors Service said Thursday that Russia “may be considered in default” if it does not... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am