President approves reconstitution of CCI ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday approved the reconstitution of the Council of Common Interests (CCI),... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Amnesty scheme for holders of multiple Pakistani passports ISLAMABAD: The government has announced amnesty scheme for holders of multiple Pakistani passports and the amnesty... Updated 14 May, 2022 02:00pm
‘Pakistan needs a foreign policy that protects its economic interests’ LAHORE: Speakers at a meeting of Shura-e-Hamdard said that Pakistan needs foreign policy that protects its economic... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
ECP schedule for delimitations: SC to hear PTI’s petition on 16th ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s petition against the Election... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Case against dissident MPAs: PTI submits its response to ECP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has submitted its response to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Govt decides to conduct regular monitoring of KPP ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to conduct the monitoring and evaluation of the Kamyab Pakistan Program (KPP)... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Involvement of private sector a must to achieve SDGs: Aisha ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha Friday emphasized the involvement of the private... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Police arrest 480 people for violating Punjab Marriage Functions Act, 2016 LAHORE: The Punjab police registered 916 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrested 480 people from across Punjab... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Sindh’s 11 districts: e-Stamping project launched with PITB’s help LAHORE: With the assistance of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), the e-Stamping project has been... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Complaints related to missing students: IHC directs ministry to submit report ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Friday, directed the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Human ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
‘Neutrals’ were not actually ‘neutral’, claims PTI’s Mazari Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari on Friday said that everyone knows “the ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
My Karachi–Oasis of Harmony Exhibition inaugurated: Won’t allow anybody to disturb peace in Karachi: CM KARACHI: Referring to the recent Saddar blast that claimed the life of a 24-year old man and injured 10 others, ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
SHC rejects plea filed by heirs of PIA plane crash victims KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has dismissed petitions filed by the legal heirs of Pakistan International Airline... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
PARTLY FACETIOUS: I’m not sure how many times Shehbaz married “Can you get me an appointment with The Khan — I need to…” “No can do. He has blocked a few numbers and I... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Non-compliance allegation: SRB seals restaurant over sales tax returns KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) on Friday sealed a restaurant located in the posh area of Clifton, Karachi,... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Crackdown on hardened criminals ordered KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over the 27th Apex Committee meeting directed law... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Europe in high-cost race to replenish gas stocks Europe has begun refilling depleted gas stores to shore up supply for the winter and guard against possible... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
A free-for-all There is an environment of free-for-all in state politics, economy and governance for the last two months. The ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Controlling inflation and financing deficits — I In April 2020, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director (MD) had reportedly called the Covid pandemic a... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Letters Enough is enough Army has strongly protested against our politicians’ machinations aimed at belittling one of its most illustrious... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Afghan peace: Pakistan, EU for greater global coordination ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union Friday emphasized the importance of international coordination to... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Karachi-bound Rehman Baba Express derails at Thatta THATTA: The Karachi-bound Rehman Baba Express from Peshawar fell prey to an accident after three of its bogies and... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Imran optimistic about prospects of ‘long march’ plan KARACHI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday warned that a “sea of people” set to march towards Islamabad... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Deputy Speaker irked by absence of MNAs, senior govt officials ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani took serious notice of the absence of ministers from... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Country remains in grip of severe heat wave KARACHI: The country on Friday remained in a grip of severe heat wave, as the harsh weather is expected to continue... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
‘Enhancing TB-HIV collaboration in private sector is critical to combatting both diseases in Pakistan’ KARACHI: “Enhancing TB-HIV collaboration in private sector is critical to combat both diseases in Pakistan.... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Stocks Wall Street rallies as growth stocks rebound; Twitter slides NEW YORK: Growth stocks led a rebound in Wall Street’s main indexes on Friday in a week marred by worries about ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Europe Russia says to cut electricity to Finland MOSCOW: Russia will suspend electricity supplies to Finland this weekend, a supplier said on Friday as tensions rise... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Lebanese activists launch mock ‘lollar’ currency BEIRUT: Lebanese activists Friday rolled out mock banknotes featuring paintings of a gutted central bank or the... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Europe 15 European nations urge Israel to reverse plans for more settler homes BERLIN: Fifteen European nations on Friday urged Israel to drop plans for thousands more settler homes in the West... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Thousands mourn at Jerusalem funeral for Al Jazeera journalist OCCUPIED JERUS-ALEM: Thousands of people packed Occupied Jerusalem’s tense Old City on Friday for the burial of... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Europe EU says talks with Iran ‘positive enough’ to reopen nuclear negotiations WEISSENHAUS, (Germany): The EU’s foreign policy chief said on Friday that he believed there had been enough... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
USA Harris tells ASEAN leaders US committed ‘for generations’ WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the United States was committed to Southeast Asia for the... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
USA Biden welcomes Southeast Asian leaders with energy, maritime pledges WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed Southeast Asian leaders to Washington with promises to support... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (May 13, 2022) and the forecast for Saturday (May 14, 2022)... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on Friday... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Stocks Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates KARACHI: Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates.... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
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 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates KSE-100 Index roars back KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Friday turned bullish and closed on strong positive note with healthy gains on the... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Energy Record high: April HSD sales grow 17pc to 919,442MTs YoY KARACHI: Highest ever monthly sales of 919,442MTs of high speed diesel (HSD) were recorded during the month of April... Updated 14 May, 2022 02:13pm
Energy Oil jumps 3pc as US gasoline prices hit record NEW YORK: Oil prices rose about 3% on Friday as US gasoline prices jumped to an all-time high and on fears supplies... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Energy US natural gas futures little changed ahead of storage NEW YORK: US natural gas futures were little changed on Thursday after erasing a 5% decline earlier in the session,... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 84,079 tons of cargo comprising 73,152 tonnes of import cargo and 10,927... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Cotton & Textile Cotton Spot Rates KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (May 13, 2022).... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Cotton & Textile Spot rate maintains last level LAHORE: The market remained dull on Friday. The trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst Naseem Usman told that... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (May 13, 2022)... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================================= Offset Paper... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (May 13, 2022).... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Forex Dollar's rate in interbank market KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Open Bid Rs... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Forex Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (May 13, 2022).... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Friday (May 13, 2022).... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
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 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Friday (May 13, 2022).... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (May 13, 2022). ==================================== BR... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Dividend/Bonus Announcements KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,358.0602... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU INCOME GROWTH FUND KARACHI: EFU Income Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 980.0022... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,446.0070 BID... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 1,552.3471... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 457.7880... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 382.6434... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== OFFER PRICE 2,101.5684... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 540.1966... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL BALANCE FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Balance Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 539.3337... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer Price... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 727.9663... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 1,571.7699... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer Price 1,205.7560 Bid ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ======================== Offer... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Friday (May 13, 2022). ========================== KIBOR... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Rates LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Friday (May 13, 2022).... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
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 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Forex Open market rates of foreign currencies KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (May 13,... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
MSCI’s May SAIR results unveiled: Pakistan’s weight reduced to around 1.0pc from 1.6pc KARACHI: MSCI, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services, announced the results of the... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
SPI surges 0.49pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 12, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.49 per cent... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
IMF to initiate staff mission with Pakistan in Doha on 18th ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will start a staff mission on May 18 with the Pakistani authorities... Updated 14 May, 2022 09:22am
Jul-Mar LSMI output jumps 10.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 10.4 percent for... Updated 14 May, 2022 10:04am
April remittances from workers hit record high KARACHI: Workers’ remittances continued to post strong growth and the country received the highest-ever $3.1 billion... Updated 14 May, 2022 10:06am
Specific commodities: govt decides to amend public procurement rules ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to amend public procurement rules, 2004 regarding spot procurement... Updated 14 May, 2022 10:13am
‘Violation’ of IMF pact by PTI govt led to surge in USD rates: Miftah KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance, Miftah Ismail Friday has said the current surge in the US dollar and... Updated 14 May, 2022 09:50am
Imran raises alarm over state of economy ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday raised alarm over... Updated 14 May, 2022 09:52am
London huddle still taking stock of ‘grim’ situation Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holds another meeting with Nawaz Sharif Updated 14 May, 2022 09:46am
Two ADB executive directors due today ISLAMABAD: Two Executive Directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dr Wan Farisan Bin Wan Sulaiman (representing... Updated 14 May, 2022 09:47am
450MW BQ unit to be commissioned by month-end: KE KARACHI: K-Electric has given yet another new date for the commissioning of its much-awaited 450 megawatt unit of ... Updated 14 May, 2022 10:00am
Wapda concerned at Warsak power station generation loss ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has expressed its concern on generation loss at Warsak ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
CPEC Authority to be abolished, Senate panel told ISLAMABAD: The government is to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority and will replace it ... Updated 14 May, 2022 09:53am
Rectification of tax credit : FTO seeks clarification from FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to issue a clarification... Updated 14 May, 2022 09:48am
Taxes 1,000 items: expert underscores need for withdrawing GST LAHORE: Renowned economist and academician Dr Qais Aslam has advised the government to withdraw General Sales Tax... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Unacceptable restrictions EDITORIAL: The Afghan Taliban returned to power last August promising women the right to education up to university... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Drought in Cholistan EDITORIAL: While the nation’s eyes are riveted on the ongoing polarized political theatrics there is hardly a... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Agri growth set to disappoint EDITORIAL: It’s not entirely surprising that the 3.5 percent agriculture growth target for 2021-22 is going to be... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Taxes Facility of input tax adjustment of big retailers: FBR implements electronic system ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has implemented an electronic system from May 10, 2022, to restore the... Updated 14 May, 2022 02:10pm