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Four-day leadership workshop on climate change concludes

HYDERABAD: Climate change is inevitable, and its adverse impacts on lives are evident. Changing lifestyles and...

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am

World

Russia accuses British Council of spying for Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia's FSB on Wednesday said the British Council, a UK agency in charge of education and culture, has been...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 12:50am

Pakistan

SED, British Council hold workshop

LAHORE: Emphasizing the importance of joint efforts in ensuring the education and welfare of special children...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Life & Style

Pakistan’s digital ‘Museum of Food’ launched

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Google Arts & Culture, and British Council join hands to launch digital hub

Published 12 Sep, 2023 07:06pm

Pakistan

Cambridge exams to resume from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The British Council has announced the resumption of all Cambridge exams from Monday, May 15, as per...

Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am

Pakistan

British Council cancels all examinations across Pakistan for Wednesday, May 10

The British Council on Tuesday cancelled all Cambridge examinations scheduled for Wednesday, May 10, 2023, amid an...

Updated 09 May, 2023 10:25pm

Pakistan

British Council announces winners of Study UK Alumni Awards

LAHORE: The British Council held its ninth annual Study UK Alumni Awards ceremony in Lahore, celebrating the...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Pakistan

British Council-led programme holds forum on gender-based violence

ISLAMABAD: The British Council-led Aawaz II programme organised its sixth learning and development forum in the...

Published 11 Dec, 2022 04:02am

Pakistan

British Council to host ‘Going Global Asia Pacific Conference’ in Singapore

SINGAPORE: The British Council announced its Going Global Asia Pacific Conference, which provides a strategic forum...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Life & Style

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

PARIS: All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 04:29pm

Pakistan

Beaconhouse inks MoU with British Council for access to digital library

KARACHI: Beaconhouse, under its recently introduced hybrid A Level school Homebridge, has signed a Memorandum of...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

Life & Style

Marking 75 years of Pakistan at the V&A Museum in London

Pakistani interdisciplinary artist Osman Yousefzada debuts installation works at Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 04:49pm

Pakistan

‘Saahil ki Kahaaniyan’: Art show depicts climate change impact on coastal areas

KARACHI: The British Council and Koel Gallery have partnered to launch the ‘Saahil ki Kahaaniyan - Stories from ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:47am

Pakistan

British Council, V&A museum hold exhibition to mark 75th anniversary of Pakistan

KARACHI: The British Council and Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) have launched What is Seen and What is Not by...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 07:29am

Pakistan

UHS, Sheffield varsity launch training programme for medical teachers

LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) in collaboration with the University of Sheffield, UK, has launched ...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am

Pakistan

BC partners with PoliNations, Yousuf Bashir Qureshi Studios Institute

ISLAMABAD: British Council is partnering with PoliNations on the Pakistan-UK New Perspectives Season to mark the ...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Pakistan

Pak/UK Season Perspective programme: British Council hosts art expo for schoolchildren

KARACHI: As part of Commonwealth Connections (CWC), the “Pakistan/UK Season 2022 Perspective” programme is a...

Updated 29 May, 2022 09:41am

Pakistan

British Council cancels O/A level exams in Islamabad, Rawalpindi on May 25

Authority says exams in other parts of the country will continue as per schedule

Published 24 May, 2022 09:43pm

State Bank Museum launches exhibition

KARACHI: The State Bank Museum launches a unique exhibition in collaboration with Karachi University, Manchester...

Updated 14 Mar, 2022 03:51pm

Pakistan

British Council launches ‘Pakistan/UK New Perspectives’ programme

KARACHI: British Council CEO, Scott McDonald launched the “Pakistan/UK New Perspectives” programme in Karachi on...

Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am

Pakistan

BC launches ‘Pakistan/UK New Perspectives’ programme

ISLAMABAD: British Council Chief Executive Officer, Scott Mc Donald hosted a launch event for the Pakistan/UK: New...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Digital library membership: Silkbank, British Council join hands

KARACHI: Silkbank Limited, with its substantial market share in the credit cards segment, has partnered with the...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

Pakistan

APSUP says has conveyed to HEC its reservations on new undergraduate, PhD policies

ISLAMABAD: Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) has welcomed the rejection of new...

Published 01 Nov, 2021 05:02am

World

British Council hails reports staffer acquitted in Iran

LONDON: The British Council on Monday said it welcomed reports that Iran’s Supreme Court had acquitted its staff...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Pakistan

Save the Children launches ‘Red Alert Campaign’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is hosting World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). ...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Pakistan

Special NCOC meeting today to discuss poor COVID-19 SOPs compliance outside examination centers: Shafqat Mahmod

"As more reports have come in, It is obvious that outside the exam centres the compliance is poor," Mahmood tweeted.
Cambridge examinations started from Monday across Pakistan.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 09:42am

Pakistan

Cambridge exams begin under strict corona SOPs

ISLAMABAD: The Cambridge examinations have started from Monday with strict coronavirus standard operating procedures...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:10am

Pakistan

No decision made to pass students without examinations: Shafqat

He said the government had instructed to the British Council to decrease the number of students in the examinations halls.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 12:16am

Pakistan

British Council, Cambridge have assured implementation of strict coronavirus SOPs during exams: Shafqat Mahmood

They assured me that all SOPs for conducting the exam would be strictly followed," Shafqat tweeted.
O Level and IGCSE exams will begin on May 10.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 03:09pm

Pakistan

75 Pakistanis to pursue PhD degrees in five years: HEC signs MoA with Queen Mary University of London

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have signed a...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.27

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jan 1	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	20,267.35

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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