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Pakistan elected as member of UN ECOSOC

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said that Pakistan will continue to champion the cause of strengthening the development...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

World

Iran blames US after being removed from UN rights body

TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday accused the United States of orchestrating its removal from a UN women’s rights body over...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

UN HLPF: Civil society hopeful of progress on 2030 Agenda

LAHORE: The civil society of Pakistan has appreciated the incumbent government’s presentation of official ...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

Pakistan

HLPF-2022: Ahsan set to present second VNR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal is all set to present the...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Pakistan re-elected to UN committee on NGOs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been re-elected for the seventh time to the United Nations’ Committee on Non-Governmental...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

Pakistan

ECOSOC chief warns of serious clean water shortage by 2050

UNITED NATIONS: The President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

Pakistan

Covid-19 pandemic unearths opportunity to recast role of welfare state: Dr Sania

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar has...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Pakistan

Debt relief for poor countries demanded

KARACHI: Constant and towering increase in debts, huge increase in energy cost, rise in petroleum prices are the...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 10:04am

Three key UN bodies: Pakistan secures membership

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has secured membership of three key UN bodies in elections held at the United Nations...

Published 22 Apr, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

Pakistan gets elected to three key UN bodies

It has been elected to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the Commission on Population and Development (CPD).
Pakistan will assume the membership of three commissions on 1 January 2022.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 09:27am

Opinion

Desperate call for debt relief

Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan once again urged the global community, particularly financial organisations, to...

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Editorials

Developing countries and SDGs

EDITORIAL: It’s interesting to note that Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Mohammad Jahanzeb Khan quoted from...

Published 18 Apr, 2021 03:09am

Pakistan

Economic diplomacy at core of country’s foreign policy: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Wednesday, said that economic diplomacy is at the core of the...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

Pakistan

SDGs implementation: ‘WB says developing states need $1trn financing annually’

ISLAMABAD: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan has said that the World Bank in its 2018...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

Business & Finance

PM to address ECOSOC Forum on Finance

As per details, the objective of the Forum is to mobilize adequate financial support to enable the developing countries to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the climate objectives.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 12:19pm

Pakistan

PM to deliver opening statement at ECOSOC Forum

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will deliver the opening statement at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)...

Published 12 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Guterres tells Qureshi: Pakistan fundamental partner of UN

ISLAMABAD: Calling Pakistan a “fundamental partner of the United Nations”, UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Anotnio...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

UN women’s commission session: Ecosoc chief for new compact for women’s empowerment

UNITED NATIONS: The President of UN Economic and Social Council, Pakistan’s Ambassador Munir Akram, proposed a new...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

Sustainable Development Goals: Higher broadband connectivity, financial resources needed: Munir

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram Thursday said developing Islamic...

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:07am

Pakistan

Promotion of economic cooperation: ECOSOC’s head calls for joining forces

UNITED NATIONS: Marking the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), its...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

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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