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Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future

COLOMBO: Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to select a president who will face the task...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 10:12am

World

India’s Modi casts his vote as giant election reaches half-way mark

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi voted early as India held the third phase of a massive general election on...

Published 07 May, 2024 10:32am

Pakistan

ECP decides against allocating reserved seats to Sunni Ittehad Council

Electoral watchdog announces verdict with 4-1 majority

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:31pm

World

With handouts, piped water and cooking gas, India’s Modi woos women voters

BHOPAL: Living in a slum in central India with her widowed mother and two young daughters, Nayantara Gupta says she...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 01:23pm

Pakistan

PEC reviews polls preparations

KARACHI: Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh Sharifullah on Wednesday reviewed preparations and arrangements for...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

Pakistan

Desilting of canals: CM inaugurates campaign

LAHORE: Inaugurating the desilting drive of canals, the caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Tuesday...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Pakistan

ECP urged to check manipulation of digital spaces

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) human rights cell president former senator Farhatullah Babar said that ...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Pakistan

Candlelight vigil held in memory of martyrs of Karsaz

LAHORE: General Secretary Pakistan Peoples Party Central Punjab Syed Hassan Murtaza on Tuesday said that PPP will...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

General elections in Sindh: Over 20.678m people will exercise their right to vote

KARACHI: Over 20.678 million registered voters will exercise their right to vote during the next general elections ...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

LG by-poll on vacant seats on August 27 in KP

PESHAWAR: The provincial Election Commission said on Friday that the local government by-poll on vacant seats of...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Pakistan

Karachi mayoral election on June 15

KARACHI: The election commission on Monday revealed that the mayor of Karachi will be elected through a show of ...

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

Business & Finance

FCCI elections for corporation class held

FAISALABAD: The first phase of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) election for 2022-23 has been...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am

Pakistan

IHC orders dismissal of terrorism charges against Imran Khan

ECP reserves verdict in Toshakhana case

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 05:08pm

Business & Finance

Sarhad Chamber: Businessman Forum candidates elected unopposed

PESHAWAR: Eleven members affiliated to the Businessman Forum under the leadership of former senator Ilyas Ahmad...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Editorials

A welcome development

EDITORIAL: Imran Khan’s interview to a private television channel has generated much chatter on the airwaves as...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: In politics you can return to power

“The Queen is dead, long live the King.” “If only our politicians would accept the end and vacate…”...

Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am

Pakistan

NADRA chief briefs politicians on process of issuing CNICs

ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) briefed representatives of political parties about...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Pakistan

Coalition govt employed all efforts to defeat PTI in Punjab by-polls: Imran Khan

Former premier says govt officials who conducted Punjab by-elections should be punished

Published 21 Jul, 2022 10:50pm

Pakistan

PPP leader Ahmad Mahmood meets CM: Hamza claims his party, allies will win 20 seats in by-polls

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz said on Wednesday that Imran Niazi wants to create unrest in the country...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Pakistan

PP-167: PPP fields Faisal Mir for upcoming by-polls

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab has fielded Faisal Mir, brother of renowned journalist Hamid Mir, for ...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Pakistan

PTI defectors: embittered Elahi demands disqualification

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has asked for taking to the logical conclusion the reference...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

Pakistan

Regime change part of US foreign policy: Mazari

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Saturday not only criticised the opposition but also the...

Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am

Pakistan

Sarmad elected APNS president

KARACHI: The annual meeting of the APNS General Council held Saturday unanimously elected Sarmad Ali as President,...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 04:57am

World

Turkmenistan to hold snap presidential vote in March

ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan on Saturday announced a snap presidential election for March 12 after autocrat leader...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

‘When local govt elections will be held,’ SHC asks Sindh govt’s counsel

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday directed the provincial government to submit reply within four weeks...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

Pakistan

All set for by-election in NA-133 today

LAHORE: All is set for the by-election in NA-133, Lahore, on Sunday (today) and arrangements for the polling have...

Updated 05 Dec, 2021 12:12pm

Pakistan

EVM only solution, insists PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that electronic voting machine (EVM) is the only solution to...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Pakistan

PML-N files intra-court appeal in IHC against 60-day oath-taking limit

Party says presidential ordinance is an attempt to halt legislation process of the Parliament

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 12:40pm

Opinion

The 'leaks'

In The Panama Papers, the leaked data covered nearly 40 years, from the late 1970s throughout the end of 2015. It...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Bill to amend Article 140-A passed by NA body: Provincial govts asked to hold LB elections soon

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice, on Thursday, passed a bill to amend Article...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

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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