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Govt-PTI talks begin: a positive development

It is indeed heartening to note that the government and opposition (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI) have started a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:11am

Opinion

The road to hell…

The government and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) have finally, after much toing and froing, come to an...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 07:42am

Pakistan

Govt asks PTI to present demands in next round

ISLAMABAD: The long-awaited negotiations between the federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Industry suffers as ADAT remains non-functional

ISLAMABAD: The domestic industry is facing severe challenges due to the non- appointment of members at the...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

Power sector: Achilles’ heel

According to media reports, Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, has sought personal interventions ...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:30am

Opinion

IMF and provincial governments

Three provincial chief ministers from three competing political parties – Punjab (PML-N), Sindh (PPP) and Khyber...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:25am

Pakistan

Shaheen Butt assumes charge as PBM MD

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has finally appointed former senator Shaheen Khalid Butt, a politician who belongs...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Gas issue: Sharjeel asks Centre to take notice

KARACHI: Senior Minister of Sindh Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that the federal government should take immediate and...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Business & Finance

Businessmen Panel for reducing cost of doing business

KARACHI: Anjum Nisar, Patron-in-Chief of the Businessmen Panel, has called on the federal government to take ...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 09:23am

Pakistan

Development funds: KP govt seeks release of Rs8.46bn

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government while complaining of not receiving funds as per formula has approached the...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

NA speaker says office open 24 hours, ‘ready to play role in govt, PTI talks’

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said Wednesday he was “ready to play his role” in facilitating talks...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 09:36pm

Ogra recommends significant hike in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended a significant hike in gas prices for both gas...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 08:56am

Markets

OGDC considers disconnecting CPPs next month

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has considered the disconnection of Captive Power Plants...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

Khawaja Asif calls PTI’s decision to begin talks with govt ‘positive change’

Defence minister says there has been great deal of hostility in the National Assembly in recent years

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:05pm

Markets

Potential increase in petrol prices adjusted by reducing IFEM

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has adjusted the potential increase in petrol prices by reducing the Inland ...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 08:31am

Business & Finance

FWCCI urges govt to reduce policy rate by 500 basis points

FAISALABAD: Mrs Shahida Aftab, President Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FWCCI) has urged the...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 07:59am

Business & Finance

Petrol rate unchanged: Rs3.05 reduction in HSD price

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government announced today that the price of petrol will remain unchanged, while the rates of...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

Markets

Significant cut in POL products’ prices likely

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering a significant reduction in ex-depot prices for petroleum ...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:28am

Editorials

An unnecessary disputation

EDITORIAL: The madressah’s registration bill has ended up triggering an unsavoury controversy between the ...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Markets

Outsandings against provincial depts/entities: Power minister seeks CMs’ intervention for recovery

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has sought personal interventions of chief ministers...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

Burying the hatchet? Govt, PTI opt for parliamentary platform

ISLAMABAD: The government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have decided to use the platform of Parliament for...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

PM reaffirms commitment to implement reforms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed on Wednesday the government’s commitment to implement reforms...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:04am

Pakistan

Christian community to get salaries, pensions on 20th

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to disburse pay and allowances/pensions for December 2024 in advance ...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:35am

Business & Finance

APTMA demands govt restore Export Finance Scheme

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has demanded the federal government for immediate...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:16am

IK forms panel for talks with govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail, has constituted a...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 09:28am

Sindh demands end to gas load-shedding, low pressure

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Nasir Hussain Shah has directed the Secretary of Energy to write a letter to the...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 09:09am

Pakistan

KP Planning Commission’s officers: Senate body concerned over performance

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives expressed serious concern over...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Oct govt debt stock drops Rs456bn to Rs69.114trn MoM

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock decreased by Rs 456 billion in October 2024, largely attributed...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 02:51pm

Pakistan

Islamabad lockdown: IHC expresses annoyance over govt, PTI

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) expressed annoyance at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:11am

Amendment to agri tax law: Provinces miss deadline

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has admitted that the provincial governments have missed the deadline to amend...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.22
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.02
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	154.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	6,074.08
India Sensex / Jan 1	81,748.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,540.11
Nasdaq / Jan 1	20,173.89
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,718.56
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,262.05
Dow Jones / Jan 1	43,717.48
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	20,313.81

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	70.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	243,059.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,654.57
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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