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UK govt warns of Russian interference in general election

LONDON: Britain’s deputy prime minister warned Sunday that the country’s upcoming general election faces threats...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

‘IK, Qureshi not allowed to offer Eid prayers in Adiala jail’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zain Qureshi has claimed that party founding chairman Imran Khan ...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

World

South Africa gears up for ‘most unpredictable’ vote

JOHANNESBURG: South Africans braced Tuesday for a tight general election that may loosen the ruling ANC’s 30-year...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Pakistan

Feb 8 polls: Victory of 41 returned candidates challenged by runner-up candidates

LAHORE: The victory of 41 returned candidates of the February 8 general election including Federal Minister for...

Published 31 Mar, 2024 02:53am

Pakistan

AGP tells PHC: Party that wins in general election deserves reserved seats

PESHAWAR: In the Peshawar High Court, a five-member larger bench headed by Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim on Wednesday ...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

India may make more trouble for neighbours: Chinese scholar

BEIJING: To strongly demonstrate its anti-China and anti-Pakistan stance for inciting domestic religious and...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 03:03am

World

UK govt woos votes with more pre-election tax cuts

LONDON: Britain’s beleaguered government on Wednesday announced a fresh tax cut for millions of workers as it ...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

Elections: ECP Sindh starts receiving nomination papers

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Sindh on Wednesday kicked-off the process of receiving nomination...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Pakistan

‘Code of conduct’ unveiled by ECP: Country moves a step closer to general election

ISLAMABAD: Faced with strong criticism from majority of mainstream political parties over its alleged failure in...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Pakistan

LHC issues notices to ECP on IK’s pleas

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday issued notices to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Pakistan

Party tickets: PML-N body interviews candidates

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) coordination committee Rawalpindi Division on Monday interviewed...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

Opinion

Caretakers must not show political bias

It is important to note that the US has sought to make it clear that it does not “favor” anyone for political...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

Editorials

Drap drugged, again!

EDITORIAL: Now that pharmacies have been caught charging up to five times more than the maximum retail price (MRP)...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

Editorials

Not the same old policies, please

EDITORIAL: How typical that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his senior aides told Lahore’s business...

Published 19 Nov, 2023 03:14am

Pakistan

PPP to address rising unemployment, inflation: Bilawal

MARDAN: Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here on Friday said the welfare of the...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Editorials

Crown of thorns

EDITORIAL: Political parties have no bigger mission than contesting elections and forming government, quite...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

World

Bangladesh to hold general election on Jan 7

DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a general election on January 7, the country’s chief election commissioner said...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

Opinion

The 2024 general election: PPP and PTI

That Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari seems to have grabbed a huge opportunity with...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

Opinion

‘A picture is worth a thousand words’

That “a picture is worth a thousand words” (an adage in multiple languages meaning that complex and sometimes...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

The game continues

EDITORIAL: Nawaz Sharif’s triumphant return proves not just that fortune is clearly smiling on him once again, but...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Editorials

Art of the possible

EDITORIAL: PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) is clearly trying to wriggle out of its isolation, moving pieces across ...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

General election: It won’t be in govt’s control if IK legally barred: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said that it would not be in the caretaker government’s...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Business & Finance

KCCI to elect 15 candidates as MC members after four years

KARACHI: After four years, members of KCCI are going to vote to elect 15 candidates as member of the KCCI’s...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

PTI’s ‘plight’ accentuates under caretakers’ rule?

Broadly speaking, President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former chief minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervez...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

President Alvi must quit

Ironically, the political impasse in the country that refused to die down even after the arrival of a caretaker ...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Opinion

Confusion regarding general election

Reports of likely delay in general elections have given birth to a new bout of uncertainty, confusion and pessimism...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

General election could be delayed

ISLAMABAD: A general election in Pakistan due to take place later this year will be held using a new census, the law...

Updated 06 Aug, 2023 09:38am

Editorials

The mystery deepens

EDITORIAL: If there weren’t already enough confusion about the possible composition and tenure of the caretaker...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

Opposition raises water scarcity issue in Sindh assembly

KARACHI: Treasury on Monday called the opposition’s concerns as political gimmicks ahead of the general election,...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Markets

European shares hold steady

PARIS: European shares were marginally higher on Monday as gains in energy firms and telecom stocks were countered ...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

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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