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General Election 2024

SC asks whether general election could be deemed flawed

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court questioned whether the entire general election 2024 was flawed, noting potential need...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 07:35am

Many ministries, divisions not fully complying with categorical requirements: FAFEN

ISLAMABAD: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) highlighted on Tuesday that a majority of federal ministries and...

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 09:18am

Pakistan

Nov 16, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024: ETs decide 51 petitions: Fafen

ISLAMABAD: The election tribunals (ETs) have decided 51 petitions between November 16, 2024, and December 31, 2024,...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

Editorials

Disenfranchised women

EDITORIAL: Whilst its management of the February 8 general elections remains clouded by controversy, the Election...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

2025: Economic challenges meeting political crossroads

2024 was a year of economic stabilization for Pakistan. Inflation plummeted, the exchange rate showed marginal...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

JI criticises report of FAFEN on 2024 general elections

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami has criticized the recent report by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on the 2024...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:53am

World

Inflation, elections and war dominated 2024

Inflation dropped in most economies around the world in 2024, but voters didn’t care. Angered by the hefty ramp-up...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:57am

Editorials

Women in elections

EDITORIAL: It’s heartening to note that the share of female voters in the total polled votes in 2024 saw a “marked...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Editorials

Low voter turnout

EDITORIAL: It is reasonable to assume that more and more people in this country are keen to exercise their right to...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan

Voters, candidates in electoral processes: FAFEN calls to enhance participation of women

ISLAMABAD: The Parliament, political parties, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and civil society must join...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Pakistan

42.3m individuals added to electoral rolls since GE-2013: FAFEN

ISLAMABAD: Over the past decade, Pakistan has experienced a substantial increase in the number of registered voters,...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 09:23am

Pakistan

ECP announces schedule for NA-262 Quetta by-election

RAWALPINDI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the election schedule for the vacant NA-262 ...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 07:27am

Pakistan

Election tribunal case’s verdict rescheduled to Tuesday

ISLAMABAD: The poll body has revised - from today (Friday) to the coming Tuesday - the date of verdict announcement...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 08:30am

SC rejects plea, arguing outcome of elections decided by the votes cast

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench dismissed a petition seeking an order that only candidates who...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 09:26am

Pakistan

ET denotifies Balochistan Home Minister Zia Langove

QUETTA: The Election Tribunal has denotified Balochistan Home Minister Mir Zia Langove, declaring him ineligible to...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:36am

Pakistan

Vote recounting in NA-97: SC dismisses appeal of PML-N candidate

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for recounting of...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

PTI says has submitted affidavits of 25 MNAs to ECP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has submitted the affidavits of 25 of 41 Members National Assembly (MNAs)...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 09:02am

11 KP seats: SC decision paves way for Senate elections

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s landmark judgement in the reserved seats case has paved way for Senate elections on...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:59am

Pakistan

ECP likely to meet next week

ISLAMABAD: The poll body is expected to hold a meeting next week to implement the decision of the Supreme Court in...

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am

Pakistan

‘Alleged rigging’ ET imposes fine on two PML-N MNAs

ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal that hears the cases of alleged foul play in general polls on three National...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

Maryam, Aleem Khan: ET seek polling record of constituencies till 25th

LAHORE: An election tribunal comprising a judge of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday allowed time to the Election...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:35am

There can’t be justice ‘without looking at whole elections’: Justice Mansoor

ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has observed that there cannot be complete justice without looking at the...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 08:30am

Pakistan

Tit-for-tat: Pakistan adopts resolution against US call for election probe

Resolution condemns US representatives' move, terming that contrary to facts and interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 11:56pm

Pakistan

Govt to counter Congress motion thru NA: Dar

ISLAMABAD: A day after the US House of Representatives demanded an independent probe into the February 8 Pakistan...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

US Congress seeks probe into electoral fraud claims

WASHINGTON: The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of an impartial...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

PTI legislators seem to have committed ‘political suicide’ by merging into SIC, observes CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa questioned why the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am

Pakistan

Election Tribunals: ECP reserves verdict on plea of 3 PML-N MNAs

ISLAMABAD: The electoral entity has reserved its verdict on a petition from three PML-N lawmakers for changing the...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Pakistan

ECP fixes June 5 for hearing of case against 40 political parties

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fixed for hearing a case involving failure, on part of some...

Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am

Election was ‘biggest robbery’, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan said on Thursday February’s national election was stolen from his...

Updated 31 May, 2024 09:19am

Pakistan

JI opposes idea of fresh polls

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Amir Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, on Thursday, dismissed demands for fresh...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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