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‘No room for HR violations under pretext of political dissent’

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday said that the never-ending violation of human rights in the country...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 07:32am

Editorials

Our messy politics and foreign interventions

EDITORIAL: Diaspora Pakistanis disturbed by our increasingly intolerant politics have effectively been using their...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

IK surrounded by ‘opportunists’: Vawda

ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister and Senator Faisal Vawda on Tuesday accused the United States of exploiting...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Pakistan

HRCP calls for consensus on ‘civilian autonomy’

KARACHI: On concluding its 38th annual general meeting, the general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

HRCP voices its concern over ‘Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024’

ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed concern over the recently introduced...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

Pakistan

Rights groups slam govt for blocking activist’s US travel

ISLAMABAD: Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am

World

Six migrants killed by Mexican soldiers during highway chase

TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ (Mexico): Soldiers chasing suspicious vehicles on a highway in Mexico opened fire and killed six...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Pakistan

Democracy, human rights: President, PM underline importance of newspapers

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called on newspapers to champion democratic values, raise awareness of...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

Blasphemy accused: Civil society assails extrajudicial killing

KARACHI: Joint Action Committee (JAC), a group of human rights defenders and civil society organisations have...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

World

UN rights chief warns world risks ‘dystopian future’

GENEVA: The UN rights chief warned Monday that the world needed to change paths to avoid a future filled with...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Business & Finance

Need stressed for integrating respect of human rights into business practices

PESHAWAR: Representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Federation of Pakistan...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Opinion

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Enforced Disappearances (EDs) have been frequently used as a strategy to spread fear and terror in a society,...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan

Women, children: Senate panel concerned at rising crimes

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed serious concerns on the rising number of crimes...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Need stressed to resolve issues of women agri workers

KARACHI: Provincial Advocacy Forum for the Empowerment of Women Agriculture Workers of Sindh gathered a diverse ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Editorials

Don’t abandon Afghanistan

EDITORIAL: The three years, since the Afghan Taliban seized Kabul, have seen Afghanistan’s descent into deep...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

US again urges Pakistan to ‘fulfil’ constitutional, global obligations

WASHINGTON: The United States has once again stressed Pakistan to fulfil its “constitutional and International...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

HRCP issues 2023 report: Sindh’s law and order crisis, other violations pervasive

KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2023...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 07:19am

Pakistan

BYC struggling against violation of rights: Dr Mahrang

KARACHI: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee chief and a prominent human rights leader Dr Mahrang Baloch Thursday vowed to...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

Criticality of rule of law

Pakistan’s ranking on the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index was 129th out of 140 countries, placing it...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

World

Tribute to late Iranian president at UN stirs anger

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly drew criticism Thursday for its tribute to the late Iranian president ...

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

World

N Ireland court blocks UK law to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

BELFAST: A High Court judge in Belfast on Monday ruled that a UK law allowing asylum-seekers to be deported to ...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

World

North Korea accuses US of politicizing human rights issues

SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East Asian country,...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 10:38am

World

Israel’s Gaza war has negatively impacted human rights, says US report

WASHINGTON: The war between Israel and Hamas that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and resulted...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 11:22pm

Business & Finance

Contribution of French firms to Pak economy lauded

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of France to Pakistan Nicolas Galey on Wednesday commended the French companies’...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Pakistan

Quds Day: PM reiterates support to Palestinians

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated that Pakistan would continue its moral and diplomatic...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

World

Toll rises to 16 in Israeli strike on Iran’s Damascus consulate

BEIRUT: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Wednesday that the death toll from an Israeli air...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

Pakistan

Establishment of ‘Punjab Human Rights Commission’ urged

ISLAMABAD: An independent Punjab Human Rights Commission should be set up to protect the fundamental human rights of...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:40am

Pakistan

Efforts and services of HRUF and SFA Library lauded

KARACHI: Human Rights Unity Foundation (HRUF) of Pakistan and Sobho Faqeer Abro (SFA) Library at Autobahn Hyderabad...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

Politics of deception: unveiling the mask of benevolence

This article exposes the deceptive practices of those in power and emphasises the duty they have to prioritize the...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

World

UN wants $500m to advance human rights in 2024

GENEVA: The UN rights office said it needed $500 million to fund its work this year to advance human rights in a...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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