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PML-N criticises judiciary

ISLAMABAD: As a heated debate surrounds a recent constitutional amendment, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

Senate told: No military operation in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Denying the possibility of a military operation in Balochistan, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi reiterated...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:02am

Pakistan

Senator Irfan questions PTI’s credentials as political party

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui Tuesday raised fundamental question...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 02:42am

Pakistan

Dar says he would soon visit Kabul

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Afghanistan soon to raise Pakistan’s concerns with the Afghan...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Nawaz calls for joint efforts to root out terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Nawaz Sharif on Saturday called for supporting the armed forces ...

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

Pakistan

Ex-generals’ accountability: Irfan advises defence minister against ‘reopening old wounds’

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a close aide to party supremo Nawaz Sharif, has in his “personal...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

Pakistan

Federal Urdu University: Senate body concerned at ‘precarious’ state of affairs

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training expressed reservations about...

Published 23 Dec, 2023 06:16am

Business & Finance

Meezan Bank holds its 63rd Shariah Board meeting

KARACHI: The 63rd meeting of Meezan Bank’s Shariah Board was recently held at Darul Uloom, Karachi under the...

Published 23 Dec, 2023 06:16am

Pakistan

HEC (Amendment) Bill, 2023 approved with amendments

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training on Thursday approved “The...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

Editorials

‘Detrimental consequences’?

EDITORIAL: Perhaps nobody said it better than PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) legislator Irfan Siddiqui, as...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am

Business & Finance

Irfan Siddiqui’s tenure as CEO/president of Meezan Bank extended

Upon his retirement on Dec 29, 2025, BankIslami's current CEO Syed Amir Ali will assume the roles

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 06:42pm

Pakistan

Senate body told ‘No candidate met requirements for appointment as chair in Iran’

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training was informed on Thursday ...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

Pakistan

Parliamentary panel shows anger over not regularising teachers

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Friday, while showing serious anger over not regularising teachers working on ...

Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Editorials

Iqbal Day holiday: abrupt announcement

EDITORIAL: The restoration of holiday on Iqbal Day, that is November 9, by the federal government and was also...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

President Alvi has no moral justification to stay in office: Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Thursday said President Arif Alvi had no...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Pakistan

Imran hides behind court decisions after failed march: Irfan Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am

Pakistan

PTI govt deprived parliamentarians of the right to question govt: Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Sunday said the previous government of...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

Pakistan

Sumaira to return Pakistan soon after due process in India: Irfan Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui said that Sumaira, a Pakistani woman detained in Bangalore, India, and her...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am

Pakistan

Senator hits out at Rashid for not responding to plight of imprisoned girl in India

ISLAMABAD: Senator Irfan Siddiqui has revealed that Pakistani Interior Ministry was informed about Pakistani girl...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

Business & Finance

Meezan Bank disburses Rs1bn under PMKJ-YES

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, also became the first and only Islamic bank to disburse Rs....

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Teachers’ protest: Senate body lauds HEC’s efforts towards resolving issue

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training on Thursday lauded the efforts ...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Pakistan

ICT Local Government Ordinance-2021: Summary sent to MoI after amendments, NA panel informed

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed on Wednesday that the matter of promulgation of the Islamabad Capital...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

Pakistan

Irfan Siddiqui takes notice of protest by teachers

ISLAMABAD: Senator Irfan Siddiqui Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Education and Professional Training has ...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

OICCI survey reveals 'record improvement' in business confidence

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) shared the results of its comprehensive...

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 09:59am

Pakistan

Meezan Bank launches Covid-19 drive-through vaccination centre

KARACHI: Meezan Bank in collaboration with the Government of Sindh and DHA Karachi has launched Covid-19...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

Pakistan

PMDA bill will be resisted inside and outside Parliament: Senator Irfan

ISLAMABAD: The member of Senate Standing Committee for Information and Broadcasting and Chairman Senate Standing...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Pakistan

Drive-through vaccination centre: Meezan Bank joins hands with Sindh govt

KARACHI: Meezan Bank in collaboration with the Government of Sindh has launched Pakistan’s largest Covid-19...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Notification to be issued today: Wahab

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Sindh Government Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab Saturday...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:34am

Pakistan

Fawad tells Senate body: Overstaffing in PTV to be sorted out

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain on Monday said that the ...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

OICCI says security environment has further improved

KARACHI: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the collective body of top 200 foreign...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 02:56am

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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