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Retired military generals as chairmen of Wapda: Lawmakers express reservations over appointments

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers on a parliamentary panel expressed strong reservations Tuesday about the appointment of retired...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 07:59am

Pakistan

Sindh Assembly continues pre-budget debate: Lawmakers display lack of interest

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly continued its pre-budget debate for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with members...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:08am

Pakistan

MNAs demand political dialogue on Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in National Assembly on Friday emphasised the need for moving from repression to...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

NA clears bill: Senate panel empowered to raise lawmakers’ salaries

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly, Tuesday, passed the Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) (Amendment)...

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 08:39am

Pakistan

‘Hasty’ legislations: PTI, SIC lawmakers stage walkout from NA

ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The lawmakers belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

Controversial PECA Bill lands in upper house

ISLAMABAD: A day after its passage from the National Assembly, the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes...

Updated 25 Jan, 2025 02:40pm

Pakistan

SPC picks Justice Afridi as next CJP amid PTI-SIC boycott

ISLAMABAD: The 12-member Special Parliamentary Committee, constituted for the first time in the country’s history...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am

Editorials

26th Amendment – swinging between extremes

EDITORIAL: At long last the government’s attempts to pass the 26th Constitutional Amendment have come to fruition,...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

ECP legal team advises restoring suspended MPs

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s legal team on Friday advised to restore the lawmakers who...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

‘Package’: The Night of the Parliamentarians

NA, Senate sessions to be held today

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 09:20am

Govt fails to woo opposition

ISLAMABAD: The government once again failed to woo opposition for supporting the proposed “constitutional package”,...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 08:52am

Pakistan

Issues of parliament, MPs: Special body formed to formulate policy

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to avert the repetition of mishaps like the arrest of MNAs from Parliament House, an 18-member...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

Pakistan

Bill seeking increase in number of SC judges tabled in Senate

ISLAMABAD: In an unusual development, an opposition legislator moved a bill in the upper house of the parliament on...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:55am

Parliament Lodges: Speaker suggests outsourcing of maintenance

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, admitted on Monday his failure to manage the maintenance of...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 08:57am

Pakistan

NA adopts anti-Israel resolution

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in National Assembly, on Friday, unanimously, passed a resolution condemning the ongoing...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

NA, Punjab PA: ruling coalition loses two-third majorities

PML-N loses 44 seats in three assemblies, while PPP loses 15 seats in four assemblies

Updated 14 May, 2024 01:13pm

Pakistan

Reserved seats: PHC directs KP provincial assembly Speaker to take oath of lawmakers

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday directed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 06:06am

Pakistan

‘Resolution against SC verdict’: Senate session adjourned after strong protest

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers from different political parties continued to strongly protest in the upper house of the...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Pakistan

Lawmakers condemn Israel’s atrocities on Palestinians

ISLAMABAD: Law-makers from both sides of the aisle in the upper house of Parliament joined hands on Wednesday to...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am

MPs strongly condemn terrorist attack in Bajaur

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in National Assembly on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Bajaur that...

Updated 05 Aug, 2023 10:18am

Pakistan

Joint sitting passes 3 bills, defers 8 others for today

ISLAMABAD: The joint sitting of the Parliament, Tuesday, passed three bills, whereas the Speaker deferred eight ...

Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am

Business & Finance

Lapse of allocated development funds: Efforts to be made to find a solution, Dar tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Amid pressing demands by the lawmakers to find a way out to avoid the lapse of the allocated development...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

PM gets trust vote to forestall removal by SC

180 lawmakers repose full confidence in his leadership

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 01:08pm

Pakistan

Lawmakers underscore need for unity to fight terrorism

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in National Assembly on Friday continued debate on the recent wave of terrorist attacks in...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Pakistan

Lawmakers demand formation of ‘truth, reconciliation commission’

ISLAMABAD: As a resurrected wave of terrorism has crippled the very socio-political fabric of the country, voices...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Bill for ‘equal salary, allowances’ introduced in NA

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to bring an end to discrimination, exploitation, and inconsistent pay packages in government...

Updated 18 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Pakistan

Qureshi urges NA Speaker to accept resignations

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has urged National Assembly Speaker Raja...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

Lawmakers from all parties condemn bid to assassinate Imran

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in National Assembly on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination bid on Pakistan...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Pakistan

Simmering Balochistan cauldron: MPs demand ‘truth and reconciliation commission’

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in the National Assembly on Wednesday proposed to form a truth and reconciliation...

Updated 20 Oct, 2022 09:44am

Pakistan

Nawaz urges masses, affluent segments to help flood victims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Sunday called upon masses especially the...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 06:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 28	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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