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Govt has not closed doors of negotiations with TLP: Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says writ of the state will be established at all costs
PM will address the nation on Saturday or Sunday: Rashid

Updated 29 Oct, 2021 03:36pm

Pakistan

Creating chaos in country could become problematic for opposition: Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says if the Pakistan Democratic Movement makes any mistake, it should be ready to face the consequences

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 08:39am

Pakistan

88 people arrested over hoarding dollars: Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says government has also initiated an audit inquiry against five exchange companies

Published 11 Oct, 2021 05:00pm

Pakistan

Dr Abdul Qadeer to be buried with state honours: Sheikh Rashid

Says all chiefs of the armed forces and cabinet members will attend his funeral
Funeral prayers will be held in Faisal Mosque which will be offered by the Islamic University vice-chancellor

Updated 10 Oct, 2021 03:35pm

Pakistan

'Irresponsible remarks': Maryam Nawaz creating problems for herself, says Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says no one is allowed to target state institutions

Updated 07 Oct, 2021 06:42pm

Pakistan

NCOC eases restrictions in 8 cities after achieving Covid vaccination target

Cities that achieved the targeted vaccination rate are Gilgit, Skardu, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Quetta, and Peshawar

Updated 29 Sep, 2021 02:23pm

Pakistan

Impression about acquittal of Shehbaz, his son from British court is incorrect: SAPM Akbar

A court in London had ordered the unfreezing of bank accounts of the opposition leader and his son, Suleman Sharif, in money laundering case

Published 28 Sep, 2021 02:37pm

Pakistan

Cabinet turns down 10% increase in salaries of lawmakers

Information minister says decision has been taken as a part of PTI government's austerity drive

Published 14 Sep, 2021 05:08pm

Pakistan

Govt will not allow TTP to carry out terrorism in Pakistan: interior minister

Says Afghan Taliban have given assurances that they will not allow their land to be used against any other country
PM Imran will soon issue a detailed statement regarding the Afghan situation: Rashid

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 01:54pm

Pakistan

In yet another twist, Sindh govt, APPSF agree to reopen schools on August 30

Provincial education minister says public and private schools will reopen with 50 percent attendance
Parents will also have to show their Covid vaccination cards to the school management, says Syed Sardar Ali Shah

Updated 23 Aug, 2021 02:28pm

Pakistan

Only those vaccinated against Covid can cross Pakistan borders: Rashid

Says travelers will be tested for the virus and quarantined if the results come out positive

Updated 11 Jul, 2021 01:02pm

Pakistan

India wants to take Jadhav's case to ICJ, says Qureshi

Says the Indian government is apparently not serious in providing counselor access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is responsible for complicating Jadhav's case: FM
Qureshi says Pakistan will neither provide its military or air bases to the US nor permit it to conduct airstrikes within the country

Updated 13 Jun, 2021 12:20pm

Pakistan

Sindh govt going to ease Covid restrictions in province, says Murad

Says the province is vaccinating 100,000 people per day and they are planning to increase the number up to 200,000
Murad warned that the salaries of government employees will be seized if they deny receiving vaccine jab

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 02:41pm

Pakistan

'Authorities close to identifying a suspect in Asad Toor case'

Interior minister says fingerprints will aid speed of investigation

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 03:55pm

Pakistan

Cabinet approves ordinances on electronic voting machines, voting rights for overseas Pakistanis

Minister says cabinet granted succession certificate facility to overseas Pakistanis
Govt has signed a key MoU with Saudis on climate change that will help employment of Pakistani labor in the kingdom: Fawad

Published 04 May, 2021 04:17pm

Pakistan

Govt ready for dialogue with opposition on all issues except accountability: FM Qureshi

Qureshi says PM has taken a stance that NRO will not be given to the corrupt elements
Differences are visible in PDM over the issue of resignations and shows lack of confidence within the alliance, says FM

Published 01 Jan, 2021 12:03pm

Pakistan

PDM's alliance is 'unnatural', only strives to save its corruption: Qureshi

FM says PDM is putting the lives of the public at risk by holding public rallies in the pandemic
Shah Mehmood warns COVID-19 situation could worsen as people are not following the SOPs

Published 06 Dec, 2020 01:45pm

Pakistan

Opposition will neither resign nor stage sit-in against govt, says Sheikh Rasheed

Minister says PM is committed to wipe out the menace of corruption from the country

Updated 25 Sep, 2020 05:01pm

Pakistan

Govt committed to take action against sugar, flour mafia: Faraz

Minister says steps are being taken to stop smuggling of wheat as well as bringing transparency in its availability

Updated 23 Jun, 2020 07:50pm

Coronavirus could infect one million people by July end if cases continue to rise: Umar

Asad says government is imposing smart lockdown in Lahore from today and then it will be enforced in the rest of the province

Published 14 Jun, 2020 04:08pm

Those involved in sugar scam will be tried under criminal law: Akbar

Special assistant says sugar subsidy given in last five years was illegal

Published 10 Jun, 2020 09:45pm

Shahwani blames men for rise in coronavirus infection rate

Liaquat says percentage of women contracting Covid-19 has increased from 21 percent to 24 percent

Published 05 Jun, 2020 03:24pm

Pakistan

Opposition trying to disrupt accountability process to protect their leaders: Faraz

Some 870 persons were recruited without observing the principles of merit in Radio Pakistan, says minister

Updated 05 Jun, 2020 03:24pm

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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