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Railways to expedite anti-encroachment operations across country

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee’s Subcommittee on Railways meeting was held on Thursday to...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 04:47am

Road, rail link with CA states and Europe: Authorities directed to finalise strategic plans

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Communications presented their strategic connectivity plans...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 09:36am

No targeted subsidy for ministry: 95pc of PR budget being spent on pension, pay, fuel

ISLAMABAD: About 95 percent of the Railways budget is being utilised on pension, pay and fuel and there is no...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 08:54am

Pakistan, Russia, CARs: meeting on UAP rail plan likely on April 23-24

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting of Pakistan, Russia, and Central Asian Republics (CARs) is likely to be held on...

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:03am

APP to be executed thru EPADS

ISLAMABAD: The Secretaries Committee, headed by Secretary Cabinet has directed Ministries/ Divisions to prepare...

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 09:22am

Pakistan

Railways upgrades 167 un-manned crossings in a year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has upgraded as many as 167 vulnerable un-manned level crossings to manned level...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Pakistan

Shahdadpur station platform’s upgradation: Railways doles out additional Rs2m

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has allocated around Rs 2 million more funds for completing the renovation and...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

Trains may start plying to, from Karachi soon

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways was likely to resume its service towards Karachi during the first week of October that...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Business & Finance

Railways to get 20 modern coaches by month-end

ISLAMABAD: The first fleet of 20 state-of-the-art coaches of Pakistan Railways from China would arrive in Pakistan ...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Pakistan

Quetta-Bostan, Quetta-Chaman sections: Railways starts rehabilitation work

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has started rehabilitation work of 33.50-kilometer track ‘through sleeper...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

Pensions, retirement age: Govt to ascertain financial impact

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to conduct financial study on pensions, its overall financial...

Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:45am

Business & Finance

Over 4,578 acres of Railways land leased to earn profit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has leased out over 4,578 acres of its land during the last three and a half years to...

Published 30 May, 2022 06:49am

World

Job-seekers burn train coaches in Patna

LUCKNOW: Thousands of youngsters in India have burned down empty train coaches and blocked rail traffic this week in...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

Pakistan

Railways accelerates anti-encroachment operation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to accelerate its ongoing anti-encroachment operation against land...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

Pakistan

Rehab of 33-km track: Balochistan: Railways approves PC-I

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has approved the PC-I for rehabilitation of a 33.50-kilometer track ‘through sleeper...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am

Pakistan

'Fair bidding' process: Railways outsources commercial management of nine trains

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways had outsourced the commercial management of nine trains to private parties under public...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Questions raised over auction policy of Pakistan Railways

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Tuesday, expressed serious reservation on the auction policy of the Pakistan...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

PR retrieves 442.90 acres of land in last 3 years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has retrieved an area of 442.90 acres of commercial and residential land in its...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

Pakistan

Railways to get Rs9891.685m payable amount

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways was set to receive Rs 9891.685 million as payable amount on account of providing...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Pakistan

Railways ministry seeks Rs23bn to fix dangerous tracks on a war footing

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Azam Swati has said that the ministry has requested the Ministry of Finance...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

Pakistan

Minister vows to turn Railways into profitable entity

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati has vowed to turn Pakistan Railways (PR) into a profitable...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Cabinet exempts Railways business partners from 10pc WHT

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has exempted Pakistan Railways' business partners from 10 percent Withholding Tax of...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Private parties engaged in business with Railways: Exemption of 10pc WHT opposed by FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has opposed exemption of private parties from 10 percent Withholding...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Report on procurement sought

ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday sought report on procurement of Rs205...

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:08am

Pakistan

Nine train accidents occurred in two years

ISLAMABAD: Around nine major accidents of passenger and goods trains have been occurred on Pakistan Railways’...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Pakistan

Govt allocates Rs50mn for renovation of railway stations

The official said the basic aim of the upgradation was to facilitate the passengers and improve the outlook and modernize the railway stations.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:05pm

Pakistan

Annual inspection of railways lines starts from Dec 28

According to notification issued by Farman Ghani, Deputy General Manager from railways headquarters office Lahore, railways line stretching 151 km between Lodhran to Khanpur (DN Line) would be reviewed on 28th December.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:07pm

Pakistan

Swati vows to leave no stone unturned for ensuring passengers' safety

While assuming the charge of Ministry of Railways, Azam Swati said that converting the Pakistan Railways into modern transport was a big challenge, says a press release.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 02:57pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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