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In upset for PTI, PPP's Yousuf Raza Gilani wins Senate seat from Islamabad

Gilani received 169 votes while Sheikh was able to muster 164 votes.
Independent candidate Abdul Qadir, JUI-F's Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and BNP's Muhammad Qasim have each been elected to a general seat
MQM's candidate for a women's seat Khalida Ateeb won with 57 votes, while PPP's Palwasha Khan also won with 60 votes

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 09:28pm

Govt urges ECP to use technology

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Monday proposed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for using the technology...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:41am

Opposition hails SC’s decision

ISLAMABAD: The major opposition political parties, on Monday, hailed the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:41am

Pakistan

Supreme Court says Senate elections to be held through secret ballot

A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed opined that Senate elections would be held under Article 226 of the Constitution through secret balloting.
The SC also said that the Election Commission of Pakistan should use the latest technology to ensure fair and transparent elections.

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 10:54am

Pakistan

Opposition is against open ballots: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has said Prime Minister Imran Khan stands firm ...

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Pakistan

Maryam demands re-elections in entire Daska, says agencies falling under PM were involved in rigging

The PML-N has submitted a petition to the ECP demanding a re-election in the entire NA-75 constituency.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 04:52pm

Pakistan

Faisal Vawda allowed to contest Senate elections

The election tribunal dismissed the petition challenging the Senate nomination of Vawda.
Today is the final day of the two-day process for election tribunals to hear and decide and appeals against acceptance and rejection of Senate nominations.

Updated 23 Feb, 2021 04:49pm

Pakistan

PM requests PTI candidate to ask for re-polling as opposition 'crying hoarse over' Daska by-election

"I would request our PTI candidate to ask for re-polling in the 20 polling stations Opposition is crying hoarse over in the Daska NA 75 bye- election," the PM tweeted.
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will meet today to decide whether to announce the unconfirmed and unofficial results or not.

Updated 24 Feb, 2021 04:52pm

Pakistan

ECP issues production orders for Shehbaz Sharif, Ali Wazir and three others

The ECP has also issued production orders for Khurshid Shah, Khawaja Asif and Hamza Shehbaz.
These five detained lawmakers can now cast their vote on March 3.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 12:02pm

Pakistan

Opposition plans to buy PTI lawmakers to get its Senators elected by opposing open ballot: PM

Imran says a market has been set up to buy politicians and rates have been set
During the past years, the opposition parties favoured use of open ballot in the Senate elections but now they are forcing the government on use of secret ballot: Premiere

Published 19 Feb, 2021 05:04pm

Pakistan

ECP rejects PTI's objections, accepts nomination papers of Yousaf Raza Gilani for Senate elections

A PTI Senate candidate from Islamabad Fareed Rehman accused Gilani of concealing his conviction in a contempt of court case back in 2012.
Since a period of five years had elapsed since Gilani's conviction, he stands qualified for contesting election to the Senate from federal capital, ECP ruled.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 10:47am

Pakistan

Senate elections: ECP to begin process of scrutiny of nomination papers today

The process of scrutiny of nomination papers will continue till tomorrow.
A total of 170 candidates have filed their nomination papers with ECP.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:04am

Pakistan

ECP to start receiving nomination papers today for Senate elections scheduled for March 3

Issuing a schedule for the Senate elections, set to be held on March 3, the ECP said candidates can file nomination papers with the returning officer on February 12 and February 13.
The Senate polls will see the election of 48 senators.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 12:49pm

Pakistan

Qureshi says government will respect SC’s guidance on Senate’s open ballot issue

Qureshi said that when before the opposition parties were demanding open voting for senate elections they are now opposing it for political scoring.

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 04:30pm

Bilawal criticises promulgation of ordinance

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the government could not amend...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Parties bereft of democratic culture: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that heads of political parties have become "dictators" and ...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Pakistan

Opposition is a big hurdle in carrying out "transparent" Senate polls, says PM

Opposing the open ballot for Senate polls clearly indicate that the opposition want to steal Senate elections through horsetrading: Imran
PM says PTI has submitted a complete record of its donor in the Election Commission of Pakistan in the foreign funding case

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 06:11pm

Pakistan

SC to hear presidential reference on Senate elections on Feb 2

Notices to Advocate Generals, the Election Commission of Pakistan, Chairman Senate, Speaker National Assembly and the Speakers of provincial assemblies has been issued in this regard.
The registrar’s office of the apex court had earlier fixed the case for hearing on January 18.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 08:13pm

Pakistan

Govt decides continuing efforts to hold Senate polls via open ballot

The development was made in a session of the government spokespersons chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier in the day.
PM Imran said that the government wants to ensure transparency in Senate elections.

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 10:16pm

Pakistan

Sadiq Sanjrani backs Senate polls through open ballot

In his reply submitted in the apex court, the chairman said that Senate polls are held through secret ballot as per the Election Act 2017.
“The Parliament has the prerogative to make amendments in the law, while the Supreme Court has right to interpret the constitution,” he wrote.

Updated 22 Jan, 2021 05:43pm

Pakistan

Presidential reference: ECP opposes Senate polls through open ballot

“Pakistan’s Constitution of 1973 does not allow open ballot elections for Senate,” says ECP.
It said that Senate elections would be held as per the constitution of 1973.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 05:03pm

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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

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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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