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Military’s top brass vows to serve nation ‘without bias or political affiliation’

Pakistan’s top military commanders on Thursday asserted that the Army remains committed to serving the nation and...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:25pm

Business & Finance

Govt, World Bank review implementation progress of DEEP worth $78m

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank and government of Pakistan, on Thursday, reviewed the implementation progress of ...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:31am

Business & Finance

Need stressed to enhance manpower export in hospitality sector

KARACHI: Pakistan's government, in collaboration with the private sector, could provide training in various skills ...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

Business & Finance

Taxing absentee landlords could generate Rs79.61bn: experts

ISLAMABAD: A research study has revealed that the government of Pakistan can generate at least Rs79.61 billion...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 07:12am

Opinion

Managing the student crisis in Kyrgyzstan: a PR perspective

Despite the Pakistan government’s extensive efforts to manage the crisis involving students in Kyrgyzstan, social...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Pakistan

World TB Day marked: Govt with global partners launch campaign for elimination

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations has vowed to end tuberculosis (TB) from the...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

Pakistan

PMD signs agreement on weather radar in Multan

LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has signed an agreement with the Consortium of Japan Radio Co,...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

Business & Finance

Too big to ignore: this partner at Dubai-based VC firm has a ‘long-term view’ on markets like Pakistan

Sacha Haider, who sees 5-10 pitchdecks a week from different markets, believes UAE and Dubai’s B2G model is perfectly viable for Pakistan as well

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 10:28am

AAC seeks govt’s help to resolve issues related to FKPCL

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Automotive Company’s investment has sought Pakistan government’s help to resolve...

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 09:58am

Pakistan

Government sets up judicial commission to investigate audio leaks

Commission includes Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq

Updated 20 May, 2023 05:39pm

Editorials

Tense hostility, but for how long?

EDITORIAL: The Pakistan government has expressed serious concerns about the safety and security of the Pakistani...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan, KSA to sign several pacts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi governments are giving final touches to several pacts including Bilateral Investment...

Updated 11 Nov, 2022 09:20am

Editorials

Arshad Sharif’s killing

EDITORIAL: Was the killing of prominent TV journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, a country in East Africa, a case of...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Imran Khan claims Arshad Sharif was a victim of ‘target killing'

PTI Chairman says he told the late journalist to go abroad in view of the risk to his life

Updated 25 Oct, 2022 06:10pm

Pakistan

UAE announces assistance of $10mn for flood-affected people of Pakistan

This is the biggest individual-level flood relief assistance Pakistan has received so far

Published 08 Sep, 2022 08:32pm

Editorials

Flood assistance and mitigating policies

EDITORIAL: The initial assessment of the massive devastation wreaked by the floods is estimated at 10 billion ...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

Opinion

Financial inclusion for entrepreneurship

The majority of people in developing economies do not have bank accounts, creating an inequitable economic world ...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Moody’s lowers Wapda’s rating to negative

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service has revised Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda)’s ...

Updated 04 Jun, 2022 10:06am

Opinion

The rising public debt burden

The public debt of Pakistan consists of the domestic and external debt of the government plus debt owed to the IMF...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

No-confidence motion to give 'fatal blow' to opposition: Fawad

Information minister says the opposition will regret its decision

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:59pm

Opinion

Living beyond our means

The Pakistan government’s spending exceeded its revenue by a whopping 70% in the year before the pandemic, highest...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan needs structural transformation of economy: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government will need to update its investment laws, reduce burdensome regulations, align them...

Updated 03 Feb, 2022 09:22am

Govt-TTP talks taking place in Afghanistan: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said the Pakistan government was in talks with some of the groups of...

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 09:35am

Business & Finance

Dawood speaks at Daraz's annual 'seller summit'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's leading e-commerce platform, Daraz, hosted its annual Seller Summit on Sunday, with over...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

Pakistan

UK's National Crime Agency restores bank accounts of Shehbaz Sharif, son

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) restored on Monday the bank accounts of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 07:16pm

Editorials

Extradition of TTP terrorists

EDITORIAL: Islamabad’s demand for extradition of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists who operate from the...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Pakistan

Govt ready to work with 'elected members' of opposition, says Fawad

Information minister says govt will not engage in talks over electoral reforms with leaders who are 'outside the system'

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 07:56pm

Pakistan

NCOC imposes stricter restrictions in major cities as Covid cases rise

Says stricter protocols to be followed from August 3 to August 31
Indoor dining to stop while outdoor dining to continue till 10pm
All commercial activities to end at 8pm instead of 10pm

Updated 02 Aug, 2021 07:49pm

Pakistan

PM Imran, Kashmiri leaders among those targeted for surveillance by Israeli spyware: report

Investigation by news outlets does not specify if surveillance attempt on prime minister's number was successful
Reveals more than 180 journalists were selected in 21 countries by at least 12 NSO clients

Updated 19 Jul, 2021 06:09pm

Opinion

RAAST: the digital pathway towards financial inclusion

The start of year 2021 has witnessed a much awaited rebound by various global economies but the pandemic has...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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